Documentary / Biography - Blu-ray

These two classic documentaries tell the story of Maine's lighthouses and how these ageless towers continue to cast such mystical spells after centuries of use. Portland Head Light, Matinicus, Little River, Nubble, and many others -- these are their stories. Here are the tales...

Join former NBC News correspondent and A&E "Biography" host Jack Perkins for two classic documentaries exploring Maine history. "Katahdin: Mountain of the People" explores the history, geography and folklore of the mountain and how it was given as a gift to the people of...

Join former NBC News correspondent and A&E "Biography" host Jack Perkins for two classic documentaries exploring the Maine coast. "The Gift of Acadia" tells the history of Acadia National Park, from the private philanthropy which created it to the continuing generosity of those who...

Using helicopter-mounted cameras, classic documentaries "Air Maine" and "High on Maine" take us into the air to show the viewer a bird's eye view of Maine. With an area of more than 35,000 square miles, the state is a paradise of pristine, untouched natural...

Set to music and filmed across the four seasons, this special documentary presentation captures the beauty of Maine's Acadia National Park like no other. Watch and listen to the pounding surf or the roaring brooks, take in the quiet of still glacial lakes and...

It was thousands of years ago that nature began the slow work of creation. Glaciers slashed into the landscape, carving out a small, mountainous piece of land along the coast of what would one day be Maine. That island -- a place of dazzling...

Ralph Stanley is a musician, a genealogist, a historian and an acclaimed storyteller. But more than anything, this Mount Desert Island native is a master boat builder. In particular, Ralph has a special genius for constructing beautiful - yet durable -- wooden vessels, something...

Robert "Chummy" Rich is a fifth generation boat builder from Bernard, Maine. Like his forebears going back to the 1800's, he is a master craftsman, especially when it comes to the use of wood as a building material. With their sturdy yet attractive design...

Though often neglected in favor of the world famous sights of the coast, the northern regions of Maine are nonetheless places of spectacular and untamed beauty. It is here that one can find some of the most remote land in the continental United States,...

Beginning in the town of York and continuing northeast until it reaches Lubec and the Canadian border, the coast of Maine is a region dotted by hundreds of islands and a diverse array of geographical features. From long, sandy beaches to rugged, rockbound shorelines,...

Beginning with Penobscot Bay and continuing eastwards to the Canadian border, the "downeast" area of Maine is a rugged, often desolate region. Sparsely populated and largely undeveloped, it is a place of rocky shorelines, vast blueberry barrens and a scattered assortment of small towns...

<p>Narrated by former NBC News correspondent and A&E "Biography" host Jack Perkins, this very special documentary tells the story of Maine's Senator Margaret Chase Smith. Born at the waning end of the nineteenth century, Margaret Chase was raised in a world where American women...

As the temperatures grow colder and the days shorter, New England's autumn foliage comes into its full glory, bathing the woods in beautiful hues of orange, yellow and red. Nowhere is this season more spectacular than in Maine's Acadia National Park. But while most...

Many visitors see Maine's Acadia National Park from the ground or from the sea. Many more see Acadia from on high, perched atop one of Mount Desert Island's numerous mountains. But now, for the first time, you will have a chance to see Acadia...

It is one of America's most diverse, yet compact, national parks. It is a place of rocky shorelines, deep forests and the tallest mountain on the Atlantic coast, and from its founding in the early twentieth century, the beauty of Maine's Acadia National Park...

<p>Follow James Wilks elite Special Forces trainer Ultimate Fighter winner as he discovers a group of world-renowned athletes and scientists who prove that everything he had been taught about protein was a lie. Directed by Oscar -winner Louie Psihoyos, this film mixes groundbreaking science...

Touristic Intents explores the complex interplay between mass tourism and political ideology through the story of Prora, a colossal Nazi resort on Germany's Baltic Sea. Construction began in 1936 to build this 3-mile-long structure, which would accommodate 20,000 vacationing Germans -- and serve as...

