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You’d never know this is your home away from home. The surveillance camera outside shows a drab reception area and an unremarkable street in Mexico City; inside, the lights flash, but the tables are empty. Yet preparations are soon underway and fixed categories cease to apply: stubble is removed, make-up applied and strands of hair are teased into place; the camera is trained not on the men themselves, but what they see in the mirror.
More and more kids nowadays grow up in a non-traditional or modern family construction. What stories lie behind these families and what are the effects on the children?
After 45 years, a second-generation filmmaker embarks on a mission to rediscover her mother's roots and save what's left of her family's fading memories of their refugee journey to Canada. To do so, she must overcome one of the greatest challenges for every Asian kid - talking to their parents about the past.
Follow the Swedish men's national football team behind the scenes during the decisive playoff campaign — from the match against Ukraine in Valencia to the final against Poland in front of a sold-out Strawberry Arena. The night when Viktor Gyökeres scored the late winner and the World Cup dream became reality.
Alberto Santos Dumont flies one of his dirigibles.
Upon his father's death, Florante, a classically trained guitarist, returns to the Philippines after 12 years of absence. During his stay, he rediscovers the music of harana—a long-forgotten tradition of Filipino serenading where men sang under the window at night to fearlessly declare their love for a woman. Intent on unearthing these unheralded songs, Florante travels to the remote provinces, where he discovers three of the last surviving practitioners: a farmer, a fisherman, and a tricycle driver. Astounded by their golden voices, Florante asks them to travel with him to perform and record these unknown songs. During their travels, the haranistas meet Brian, a shy young man who for years has been secretly in love with a schoolmate. The haranistas, who have not serenaded in the last thirty years, offer their services to serenade Brian's object of affection, resulting in one of the most tender moments of genuine harana captured on film.
1904 journalistic actuality.
Last bastion of freedom of expression or playground for extremists and criminals? Opinions are divided on the messaging service Telegram. Just like on its mysterious founder, tech billionaire Pavel Durov. Is this man an uncompromising advocate of radical freedom or an accomplice of criminals of all kinds? Author Aleksandr Urzhanov searches for answers.
The three eternal friends: Ficko the Vizsla, Pletyka the Dachshund, and Nimrod the northern goshawk add to the fun. Their exciting adventures in the woods were made into a "human" feature film story by the father of Hungarian nature filmmaking István Homoki-Nagy, after Kipling, with the help of many other trained animals.
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the Christmas calendar 'Mysteriet på Greveholm', a very technically advanced TV production for its time.
A documentary charting the rigors of the Russian space program, where the symbol of national pride would justify the most demanding training conditions.
Vlada Divljan, a famous musician from Yugoslavia, left his native Belgrade in the turbulent ’90s. From a space and time distance, he reflects on his artistry and his life as an emigrant.
Celebrate the triumph of the African-American religious experience through the last three centuries. From the arrival of the early African slaves through the Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Era, and into the 21st Century, explore the epic struggle of a people whose faith was continually tested, and how that faith became a force for social change that helped transform America socially, politically and culturally.
In Budapest, an elderly mother teaches her Hungarian-speaking daughter the difference between active and passive tenses in the mother's Indonesian mother tongue.
Life of the Uruguayan musician Gustavo "Príncipe" Pena who, with only two records, has created a name for itself in the music industry of the country.
The world remembers these missions. The people who lived them remember every second. Through firsthand testimony and never-before-seen footage, this series reveals what it felt like from the inside.
The journey of a woman from Pernambuco and her rejection to everything that seems to have no way. Living deep dilemmas in personal life and trying to rebuild other lives, she begins a journey through the prisons of Recife, in the intention that parents recognize their children. Experiencing solitude in his own skin, Marli shows us that affection can be redemptive and that lack of hope is the most intolerable evil for the human being.
A filmmaker documents the final days of a crumbling cinema in Jordan, revealing personal stories during regional upheaval, and a quiet reflection on loss, memory, and resilience amid larger collapses.
