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Dig deep into the origin story of Black gospel music, coming out of slavery, blending with the blues tradition, and soaring to new heights during the Great Migration. From Mahalia to Kirk Franklin, in the last century, gospel music has become the dominant form of African American religious expression and provided a soundtrack of healing and uplift to those at the front lines of protest and change.
BOOGEYMEN takes an in-depth look at the history of local monsters and travels to the small, picturesque towns where they appeared to listen to both believers and skeptics as they investigate the most recent sightings.
After a plane crash, a devoted wife learns that her life and marriage is all a lie.
In the early 1990s, with homophobia and hate crimes on the rise as the AIDS crisis worsens, a serial killer preys upon gay men in New York City, infiltrating queer nightlife to find his victims.
The series leads the audience through a revelatory journey connecting the personal tales of phenomenal Black women to broader societal and historic themes. The stories shared in the series offer an honest and layered look into the complex culture of Black hair and, ultimately, Black women’s identity, beauty, cultural and social contributions and humanity.
Sunrise Earth is a nature documentary television series featuring hour-long episodes that aired in the United States on Discovery HD Theater, now renamed HD Theater. The series focuses on presenting the viewer with sunrises in various geographical locations throughout the world. It is also notable for its complete lack of human narration, concentrating instead on the natural sounds of each episodes' specific location. High-definition video images and Dolby 5.1 stereo surround sound are used to present each natural environment in a clear and detailed manner. The show is an example of the genre known as "Experiential TV", developed by series creator David Conover. The technique has been described by TV critic Tom Shales as "crazily uneventful and thoroughly wonderful."
Leaders committed to making a difference in the world share their inspiring life stories in this series executive produced by Prince Harry and Meghan.
The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science is a documentary true crime television show that aired two to three different cases in forensic science per episode.
Discovering Psychology is a PBS documentary on psychology presented by Philip Zimbardo, for which he received the Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science. The series was released in 1990, with an updated edition comprising three additional episodes in 2001.
Each installment focuses on a different era of American movie history, from the invention of the first moving pictures to the revolutionary, cutting-edge films of the 1960s.
Produced for television by Claude-Jean Philippe, the « Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma », recounts the history of French cinema from its birth to the beginning of the 1960s. With commentary read by Jean Rochefort.
Stanley Tucci travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country’s regional cuisines.
In an evicted apartment, a ghost-like presence remembers its luminous past and its progression towards its current state of decay. It yearns to be what it once was.
The third part of Neuwirth's [ma] Trilogy.
Women reflect on their first year of motherhood and the many joys and challenges it brings – for parent and baby. A gentle, curious and informative conversational documentary about postpartum life, of sublime analogue beauty.
Hosted by Vivica A. Fox, this true-crime series takes a unique look at the battle of wits between police and suspects in some of the most disturbing US and UK criminal cases in recent years.
Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, had already labelled events in Gaza a genocide back in March 2024. Following her lead, this piece takes us deep into the heart of the institution’s crisis, as it struggles with its inability to stop the massacre of civilians.
The film tells the story of a small family, consisting of a grandfather retired from the army, and his stripper grandson. It is not just a story of a relationship, but rather a reflection of entire Belarus and the post-Soviet, pro-Russian world. Moreover, it's a universally-recognized reflection of a generation gap.
A documentary portrayal of life at Havana’s Central Park in the early 1960s. Occasional visitors, entertainers, passers-by, but most specially the elders who spend here a great part of their day, watching, remembering, musing...
Eleven short films - by eleven different directors - edited together as a feature film.
The story of the UK's hidden homeless, told through the eyes of one family.
September 11, 2001, changed the world. But how did a single day give rise to shockwaves that continue to be felt to this day? "SEPTEMBER" retells the story of the terrorist attacks condensed into the 30 days of a month that shaped the 21st century.
A story of "Golek" maker, traditional puppet from Sundanese, who has been a victim of two suicide bombing back in 2006 and 2009 at Bali and Jakarta, and how he survived the aftermath.
Alberto Luis Galateo was an Argentinian soccer star of the 1930s. But at home, he was abusive towards his family. One Sunday afternoon, three shots stirred up his quiet neighborhood.
A deep dive into the current state and business of independent cinemas operating in Manchester, UK. The declaration that "movie theatres are dying" gets tossed around a lot these days. But is that really the case? Let's find out.
A look at the work of five independent costume designers and their approach to the world of fashion in Chile.
With noise-canceling headphones, they communicate with an inaudible counterpart. Decoupled, they move around the room and meet their surroundings. Intimate stories and needs are discussed. The personal blends into a shared portrait.
An unprecedented, intimate look at the five young men who served as Coach Bob Knight's very first recruiting class for the Indiana University basketball team from 1971 to 1975.