Bushfires are common throughout Australia in the hot summer months. This compelling series reveals the daily activities of an elite team of dedicated firefighters as they wage a relentless battle against a completely unpredictable enemy.
A film about another kind of "unreturned soldier" than Shohei Imamura has profiled elsewhere, Karayuki-San, The Making of a Prostitute finds the filmmaker interviewing Zendo Kikuyo, a former Karayuki-San. 74 years old at the time of filming, she offers a frank and harrowing testimony into her…
Eine Filmreihe über Liebe, Sexualität und Partnerschaft von Menschen mit Behinderung Die Filmreihe ist zusammen mit Menschen mit Behinderung entstanden. Vor und hinter der Kamera befassen sie sich mit den Themen Liebe, Sexualität und Partnerschaft: Wie war das erste Mal? Wie bekomme…
A sensitive, powerful documentary captures the pain of life in a nursing home while offering hope through Validation®, an innovative helping method that returns dignity. Excellent for all levels of hospital and nursing home staff, the DVD is an on-camera demonstration of Validation®. A skilful…
Confiscation of Red Indian lands for exploitation. Poetic film about the forced relocation of 12,000 Navajo Indians which took place in Arizona. The federal government claimed to be settling a land dispute between the Hopi and the Navajo tribes. In fact the relocation was only to serve to facilitate…
History of riots in Britain. Liverpool’s Toxteth and many London suburbs were all scenes of violent rioting in 1981. The riots have been attributed to many causes but journalist Simon Winchester reveals that the phenomenon of civil disorder has been part of the British way of life for more than…
BlaxploItalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema is a documentary that uncovers the careers of a population of entertainers never heard from before: Black actors in Italian cinema. With modern day interviews and archival footage, the documentary discloses the personal struggles and triumphs that…
It took an A-list comedy club to pull Phillip Kopczynski out of the Redneck Bars and Honky-Tonks of Northern Idaho and Eastern Washington where he started comedy. In “Phillip Kopczynski: Live at Spokane Comedy Club” he talks about the transition from small town kid to medium city family man.…
Live comedy with the master of sublime weirdness, Eddie Izzard, recorded in New York, 26 June 2000.
PLAYBACK SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS® "Climate Change, COVID and Commerce" takes an in-depth look at the current state of economic innovation and social responsibility as business leaders around the world face multiple crises. This special episode features exclusive reporting on the impact…
Suivez le quotidien et les péripéties inhabituels d’un équipage téméraire lors d’une traversée épique de deux mois de l’océan Atlantique à bord d’un catamaran, le Lucia 40. Voguez avec cette famille intrépide…
In 1997, Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman offered to pay for an integrated prom in his hometown of Charleston, Mississippi where proms were still separated by race. The school board refused. Eleven years later in 2008, Freeman offered again, and his offer was accepted. This documentary…
