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Detectives and forensic experts recount the most extraordinary cold cases that were solved using the revolutionary technique of familial DNA testing.
Born To Kill is a British true crime television series, made by Twofour Productions. Each episode is an in-depth look at the childhood, and formative years of serial killers., in an attempt to find out whether the individuals were born killers, or created by the environments they found themselves in.
A gripping factual series that brings to life the work of real detectives by blending the best of documentary storytelling with fully dramatized re-enactments. Every episode features a different detective reliving the investigation that not only challenged them like no other, but also had a residual impact on an aspect of Canadian life and law enforcement.
My Coolest Years is a television program that aired on VH1 in which actors, musicians, and other celebrities reminisce about their high school years.
Family Business was an American reality TV series produced for the cable network Showtime. Based in Los Angeles, the series focused on the pornography industry and the life of Adam Glasser, a reality porn star and video director who uses the stage name "Seymore Butts". Also featured on the series were his son, Brady, along with his mother, Lila Glasser, and his older cousin, Stevie Glasser, both of whom help Adam run the eponymous "family business" of the series, which in this case is a successful porn video production and distribution house in the San Fernando Valley, known for the "Seymore Butts" line of videos. The series first aired in 2003. In Canada it is broadcast on The Movie Network, Movie Central, and Showcase Television, in the UK on Channel 4, and in Latin America on FX. The first two seasons are currently available on DVD in North America. The series ran for four seasons. The series won the 2005 AVN award for 'Best Alternative Release'.
In 1970s NYC, the “Torso Killer” preys on women to fulfill his grotesque fantasies while eluding police. A docuseries dive into crime’s darkest places.
36 volunteers spend the year 2000 on the island of Taransay finding out what happens when a cross-section of British people try to create a new society.
Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science, invention and technology built on one another to change everything.
Between the scars of the past and the uncertainties of the future, Jardim Panorama resists. A little over ten years ago, the favela was ripped in half by a monster. Today, the monster sleeps. Until when? A film about the dreams, memories and daily life of those who live in a community surrounded by the walls of an upscale neighborhood in São Paulo.
After his son's tragic death, a Louisiana pharmacist goes to extremes to expose the rampant corruption behind the opioid addiction crisis.
Crime-busting in the sun with the police service on the island paradise of Bermuda – following officers keeping holidaymakers and locals safe in this British Overseas Territory.
A behind the scenes look at the making of the Company Retreat, a documentary-style comedy series that follows the annual week-long getaway for Rockin' Grandma's Hot Sauce through the eyes of their new temp worker, Anthony. And behind the scenes audio commentary with cast and crew for all episodes of Company Retreat.
Epic stories of historical heroes who became legendary with their struggles.
Drug trafficking was invented by a state: the United Kingdom. In the 19th century, the British Crown flooded China with opium to replenish its coffers. From the very beginning, opium, heroin and cocaine became political instruments in the hands of states. Great powers, pharmaceutical companies, banks and intelligence services all played a role in the spread of drugs and in the emergence of the world’s largest criminal organizations. From the Opium Wars to the birth of the French Connection, from the hippie years to the rise of the great drug barons, from Escobar to El Chapo, from the mountains of Afghanistan to Wall Street, a political history of drugs takes shape.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Mao Tsetung established a system of labor camps for systematic repression, known as Laogai, an abbreviation for "Reform Through Labor". In such camps, forced labor and physical and mental torture were used to bring about a so-called mental reform, re-education in the spirit of the Chinese Communist Party. Millions of Chinese were affected. Many were executed. In hundreds of camps, the Party took advantage of the prisoners' free labor to build the economy. Self-criticism and denunciation were often the only way to escape martyrdom. Successive waves of purges culminated in the Cultural Revolution, which saw massive human rights abuses, political assassinations, massacres, and exiles in remote parts of the country. Using unreleased archive footage, the documentary tells the story of the invention, development and improvement of China's totalitarian system of surveillance and repression up to the present day, never told before.
