*NEW - Beyond The Far Side
Fifty years after Neil Armstrong walked on its surface, the Moon is back at the center of the international attention… Space X, the China spatial program: newcomers are developing unprecedented technologies, surpassing technical challenges, and bringing back new findings about the Moon. BEYOND THE FAR SIDE takes the form Read More...
*NEW - Black American Experience Series, The
The Black American Experience series features African Americans who left their stamp on history and celebrates over 200 years of change in America. From children of slavery to the first African American elected President, this series is an inspiring journey of courage, defeat. Their stories are a vivid reminder that Yes, We Can Read More...
*NEW - Hispanic American Experience, The
From creators to space travelers and authors to statesmen, numerous noteworthy Latino American pioneers have transformed the world. This program commemorates eminent Hispanic American females whose impact has touched all aspects of life. There is no industry in which Hispanic Americans haven't left their indelible mark on hi Read More...
*NEW - Native American Experience, The
Although our Founding Fathers, Presidents, and military leaders are celebrated as heroes of American culture, the valuable contributions made by indigenous people to many key events in the country's history are often disregarded. Whether they were actors or activists, artists or athletes, Native American men significantly im Read More...
*NEW - Picture Books On DVD Series- Volume 7
Recommended: Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Video Librarian Modern storybooks, adapted to DVD, help capture young children's imagination and encourage a love of reading. Viewers will learn about the world around them with stories that explore other cultures, explain the past, examine dif Read More...
*NEW - Where The Food Comes From
Chip Carter digs deep inside the food industry to meet the people who have a passion for growing our crops and keeping the world fed…from the farms to the research labs to the offices where people make rules that regulate it all. Along the way, he also looks into fascinating areas like agritourism, charcuterie-makin Read More...
*NEW - Wow, I Never Knew That
Wow, I Never Knew That! is a whimsical series that is jam-packed with exciting tidbits and fascinating facts that uncover the truths and origins behind the stuff you’re already familiar with. From items you use every day to the phrases you use in conversation to the habits you’re so accustomed to, you’ll be fas Read More...
100 Years, 100 Events Series
Broadcast Rights available for 100 individual programs at 6 minutes each. This collection of documentaries looks at the most worldly and the most consequential events of the 20th Century. It is extremely rare that a series of this magnitude can offer such a unique clarity of events, credibly enhanced with insider accounts. It&# Read More...
Adventure Of America’s Horses, The
A film by Marie Brunet-Debaines Mustangs, the wild successors of America’s first horses. These iconic American horses opened up routes through a continent and conquered its plains and unspoiled heart. Today, these untamed horses are fighting for their freedom and even their very survival in the wide open spaces Read More...
America's Secret D-Day Disaster
How did a rehearsal for a D-Day invasion of Utah Beach in Normandy result in the death of a thousand Allied soldiers? 'Exercise Tiger' was the Allies' worst training disaster during World War II - hushed up until 1984. Eyewitness accounts, top-secret documents, film archives and findings from underwater excavations Read More...
Back to Basquiat
This film is first and foremost a journey. From Brooklyn to Abidjan, via the Mississippi, Puerto Rico and Haiti. A journey through the search for his identity of the most famous black American contemporary artist, and one of the 20th century's major painters. But it's a paradoxical journey because, despite his Haitian an Read More...
Beat Generation, The
Recommended: Video LibrarianA film by Jean-Jacques Lebel and Xavier VilletardThis documentary tells the story of the incredible and enduring friendship between Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs, and Read More...
Betty Boop for ever
Betty Boop was the first female human character in the entire history of cartoons, she was also the first woman to have the leading role in a cartoon. Born in 1930 with gorgeous legs, huge bedroom eyes, a soft singer voice, Betty Boop was a hit! As she blows out 90 candles in 2020, the sexy little brunette and her legendary Boop Read More...
Big Data, Big Brother
An in-depth look at how two of the most famous dystopian novels became reality.Big Data, Big Brother exposes just how closely today’s reality mirrors two of the most well-known dystopian novels of the 20th century: Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and George Orwell’s 1984. Welcome to a wo Read More...