The life of elite chess players during a prestigious international tournament. Portraits of world Champions, their everyday humor and analysis of games played, interests in gay pride and classical music concerts. Behind the scenes of the beautiful world of chess, where people were able to keep the joy of the profession and communication.
A variety program exploring the mysterious world of fish with the fish expert Sakana-kun.
Valentyna and her bed-ridden mother live on a small farm surrounded by the evergreen, lush flora of the rain forest. The works and thoughts of the poet and the artist, though, are filled with the landscapes of their old home, Ukraine. Memories of snow and birch trees, thistles and orchids, vegetable gardens and their animal residents come to life in Tamara’s poems and Valentyna’s drawings.
The tuberculosis sanatorium was both heaven and hell within the same walls. The story of the epidemic includes death, shame and isolation as well as sanatorium romances, fun and survival stories. The film takes the viewer on a vivid journey into the sanatorium era: it gives the viewer a sanatorium experience full of surprises, and through documentary evidence, takes us to the heart of the secrets.
They have long been Islands Brygge response to the royal family. Here they are known by one and all - and they are even familiar with every corner of Bryggen as their own back pocket. This is where the family has his permanent base. It is from their world begins. Now the rest of the quite, Danish country come first name with Lens, Stephanie and Ann. But the family of Bryggen will never be the typical family of Denmark, and their lives are anything but monotonous. Instead, they have a stronger unity than most.
Jason Fox - Foxy from SAS: Who Dares Wins - takes celebrities out of their comfort zone for scary physical challenges and some heart-to-heart chat.
Dedicated first responders, veterinarians and animal caretakers from the Alaska SeaLife Center, the Alaska Raptor Center and the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center brave dangerous terrain and unforgiving climates to respond to animals in need.
Passionate ornithologist Pierre Verville continues his fascinating foray into the world of birds. He ventures into Central Canada and the Maritimes on the hunt for the best birdwatching sites in Canada.
When Lori Vallow's kids vanished, the search for them unearthed a trail of suspicious deaths, a new husband who shared her doomsday views — and murder.
Exploring broader topics including media, feminism, politics and power, the documentary unfolds and traces the twisted, intertwined series of events that led to the impeachment trial that set the nation on the path towards a more staunchly partisan political system. The series features arresting archival footage as well as comprehensive interviews with the people closest to the events including a timely, in-depth reflection on the topic with Monica Lewinsky.
Our House is a British Entertainment television programme. Originally broadcast on UKTV Style, it is a show which more thoroughly follows the DIY show fad of the late 1990s. The object of the show is to take a dilapidated house and completely do it up into a "dream" house. The show claims to "bring together everything you need to know about creating your own dream home under one roof - expert advice, step-by-step DIY guides, tricks of the trade". A step-by-step guide to creating the perfect home, in which a 1950's run-down three-bedroom house in Bexley, Kent is renovated from scratch. The show has a central presenter in Andrea McLean, and a series of experts who offer step-by-step advice and insider knowledge on DIY.
Go behind-the-scenes into the private lives of Queens. Unplugged. Uncensored. Untucked.
A journey riding the rails around the world, from the locomotive to rail traffic control to the maintenance depot.
The Congo: more powerful and dangerous than any other river, yet a sanctuary and home for some of the most wonderful creatures on our Earth.
Technology Connections is a series of YouTube videos that explores numerous aspects of technological history, including how things work, the way things developed, and anything in between. There is no limit to what kinds of tech could be covered — one minute you may be learning about how electron guns draw pictures on an analog television, and the next you might be discovering that your modern toaster is a piece of junk.
Dogfights is a military aviation themed TV series depicting historical re-enactments of air-to-air combat that took place in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, as well as smaller conflicts such as the Gulf War and the Six-Day War. The program, which airs on the History Channel, consists of former fighter pilots sharing their stories of actual dogfights in which they took part, and uses computer-generated imagery to give the viewer a better perspective of what it is like to partake in aerial combat The series premiered on November 3, 2006.
