ZIPPER: Coney Island’s Last Wild Ride (2012) Duration: 1H17M Description: A story about greed, politics and the land grab of the century, ZIPPER chronicles the battle over an American cultural icon. Small-time ride operator, Eddie Miranda, proudly operates a carnival contraption called the Zipper in the….. Trailer ↗ United States Honduras 2012 Documentary History News
Guadalcanal: The Island of Death (1999) Duration: 3H Description: Guadalcanal was a necessary and expensive lesson for the US Marines in their Pacific battle against the Japanese. It was the start of the island hopping war which eventually led all the way to Japan’s doorstep… Trailer ↗ United States 1999 Documentary History War
The Tents (2012) Duration: 1H20M Description: First ever look behind-the-scenes at NY Fashion Week, with the history of how it all began in the early 1990’s. Story told by the ‘Fashion Insiders’ and the Top Fashion Designers: Betsey Johnson, Carolina Herrera, Donna Karan, Tom….. Trailer ↗ United States 2012 Documentary Biography History
Shadows from My Past (2013) Duration: 1H26M Description: SHADOWS FROM MY PAST interweaves the tragic fate of one Austrian Jewish Family from Vienna. Letters written from 1939 – 1941 as they were trying to save their children and each other reverberate to today. SHADOWS features many fac….. Trailer ↗ United States Austria France 2013 Documentary […]
Play Like a Lion: The Legacy of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan (2011) Duration: 1H15M Description: Twenty-four year old American born Alam Khan is traveling to India on his first concert tour without his ailing father, legendary Indian classical maestro sarodist Ali Akbar Khan. Alam knows that soon he will have to play and live….. Trailer […]
Allos dromos den ypirhe (2009) Duration: 1H27M Description: Even after the Civil War had ended in the rest of Greece, a small rump of the Democratic Army, six men and two women, remained in hiding for 14 years in Chania, Crete, where they continued to take part in illegal political activit….. Trailer ↗ Greece 2009 […]
Kalte Heimat (1995) Duration: 2H37M Description: In this documentary ‘Volker Koepp’ shows part of the history of Prussia. He begins 700 years ago with the land of the Pruzzen situated between the rivers Weichsel and Memel and proceeds the development of the state… Trailer ↗ Germany 1995 Documentary History
The Ghosts of Jeju (2013) Duration: 1H20M Description: A shocking documentary about the struggle of the people of Jeju Island, S. Korea. Set in the context of the American presence in Korea after World War II, the film reveals horrible atrocities at the hands of the U.S. Military Gove….. Trailer ↗ United States South Korea […]
Gone South: How Canada Invented Hollywood (2014) Duration: 1H40M Description: A hilarious and investigative look at the long history and major influence Canadians have had on the development of American pop culture. It features celebrity interviews and classic archival images from the very beginnings of Hol….. Trailer ↗ Canada United States 2014 Documentary Comedy History
The Peretzniks (2009) Duration: 1H32M Description: Interviews with students of the post-war Jewish I.L. Perec school in Lodz, Poland, who were mostly scattered around the world after anti-Semitic purges in 1968… Trailer ↗ United States 2009 Documentary History
Joschka und Herr Fischer (2011) Duration: 2H18M Description: He was a student activist, an urban guerrilla, a taxi driver; Joseph “Joschka” Fischer emerged from the Extra-parliamentary Opposition (APO) to become Hessen’s trainer-clad environment minister and Germany’s suited and booted fore….. Trailer ↗ Germany Switzerland 2011 Documentary Biography History
Kaiss wa leila (1939) Duration: Description: Qais recites poems in love with his cousin Laila.. Trailer ↗ Egypt 1939 Biography History Romance
Honor Flight (2012) Duration: 1H22M Description: Honor Flight chronicles a community coming together to honor World War II veterans. The film follows a team of Midwest volunteers as they race against the clock to send every local WWII veterans to see the memorials built in their….. Trailer ↗ United States 2012 Documentary History War
Curaçao (2010) Duration: 1H16M Description: Curacao reveals the collectively repressed legacy of the Dutch on their former colony and offers a disturbing look into the influence this has on the contemporary Curacao community… Trailer ↗ Netherlands Netherlands Antilles 2010 Documentary History
Disarm (2005) Duration: 1H7M Description: Disarm filmmakers Mary Wareham (Next Step Productions) and Brian Liu (Toolbox DC) present a contemporary and provocative view of the forces challenging the achievement of a mine-free world. Disarm spans a dozen countries to look a….. Trailer ↗ United States Iceland New Zealand 2005 Documentary History War
In the Sands of Babylon (2013) Duration: 1H32M Description: An unforgettable story, forgotten… 1991 Gulf War: Ibrahim, an Iraqi soldier, has escaped from Kuwait as the Iraqi Army retreats. Facing the perilous journey home, he must cross the southern desert; a chaotic no-man’s land betwee….. Trailer ↗ United Kingdom United Arab Emirates Netherlands Iraq 2013 […]
Eksmisja (2012) Duration: 1H20M Description: A unique Polish couple in their 80s. After living for 66 years in their flat they have to move out. While Maria is an extraordinary spirit full of un-dominable optimism and vitality – Tadeusz is a silent scientist and a fatalist. ….. Trailer ↗ Poland Austria 2012 Documentary Drama History
Sententia: Inside Afghanistan (2014) Duration: 1H21M Description: Afghanistan, 2011. With the war in its tenth year, cavalry troop V75 was deployed to Uruzgan Province as part of Mentoring Task Force 3. Initially, their job was to escort resupply convoys to isolated patrol bases. However, they s….. Trailer ↗ Australia Afghanistan 2014 Documentary History War
Bette Bourne: It Goes with the Shoes (2013) Duration: 1H29M Description: It Goes With the Shoes, tells the story of gay rights icon, Bette Bourne and a group of friends, performers & activists who took on the establishment with high heels and lipstick, playing a vital role in cracking open of society i….. Trailer ↗ […]
Das Kind (L’enfant) (2010) Duration: 1H33M Description: Irma and her son Andre undertake an intimate journey across Europe, searching memories of events occurred long ago, as well as History, Irma remaining, to this day, the last witness… Trailer ↗ France Romania Ukraine 2010 Documentary Biography History