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How can people play together as one? How can one contribute to something greater than oneself? How can a group cohabitate for decades without falling apart? And what role does the conductor really play? For the first time, cameras and microphones slip among the 80 musicians of the Orchestre de Paris, under the baton of their young prodigy conductor, Klaus Mäkelä. A total immersion to share their experiences, emotion and beauty, at the heart of music in the making.
Rock'n'roll was a man's world they say. The film documents the often ignored female impact on rock's history, from the groundbreaking guitar stylings of Memphis Minnie and Sister Rosetta to the gnarly singing of Big Mama Thornton. Musicians as different as Suzi Quatro and Kristin Hersh tell about their experiences on and off the grid of stardom and the music industry.
A short film about the meeting of a Trappist monk and a Zen Buddhist master.
Ordinary Heroes follows Matthew Arnold, a free-spirited, creative father and husband who dons a superhero suit to cheer up children in crisis — only to discover that real strength lies not in the costume, but in the resilience of family and friends who teach him what it truly means to be courageous as he overcomes his greatest battle yet.
A self-reflexive meta-documentary. Filmmaker Ane-Martha Tamnes Hansgard was diagnosed with multiple mental disorders over fifteen years and was prescribed a staggering number of psychotropic medications.
Before its economic decline, Detroit was a major metropolis. Now, in the 2000s, the young people of the Motor City are making it their own DIY paradise where rules are second to passion and creativity. Johnny Knoxville tours the city to meet some of the people who are creating a new Detroit on their own terms, against real adversity.
Portrait of producer and special effects legend Stan Winston. Produced for the “Wrong Turn” DVD.
A documentary that reconstructs the struggle of the female workers of a ceramic factory in Vigo (Galicia), closed in 2001.
Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner examines how mammoth corporations have taken over all aspects of the food chain in the United States, from the farms where our food is grown to the chain restaurants and supermarkets where it's sold. Narrated by author and activist Eric Schlosser, the film features interviews with average Americans about their dietary habits, commentary from food experts like Michael Pollan and unsettling footage shot inside large-scale animal processing plants.
It tells the story of a Kolla community that is three thousand meters above sea level, isolated in the mountains of Salta and very close to the Argentine-Bolivian border. There, in an area declared inhospitable, five hundred inhabitants face harsh living conditions in a place where the only presence of the Argentine State is the school.
Docufiction story of young people from nowhere, a story about anatomy of a break-up and finding yourself.
Months after Hosni Mubarak stepped down, Egyptians country-wide seem determined to maintain the insurgency until their demands are met.
With an original staging of text and music, Orlando follows the trail of one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance: Orlando di Lasso (also known as Roland de Lassus). His life and masterful oeuvre continue to move people to this day. Although he was a European star at the time, di Lasso had to endure the indignities of his social status as a servant. This documentary explores the relationship between art and power, musically accompanied by the ensemble La Tempête.
Renowned paleontologist Kirk Johnson takes us on an epic adventure through time at the polar extremes of our planet. Following a trail of strange fossils found in all the wrong places—beech trees in Antarctica, hippo-like mammals in the Arctic—Johnson uncovers the bizarre history of the poles, from miles-high ice sheets to warm polar forests teeming with life. What caused such dramatic changes at the ends of the Earth? And what can the past reveal about our planet’s climate today—and in the future?
Because of becoming acutely ill, Gry Hege went from being self-reliant to being in need of care. So now she can't be alone unlike before. Despite what she has to endure, will she be able to return to the joy of life?
Documentary about the life and career of Italian film director Vittorio De Sica.
A personal documentary about director Yvonne Thomassen's attempt to gather the family into one last family picture. Along the way, she finds out about the family history, and a hidden identity.
A nonverbal film featuring the landscapes of New Zealand. Shot in the south west corner of New Zealand, known as Fiordland. Ata Whenua contains images of the landscapes and animals of the region, through a range of seasons and extremes. The images are beautiful, crystal clear, and set to an impressive soundtrack.
What happens to a person when whole decades are torn out of his memory? This is a story of life put on “repeat”, story of permanent loss and discovery. My father lives in Donetsk and started losing his memory when armed hostilities began. Now he can`t remember the latest 10 minutes of his life. I come home after I haven`t seen my parents for a year. I talk to Dad, trying to pull out some of his memories through music, books and family stories. We can hear the shelling far off. But that is not the worst - even harder is the loss of memory, gradually taking my Dad away from his family and his past, squeezing the world to a few simple and important things.
The Story of the Prophets: A captivating religious series hosted by Sheikh Nabil Al-Awadi on the "Al Watan" channel. This program delves into the inspiring stories of the prophets, highlighting their teachings, trials, and impact on Islamic history.
Biologist Zeb Hogan is in search of some of the largest fish on earth. Using many methods of fishing to catch the giant fish he is in search of and Often finds himself in exotic environments.
This six part documentary miniseries presents the evolution of the Broadway musical from its inception in 1893 to current day 2004. It presents those influential players both on stage and behind the scenes, as well as a variety of influential Broadway shows, a handful which are known to have transformed the musical into what the audience knows it to be today.
For the 70th anniversary of the EB climbing shoe brand, French climber Seb Bouin decided to tour France of the climbing routes that have marked the history of our sport. From 7a to 9a, the Vintage Rock Tour is a project that was born from the desire to rediscover historic climbing sites, the evolution of climbing styles but above all to be able to meet the actors who made the history of our sport. This is what Seb Bouin offers you, with major climbing sites revisited in the company of those who wrote their pages.
After 'The American Dream', 'Die Suid-Afrikaanse Droom' and 'The Caribbean Dream' and trying their luck in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the famous Dutch artists Nick and Simon and their manager Kees travel again to the United States. This time they visit the entertainment capitals Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Their manager Kees arranges special gigs, strange encounters and of course a lot of laughs.
From the 1950s to the present day, from Los Angeles to San Francisco via Berkeley University or Silicon Valley, this three-part documentary series unfolds the recent history of California, which is revolutionizing the world by its way of life and its incredible capacity for innovation.
The definitive overview of the adventures of the legendary Boys from the Dwarf. This three-part series charts the origins, production and legacy of everything associated with the sci-fi comedy.
In this unique take on British history, Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's rich and varied past through the stories of individual towns and cities. In each programme Alice studies one key period in history by delving into the secrets of a historic town that encapsulates the era, providing an accurate impression of what life was really like at key moments in our turbulent past. At the climax of each programme, cutting-edge CGI reveals the entire historic town in all its former glory.
The extraordinary truth about one of the most revered, yet enigmatic, controversial, and complex figures in contemporary history. Told through the multiple viewpoints from those who knew her best and drawing on archive and personal letters where we hear from Mother Teresa in her own words, this series tells the astonishing story of a latter-day Saint.
An investigation into the secrets of ancient civilizations, using their approach to death and the hereafter to shed new light on the great beyond.
Historian and Archetypal Englishman Julian Davidson travels from the frozen wastes of Norway to the sunny shores of the Italian Adriatic coast, sampling the delights of some of the most dramatic and fascinating railway journeys in Europe.
Personal reflections on the best of 20th Century architecture.
