Documentary / Biography - DVD

Thirty real-life stories of American horror, based on true facts. A three-thousand-mile journey into a mysterious America, investigating true crimes and hideous happenings that eventually inspired famous horror films.

An enlightening story of four blind high school kids who strive to prove that their disability does not hold them back from achieving their dreams.

In 2023, one of the biggest questions humanity is still yet to answer is what happens to us when we die? We delve deep into the world of the afterlife speaking with Near Death Experiencers, Mediums, death doulas, and visiting a Cryogenics lab and...

In this fascinating documentary, we go behind the scenes to visit eleven unique family-owned drive-ins across the country to experience their passion and determination to keep their theaters alive. It's a story of human resilience.

A story about the practice of exorcism and people's issues of everyday life. The contrasts between ancient traditions and modern habits, between sacred and profane, meet in this documentary and is both disturbing and hilarious at the same time.

Atravesando el corazon de la Tierra Prometida se encuentra la columna vertebral biblica de Israel, que a veces se conoce como el "Camino de los Patriarcas" y oficialmente designada como "Ruta 60". Sigue a los diplomaticos revolucionarios, David Friedman y Mike Pompeo, mientras exploran...

Carving through the heart of the Promised Land is the Biblical spine of Israel, sometimes referred to as the "Path of the Patriarchs" and officially designated as "Route 60." This trek is far more than a two-lane highway; it is a historic, sacred link...

Families across the nation are experiencing the homeschool awakening, taking advantage of the freedom and opportunities for self-discovery -- with the world as their classroom. Join award-winning actor, Kirk Cameron, as he dives into the adventures of dynamic American families on a mission to...

True story of two rival high school football teams forced to merge into one and their struggle to become champions against all odds. An unflinching snapshot of the power of sports to bring young people, neighborhoods, and a city together.

<p>An in-depth look into how the World of Darkness and Vampire: The Masquerade created a phenomenon in the 1990's - a zeitgeist that helped shape film, literature, fashion, club culture, and ultimately fans, whose lives it forever altered.</p>

<p>Documentary narrated by Jonathan Pryce, shows how Wilhelm first had to be uniquely trusted, before translating these predictive secrets. He shared the Oracle with Carl Jung who was profoundly affected, and then published the I Ching for the first time for western audiences. The...

<p>The Royal Art of Freemasonry presents never before seen footage of the world's oldest and most powerful secret society, the Freemasons.</p>

<p>The Royal Art of Freemasonry presents never before seen footage of the world's oldest and most powerful secret society, the Freemasons.</p>

<p>We follow Hay from his earliest days in Scotland, through his family's emigration to Australia, to the massive, worldwide success of his band, to the depths of addiction and failure, to a slow climb back up the ladde</p>

<p>Based on the book of The Shadow World, this feature length documentary is an investigation into the multi-billion dollar international arms trade.</p>

Witness four intense training courses following selected soldiers of the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Regiment. Members of the Honor Guard are tasked with performing Full Honors military funerals in Arlington National Cemetery for America's veterans. Created by two former Honor Guard Soldiers, filmed in...

<p>Witness volunteers from the U.S. Army's most elite ceremonial unit take on the intense training cycle at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Journey with the 'New Men' as they progress through a 9 month gauntlet of instruction, correction, and...

Imagine hanging out with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, hearing them jam together, trading riffs, then riffing with words and trading stories. Bird and Diz are gone, but giants still walk among us. One of those giants is Buster Williams. Buster has played with...

Insert Coin dives into how Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam, and other arcade classics were created by a ragtag crew of misfits in the back of a Chicago factory. Generating billions of dollars, they rode the wave of the booming 90s arcade scene... until a...

A new account of the punk girls that rocked a country and how their fight for human rights reverberates extra significantly today. Pussy Riot continues to challenge Putin's regime. Today, they are on the lamb from the tyranny, barely escaping the country. This doc...

Although only 20, Vahine Fierro is undaunted by the Teahupoo wave, considered the most dangerous in the world. Vahine surfs as no other Polynesian girl has ever surfed.

World-renowned chef Michel Roux sets out to discover the secret of chocolate, its sublime complexity and the roots of its power over us. From a sacred drink of Aztec Emperors to the aphrodisiac of choice at Louis XIV's court in Versailles, Michel guides us...

<p>Three blue collar men discover an ancient object in a Good Will. People who look into the object have biblical visions. The phenomenal object is taken on the road to university professors and specialists to understand the mystery behind the magic.</p>

<p>This is the amazing story of Petter Amundsen, who believes he has deciphered a secret code hidden in Shakespeare's first folio, and Dr. Robert Crumpton, a skeptical historian and Shakespeare expert. Is there truth in Amundsen's claims? Are these codes part of something larger,...

<p>Treasure hunters Peter and Dennis were out on a typical day exploring the Baltic Sea when a very unusual image appears on the sonar. A nearly 200 foot cylindrical object was something that had never been seen before. This documentary takes you on the...

