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Category: Documentary

Documentary

  • The Comrade: The Life of Luiz Carlos Prestes

    Chronicles the life of military lieutenant, later communist militant and Brazilian politician Luiz Carlos Prestes.

  • 4 Little Girls

    On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation–and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee re-examines the full story of the bombing, including a revealing interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace.

  • The Making of ‘DragonHeart’

    This documentary was first released on the laserdisc for DragonHeart, and was then re-released on both the Collector’s Edition and Franchise Collection DVDs.

  • Face to Face

    US-Documentary on Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee

  • Hong Kong Night Guide

    The film documents the night life scenes of both Hong Kong and Macau, from nightclubs, sauna baths to young ladies making category III VCDs.

  • Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist

    The story of Robert Flanagan, a man who was born with cystic fibrosis and told he wouldn’t live past 20, who through a unique odyssey of masochism, art and love found a way to live decades past his expiration date.

  • Underwater Iceland

    Marko Röhr’s film crew takes the viewer to Europe’s last unexplored area: Iceland’s unique underwater world. We explore the geysers of boiling waters and the crystal clear lakes off the coast of Iceland. We dive under the icebergs, into the tears between the continental plates and into the deep caves.

  • Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

    Christmas abounds with traditions, from neighborhood carolers to lovingly decorated trees, but from where did all these rituals emerge? This enlightening program looks at the origins of the Western world’s most popular Christmas traditions — from the significance of December 25th and its relationship to winter solstice to the enchanting legend of Santa Claus and Prince Albert’s 1841 unveiling of the Christmas tree.

  • Waco: The Rules of Engagement

    In one of the most tragic face-offs in the history of law enforcement, the deadly debacle at Waco pitted the Branch Davidian sect against the FBI in an all-out war. This documentary makes the most of footage and recordings to examine how the events that led to the tragedy of April 19, 1993, unfolded, and how the FBI’s unrelenting approach made what was already a bad situation much worse.

  • Light Spirit: Lighthouses of the Maine Coast

    All about lighthouses.