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*NEW - All The Answers
A fun, fast-paced series that dives into interesting topics of all kinds, taking students on a "did you know" adventure. From pivotal inventions, natural wonders, sports, science, history, and wildlife, to the human body, the magic of our planet, and the vast expanse of our World.Episode 1: Solar System, Light Bu Read More...



*NEW - Anthropocene
Humans have lived in the geological era of the fourth Holocene of the new age for 10,000 years. However, some scientists have determined the human impact on Earth and stated that the era of the Holocene has ended and that the new era of Anthropocene has begun. This means that human activity is equal to asteroid impacts and tecto Read More...



*NEW - Arcimboldo: Portrait of An Audacious Man
What if Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a painter of Modern Art before its time? With their unique style, the Composite Heads by the Milanese painter are among the most famous works from the Renaissance period. Largely forgotten after his death in 1593, he was re-discovered by the Surrealists. After them, throughout the 20th century, nu 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 - Elliott Erwitt: Silence Sounds Good
Elliott Erwitt spent his entire adult life taking photographs, of presidents, popes and movie stars, as well as regular people and their pets. His work is iconic in world culture while his life is largely unknown. 'Elliott Erwitt — Silence Sounds Good' is a quiet, intimate portrait of an artist at work, who v Read More...



*NEW - English National Opera Presents, The
Filmed live from The London Coliseum, enjoy this superb collection of performances from the English National Opera. All titles are sung in English. Each opera contains two DVD’s in a single DVD case.Operas Include:Benvenuto CelliniMonty Python legend Terry Gilliam unleashes his inexhaustible imagination on Berl 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 - Magellan's Extraordinary Odyssey
THE FABULOUS STORY OF THE GREATEST MARITIME EXPLOIT OF ALL TIME This series, in the form of a four-part "docu-epic", draws on the explanations of historians, philosophers, and great sailors, a collection of period archives, charts, and texts signed by Magellan and his contemporaries, but also spectacular aerial images Read More...



*NEW - Music's Superpowers: Why Is Music Vital To Our Brain?
Through an international scientific and neurological investigation, this film will unveil the mystery of music’s multiple powers in our lives. Learning, growing up, loving, overcoming amnesia, anxiety and pain, and much more...at every stage of our lives, how does music play a decisive role in our development? 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 - 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 - World Is Yours, The
This travel series visits different continents, countries, cities, and towns to explore their unique cultures, history, attractions, sports, art, food, music, and more. A dynamic series for the whole family that circles the globe taking viewers on an exciting journey of discovery.Episode 1: China, The Grand Canyon & IndiaEpi Read More...



1000 Days For The Planet
1000 Days for the Planet is the latest project from world-renowned scientist and UN Ambassador for the Environment, Jean Lemire. Lemire explores the world from his 50-foot sailboat, the Sedna IV, stopping everywhere from Alaska to the Philippines. Along the way, the series reveals the extraordinary beauty of the planet whilst he 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...



Angry Planet Series
On Angry Planet, professional storm chaser George Kourounis continues his global adventure, traveling to some of the most dangerous places on Earth. But this time he’s on a special assignment.
As the planet heats up, natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe. From deadly wildfires raging across Austra Read More...



At Frida Kahlo's
"The Blue House" located in Mexico City, is the home where Frida Kahlo was born (1907) and would die (1954). She is surrounded not only by painter Diego Rivera, but also by Leon Trotsky, André Breton, Sergei Eisenstein, Pablo Neruda, Waldo Frank, Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Vassily Kandinsky, etc. As M 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...



BANANAS!* (Broadcast Rights Only)
LA Film Festival - Documentary Award NomineeBANANAS!* is a multi-layered courtroom drama about the global politics of food, the dynamics of first and third world nations, and human rights at its simplest through a landmark legal case pitting a dozen Nicaraguan plantation workers against Dole. 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...