<p>A phenomenal documentary with rare footage. Photos and video clips of the attack from both US and Japanese sources, survivors eyewitness accounts and descriptive narrative spots interlace together to make this one solid production. The makers of this film should be proud of themselves....

A powerful profile of Athol Fugard, the renowned South African playwright whose work gave voice to the oppressed under apartheid. Falls the Shadow explores Fugard's life and legacy through rare interviews and archival footage, featuring insights from Nelson Mandela, Nadine Gordimer, Ben Kingsley, Kathy...

A powerful profile of Athol Fugard, the renowned South African playwright whose work gave voice to the oppressed under apartheid. Falls the Shadow explores Fugard's life and legacy through rare interviews and archival footage, featuring insights from Nelson Mandela, Nadine Gordimer, Ben Kingsley, Kathy...

A journey to uncover why millions of tourists continue to flock to America's most popular plantation houses, while conveniently forgetting their horrific past.

Through exclusive interviews, CGI, reenactments, and news clips, Modern Warfare 2.0 reveals missions surrounding the world's deadliest weapons -- how they were used and their effect on future weapons.

Hitler's Secret Missions uncovers six covert WWII operations, two successful, one abandoned, and three failed, offering a gripping and historically rich narrative.

A few years after the Holocaust, the capture of Nazi war criminal, Adolf Eichmann, had set the myth of the Israeli Mossad -- Israel's foreign intelligence agency. Mossad agents were perceived as larger-than-life, inglorious bastards who would do anything, even recruit ex-Nazi commanders, in...

<p>The Church is not afraid of history. With these words Pope Francis opened the Vatican archives on Pope Pius XII in 2019. Millions of letters, secret dispatches, telegrams, supplications, and countless other types of documents were made public to scholars around the world for...

Hailed by John Lennon as "a monumental achievement", Tony Palmer's series traces the history and influence of popular music from its beginnings to the golden age of rock. Featuring interviews and performances by musical giants such as Leonard Cohen, Bing Cosby, Elvis Presley, The...

Chocolate Road is a discovery of where chocolate comes from. Three renowned chocolatiers - Maribel Lieberman, Susumu Koyama and Mikkel Friis-Holm - take us through the process of craft chocolate-making, starting from the plantations and all the way to the final chocolate piece. On...

<p>As cannabis use continues to rise, a number of countries around the world have taken a radical course of action: turn their backs on fifty years of repressive, costly, and ineffective drug policy and instead get into the drug dealing business. How does this...

The controversial story of Ken Feinberg; the lawyer in charge of allocating compensation for families and workers who were injured or lost their lives in 9/11.

<p>Compilation of archive footage from 1919 to the present, from both documentary and fictional sources, set to music, illustrating the huge changes in LGBTQ life in Britain (mainly England) over the 20th century.</p>

<p>Secondo Me follows three cloakroom attendants at three European opera houses: Vienna State Opera, La Scalia in Milan, and Odessa Opera House. The film reverses the natural order of things, relegating the opera houses and operatic performances to the background, and bringing the ancillary...

<p>The extinction of the Aral Sea is one of the most disastrous human-caused catastrophes in the world history. Rusty skeletons of ships and deserts of salt fall below the horizon, which once was covered by the marine waves -- all these images come to...

<p>After filming political footage, Myanmar filmmaker Tin Win Naing must flee his country. Unsure whether he will ever be able to see his family again, he crosses the border illegally, entering Thailand. Upon his arrival, he is astonished to see how many of his...

<p>Jaha's Promise tells the story of a young woman who returns home to campaign against the brutal practices that almost destroyed her life. Jaha Dukureh was subject to female genital mutilation as a baby and when she was 15 she was taken to New...

<p>A documentary essay about human condition in the 21st century western society told through personal stories of 21 people met in the New York City subway. It is a multilayered symphony about emotional longings, need for communication and search for the sense of existence....

<p>Five years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, a Japanese farmer seeks out a solitary existence within the radiation red zone. Here, the blowing wind is the soundtrack to Naoto's lonely days, spent cultivating his land and feeding his cattle. Naoto fights to build a...

Why do so many people distrust the media? How has the internet changed journalism? Many have questioned the role of fake news and false information in the American election and in the Brexit referendum. Donald Trump actively brands journalists, experts and the media as...

<p>On the eve of Parks Canada's centennial, over 52 of the country's finest film and audio artists embark on a historic expedition to capture the majesty of the landscape in music and film.</p>

<p>This investigation, filmed in Sweden, France, Romania and Indonesia, investigates the real cost of cheap wood.</p>

<p>Think insects are a pest? Think again. This visually stunning science documentary shows how these tiny geniuses can help us solve some of science's biggest problems -- from producing biofuel to killing drug-resistant bacteria and curing cancer.</p>

<p>Dobrin spends most of his days praying for a miracle to happen: for his youngest daughter to get up from her wheelchair and walk.</p>

<p>He rose to power as the anti-corruption candidate, challenging the old order and advocating closer ties with the EU. But now, Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems to epitomise the concept of Turkish Authoritarianism. The attempted coup d'etat of July 2016 has enabled him to consolidate...