Biographies Of Famous People Series
A 5-part humanities series featuring uniquely famous individuals from divergent walks of life and regional areas of North America who have made a recognized and significant contribution to the history and spirit of America.Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart amazed the world with her aviating prowess during a time in America when the Read More...
Cuban Colonel, The Russian General & The Near Destruction Of The World
The Cuban Missile Crisis played out in the month of October 1962. Never before or since has the world been so close to destruction. Colonel Osvaldo Fernandez was one of the few Cubans who actually knew what was going on at the time. As a young liaison officer, his job was to follow the Soviet troops to the various s Read More...
Defining Moments In US History Series
Obfuscated, and rarely punished, the lies of those in power often achieve their goal: to change the course of history. Who are the perpetrators of these falsehoods? Heads of state, politicians and military leaders, supported by their hierarchies. They have no qualms about lying to the radio, on television, to millions of people, Read More...
Destinations: The Americas
Originally $999, now $750 Recommended: Booklist Filmed entirely on location from Northern Canada to South America's southern tip, this ongoing travel series invites discovery of the most significant destinations in all of the America's. Each major travel destination reveals the most popular "must see&q Read More...
Famous Explorers Series
Designed to enhance the social studies curriculum for the intermediate aged student on up. The Famous Explorers Series features adventurers who have left their legacy on the history of the North American continentSir Francis Drake English explorer and privateer, was the most famous of the Renaissance Era seafarers. He circled th Read More...
Famous People in Literature Series
Their titles include novelist, playwright, poet and essayist. But they are also known as social activist, pacifist, reformer, human rights activist and humorist. Famous People in Literature examines literary giants who left a legacy of works that remain required reading in the classroom. Their writings Read More...
Famous People In US History Series
From the explorer our country is named after, to the leaders that helped establish it and the entrepreneurs that made it grow, Famous People in US History offers a fascinating look at a broad cross-section of world-renowned individuals that helped shape America. Each historic re-creation explores the m Read More...
Famous People, Incredible Lives Series
This visually rich series offers a fascinating look at a broad cross-section of world renowned individuals. Every historic re-creation explores the most important developments of their very famous lives whether artist, businessman, composer, leader, philosopher, poet, explorer, writer, reformer, scientist or ruler. Interested v Read More...
Freedom Seekers: Stories From The Western Underground Railroad
A film by Gary Jenkins.Recommended: Library Journal You've provided a framework for understanding the western Underground Railroad. I both enjoyed it and learned from it, and I highly recommend it. & Read More...
From Watts to Watts: A Portrait of Filmmaker Charles Burnett
CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGECharles Burnett is an eminent figure of the Black independence movement. His dual identity, as African American and independent filmmaker, makes his work rare and valuable, revealing the shortcomings of American society. A subtle and powerful storyteller, he describes the lives and dreams of African Read More...
Great Cemeteries Of The World Series
Recommended Library JournalHave you ever considered a cemetery to be a living museum? Well it is!It's what remains after everything else is gone. If you haven't spent time at a cemetery you're missing one of life's most interesting places. Aesthetically they're beautiful, Read More...
Great Lakes Series, The
Recommended: Video Librarian These five bodies of water, created 10,000 years ago, hold 3/4 of the world’s standing fresh water. Over 50 million people live within 100 miles of a Great Lake’s port. Because they comprise such a large waterway, they have played a vital role in the lives and histories of many of our anc Read More...
Greenpeace: The Story
"My mother used to joke about the chutzpah of believing that three or four people, sitting around a kitchen table could change the world. And yet, we did exactly that." Robert Stowe The creation of Greenpeace is probably the most exciting and heroic environmenta Read More...
Heavy Water War, The
Recommended: Video Librarian, Educational Media Reviews Online In 1939 the scientific world is buzzing. The race for the atomic bomb is launched. But to control nuclear fission, the French and the Germans alike absolutely need heavy water. This rare resource is produced in a single factory in Vemork, a small Norwegian town Read More...