Beauty And The Breast
A film by Liliana Komorowska London Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize, Canada International Film Festival: Royal Reel Winner, World Film Festival: Best Documentary, Women's International Film Festival: Best Feature Documentary Highly Recommended: Video Librarian Beauty & The Breast offers a compelling insight into a de Read More...



Behind AI
Everything seems possible today thanks to Artificial Intelligence. But how successful will it be? Whereas more than ever before, technology is a driving force of evolution in our society, that driving force is now running riot. It worries a lot of computer programmers, the very creators of this AI, some of who have even become w Read More...



Beneath The Blindfold: Living A Tortured Life
Recommended: Booklist, Video Librarian, Educational Media Reviews Online With a gentle yet insistent voice, Beneath the Blindfold tells the stories of four torture survivors from around the globe who are now among the more than 500,000 survivors who live in the U.S. It is the first documentary to fully look at the lif 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...



Big Lego Christmas, A
Behind the scenes of the world’s most-profitable toymaker! A Big LEGO® Christmas offers viewers a sneak peek inside the legendary toy empire. Visit the famously-secretive LEGO® headquarters in Billund, Denmark as the team pulls out all the stops to stage the biggest LEGO® Christmas ever. Head to London’s Read More...



Big Pharma: Gaming The System
Big pharma is big business. Richer and more powerful than ever, Big Pharma has influence at the heart of the economy and politics. This film investigates the lobbying practices of the lucrative pharmaceutical industry that can alone decide on government health policies, possibly to the detriment of our health. This global and co Read More...



Climate Skeptics: The Climate War
For some years climate skeptics have been questioning the reality of global warming. These movements are financed by large industrial groups who significantly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and who have set up scientific research teams, think-tanks and lobbying groups to defend their theories. How do a few researchers Read More...



Conspiracy Rising
Why do people believe in conspiracy theories? What’s really at the root of society’s skepticism of the “official story”? Set against the global socio-political landscape, Conspiracy Rising uses the latest science and psychology to investigate the causes of conspiracy theories, the types of people w Read More...



Cosmic Flows: Cartographers of the Universe
A SCIENTIFIC QUEST TO MAP THE UNIVERSEMan has always sought further afield. After the seafaring explorers of the 16th century, 21st century cosmologists today navigate more celestial oceans, with each mission providing an ever-broader and more impressive cartography of our surroundings. At the avant garde of modern technology, t Read More...



Division Street
Recommended: Science Books and Films, Educational Media Reviews Online, Video Librarian, Science Magazine (AAAS) Roads are the largest human artifact on the planet; they have fragmented wild landscapes, endangered species, ushered in the "age of urban sprawl," and challenged our bedrock sense of community. Ameri Read More...



Epic Adventure Of A Hedgehog, The
Nature Without Borders (2021) - Best of ShowToday threatened with extinction, this small animal, more than 60 million years old, is undergoing a real rural exodus. Forced to flee its natural habitat because of our intensive farming methods, the hedgehog migrates to the green spaces of cities in search of food. Let's em Read More...



Femme: Women Healing The World
A film by Emmanuel Itier and Sharon StoneLos Angeles Film Festival Humanitarian Award Femme is a celebration of Women around the World. It is an innovative effort to illuminate the thoughts, voices and insights of women the world over. It is an opportunity for women to be heard and to hear one another in an unfiltered regard on Read More...



Film Unfinished, A (Broadcast Rights Only)
WINNER: Sundance FF - World Cinema Documentary Editing AwardWINNER: Hot Docs FF - Best International FeatureThis potent documentary uses a long-lost film reel, along with the aid of Jewish survivors’ testimony, to illustrate how the Nazis staged images of Jewish life during WW II to distort historical knowledge. This Read More...



Fish Wars
A film by: Frank SmithHighly Recommended: Science Books & Films, Video Librarian The seas of the Asia Pacific stand as one of the last major centers of marine biodiversity in the world. They contain 75% of the world's coral species and over 3,000 marine fish species. It is also one of the biggest sources of seafood for Read More...



