Documentary / Biography - DVD

<p>These rocky and beautiful islands are remote and unforgiving, yet home to giant tortoises, equatorial penguins,pink iguanas, and dandelion trees. Mission Galapagos uses a state-of-the-art research vessel --with floating labs, helicopters, and sonar scanners --to capture rare animals and submerged worlds. Expert presenters rappel...

<p>Directed and produced by seven-time Emmy Award winner Amy Schatz, and featuring animation from award-winning artist Jeff Scher, this 19-minute documentary shines a light on the tender relationship between an inquisitive American boy and his great-grandfather, a Polish-born Jew who lost both his parents...

<p>A "quinceanera" is a coming-of-age celebration for a Latina girl's 15th birthday, marking her transition from girl to woman. But for many American Latina teenagers, it is an event that means much more, allowing the girls to embrace their chosen identities while still honoring...

<p>With unparalleled access on both sides of the issue, this 90-minute HBO Documentary Film is at once a cautionary tale of meth addiction in rural America, and a high-stakes drama told from inside the war on drugs. In Arkansas, 90% of methamphetamines are smuggled...

<p>A compelling and insightful portrait of one of the most charismatic figures of modern history, Agnelli chronicles the dramatic and colorful life of Italian industrialist Gianni Agnelli, the world-renowned head of Fiat Automobiles. Divided into five parts, the 102-minute documentary covers Agnelli's eccentric childhood...

<p>This feature documentary tells the fascinating story of one of America's most influential and celebrated newspaper editors, utilizing rare home movies and photos, archival material spanning over 70 years, interview footage with family and colleagues, and voice-overs of passages from Ben Bradlee's 1995 autobiography...

<p>Celebrated director Fred Zinnemann (High Noon, From Here to Eternity) delves into territories pioneered by the postwar Italian neorealists for this tale of a traumatized GI (John Ericson) and his Italian war bride (Pier Angeli, in her American film debut). Careening between crisis points...

<p>In the wake of the 2015 death of Freddie Gray while in police custody, Baltimore was a city on the edge. Peaceful protests and destructive riots erupted in the immediate aftermath of Gray's death, reflecting the deep divisions between authorities and the community --...

<p>From executive producer Channing Tatum and director Deborah Scranton (The War Tapes) comes a deeply personal documentary that highlights the intimate relationship between veterans and their K9 companions, both during combat and as they readjust to civilian life. Focusing on three courageous dogs (Layka,...

<p>Steven Spielberg has built an unrivaled catalogue of groundbreaking films over the course of nearly 50 years. In this exclusive HBO documentary, Spielberg steps out from behind the camera to open up about his directorial influences and motivations, while sharing little-known stories behind some...

<p>Produced, directed and written by Robert Youngson, most famous for reacquainting the moviegoing public with the titans of the silent era in The Golden Age of Comedy (1957) and When Comedy Was King (1960), this compilation documentary begins, appropriately enough, in the 1920s and...

<p>Underserved and ignored, undocumented immigrants with medical issues often end up in emergency rooms for care, a costly last resort in which patients can be charged thousands of dollars for little more than an aspirin. Filmmaker Maxim Pozdorovkin ('Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer') shines...

<p>HBO presents a 4th of July special starring our country's founding documents -- The Declaration of Independence, The United States Constitution and The Bill of Rights -- as read by celebrities, lawmakers and children, and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi.</p>

<p>Nearly 20 years after the death of Princess Diana, her sons and heirs, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry, look back on the life and work of their remarkable mother, and how her influence shaped their lives.</p>

<p>"Life is a journey," George Stevens wrote in his wartime journal. "And it's always most interesting when you're not sure where you're going." Signposts marking Stevens' life journey are here in a celebration of his work, humanity and times. Created by George Stevens, Jr.,...

<p>An unflinching look at the devastating effects of addiction through the stories of four families whose lives have been decimated by addictions that all began with legitimate prescriptions to dangerous painkillers.</p>

<p>From the children who will inherit the planet, comes a collection of songs, activism, and heartfelt tips for protecting the earth. Kids share their thoughts on subjects ranging from endangered animals and pollution to climate change. Behind the scenes at the American Museum of...

<p>In this documentary, the murder of Deedee Blanchard by her daughter Gypsey Rose is explored, as well as the circumstances leading up to the event.</p>

<p>This documentary gives women a voice in the choices they've had to make regarding their pregnancies.</p>

<p>A look at the Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Boot Camp Program, which allows young inmates undergo a strict 4 month course in order to learn from their past mistakes and make a better future for themselves.</p>

<p>This documentary traces the remarkable life, career and credo of Warren Buffett, who despite being one of the world's richest men lives a modest, even frugal life in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska.</p>

<p>On April 24, 1924, the movies changed forever: The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio opened and soon assembled "more stars than there are in the heavens." Patrick Stewart hosts this enthralling Emmy winner as Outstanding Informational Series, a three-part story of M-G-M's reign as Hollywood's class act...

<p>Chilling look at the infamous case in which two 12-year-old girls in Wisconsin stabbed their friend 19 times, claiming they were paying tribute to the popular, fictional Internet legend "Slenderman."</p>

<p>Adaptation of the acclaimed one-character show blends humor with poignancy in telling the story of a son who created a list of things worth living for -- all in an attempt to raise the spirits of his chronically depressed mother.</p>

<p>This cautionary documentary investigates the stages and risks of alcohol abuse, chronicling the lives of several Americans who struggle to keep their drinking habits under control.</p>

<p>He was Hollywood's ideal of the boy next door. She was America's Sweetheart. Ronald Reagan and Doris Day headline a winning chapter from our national pastime: The Winning Team. Reagan is Grover Cleveland Alexander, the Hall of Fame pitcher whose baseball victories paralleled triumphs...

