Movies: History

Documentary on the atrocities the germans committed at the start of WW I in Dinant....

A man is hired to compile the definitive history of human existence before the planet is blown up by aliens....

This drama tells the harrowing story of an immigrant family in the New World. On arrival in Canada, their hopes for a better life were dashed when immigration officials refused to grant entry to their daughter. During a routine medical examination it...

Who is missing in our history? Hayashi Studio investigates the hidden history of BC, as documented by a Japanese photographer, Senjiro Hayashi....

Welcome to the La Paloma Theater. Please enjoy this presentation, in which the theater's owner takes you through its luscious history-and nothing else....

He described his love of art as his greatest inclination from his youth: Johann Joachim Winckelmann as a representative and rediscoverer of Greek and Roman antiquity. He was the father of European art history and was the victim of a robbery-murder in...

Produced for Westinghouse Electric...

In the mob-controlled town of Phenix City, Alabama in the 1950s, a crusading lawyer is assassinated after he is elected attorney general on a platform of 'Man Against Crime'. His son reluctantly takes his place, vowing to clean up Phenix City and fin...

Every New Year, and in celebration of their Independence, Haitian families gather together to feast in honor of a line of ancestors that fought for their freedom. The centerpiece of the festivity is the joumou soup—a traditional soup dating back cent...

Dating back to the 1800s, Birmingham’s roller skating scene is a flourishing, diverse community - but it lacks dedicated spaces. This community documentary explores the history of one roller venue, The Tower Ballroom, and considers what it tells us ...

Tanjung Gusta Prison is the largest prison in North Sumatra. The North Sumatran region has the highest crime rate in Indonesia. In 2013, Tanjung Gusta experienced major riots caused by several internal and external problems. This could happen to othe...

Filmmaker Mary Galloway's feature documentary looks at the origins and continued impact of the famed Cowichan sweater....

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As Lil Janosch witnesses a performance of SenfMC performing a racist song he and Paul Badman decide to take matters into their own hands...

At once a vast expanse of mesmerizing desolation and the crucible of human history, the Sahara Desert has been both the battlefield of empires and the haunted wilderness at the margins of the known world for thousands of years. Shot on location, thi...

USSR General Petrov hijacks French television to transmit a message of the utmost importance....

A fun, nostalgic look at the rich history of Lagoon Amusement Park, which has enchanted visitors for generations with its rides, rock concerts, and family fun for more than a century....

In the final weeks of WW2, as the Nazis are on the verge of surrender, a young British stenographer is faced with a difficult decision when his commanding officer orders him to write a letter authorizing an airstrike that could result in thousands of...

A historical documentary about the Island of Jersey narrated by the people that live there. Directed by Richard Oliver....

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