Focus On Korea Series
Recommended: Library Journal This ongoing collection of independent documentaries provides a better understanding and insight into the Korea of today through an examination of the pressing societal issues of the day. Titles include: Crossing Three Borders: Risking your Life in the Diplomatic Game Guided by Pastor Peter Jung, Read More...



Fonko Series: Contemporary Africa Through Its Urban Music
Recommended: Video Librarian ...From the award-winning makers of "The Black Power Mixtape" (1967-1975) and "Concerning Violence”. Narrated by Neneh Cherry and Fela Kuti. This documentary series introduces some of the most outspoken and creative African artists of today, who take viewers on a ride into the d 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...



Graduates, The
A film by Song GAO This Song GAO directed documentary follows the stories of Feng Haitao, Li Yuchun, and Jin Lian after they graduate from the Sichuan Normal University. As they seek employment in one of China’s largest cities, Chengdu, the program makes us question the validity of a college diploma and whether w 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...



Gun Shop
A film by James Rogan The Financial Times: Critic’s Choice; The Guardian: Subtly terrifying. Highly Recommended: Library Journal Recommended: Video Librarian No issue currently divides Americans more than their constitutional right to bear arms versus the merits of gun control. This new, topical documentary 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...



House of Sharing: Conversations with Korean Comfort Women
Recommended: Library JournalDuring the Second World War, the Japanese Imperial Army abducted almost 200,000 young Korean women to torture and use as sex slaves. The few women who had the chance to return home, passed the end of their lives as pariahs of society. Eight of them, now in their eighties, keep on fighting fo Read More...



How To Recognize Fake News
Think of fake news as a disease. Without knowing how to identify and stop its spread, information literacy is at risk, especially among audiences whose critical thinking skills are vulnerable. This video series equips viewers with tools to spot the stories and images that are false, biased, altered or slanted, even those s Read More...



I, Psychopath
Meet Sam Vaknin, author of the book Malignant Self Love. Sam knows he’s a supreme narcissist...but is he, as he suspects, also a psychopath? To find out, he becomes the world’s first civilian volunteer to be thoroughly tested for psychopathy, undergoing what’s known as The Psychopathy Checklist as well as Read More...



I'm Fine, Not Really
Athletes have always been under pressure to win...they put aside their personal and mental feelings and “suck it up”, no matter what. Within the past year we saw a major shift and new focus on mental health through the eyes of elite sports figures. This ground-breaking and powerful documentary looks at the unhealthy Read More...



If A Tree Falls (Broadcast Rights Only)
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE - BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATUREIf A Tree Falls asks hard questions about environmentalism, activism, and the way we define terrorism.The remarkable story of the Earth Liberation Front’s rise and fall, told through one of its members, Daniel McGowan. Part coming-of-age tale, part cops-and-robber Read More...



Impossible Lens, The
"Every Photographer needs to watch this video."The extraordinary life story of world-renowned wildlife cinematographer and inventor Dr Jim Frazier. His optical genius paved the way for much of the world's cutting-edge optical technology including 3D. His over 40 national and international awards include Read More...



Impossible Planet
Recommended: Video Librarian, Educational Media Reviews Online Our planet generates an incredible amount of extraordinary phenomenon. A lot of these wonders can be reasonably explained but others baffle even the most experienced scientists.Impossible Planet takes viewers on a journey around the globe to Read More...



In the Starlight
A film by Mathieu Le LayHighly Recommended: Video Librarian, Educational Media Reviews Online In the Starlight is an intimate portrait of the professional mountain landscape and adventure photographer Paul Zizka. Zizka has spent more than 10 years documenting the interplay of light and weather in the mountains, shooting 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...



Joan Miró: The Inner Fire
Thirty years after his death, Joan Miró has become an iconic figure in the art world. The more time passes, the more his work becomes universal, going beyond borders and genres. His work lives outside of museums, on the walls of prestigious institutions, and his influence extends into design and architecture and is visibl Read More...