Amid high-profile controversies surrounding free speech and racial equality, former American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Ira Glasser reflects on his life at the forefront of defending the rights of all Americans, from civil rights leaders to neo-Nazis.

A groundbreaking documentary featuring Alanis Morissette about the trait of high sensitivity found in 20% of the population across men and women. Based on work by bestselling author-psychologist Dr. Elaine Aron ("The Highly Sensitive Person").

<p>Filmed over one fire season, "Wildland" (previously titled "Young Men and Fire") is a sweeping yet deeply personal account of a single wildland firefighting crew as they struggle with fear, loyalty, dreams and demons. What emerges is a rich story of working-class men their...

<p>LIFE IN THE DOG HOUSE tells the inspiring life stories of Danny Robertshaw and Ron Danta and the remarkable work they do at Danny and Ron's Rescue. Ten years and 10,000 dogs later, their unique approach to life and dog rescue will capture hearts...

<p>Mantovani was the most successful orchestra leader ever, selling 70 million records from the 1950s to the 1970s. Known for his unmistakable cascading strings, this documentary is the story of the man and his music. Blu-ray includes: English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired</p>

<p>LEARNING TO SEE is a vibrant journey of discovery for both father and son as director Jake Oelman documents the work of his father, nature photographer, Robert Oelman. Struggling with a mid-life crisis, Robert leaves his established psychology career in the early 1990s to...

<p>Oscar-nominated director Selma Vilhunen presents this documentary about young hobbyhorse enthusiasts. Over the past ten years, hobbyhorse riding has become a global phenomenon and a way of life for thousands of young people. HOBBYHORSE REVOLUTION is a funny and moving film about the power...

<p>Charity walks a fine line between love and fear of her son Paris. It has been ten years since he killed her daughter and she is left questioning his chance at redemption and her ability to forgive. We peel back the layers to reveal...

<p>GAMECHANGERS: DREAMS OF BLIZZCON enters the unexplored realm of professional eSports, as told through the eyes of two of the world's best StarCraft II players. Together with striking visuals and a mesmerizing original score, go behind the scenes and experience the high-pressure, high-stakes lifestyles...

A real romance filmed over five years. Josephine and Zefrey simmer in the white hot apocalypse of first love until the throw of a dart finds them on a spontaneous trip to the Maldives and cracks open the question: is their love true or...

<p>Cruel and Unusual is the story of three men who have spent longer in solitary confinement than any other prisoners in the US because of the murder of a prison guard in 1972 at Angola, the Louisiana state penitentiary. Robert King, Herman Wallace and...

<p>Unseen - Special Edition. After a two-year period during which numerous women were reported missing in Cleveland's Mount Pleasant neighborhood, a reported rape leads police to a grisly discovery: a serial killer, operating virtually in plain sight. Why had police failed to investigate the...

<p>French feminist icon, filmmaker and adult film director Ovidie investigates shocking modern changes in the foreign adult film industry, including how the arrival of websites showing amateur and pirated clips has transformed the way porn is made and consumed. In her investigation, she exposes...

<p>Ittetsu Nemoto, a former punk-turned-Buddhist priest in Japan, has made a career out of helping suicidal people find reasons to live. But this work has come increasingly at the cost of his own family and health, as he refuses to draw lines between those...

<p>When Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang (HOOLIGAN SPARROW) first came to America, Florida seemed like an exotic frontier full of theme parks, prehistoric swamp creatures and sunburned denizens. As she travels wide-eyed from one city to another, she eventually encounters a charismatic young drifter named...

<p>A small and stubborn Bulgarian village facing the Turkish border has been resisting foreign invaders since the times of the Roman and Ottoman Empires. Now, its electorate of 38 elderly Bulgarians is deciding future of Europe. The Great Gate (as the village has been...

<p>CHICAGO: THE TERRY KATH EXPERIENCE is a documentary about a daughter discovering the legacy of her father: the late Terry Kath. Kath was one of the founding members of the band Chicago, whose powerful guitar playing and husky, melodic voice has been praised by...