NUDE explores perceptions of nudity in art by chronicling the creative process of photographer David Bellemere as he's commissioned by NU Muses founder Steve Shaw to shoot a fine art calendar of nude photographs.
Since childhood, Miki has had a unique relationship with calligraphy. Born left-handed, she was introduced to this art to learn how to write with her right hand, but what started as an exercise quickly became a passion. More than just a movement, each stroke is, for her, a quest for meaning, a silent dialogue with the poets and thinkers of the past. Follow Miki for a moment in a calligraphy session as she reflects on this art—not as a rigid practice, but as a living form, evolving alongside those who engage with it.
Six sequences about Fascism and its segments throughout history.
As it follows The Wiggles' journey onto the world stage and through negotiations for broadcast, video, music, merchandising and formatting rights, it affords a fascinating insight into the making of a global phenomenon.
Carole Lombard is one of the greatest female screen legends. She was and is adored by her fans, not only for her movies but also because they recognize in her a girl with an indomitable spirit and admirable character. This is her untold story: the story of a remarkable woman who touched the hearts of all who met her; the story of a woman who at every step thought about how to help those who crossed her path.
Sir Elton John looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career in this emotionally charged, full-circle journey. As he prepares for his final concert in North America at Dodger Stadium, Elton takes us back in time and recounts his struggles with adversity, abuse, and addiction, and how he overcame them to become the icon he is today.
Biographical trans documentary film in which Iris Mozalar, a young artist, shares her diversity of being a bisexual transgender woman, the process of creating herself and her reflections against society.
A behind-the-scenes documentary from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring that traces J.R.R. Tolkien's early life, the conception, success, and cultural phenomenon of The Lord of the Rings, and explores its central themes and underlying struggles.
James Rodríguez, Colombia's legendary No. 10, shares details of his journey to football's elite and the game's biggest stage.
Throughout his childhood, the filmmaker Cristian Pauls vacationed in Fortín Tiburcio. Half a century later, he returns to the small town. Against all odds, his journey –and that of the film– moves away from a nostalgic reconstruction to become an update of a distant but still tangible past.
Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in the history of the United States.
Mau follows the unlikely story of design visionary Bruce Mau and his ever-optimistic push for massive change.
Manuel Ernesti, a former boxer of the Italian national team, teaches the barber's profession and the discipline of the noble art of boxing.
Discover Martin Mull's restless reinvention from smoky folk clubs to primetime sitcoms to gallery walls, told in his own words and by the friends who watched it happen, including Steve Martin, Tom Waits, David Alan Grier and others.
This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.
A comedic information film from the Ministry of Finance. A barrage of questions from a reporter led by Lasse Pöysti reveals where inflation is lurking.
Concert film combining the footage from 50 camcorders given to audience members of a sold-out Beastie Boys show at Madison Square Garden on October 9, 2004. The audience members were instructed to keep the cameras rolling at all times.
In the early morning hours of January 28th, 1918, the west Texas border town known as Porvenir ceased to exist. Discover the true story behind the 1918 massacre of 15 Mexican men in this tiny border town. 100 years later, the film asks what led to the events of that fateful night and reveals the tensions that remain along the border a century later.
Ricardo, Natalia's father, suffers from Parkinson's disease; in that condition he stopped producing Dopamine. Surviving a very strong family crisis, Natalia told them her sexual orientation. She does not understand why after being left-wing militants and fighting for equality and freedom, they could not accept her choice.
Built from an extraordinary archive - thousands of hours of raw home video footage shot across 35 years by DeSean's older brother Byron - this is an intimate, unfiltered portrait of a father and his two sons - their bond, their sacrifices, their conflicts, and their shared pursuit of a better life.
Michael Mosley embarks on three journeys to understand science's last great frontier - the human mind - as he traces the history of the attempts to understand and manipulate the brain.