Documentary / Biography - DVD

<p>The Spitfire was the plane that nobody wanted. It was turned down by the British Government, by industry and even by the Royal Air Force, when the design was first presented to them. It survived only because of the conviction of its great designer,...

<p>Some 150,000 years ago Europe and Western Asia were dominated by an extraordinary race of human beings who were tall, around 6 feet or so, with an immensely strong physical build, and clearly intelligent, their brain was in fact slightly larger than that of...

<p>The quest for speed from the early aviators to dreams of aircraft of the future. This is the story of Air Speed records and the advances in technology which have contributed to the various aviation successes and failures. On the bitterly cold morning of...

<p>Ever since the Greeks abandoned the battlefield at Troy, leaving behind them an innocent looking model of a horse, deception and camouflage have been a powerful weapon in the armoury of war. This remarkable and immensely entertaining programme takes us on a journey through...

<p>Ever since he has had a ditch or a river to cross man had been building bridges. In fact the oldest bridges go back to around 4000BC. And Roman engineers threw bridges across great rivers like the Danube and the Rhine as their armies...

<p>The Archive of World War Two is a series of original archive documentaries filmed under actual battle conditions by service and newsreel cameramen attached to American, British, French, Russian and enemy forces. The two films presented here cover the the period from the liberation...

<p>The Archive of World War Two is a series of original archive documentaries filmed under actual battle conditions by service and newsreel cameramen attached to American, British, French, Russian and enemy forces. From Italy to D-Day - 31 minutes - This is the story...

<p>Using rare archive footage and exclusive interviews, this series takes you to the heart of a war that was fought out far from the bombs and shells of any battlefront. A war that involved the brilliant skills of mathematicians and chess players. The war...

<p>A butterfly flutters its fragile wings in Texas and the seemingly imperceptible turbulence sets in motion a cascade of effects that culminates in a typhoon in Indonesia. It seems unreal. But the realisation of the butterfly effect as it has been called, is one...

<p>On May 17th. 1943 the Royal Air Force carried out one of the most remarkable raids ever undertaken by any aircrew. On that night a squadron of Lancaster heavy bombers flew at low level across a blacked out Europe, towards the four great dams...

<p>The awesome destructive power of war in the Twenty First Century. This astounding, highly acclaimed documentary, reveals as never before, the overwhelming power of twenty first century warfare and the technology employed. As the allied military machine rolled forward, to drive the invading Iraqi...

The true story of Donald Rugoff, the crazy genius who kicked art films into the mainstream in the 1960's and 1970's with outrageous marketing schemes and pure bluster. Rugoff's impact on cinema culture in the United States is inestimable, and his influence on the...

On draft day, everything is at stake. Many players won't make the 1st 2nd or even the 3rd draft rounds, and are faced with shattered dreams, living in a world without football. Late Rounders follows a group of college football stand-outs as they begin...

Jerusalem... City of Peace... A place sacred to three world faiths and engraved forever on the hearts and minds of people. Tracing its history back to the 4th millennium BCE, Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world. People come from around...

The untold story of the legendary artist behind the beloved '80s show The Secret City. Commander Mark Kistler helped shape a pivotal era of instructional programming for kids in the pre-youtube world, teaching 3D drawing before CGI.

Man in the Arena is a feature-length documentary exploring the life of media icon and political strategist Roger Ailes. Long before founding FOX News, Ailes was a key consultant for three presidents, and a pioneering master of broadcasting. Told in his own words through...

The Burning Field' is a unique ethnographic portrait of an environmental wasteland. Conceived and recorded by anthropologist/filmmakers Justin Weinrich and Anita Afonu, this immersive film presents an unforgettable slice of daily life in one of the largest e-waste dumps on earth, located just outside...

Bees are in serious danger. Populations of honey bees are dying at levels that are unprecedented. Close to half of the bee colonies in the United States die off every single year.Thousands of semi-trailers crisscross the country in the dead of night delivering goods...

A first-hand exploration through the eyes of a Flintown kid and how ballers from the streets survived gang violence, crack cocaine and balled out to win the NCAA National Championship at Michigan State under coach Izzo before making it big in the NBA.

In a crime ridden forgotten city plagued by Government neglect, inner city ballers with NBA ambitions go on to win the 2000 NCAA championship at Michigan State and find their way out of the ghetto by making it big in the NBA.

Zack Hample isn't a professional baseball player, but for decades he's been racking up stats as if he were. The legendary "ballhawk" has attended thousands of Major League Baseball games across every ballpark in the country on his journey to snag 10,000 baseballs from...

BIG FUR is a wry portrait of an eccentric artist-hero, immersed in his defining project. World Champion taxidermist Ken Walker has an unshakable belief that eventually he'll find true love. Or the hairy, 800-pound validation of his life's quest. Can he find both by...

<p>From 1979 to 1981, 29 African-American male children, in metro-Atlanta were either found murdered or reported missing. The cases plagued the city until Wayne Williams was convicted of two murders in 1982. Authorities deemed all 29 of the cases closed and hoped his incarceration...

<p>Filmmaker Oliver Stone was granted unprecedented access to Russian president Vladimir Putin during more than a dozen interviews over two years, with no topic off-limits. This remarkable four-part documentary series provides intimate insight into Putin's personal and professional lives, from his childhood under communism,...

