Documentary / Biography - DVD

<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...

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...

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>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>One of the most famous tenors the world has ever known. One of the greatest tenors of the modern era. Pavarotti, Carreras, Domingo and Bocelli all of these iconic vocalists trace their inspiration back to one legendary talent: Mario Lanza. Lanza became the first...

<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>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...

I Called Him Morgan On a snowy night in February 1972, celebrated jazz musician Lee Morgan was shot dead by his wife Helen during a gig at a New York City club. The murder sent shockwaves through the jazz community, and the memory of...

<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>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...

24x36: A MOVIE ABOUT MOVIE POSTERS is a documentary that explores the world of illustrated movie poster art, the artists who create it, companies and studios that commission it, galleries that display it and collectors and fans who hang it.

<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,...

<p>"National Bird" follows the dramatic journey of three whistleblowers who are determined to break the silence around one of the most controversial current affairs issues of our time: the secret U.S. drone war. At the center of the film are three U.S. military veterans....

<p>Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four SOUTHWEST OF SALEM excavates the nightmarish persecutions of Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera, Kristie Mayhugh and Anna Vasquez four Latina lesbians wrongfully convicted of gang-raping two little girls. This bizarre case is the first to...

<p>A group of teachers at a Mojave Desert high school takes an unconventional approach in an effort to improve the lives of their struggling students. Located in an impoverished Mojave Desert community, Black Rock Continuation High School is one of California's alternative schools for...

<p>Film legend Sidney Lumet (1924-2011) tells his own story in a never-before-seen interview shot in 2008. With candor, humor and grace, Lumet reveals what matters to him as an artist and as a human being. The documentary features clips from Lumet's films -- 44...

<p>Launched in 1982 by three friends in a Houston diner, Compaq Computer set out to build a portable PC to take on IBM, the world's most powerful tech company. Many had tried cloning the industry leader's code, only to be trounced by IBM and...

Dutch immigrant Harry deLeyer journeyed to the United States after World War II and developed a transformative relationship with a broken-down Amish plow horse he rescued off a slaughter truck bound for the glue factory. Harry paid eighty dollars for the horse and named...

For the Love of Spock" celebrates the 50th Anniversary of "Star Trek" through a personal, intimate look at the life and career of Leonard Nimoy and the enduring appeal of his alter-ego, Mr. Spock, as told by his son, Adam Nimoy. Includes interviews and...

<p>"Ghostheads" is a documentary that explores the extreme side of the "Ghostbusters" fandom. Within the documentary, there are storylines mixed in with interviews from "Ghostbusters" fans all over the world -- from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, Italy and the UK, for starters. "Ghostheads"...

<p>On March 13, 1964, Kitty Genovese died after being attacked on a street in Kew Gardens, Queens. Soon after, "The New York Times" published a front-page story asserting that 38 witnesses watched her being murdered from their apartment windows for over half an hour...

<p>"Marilyn Monroe Declassified" balances the image of the blonde bombshell icon we thought we knew with information about her revealed in newly declassified FBI and CIA files. Here is the proof that her troubles were not all the product of her upbringing in an...

<p>In 1976, during the hottest summer on record, "Star Wars" was shot in suburban North London. Nobody involved had any idea how big the film would become and many couldn't even remember the title. Yet, for the extras and actors in smaller roles, their...

<p>The Nature of Things: Bugs, Bones and Botany In the world of police investigations, nature is being enlisted in the war on crime. Dr. Jennifer Gardy of the CDC observes and explains how bugs, plants, bones and even dust can be used by forensic...

<p>The highly-anticipated and critically-acclaimed documentary "Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison Of Belief" is a look inside the controversial religion from Academy Award -winner Alex Gibney. The film profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, exploring the psychological impact of blind faith,...

<p>What are you willing to believe? "The Unbelievers" follows renowned scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss across the globe as they speak publicly about the importance of science and reason in the modern world. Blasphemous to some, heroic to others, the weight of their...

<p>The Amish: Not to Be Modern Go beyond the reality-show hype and experience the life of the real Amish. Shot over the four seasons, this gorgeous film offers viewers a rare glimpse inside a community that spurns electricity, cars, computers, cell phones and TV...

<p>Transfixed tells the story of highly unconventional romance: Martine Stonehouse and John Gelmon are middle-aged underdogs, living with Asperger Syndrome - an autism spectrum disorder that makes communication with others extremely difficult. Despite their social limitations, both dream of getting married, but straight identifying...

<p>Director Harold Crooks (Surviving Progress) blows the lid off the dirty world of corporate malfeasance with this incendiary documentary about the dark history and dire present-day reality of big-business tax avoidance, which has seen multinationals depriving governments of trillions of dollars in tax revenues...

This 1953 documentary was used by United Aircraft to celebrate 50 years of flight. The film explores the first flight by the Wright Brothers in 1903 all the way up to 1953, featuring interviews and footage from pioneers like Frank Long, Igor Sikorsky, Glen...

<p>See the real Africa - HEAR the real Africa! Experience the lives - the loves - the vengeance and triumphs of the people of the mysterious Congo. This thrilling documentary finds filmmaker Walter Futter following an expedition into darkest Africa, encountering such delights as...

<p>The United States Coast Guard produced this documentary in 1944 to show on-the-spot coverage of the Allied landings in Normandy that helped end the Second World War. More than 9,000 Allied soldiers lost their lives in what United States General Dwight Eisenhower called a...

<p>Documentary about a bombing mission over Germany by the American Eighth Air Force. Director William Keighley (The Adventures of Robin Hood, Each Dawn I Die) follows the intricate path of the mission from its initial planning to its finish.</p>

<p>In this installment of the Why We Fight propaganda film series, we see Nazi Germany's acts of international aggression, leading up to the invasion of Poland in September 1939. In the year 2000, the United States Library of Congress mandated that the seven documentaries...