<p>The Divine Divas are icons of the first generation of Brazilian transvestite artists of the 1960s. One of the first stages to host men dressed as women was the Rival Theatre, then run by Americo Leal, the director's grandfather. The film explores the intimacy,...

<p>THE SECRET LIFE OF LANCE LETSCHER is a deeply personal and psychological portrait of foreign-known, Austin-based collage artist Lance Letscher. Told through memories of trauma and triumph, the film provides a doorway into Letscher's profound insights on creativity, the subconscious, work ethic and spirituality....

<p>MOTHERLAND takes us into the heart of the planet's busiest maternity hospital in one of the world's poorest and most populous countries: the Philippines. The film's viewer, like an unseen outsider dropped unobtrusively into the hospital's stream of activity, passes through hallways, enters rooms...

<p>Director Jon Brewer unearths the fascinating story that was the undercurrent of film icon Steve McQueen's favourite pastime and hidden talent dirt-bike racing in this fast-paced biographical documentary narrated by Charley Boorman. The film explores McQueen's obsession with speed and the invention of the...

<p>Producer/director Jon Brewer captures, for the first time, the incredible story of one of rock's original super-groups: Bad Company. The band, creators of a powerful true rock sound and spirit that imprinted upon the 1970s, continues to sell out stadium tours worldwide. Through previously...

<p>In a forgotten massacre during Guatemala's decades-long civil war, a young boy was spared, only to be raised by one of the very soldiers who killed his family. Nearly 30 years after the tragedy, it will take a dedicated team from a forensic scientist...

<p>Narrated by Colin Farrell, "It's Not Yet Dark" tells the groundbreaking story of Simon Fitzmaurice, a talented young Irish filmmaker with ALS (MND), as he embarks on directing his first feature film ("My Name is Emily") through the use of his eyes and eye...

<p>This portrait of courage under fire celebrates NYC's first openly transgender firefighter. For Brooke Guinan, fighting fires runs in her blood -- both her father and grandfather served in the FDNY. But as a transgender woman, her path to service has not been without...

<p>When a nine-year-old girl breaks a powerlifting world record, she becomes an international phenomenon and "Supergirl" is born. Naomi Kutin seems like a typical Orthodox Jewish pre-teen that is, until her extraordinary talent transforms the life of her family and thrusts her into news...

<p>The history of legendary rock group Chicago is chronicled from their inception in 1967 all the way to the present day. "Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago" is the unbelievable true story of the rock band Chicago. Spanning 50 years, from 1967...

<p>Arthur "Killer" Kane, of the glam-punk rock band the New York Dolls, disappeared from the music scene after the band's break-up and found new life as a Mormon. Thirty years later, musician Morrissey offers the Dolls a chance to reunite. For Arthur, the reunion...

<p>From Executive Producer Morgan Spurlock. Some think an in vitro fertilization contest sounds crazy, but countless Americans desperate to start families believe this social media experiment is their only hope. Oscar-nominated director Amanda Micheli's provocative documentary follows several aspiring parents who desperately want to...

<p>Although it started in the South Bronx among African-American and Latino youths in the '70s, hip-hop culture today has transcended all racial and language boundaries. From the slums of France to nationally televised programs in Korea, rappers have emerged as legitimate pop culture stars...

<p>"Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of James Arthur Ray" is the story of the motivational rock star's meteoric rise, fall and return to the $11 billion self-help industry after his negligent homicide conviction in the death of three clients at a sweat lodge...

<p>The predominantly African-American community of South Central Los Angeles carries the burdens of crime, poverty, an escalating gang population and dwindling opportunities for its youth. In response, a young man named Alvin Willis formed a six-team competitive basketball league at Charles Drew Junior High...

<p>As a young boy, Magnus Carlsen was very different from his peers. Bullied by the other children, he usually sat by himself, lost in thought. But when a strong interest in numbers led him to the game of chess at the age of 5,...