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In the 1960s, a young Spanish flamenco dancer named Antonia Singla captivated audiences with her strikingly passionate performances. Having lost her hearing at a young age, La Singla rose to fame with her commanding presence through a combination of her powerful gaze and thunderous movement. However, just at the height of her fame, she seemingly disappeared and decades later has been all but forgotten. When a young woman in Seville comes across La Singla’s story, a bigger picture starts to be unveiled. Through research, interviews and captivating archival footage, she starts to piece together the legend of La Singla. Through the beauty of her performances and the heartbreak of her story, La Singla celebrates and preserves the legacy of one of the greatest Flamenco dancers of all time.
What gifts have the gods given us, and how might we use them to weave a community? In San Pedro Amuzgos, Oaxaca, the director’s reflections and questions invite us into his world, where we learn the story of three threads in the communal loom: Lorenzo, Donato and Zoila.
Semi-documentary film, about logging. Both the procedures and the problem of wood theft. Tells the love story between Parta, a logging officer and Anna, a nurse.
Caltabellotta is a small town in the far south of Sicily. Born on the ruins of the ancient Greek city of Triokala, its name depends on the three gifts received from Mother Nature: the fertility of its countryside, the sweetness of the water and the ancient fortress on the lace of the mountain, which made the place impregnable, protecting the inhabitants from evil. Over the centuries, the traces of that knowledge somewhere between magic, religion and superstition have been lost in the fog. But you can still recognize the faces of its people, in their relationship with the animal and plant world, in many religious and pagan rituals, an ancient knowledge that marks, even today, the time and the relationship between man and nature.
Series that follows the restoration of a 1942 Harley Davidson, 1970 Triumph Bonneville and a kit built Boom Trike. Also features interesting three wheelers such as the UK's first motorcycle and sidecar-hearse.
e² design is an ongoing PBS series about the pioneers and innovators in the field of sustainable architecture, and how their work is producing solutions to pressing environmental and social challenges. Now entering its third season, the series features compelling stories from around the globe: Beijing to Nova Scotia, Ladakh to New York. Each episode examines the built environment's effects — both ecological, and social — and the design innovations that can reduce buildings' contribution to climate change. e² design is narrated by Brad Pitt.
Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend's life story.
George Orwell was one of the most visionary authors of the 20th century, whose novels 1984 and Animal Farm foretold a chilling, authoritarian future. Acclaimed director Raoul Peck interweaves clips, readings from Orwell's diary, cinematic references, and modern-day footage to craft not only a portrait of the writer, but a fresh take on how prophetic his work has become.
BEPPIE is a moving and disarming portrait of an Amsterdam street urchin. Van der Keuken once described her as follows: 'She was ten years old and the joy of the Achtergracht, where I was living at the time. An Amsterdam child, sweet and crooked as a corkscrew.' He films her while she skims the city with some friends and knocks at strangers' doors. Her family has nine children and is not well off. In those days, a visit to the De Miranda swimming pool cost a quarter, but only ten cents if the weather was bad. At school, Beppie gets a poor mark because she is too boisterous, but when the whole class rattles off the multiplication tables, she joins in at the top of her voice. All of TV-watching Holland was wildly enthusiastic about this portrait, with which Van der Keuken even made the front page of the national newspaper De Telegraaf.
“when I think of all the things I’ve been thinking of I feel insane”
It began in 1984 and it still goes on today. 35 years of the LGBT movement in Slovenia through the prism of activism and culture.
Gretel, a real estate broker, guides us through places laden with sentimental value and the memories behind each object, each space. The property owners share a deep desire for change and the uncertainty of an island in transition. While property transactions are common in Latin America, in Cuba, they are a recent reality, offering an opportunity to reflect on the value of a house – as a home and as a metaphor for the system, for a nation.
Extraction of latex (rubber) and transformation into various industrial products.
The touching life story of Bart de Graaff, the prematurely deceased founder of BNN, incorporating interviews, archive footage and extracts from cartoons of his idol, Tintin.
A seven-part series examining the people and the culture that helped foster bands like Down, Eyehategod, Crowbar, Acid Bath, Goatwhore and many others. The documentary features in-depth interviews discussing the bands, catastrophe, drugs, suicide, murder, and records that helped shape the New Orleans sound known the world over.
Is our life predetermined from birth? Does our genes determine our personality and behavior? Is there a criminal gene? This documentary follows the well-known Danish journalist, author, and neurobiologist Lone Frank, who explores her own self with the help of her genetic map and her family history.