Directed by Emmy -nominated filmmaker Dan Reed (HBO's Terror at the Mall), this 60-minute documentary is a searing account of the horrific events that began on January 7, 2015, when two brothers -- members of Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen -- stormed...

<p>Directed by the Emmy -nominated team of Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg, and produced in association with The Boston Globe, this feature documentary revisits the April 15, 2013 bombings at the Boston Marathon through the prism of individuals whose lives were forever changed by...

<p>In How to Let Go of The World and Love All the Things Climate Can't Change, Oscar -nominated director Josh Fox (Gasland and Gasland Part II) investigates the global impact of climate change -- arguably the greatest threat our world has ever faced. In...

<p>This informative, funny and very entertaining documentary offers rare behind-the-scenes footage from The Wizard of Oz plus fascinating reminiscences from the cast members and their families. Footage includes the 50th anniversary celebration in 1989, silent Oz films made by creator L. Frank Baum and...

<p>Directed by Emmy -nominated filmmaker Dan Reed (HBO's Terror at the Mall), this 60-minute documentary is a searing account of the horrific events that began on January 7, 2015, when two brothers -- members of Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen -- stormed...

<p>An intimate portrait of two of Hollywood's most fascinating personalities, Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds has become, poignantly, both a requiem and celebration of the two movie icons, who sadly and unexpectedly died one day apart in December 2016: Star Wars...

<p>With the election of 2016 shaping up to be the most expensive in U.S. history, candidates from both political parties are relying on the generosity of big donors to get their message out to the American people. With more money pouring into campaign coffers...

<p>From producers Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner (HBO's Girls), Suited tells the story of Bindle and Keep, a Brooklyn tailoring company that looks beyond the gender binary, creating custom-made suits for gender non-conforming and transgender clients. Clothier duo Rae Tutera and Daniel Friedman take...

<p>In 1989, on the floor of Congress, Senator Jesse Helms implored America to "Look at the pictures," while denouncing the controversial art of Robert Mapplethorpe, whose photographs pushed social boundaries with their frank depictions of nudity, sexuality and fetishism -- and ignited a culture...

<p>To paraphrase the peripatetic producer of these Technicolor travelogues, it is with this third volume that we reluctantly say farewell to the "voice of the globe," James A. FitzPatrick. Spanning the years 1940 to 1953, these shorts, produced for MGM, provide poignant and picturesque...

<p>Born into one of the wealthiest and best-known families in American history, Gloria Vanderbilt has lived in the public eye for more than 90 years, unapologetically pursuing love, family and career, experiencing extreme tragedy and tremendous success side by side. In this HBO Documentary...

<p>Everything Is Copy - Nora Ephron: Scripted and Unscripted profiles the life of Nora Ephron, the writer/director who was known for her acerbic wit and whose films include such cultural touchstones as Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally, and Sleepless in Seattle. Written and directed...

<p>The 2016 Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary Short, this documentary follows the story of Saba, a young woman from the Punjab region of Pakistan, who was shot and left for dead by her father and uncle after marrying Qaiser, a man once promised...

<p>A timely exploration of one of today's most divisive and pressing issues -- the threat posed by homegrown Islamic extremism and the challenges of detecting and countering it. Directed by Emmy award-winner Greg Barker (HBO's Manhunt: The Search for Bin Laden), Homegrown: The Counter-Terror...

<p>On behalf of M-G-M, writer, producer, director and narrator James A. FitzPatrick trotted all over the earthly sphere, training his Technicolor camera at sights picturesque and poignant for more than twenty years. His simple, straightforward looks at what was best and most interesting in...

<p>Twenty years after his groundbreaking Emmy -nominated film Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street, which chronicled three years in the lives of five young heroin addicts in San Francisco's Tenderloin, Academy Award -winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki turns his focus to America's...

<p>From executive producers/writers/directors Jay and Mark Duplass comes a new season of Togetherness, the comedy that follows the highs and lows of four adults trying to balance their relationships and individual dreams. After nearly reaching their breaking points last season, Brett and Michelle (Mark...

<p>San Francisco has long enjoyed its reputation as the counter-culture capital of America, drawing bohemians, mavericks, progressives and activists into its streets. With the onset of the digital Gold Rush, however, young members of the tech elite are flocking to the West Coast to...

Project Greenlight Executive produced by Oscar and Golden Globe - winners Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Project Greenlight spans the entire filmmaking process, taking a revealing, uncensored look at the challenges facing a first-time director. Equipped with a Hollywood-vetted script and surrounded by a...

<p>Every spring in America more than 8,000 people are shot and killed. Directed and produced by the Emmy -winning filmmaking team of Shari Cookson and Nick Doob, Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014 tells some of these stories. Made entirely from existing, found...

<p>Toe Tag Parole: To Live and Die on Yard A explores one prison's handling of the nation's extreme sentencing policy: life without the possibility of parole. Faced with the largest population of men serving life sentences, the California Department of Corrections developed an experimental,...

<p>Author, playwright and AIDS activist Larry Kramer takes center stage in this candid portrait that examines the monumental effect of one of the most important -- and controversial -- figures in contemporary gay America, a political firebrand who gave voice to the outrage and...

<p>This feature documentary visits Montgomery County, Georgia, one year after the town merged its racially divided proms, and during an historic election campaign that many hoped would lead to its first African-American sheriff. Photographer Gillian Laub, whose photographs of earlier segregated proms brought the...

<p>In 2012, Gilberto Valle, a 28-year-old NYC police officer, was labeled "The Cannibal Cop" in the tabloid media after he was charged with conspiracy to kidnap, cook and eat a number of female victims, whose information he had gathered through NYPD databases. At trial,...