<p>Currently serving a life sentence for his crimes, the former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Warren Jeffs, is more powerful than ever, exerting total authority over his flock. Through unprecedented interviews with Church insiders and victims, viewers are taken into a nightmarish hell of...

<p>A SHOWTIME DOCUMENTARY SERIES: SHOWTIME DOCUMENTARY FILMS presents THE FOURTH ESTATE, a revelatory 4-part series from behind the scenes of The New York Times during the first year of the Trump Administration. Through extraordinary access and exclusive interviews, this series chronicles the tenacity of...

<p>From 1953 to 1959, EDWARD R. MURROW informally welcomed television viewers into the homes of the twentieth century's most well-known stars on PERSON TO PERSON. Utilizing perhaps the simplest set in television a chair, a table, an ashtray and a picture window Murrow greeted...

<p>Relive what happened during the last century in this 3 DVD Set! Walter Cronkite's personal experiences of the 20th Century. Take a front row seat to these extraordinary scenes: The Early Years World War II The Cold War Television and Politics Vietnam and Civil...

<p>Over 10 hours of on the scene coverage and commentary, Walter Cronkite tells the story of the Vietnam conflict as seen through the eyes of CBS News. Reporting these stories are Dan Rather, Morley Safer and Ed Bradley. They are stories of American courage...

<p>Legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow is undoubtedly the first hero in the history of American broadcasting, a distinguished reporter who forever set the industry gold standard through his unparalled courage, integrity and newsgathering excellence. From his electrifying World War II frontline coverage to his...

<p>The history of the U.S. space program narrated by CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite. From the Soviet Union's Sputnik lanuch in 1957 to the landing of America's Apollo 11 in 1969.</p>

<p>Veteran news anchor Walter Cronkite, traces flight fifty years after the the development of powered aircraft. From the Wright Brothers to the contemporary - plus how air travel has impacted society and the economy. An added detailed look at the military uses of air...

<p>Legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow is undoubtedly the first hero in the history of American broadcasting, a distinguished reporter who forever set the industry gold standard through his unparalled courage, integrity and newsgathering excellence. From his electrifying World War II frontline coverage to his...

<p>Legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow is undoubtedly the first hero in the history of American broadcasting, a distinguished reporter who forever set the industry gold standard through his unparalled courage, integrity and newsgathering excellence. From his electrifying World War II frontline coverage to his...

<p>Legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow is undoubtedly the first hero in the history of American broadcasting, a distinguished reporter who forever set the industry gold standard through his unparalled courage, integrity and newsgathering excellence. From his electrifying World War II frontline coverage to his...

<p>Award-winning documentary filmmaker R.J. Cutler presents a revealing profile of Dick Cheney, one of the world's most controversial and powerful political figures. Cutler gives us a surprisingly personal look into the life of the former Vice President, from his early days in Washington to...

<p>A documentary of a screen legend: Marlon Brando recorded hundreds of hours of audio over the course of his life to tell his story.</p>

<p>In this documentary we watch as five chronically ill people undergo a prescribed medical marijuana treatment.</p>

In 1994, Alison Botha was abducted at knife-point by two men outside her home in South Africa and left for dead. Against extraordinary odds, Alison survived this horrific attack. But this was only the beginning of her struggle. This is the remarkable story of...

Growing up in Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War, the filmmaker's life in a small Armenian village becomes forever linked to a group of 1915 genocide survivors. Through rare photos and archival footage the feature documentary lyrically travels between two war-torn eras, leaving the...

The story of a man desperately trying to be a good father after a lifetime spent trying to be a great star. Featuring the late, great, legendary Canadian jazz singer, Kenny Coleman.

David, a city councillor in Canada's capital, is determined to make his hometown a better city for cycling. He wants his city and every city to strive for gold, and he's going to take us on a ride to find out how it can...

Unleashed! A Dog Dancing Story follows the journey of an amateur dog dancing troupe and an aspiring theatre director as they attempt to mount the first ever dog dancing and indoor kite flying theatrical performance.

Biopic about larger-than-life Canadian pot activist Marc Emery, who served 5 years in a U.S. penitentiary for selling marijuana seeds to Americans over the Internet.

Challenging where our energy comes from and who profits from it can seem a little eccentric After all, not everyone has solar panels bolted above the doorstep. Green economy educator David Chernushenko does, and they generate more than enough energy to go around. So...

War Movie is a five-part documentary series that examines not only the history of war in American cinema, but how this medium has shaped our country's perspective on conflict, foreign policy, race, masculinity and national identity.

Mike Halac better known in the mid-1990s as Mantaur, half-man, half-minotaur rose from humble roots in Omaha, Nebraska to the bright lights of the WWF, wearing the bull's head, mooing at crowds, towering over opponents. But behind the horns and the character was a...

Discover the inspiring journey of Daniel Truhitte, forever etched in cinema history as Rolfe Gruber in The Sound of Music. This captivating documentary traces his path from a young dancer and vocalist in Sacramento, California, to his iconic role in the beloved musical. Follow...

The Don Reed Story: A Life on the Edge of Eternity is a gripping true-life documentary chronicling the dramatic rise, fall, and redemption of Don Reed, Sr. a successful businessman whose hidden addictions brought him to the brink of destruction. Beneath the polished exterior...

This is the story of one man's battle to get to his son, the longing for a dream, and its juxtaposition with the misery of the migrant situation. It tells of the human costs of political failings, rising nationalism, and the sheer scale of...