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Journey into a small nation with big surprises. Thousand-year old churches, the world’s oldest shoe, and mouth-watering Jingyalov bread all in the same place. Travel through the ancient streets and towns of the world’s hidden gem, Armenia.
Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, Riefenstahl covers twenty-one athletic events in the first half of this two-part love letter to the human body and spirit, culminating with the marathon, where Jesse Owens became the first track and field athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympics.
Actress Sally Field looks at the dramatic life and successful career of the superb actress Barbara Stanwyck (1907-90), a Hollywood legend.
A sexual wellness company gains fame and followers, then members come forward with shocking allegations.
In this bi-lingual “documentary musical” from acclaimed director Alan Gilsenan, the poet Paul Muldoon explores life and language in a series of musical collaborations with a stellar array of artists including Paul Simon, Liam Neeson, PJ Harvey, Bono, Ruth Negga, Paul Brady, Run DMC and Iarla O’Lionáird.
A documentary that approaches polyamory from the intimate point of view of an Afro-American family who decided to live an authentic life without denying the option of diversity in their love and family.
The capital Stockholm from morning through night.
Everybody has a mother. But still, motherhood remains a state filled with silences. Between society’s mandate to be a ‘good mother’ —always patient, caring and happy— and the private reality of mothers around the world, a huge void in understanding remains. Aiming to break this silence through candid interviews with mothers of all backgrounds and generations in Latin America, Malamadre narrates the untold story of motherhood, from the mothers’ point of view.
A carefully composed observation of two newsrooms which, in March 2017, were avidly chasing after information about the Czech president’s decision whether or not to run for re-election. Two teams of reporters, one extraordinary event, and two takes on one "objective" piece of news.
Margarita is a woman who lives in the streets of Mexico City, a character who moves between lucidity and madness.
A look at Hammer’s progression from a back office in London’s Regent Street to its iconic status within the horror film genre. The company, started by comedian and businessman William Hinds in 1934, made films such as The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Quatermass Xperiment during the period for which it is best known, making stars out of the likes of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
A color-coded testimony of a bygone era. In the documentary, director Jerzy Hoffman presents the magical world of a folk marketplace. As a result, groups of imposters, specialists in black magic, home-grown inventors and charismatic healers are gathered among the stalls. Wonder Fair is a colourful world full of figures of the Blessed Virgin Mary, gingerbread hearts and ointments for all ailments. The documentary, awarded at the 1967 Tourfilm Competition in Warsaw, gives up irony or big-city paternalism, presenting the characters with sympathy and warmth.
When Leipzig pianist Kyra Steckeweh realized that her repertoire almost exclusively consisted of music composed by men, she began searching for pieces written by female composers. Her research in archives, libraries, and publishing houses quickly brought to light a variety of remarkable piano pieces that have been buried in history and rarely performed.
An MGM short promoting the studio's impact on fashion through film through their chief of costume design, Adrian; in rural America, a mother and daughter are shopping and observe a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie.
Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world.
Watch the movie with Zack Snyder as he shares the incredible journey to re-imagine Superman.
Uncovering the haunted secrets at one of America's largest Train Museums with a Team of Paranormal Investigators, Museum employees and Historians.
Essay documentary explores eroded emulsions and images for lost vestiges of lesbian and gay culture. First feature by a pioneer of lesbian cinema, Hammer weaves gay and lesbian couples with footage that unearths the forbidden and invisible history of a marginalized people.
Bringing his unique sense of humor to this bizarre and original piece of moviemaking, Tom Waits takes the audience through a musical journey with his jazzy, quirky, bluesy tunes presented as you would never, ever, ever expect.
Seventeen hold an online concert on January 23, 2021 as their first concert with all 13 members since 2019.
Earth as it has never been seen before, by challenging preconceived notions about the world, making use of cutting-edge scientific tools, and travelling over, across and deep into the Earth's crust to learn just what makes the world tick.
This docuseries includes never-before-seen material from the infamous 51-day standoff between federal agents and a heavily armed religious group in 1993.
Michael Palin undertakes an epic journey of 23,000 miles, traveling from the North to the South Pole across 17 countries with a minimum of air travel, all on a tight deadline.
Behind the scenes at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, taking a look back in time to the golden age of steam. A tireless army of staff and volunteers give the inside track on what it takes to run a heritage railway.
This three-part special tells the story of the Egyptian empire from its beginning in 1560 B.C. to its collapse in 1080 B.C. Interviews with scholars and dramatic re-creations bring the story to life.
Models are the epitome of beauty, fame and glamour. They are the lucky few - blessed with faces and bodies worshiped and envied around the world. But what happens when that model high life all little girls dream of turns into a nightmare?
Paul Hollywood who is an actor and a baker from Liverpool tries to find out how the most popular cars of the three big European countries express their nation's identities and the connections with their cultures.
A four-part documentary series revolving around the case of single mother Barbara Hamburg, who was brutally murdered in 2010 near her home in the upper-middle class enclave of Madison, Connecticut. The series presents first-time filmmaker Madison Hamburg’s complicated journey as a young man determined to solve an unspeakable crime and absolve the people he loves, while looking for answers within his fractured family and community.
From his humble origins to becoming champion of the world, this documentary series recounts the life and career of the iconic Argentinian soccer player.
From India to Korea, this documentary series traces the origins of temple cuisine across cultures and the spirit of compassion behind every meal.
Documentary narrated by Kenneth Branagh consisting of colourised footage from World War I.
THE Game Maker series is a short mini series highlighting video game development companies in Japan such as Irem, Jaleo, Sega, Sunsoft, Taito and Tecmo. Each special includes games released by the companies as well as highlights of the games, interviews with developers, GameCenter CX Director and Assistant Director interactions with the games as well as guest apperances by Shinya Arino from Yoiko and Yoshiuki Hirai doing playthroughs with live commentary.
Perhaps the most famous swamp in the USA is the Everglades of southern Florida, but there are many more swamps across the continent, all unique and all different in their own way.
An exploration into how a small arid town with no natural resources became a place of pilgrimage for three of the most prominent world religions, and how 3,000 years of conflicts have led directly to the struggles of today.
This documentary series is about the new digital stars living in the era of web 2.0, plunging into the lifestyle of the personalities and following the way they shape, control and market their image through their favorite social networks.
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.
The BBC’s Platinum Jubilee coverage 2022 including: The Queen’s Birthday Parade Trooping the Colour, A Service of Thanksgiving, Party at the Palace and Platinum Jubilee Pageant