This film, produced in Indonesia and based on the old Japanese folk saying that "a man's happiness depends upon a knife, house, horse, wife, and singing bird," tells the story of the restoration of a young man to his rightful place in his society and nation, and depicts basic Indonesian traditions while outlining Indonesia's successful fight against malaria (with U.S. cooperation). The film follows Amin, a village youth who attempts to earn a living in the city. However, he is unsuccessful, and so he returns to his village to live with his wife-to-be, Marlina. Before the couple can marry, Marlina falls ill with malaria, and only after she is cured are they able to wed. The film was directed by Miriam Bucher and is a joint production of the U.S. Information Service (USIS) and Produksi Film Negara (PFN).
Eva and Dieter danced together for the first time in the winter of 1952. They got married, built a house and had three children. They argued, doubted, overcame crises and grew old together. Now Eva's strength is beginning to wane. They embark on a new path as a couple for the very last time, looking back on the happy moments, but also on the inevitable that lies ahead. How will this life as a couple work out?
Following three iconic train journeys from the air and on the ground, we discover the iconic landscapes of New Zealand, a country with the geographic diversity of an entire continent. On the way we learn about the extra-ordinary construction challenges of the 4,000 kilometre network.
Several species of dragonflies are shown in their natural habitat.
With almost 6000 employees, the Nuremberg Clinic is the largest municipal hospital in Europe. Using the urology clinic as an example, the film aims to make the infrastructure behind the medical care visible.
A journey to solve the mystery of a murder at sea and get immersed in the world of maritime crime.
In 2005, the sleepy community of Mineola, Texas, is thrown into turmoil when local children reveal shocking stories about a pedophile sex ring that took place at a local swingers club. As arrests are made, life sentences handed down, and lives ruined, it soon becomes apparent that there is a lot more to the story than meets the eye. Now, the startling long-term repercussions of the scandal are revealed.
Stories about the people of the world through their legends. We get to know and become closer to them. Through them, Ali Al Saloom reflects to us their culture, heritage, and what matters to them.
The Lost City of Atlantis has fascinated philosophers and historians for nearly 2,400 years and is known as one of the most extraordinary mysteries of the world. With a new trail of evidence, expert Stel Pavlou and volcanologist Jess Phoenix set out on a quest to solve the greatest archaeological mystery of all time – the rediscovery of Atlantis.
Wara, a teenager from the Puna, moves to a neighborhood on the outskirts of Jujuy. While she is going through uprooting as well as the mourning for the death of her grandmother on her father’s side, questions arise in her that she will solve through a dialogue between her voice and her violin.
Series looking at the 1920s and 30s, which creates a portrait of an age so daring, influential and exciting that it still shapes who we are today.
The astonishing secret events behind the Russian submarine, Red October, that went missing on March 8, 1968, taking the Soviet Union and U.S. to the brink of war.
The War that Made America is a PBS miniseries about the French and Indian War, which was first aired in two parts on January 18 & 25, 2006. The series features extensive reenactments of historical events, with on-screen narration provided by Canadian actor Graham Greene. Much of the story focuses on George Washington, connecting his role in the war with the later American Revolution. Pontiac's Rebellion, which followed the French and Indian War, is also covered in the series. The series was filmed in June, July, and August 2004 in and around the Western Pennsylvania region where many events actually took place during the war.
Follow Tracyraquel Berns' emotional journey to unravel the convoluted excuses that were given about her baby brother Matthew's sudden death when she was just two years old.
Harrowing accounts drive an explosive and cinematic exploration of the Roswell incident through the eyes of those who were there. A frightening journey into the heart of the nation's most disturbing alien encounter.
In three poignant acts, as rigorous as a major assize trial, Rémi Lainé and Pascale Robert-Diard deliver the human truth of the Le Roux-Agnelet case, over the course of a dizzying legal series spanning nearly forty years.
As Johnny prepares to create a piece of public art for his home town of St Helens, an unexpected diagnosis sets him off on a complex emotional journey of self-discovery where art and life sometimes merge.
This series reveals the extraordinary secrets of Europe’s engineering wonders. Filmed across six great nations, it will explore record-breaking construction projects, innovative machines and vehicles, and ingenious design. It will also reveal the hidden engineering that drives Europe’s most iconic landmarks and the people who keep them working today.
Dan Snow, Raksha Dave and John Sergeant retrace the final 100 days of ancient Egypt’s most legendary pharaoh Tutankhamun, to find out what daily life was like for the 19-year-old king.