"Even the pyramids," Hitler told his protégé, architect Albert Speer, "will be dwarfed by the stone and concrete masses I plan to erect." By early in the twentieth century Nuremberg was regarded as the most anti-Semitic city in Europe. By 1929 Hitler had decided to…
Casting By places the spotlight on one of filmmaking's unsung heroes – the casting director – and takes us on a journey through 50 years of Hollywood history from an entirely new perspective. Pioneers like Marion Dougherty and Lynn Stalmaster were iconoclasts whose exquisite taste…
14-year-old Laura Dekker sets out - camera in hand - on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. In the wake of a year-long battle with Dutch authorities that sparked a global storm of media scrutiny, Laura now finds herself far from land,…
When pioneering land artist Michael Heizer finds the giant boulder he's been searching for since 1968, it sets off an epic struggle to realize one of America's newest and largest public artworks, 'Levitated Mass.' The 340-ton rock's journey from a desert quarry to its perch atop…
Een film van Saskia Gubbels In de documentaire 0,8 Ampère Geluk wordt een aantal patiënten geportretteerd terwijl zij voor hun depressie behandeld worden met Electro Convulsie Therapie (ECT). Saskia Gubbels laat zien hoe deze ongrijpbare ziekte de levens van de hoofdpersonen en hun families…
Houston hip-hop legend, CEO, and philanthropist, Slim Thug has more than earned the right torefer to himself as the "Boss of All Bosses". For over a decade, Slim has proven that he is a force to be reckoned with in music, business, and as a pillar in his community. He's continued to change…
'There is no place on earth like planet Persia.' Australian documentary filmmaker David Vee spent 2 ½ years living in the Islamic Republic of Iran. If there was one country, where the word dichotomy had to be used, it would be Iran. Paradoxically religion is everywhere, yet nowhere.…
It’s the landmark case that haunted jurors for decades. Ruby McCollum, an African-American woman, killed a prominent white doctor/ Senator-elect in Live Oak, Florida, after being subjected to years of sexual abuse. Remarkable secrets and terrible truths were revealed during her trial and incarceration,…
De kinderen van Anton de Kom, verzetsheld van Nederland en Suriname, vertellen het levensverhaal van hun vader (1898-1945)
Uncensored exposes a very taboo topic especially in some communities (especially Asian communities) - too extreme and forbidden that these stories could not make it on air! We zoom into the lives of what many will deem as the black sheep of our society -Transsexuals. We delve into this dark culture…
Bongkar has created controversy once again in its 2nd season unmasking taboos kept under wraps by the Malay/Muslim community. While the successful run of Bongkar Series 1 is about uncovering financial scams, Bongkar 2 uncovers the hidden and at times rampant taboos, exclusive to the Malay community.…
From immigration issues in early schools to the controversial demise of their widespread use in the 1950s and 1960s, “Country School” combines visually stunning images of a myriad of restored and decaying buildings--including one designed by Frank Lloyd Wright--with surprising, humorous and…
