Documentary / Biography - DVD

<p>Follows acclaimed actor Stephen Lang as he tracks the ten year odyssey behind his one-man show about eight medal of honor recipients.</p>

<p>Based on the largest collection of original source material available on the subject, The Legacy Project is a complete re-telling of the story of the USS Indianapolis, told first hand, by those who lived through the experience.</p>

<p>Filmed across the West and narrated by Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actor David Oyelowo, Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire takes viewers on a journey with the top experts in the nation to better understand fire. The film follows the harrowing escape from Paradise, California as...

Rosalee Glass, a former Holocaust survivor taken prisoner to a Siberian gulag during WWII transforms her destiny.

Mickey Mahaffey's search for himself could not be derailed by what people thought of him. The path went from preacher to living homeless, to being committed to a mental institution, to finally dancing with Tarahumara Indians at the bottom of a remote canyon in...

Featuring Tony Robbins and Melissa Ethridge, Tri Me follows two-time Triathlon World Champion, four-time Hall of Fame inductee, and world-renowned speaker and coach Siri Lindley as she faces the greatest challenge of her life: a terminal cancer diagnosis.

Narrated by Quannah Chasinghorse, THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST follows the Colorado River's journey to sustain society and the natural world through the lens of bugling elk, dam-building beavers, immigrant jaguars, and the region's most fascinating wild characters. BORDERLANDS JAGUAR documents the elusive species and shows...

FINDING THE MONEY follows American economist and academic Stephanie Kelton on her journey to reframe the national debt debate. By introducing the public to an economic concept called Modern Monetary Theory, or MMT, Kelton shares how democracies around the world can fight the biggest...

In 1978, CBS aired the "Star Wars Holiday Special" the week before Thanksgiving to an audience of 13 million people. Considered one of the worst shows in television history, it aired only once. George Lucas tried to bury it and an infamous camp legend...

<p>As politicians on both sides of the aisle have created a protection racket for the rich and impeded unionization in the process, two workers lead a movement to unionize for the first time at one of the world's largest companies.</p>

The remarkable journey of how an unlikely band of outsiders created the groundbreaking International Male catalog, forever changing the way men look at themselves, at each other, and how the world would look at them.

With unprecedented access to the nuclear industry in France, Russia, and the United States, filmmaker Oliver Stone explores the possibility for the global community to overcome challenges like climate change and reach a brighter future through the power of nuclear energy- an option that...

In this Oscar nominee for Best Feature Documentary, a group of strong-willed social workers at a war-worn orphanage in Eastern Ukraine work tirelessly to create a magical safe haven for children to live while the state decides their futures.

Thai activists risk their lives on remote Indonesian islands to find justice and freedom for enslaved fishermen who feed the world's appetite for seafood. Bangkok-based Patima Tungpuchayakul has committed her life to helping these "lost" men return home. Facing illness, death threats, and corruption,...

<p>A portrait of late actor Anton Yelchin, 'Love, Antosha' explores his successes and struggles through his journals, photography, original music, and interviews with his colleagues, including Chris Pine, Kristen Stewart, and Jennifer Lawrence.</p>

<p>ANYA is a contemporary sci-fi love story about a newlywed couple who turn to a scientist for help having a baby and find themselves at the center of a genetic puzzle with far reaching implications and an ethically ambiguous solution.</p>

<p>Executive produced by Rosario Dawson, LA WOMAN RISING presents 50 Los Angeles women sharing what inspires them to wake up each morning. Director Nana Ghana artfully captures the morning rituals and untold stories of struggle and success in this celebration of the many fearless...

<p>In the grueling world of competitive sheep shearing, there is no women's section - women and men compete together. SHE SHEARS is a story of the passion, purpose and determination of five women for whom shearing is more than just a job.</p>

<p>This documentary dives deep into the musical world of New Orleans and observes how one bands search for success leads to its impending breakup.</p>

<p>From Hong Kong to Hollywood, the Shaw Brothers to The Matrix, iron fists and kung fu kicks have been busting box offices and breaking barriers since the 1960s. This the wild untold story of how the way of the dragon became a global phenomenon.</p>

<p>30th Anniversary Edition. In 1986, Luciano Pavarotti was invited to Beijing to present La Boheme , conduct master classes and perform concerts for more than 150 million people. Academy Award Award-winning filmmaker DeWitt Sage captures every moment of Pavarotti's travels, from the tenor's famously...

