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Learn how the longest reigning monarch in British history was shaped by World War II. Princess Elizabeth’s experiences during the war mirrored those of the public and helped shape her into the Queen she is today.
This well-researched documentary provides historical background for the fascinating story behind the Oscar-winning drama The King’s Speech. Archival footage of King George VI is combined with interviews of…
Conform: The Mennonite Migration to Mexico of the 1920s tells the fascinating story of the nearly 8,000 Mennonites who left Manitoba and Saskatchewan for northern Mexico in the 1920s, in the largest mass emigration in Canada’s history. Convinced they had been promised autonomy over the education of their children when they immigrated from imperial Russia a half-century earlier, they felt betrayed by public school legislation introduced during the First World War, meant to instill loyalty…
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activist to world-renowned leader of the Civil Rights movement. Rare footage of King’s speeches, protests, and arrests are interspersed with scenes of other high-profile supporters and opponents of the cause, punctuated by heartfelt testimonials by some of Hollywood’s biggest stars.
Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixon’s closest aides – and convicted Watergate conspirators – offer a surprising and intimate new look into his Presidency.
Tom Hanks, Imagine Entertainment and HBO present From the Earth to the Moon, the dramatic story of the unforgettable Apollo missions and their heroic astronauts, from President John F. Kennedy’s historic speech, through the first manned expeditions into space, to the defining moment of the space program – putting a man on the moon. “One small step for man…one giant leap for mankind.” Powerfully told as never before through the unforgettable performances of Cary Elwes,…
1969 documentary film covering the flight of Apollo 11 from vehicle rollout to splashdown and recovery. Footprints on the Moon contains footage filmed by the astronauts themselves as well as the vast film crew assembled at Cape Kennedy and the Houston Space Center. Directed by William Gibson, the film also includes television transmissions from space, many of which have never been seen by the general public.
What it was like by the men who went. Only 24 men have left low earth orbit. IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON combines archival material from the original NASA film footage, much of it never before seen, with interviews with the surviving astronauts, Starring Apollo 11 Command Pilot Major General Mike Collins and Buzz Aldrin. also including Jim Lovell, Dave Scott, John Young, Gene Cernan, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke and Harrison Schmitt….
October 4th 1957, and the Russians take a huge leap forward in rocketry when they successfully launch Sputnik 1 – the world’s first artificial satellite. Over the years the Soviets would with their space achievements, and it was America’s turn to respond. Moon Machines in the US and UK is a Science Channel HD documentary miniseries consisting of six episodes documenting the engineering challenges of the Apollo Program to land a man on the Moon….
In the early morning hours of December 21, 1968, three astronauts strapped themselves into a tiny capsule perched atop the most powerful rocket ever built. They were about to attempt the most daring, dangerous mission in the history of exploration: a journey from the earth to the moon. If they succeeded, they would realize a dream that had captured people’s imaginations since time began. If they failed, the United States would be forced to cede…
If there is one part of the Bible that has undergone more scrutiny and abuse than any other, it is the very beginning—GENESIS! So what exactly happened at the “Creation,” at the “Beginning?”
Arguably one of the most fateful and resonant events of the last half millennium, the Pilgrims journey west across the Atlantic in the early 17th century is a seminal, if often misunderstood episode of American and world history. The Pilgrims explores the forces, circumstances, personalities and events that converged to exile the English group in Holland and eventually propel their crossing to the New World; a story universally familiar in broad outline, but almost entirely…
To understand eighteenth-century America through a woman’s eyes, historian and author Laurel Thatcher Ulrich spent eight years working through Martha Ballard’s massive but cryptic diary. “A Midwife’s Tale” chronicles the interwoven stories of two remarkable women: an eighteenth-century midwife and healer and the twentieth-century historian who brought her words to light.
Miriam and Dave Lapp are a charming young couple with a brood of adorable children. Dave works in and part owns a construction company. They are also members of the ‘Old Order’ Amish community in Pennsylvania,whose church forbids all technology – though Dave gets lifts to work in a car and the couple,by allowing themselves to be filmed,risk the wrath of church elders. Having outlined their traditional life-style to camera Miriam persuades several friends to…
Route 66 – an American nightmare Three Saxons make their way from the US east to the west coast in an old Cadillac. There is obviously no other reason for this than a holiday planned as a road trip. The ramshackle but original Cadillac at all corners and ends thwarts this right from the start. The constantly necessary seeking outside help with the smaller and larger repairs leads to strange circumstances. After 100 minutes of…
In the turbulence of war, in a place where survival was just short of miraculous, the Aleuts of Alaska would redefine themselves — and America. From indentured servitude and isolated internment camps, to Congress and the White House, this is the incredible story of the Aleuts’ decades-long struggle for human and civil rights. Narrated by Martin Sheen and original music score by Composer Alan Koshiyama, the program draws compelling parallels to the present, as our…
This is a true story based on transcripts of the Salem Witch Trials. Sarah (Vanessa Redgrave) and her two sisters are put on trial for suspicion of witchcraft. While her sisters are hanged, Sarah is sentenced to a prison term to be served in a box barely large enough for her to lie down in. When she is released, her family name is cleared and all she is given for all she has suffered are…
From award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter comes “The Lady Bird Diaries,” a groundbreaking all-archival documentary film about Lady Bird Johnson, one of the most influential and least understood First Ladies. The feature film looks at the 123 hours of personal and revealing audio diaries that Lady Bird recorded during her husband’s administration. The film reveals Lady Bird as an astute observer of character and culture and a savvy political strategist. It recasts her crucial role in…