Historic Hotels of America Series ($840.00 Series, was $1,250)
Enrich Travel & History Collections With These American Treasures Produced in cooperation with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and shot entirely on location throughout the US, this series features some of the most prestigious and historic hotels in the nation. Each program highlights the facilities and unique h Read More...
JFK's Women: A Danger To National Security?
John F. Kennedy – the President who risked his political career in return for sex. Using recently released FBI files and eyewitness accounts, this documentary reveals JFK's long string of affairs and lovers in the context of events at the time. The historical significance of his dalliances is heightened by the fact th Read More...
Les Misérables & Victor Hugo: In the Name of the People
Without a doubt, Les Misérables is one the most well-known novels in the history of literature. Better still, it made its author the people’s spokesman. How and why is this text still so important? This documentary aims to introduce us to those who recognise themselves in Hugo, to tell us how Hugo made Les Mis&eacut Read More...
Let Freedom Ring Collection
A Collection of documentaries by George Ciampa "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction....It must be fought for, protected, and handed on to them (future generations) to do the same.” - Ronald Reagan The mission of LET FREEDOM RING is to educate young adults on the meaning a Read More...
Lewis & Clark Expedition, The
Recommended: School Library Journal, Video Librarian• Program 1: Includes St. Louis to the Continental Divide • Program 2: Includes Continental Divide to the Pacific OceanIn 1803 US President Thomas Read More...
Moonbug: A Photographic History
Bitten by the 'Moonbug', photographer Steve Pyke set out on a journey across America in his search to meet and photograph the Apollo space pioneers. A journey in which he was to meet the adventurers, risk takers and dreamers who were behind one of the most historic endeavors of our time. From living rooms and moonscape d Read More...
Mountains & Life Series
Celebrating the most epic landscapes on Earth!Mountains and Life journeys to the rooftop places of our world to meet the people who cherish, honour, and fight for them. From farmers, artists, and rescue teams, to scientists, musicians, and monks, this series reveals the different ways these mountain-dwellers have adapted t Read More...
Once Were Enemies
US Tank Commander Lee Smith and Platoon Leader Bill Cumbaa return to the island of Peleliu 60 years after their WW II battle to meet former enemies Tsuchida Kiyokazu and Shinji Karasumaru. Now in their 80s, they relive this tragic time sharing secrets and personal stories. We feel their painful past and learn how time has chang Read More...
Osama bin Laden: A Decade To Justice
Recommended: Booklist, Video Librarian A dramatic, powerful and at times unnerving retelling of the events leading up to and surrounding the death of the world's most wanted man.This documentary includes President Obama's Address to the Nation, a remembrance to 9/11, the decade long hunt to find Osama bin Laden, the r Read More...
Overseas Chinese: North America
Chinese immigrants looking for a better life in North America had to pay the price of countless heartbreaks, humiliation and even death. Scattered like seeds on foreign soil, they had to struggle hard to take root, braving hostility, discrimination, and inequality. Having shed blood, sweat and tears, they have emerged from a cen Read More...
Pocahontas and the Survival of Jamestown
At the beginning of the 17th century, Spain’s empire included vast expanses of the Americas. James I of England knew he must act quickly if he wants to establish his own colonies. The attempt to establish the Roanoke Colony 30 years earlier was a complete failure. Could Jamestown, founded by a small group of men 3,50 Read More...
Political Assassination: American Studies Collection
Political assassinations have long changed the course of world history. This collection of acclaimed documentaries looks at the best known assassinations in the region and provides little know facts and insight to help better understand the geo-political situations that led to their untimely deaths. Witness interviews, re-enactm Read More...
Political Assassination: History Forever Changed Series
Political assassinations have forever changed the course of world history. This collection of acclaimed documentaries looks at twenty of the best known assassinations and provides little know facts and insight to help better understand the geo-political situations that led to their untimely deaths. Witness interviews, re-enactme Read More...