<p>Four young friends discover the highs and lows of card-play, competition, and community as they explore the vanishing world of competitive Bridge where the average age of their opponents is 73.</p>

<p>After a rare disease takes the life of their young son, a couple's enduring love for each other gives them the strength to fulfill their promise to him and 'do something' by fighting for answers to what took his life.</p>

<p>America's democracy is threatened. Rigged tells the story of how the principle of "one person, one vote" is being compromised, and how American citizens are fighting back.</p>

<p>When a brother and sister undertake an archaeological excavation of their late grandmother's house, they embark on a magical-realist journey in search of what life remains in the objects that are left behind.</p>

<p>Now with Extended Interviews and French, German, and Spanish subtitles! In less than a generation, cell phones and the Internet have revolutionized virtually every aspect of our lives, transforming how we work, socialize and communicate. But what are the health consequences of this invisible...

<p>The story of Donald Trump's election told entirely through Russian propaganda. Horrifying and hilarious, this is a satirical portrait of Russian meddling in the 2016 election revealing a fake news empire and its information warfare tactics</p>

<p>Drawn from a cache of personal video recordings from the past 22 years, director Steve Loveridge's Sundance award winning MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. is a startlingly personal profile of the critically acclaimed artist, chronicling her remarkable journey from refugee immigrant to one of...

<p>How has letterpress printing survived in a digital age? Young printers blend wood, metal and type as they strive to save a process in danger of being lost forever.</p>

<p>In 1980's Detroit, 17 year-old Richard Wershe, Jr. allegedly ran a sophisticated inner-city drug dealing operation. Now, journalists, police, federal agents and hit men are speaking for the first time about the legend of "White Boy Rick."</p>

<p>In less than a generation, cell phones and the Internet have revolutionized virtually every aspect of our lives, transforming how we work, socialize and communicate. But what are the health consequences of this invisible convenience? 'Generation Zapped' investigates the dangers of daily exposure to...

<p>Featuring a powerful cast of electronic dance music superstars, including Carl Cox and Martin Garrix, this critically acclaimed documentary explores the past, present and future of electronic dance music. What We Started is the definitive film of the genre, and includes an exclusive look...

Year-round Metal Enjoyment explores the New England origins of freight train graffiti, using unprecedented access to trace the narratives of several members of the prolific YME and Circle T crews.Both a snapshot of a fading history and a love letter to the trains themselves,...

Discover the life and legacy of one of America's greatest historians in "Reflections: Samuel Eliot Morison". A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Rear Admiral Morison (1887-1976) wrote works that ranged from the official history of U.S. naval operations in World War II to comprehensive volumes...

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...

<p>Soaring more than five thousand feet into the sky above the state's north woods, Mount Katahdin is the highest mountain in Maine, and the most hazardous. To the ancient people of the Penobscot tribes, Katahdin was a deeply spiritual place, home to a feared...

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...

A half century ago, there were two hundred year-round settlements on Maine's coastal islands. Today there are a mere fourteen. One of these is the island of Isleford, a close-knit community that still clings tenaciously to a disappearing way of life as the growing...

Even before America was itself a nation, the lighthouses of the Maine coast have been guiding mariners into and out of harbors along the treacherous coastline. Often the lights were a sailor's one fighting chance against the ravages of the sea. Whether in search...

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,...

The State of Maine is more than 35,000 square miles in size, much of it a paradise of pristine, untouched natural beauty with countless islands, mountains, rivers and lakes. It is a place where even the human footprint on the land can be attractive,...

Some lighthouses usher the mariner in. Others warn him away. Yet all of them selflessly serve those who travel by sea. But for those lighthouses that have survived into the present, what will be their fates now that modern navigational technology has rendered many...

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,...

How magical would it be, we might sometimes ask, to soar like an eagle, gazing down upon a land we love? "High on Maine" answers that question by giving us our eagle's wings. Using helicopter mounted cameras, this breathtaking documentary shows us the state...

<p>It all started with a new style of hunting boots, with their leather tops stitched to rubber soles. The design was simple yet revolutionary, and it was the start of a retail empire that would make the boots' designer -- a Maine outdoorsman named...

<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...

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>Highly diverse, yet incredibly compact, Maine's Acadia National Park has entranced generations of visitors with its rocky shorelines, deep forests and soaring mountains. Acadia is truly a place that gives back many gifts to those lucky enough to see it firsthand. Hosted by former...