Nikola Tesla – the Man from the Future
New York, May 16, 1888. Visionary Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla is about to introduce an innovative AC asynchronous motor. Before the demonstration, wealthy businessman George Westinghouse meets Tesla privately to…
When Liberty Burns
An in-depth analysis on the 40th Anniversary of the life and untimely death of Arthur Lee McDuffie at the hands of Miami Dade police officers.
Tales of the Uncanny
A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.
The 24th
The incredibly powerful and timely true story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. The Houston Riot was a mutiny by 156 African…
The Wannsee Conference: The Documentary
It was arguably the deadliest conference in human history. The topic: plans to murder 11 million Jews in Europe. The participants were not psychopaths, but educated men from the SS,…
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, held at the Alexander Stadium in Perry Barr.
1815
During the Highland Clearances, a stubborn old tenant farmer and a young Waterloo veteran strike up a reluctant and uneasy bond in a relentless search through highlands; glimpsing the human…
The Natural History of Destruction
Is it morally acceptable to use the civilian population as yet another tool for waging war? Is it possible to justify death and destruction for the sake of supposedly lofty…
Undaunted: Witnesses of the Book of Mormon
Were the eleven official witnesses—twelve if you include Joseph Smith himself—of the Book of Mormon reliable? What about the unofficial witnesses who interacted with the plates in various ways—including a…
Becoming Marilyn
The story of how Norma Jeane Mortenson became Marilyn Monroe (1926-62), a lucid path of self-discovery, from anonymity to stardom: the painful birth of a myth.
Soylent Green and Red Alert: When Reality Catches Up with Fiction
The story of the making of Soylent Green, a masterpiece of social science fiction, released in 1973. Directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson, it…
High Noon on the Waterfront
An inventive remembrance of the impact of the Hollywood blacklist on two American classics, rendered as a visually mesmerizing dialogue between Carl Foreman and Elia Kazan.
The Lost Colony of Roanoke: New Evidence
In 1587, more than 100 English colonists settle on Roanoke Island and soon vanish, baffling historians for centuries; now, experts use the latest forensic archaeology to investigate the true story…
The Real Spies Among Friends
Documentary telling the real story of the Cambridge Spies – subject of the drama series A Spy Among Friends.
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
Through first person accounts and searing archival footage, this documentary tells the story of the local movement and young Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) organizers who fought not just for…
The Cultural History of Museums
From the cabinets of curiosities created in Italy during the 16th century to the prestigious cultural institutions of today, a history of museums that analyzes the social and political changes…
Laleh
Laleh is a true story of a young woman in post-revolution Iran, struggling against all odds to break through in one of the most male dominated sports worldwide.
Esterno Notte (part I)
The 1978 kidnapping and assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro by Red Brigades terrorists
A Cross in the Desert
Pious girl Paraskeva became Saint after spending 40 years of her life in Jordan desert fighting temptations, sins and inner demons.
The Rise and Fall of the Etruscans
For eight centuries, between the 9th and 1st century BC, the Etruscans, inhabitants of the Italian peninsula, were one of the most powerful peoples of the Mediterranean basin, and when…
The Shadow of the Day
Italy, after the promulgation of the racial laws (1938). Luciano, a Fascist-abiding restaurateur, nonetheless believes he can still live by his own rules inside his business. However, everything changes when…
The Rembrandt Century: How Art Became Big Business
In the 17th century, the Netherlands experienced an unprecedented artistic explosion: painters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Hals were so prolific that they were able to make a living from…
The Builders of the Alhambra
Kingdom of Granada, al-Andalus, 14th century. After recognizing that his land, always under siege, is hopelessly doomed to be conquered, Sultan Yusuf I undertakes the construction of a magnificent fortress…
Black Far West
Did you know that the first cowboys were black? Using magnificent archives and testimonies from historians, Cécile Denjean restores justice to African-Americans in the story of the conquest of the…
2nd Chance
In 1969, bankrupt pizzeria owner Richard Davis invented the modern-day bulletproof vest. To prove that it worked, he shot himself — point-blank — 192 times.
The Egypt Code Breakers
By decoding ancient hieroglyphic texts, Jean-François Champollion gave voice to an enigmatic civilization, but behind his legendary feat is a mysterious brother who made it possible. The recent discovery of…
Algeria 1943: A Colony Under Vichy Control
World War II, June 1940. France has fallen and suffers the relentless boot of Nazi Germany. But Algeria, the prized French colony in North Africa, remains part of the territory…
Harkis
During the Algerian War (1954-1962), many impoverished young Algerian men, known as “Harkis”, volunteered to join the French Army. Salah and Kaddour find themselves under the orders of Lieutenant Pascal….
Uncensored Women
The story of a group of actresses who, in the Spain of the seventies, and in the midst of the democratic Transition, decided to appear nude in the films of…
Last Train Home
Three American soldiers board a train out of Germany after the end of World War Two. When another passenger is murdered it’s up to the three soldiers, the train crew,…
Le Mystère Daval
Saturday, October 28, 2017, 12:10 pm. Two men disembark, panicked, at the gendarmerie of Gray. Jonathann Daval, accompanied by his brother-in-law, comes to report the disappearance of his wife, Alexia….