Revolt! Historic Revolutions
Over the course of civilizations there have been revolutions where ordinary people united to overthrow oppressive regimes. However, there were three revolutions that changed the course of modern history and initiated major changes to the political, social and economic ideologies adopted around the world. The American Revol Read More...
Rise Of Great Powers, The: What Makes the Difference?
Recommended: Video Librarian Two years in the making, Rise of Great Powers travels from ancient Rome to the United States of America in the 20th century to explore the nature of influence and power throughout history. Leading academics reveal the x factor that these nations had and others did not. This histo Read More...
Rivers Of North America Series
Recommended: School Library Journal, BooklistDesigned to stimulate young students this important series provides a unique look at the role great rivers have played and continue to play in the development of a nation. Beginning at the headwaters and meandering through majestic landscapes, the waters of these great rivers continue Read More...
Secrets Of The West
Explore the history, culture and stunning landscapes of the classic American West. Join scientists and adventurers as they explore the origins of the great western movement known as manifest destiny. Engage with university professors and park officials as they take you on a personal anthropological tour of the ancient peop Read More...
Speeches That Changed The World
Words and delivery can combine to galvanize an audience, creating ‘I remember where I was when...’ moments. JFK at the Brandenburg Gate or Martin Luther King at the Lincoln Memorial provide unforgettable examples that still stir today. This collection of classic speech excerpts contains not only inspiring orati Read More...
Symbols Of America Series
Recommended: Booklist, School Library JournalThis comprehensive series is designed to help young learners understand and appreciate the images that have become the symbols that represent the greatness of the world’s mightiest nation. These images, recognized around the world, symbolize the American people, the American gov Read More...
Tobacco Inc.: The Industry of Lies
"Nicotine isn’t addictive". These words are the ones that the tobacco industry’s seven most important leaders pronounced in front of the United States Congress. It was April 4th, 1994. Four years later, they had to pay a $200 billion fine and to make their archives public. Deep inside these millions of page Read More...
Travel Thru History Series
Travel Thru History is a unique, Emmy nominated travel series that explores diverse cities and historical sites around the world while experiencing the cultural, archaeological and architectural features of these unique locations. Titles include: Albany & Saratoga Springs, New York We’ll take the Albany capital t Read More...
US Government: How It Works Series
While the complexities of the American political system have never been greater, the right visual aid can help students sift through them—and even develop a passion for the subject. This six-part series is an ideal tool for introducing and exploring key aspects of U.S. government and public policy. Using a combination of e Read More...
Wall Street Series: World Financial Center
Wall Street has played a leading role in the growth and development of the United States of America. So too, it has helped to establish America as the center of world capital markets, albeit not without missteps. In this comprehensive collection, interviews with the world's most highly respected economists, historians, profe Read More...
Walls Of The World: Security, Division & Unity
Recommended: Video Librarian, Educational Media Reviews Online Narrated by the 2018 Emmy® Award-winning actor Matthew Rhys, this compelling series explores six of the world’s most iconic walls and borders. From the crumbling ruins of ancient walls to brick barriers that are currently under constructi Read More...
Women of The Third Reich, The
German women have long been perceived as passive witnesses to the crimes of the Nazi regime. Yet the ideologists of the Third Reich used these women as an essential part of their system. This documentary will shatter the conventional image of these women. Loyal, indoctrinated, ambitious and fanatic, they were an integral part of Read More...
World Crisis: Cause and Effect
There are moments and events that forever change our psyche and the way we view the world. There are days that begin like any other, but end in crisis. These are the events we must learn from, lest they be repeated. This engrossing and highly recommended series examines the cause and subsequent effect of each crisis - from l Read More...
WWII’s Great Escapes: The Freedom Trails
Recommended: Video Librarian WWII’s Great Escapes follows explorer and former Royal Marine Monty Halls on the path of the Freedom Trails. Tens of thousands of men and women staked their lives following these little-known routes through unknown, enemy territory and out of Nazi occupied Europe. The Freedom Trails l Read More...