Joy! Portrait Of A Nun: The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
A Film By Joe Balass about the Sisters of Perpetual IndulgenceContent Note: contains adult language, brief nudity, graphic images A shamanistic world of sexuality, spiritualism and political activism. A bearded nun. Through an intimate lens, this feature documentary takes us on an enlightening journey with Sister Missionary P. D Read More...



Kingdom For The Dzanga Gorillas, A
Recommended: Booklist Awards: International Wildlife Film Festival, France - Award for the Knowledge and Relations between Man and Animal; Wildlife Asia Festival, Singapore - Best Conservation; News & Documentary Emmy Awards - Writing Deep in the equatorial heart of the remote Congo Basin lives a tiny co Read More...



Lang Lang: Portrait of an Exceptional Artist
Lang Lang is already an undisputed international star of the piano. A "Wunderkind" like Mozart, Lang Lang is a demi-god in China and a superstar in the rest of the world. Portrait of An Exceptional Artist reveals not only a piano prodigy, but also a deeply involved artist and mentor. From his lessons in China, to Read More...



Last Days Of The USSR, The
From 1989 to 1991 a string of unpredictable and inescapable events happened. A jolting acceleration of history brought to light the rivalry between two men and their struggle for power: Gorbachev, hindered by the economic results of his perestroika, and Yeltsin, embodying the hopes of the Russian people. Illustrated with intervi 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...



Lives At The Border
A film by Pierre Raimond This film is the portrait of Vuthy, a young Cambodian who has dedicated himself to improving the lives of others. He has been working with NGO Friends-International for fifteen years, managing a small team at the border between Thailand and Cambodia. This is a very sensitive area as many Cambo Read More...



Living With Walls
- Fears, hopes and blues of citizens forced to live with walls of separation - Since the beginning of time and the occurrence of human endeavor, walls have been built to protect from unwanted invasions. But Belfast (Northern Ireland), Nicosia (Cyprus) and Bethlehem (Palestine) are three cities divided even today by Read More...



Lost Army, The: Condemned To Hide In Order To Exist
A film by LEE Li-Saho As the Pacific War ends with the capitulation of Japan in 1945, large territories occupied until then by the Japanese Imperial forces are liberated, among them Korea, Formosa (now Taiwan) and large parts of Southern China. The latter will see the emergence of a violent civil war between the Nationalists a Read More...



Mad As Hell (Broadcast Rights Only)
Hot Docs Festival - WINNER CONSCIOUS MEDIA AWARDMAD AS HELL documents the tumultuous, at times hilarious and altogether astonishing trajectory of Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks' main host and founder, as he traverses from unknown Public Access TV host to Internet sensation. Read More...



Magda Goebbels: The Life and Times of a Fanatic
In Adolf Hitler’s bunker in Berlin, bombarded day and night by the Russian army, an elegant woman of around 40 poisons her six children before committing suicide. Her name was Magda Goebbels, and she was the wife of the notorious and sinister propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, and the Third Reich’s true Read More...



Malaria, The Serial Killer
Today, malaria kills twice as many people as AIDS, with some four million deaths per year. Two billion live in regions with malaria, 700 million of them infected. This documentary shows the disease’s current status, with specialists from around the world describing their research and experiences fighting against this 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...



Moral Ethics... Uncovering the Secrets of Childhood
Childhood is a crucial period when a child’s awakening character and values take shape. The influences from a parent as well as their surroundings will have a profound effect on the way a child behaves and acts in morally significant settings. Targeted to educators, parents and caregivers, this program comb Read More...



Music For Elephants
An incredible, unique and moving documentary about a British concert-pianist playing music to blind, injured and orphaned elephants with extraordinary results. At a sanctuary on the shores of the iconic River Kwai in Thailand, Paul Barton from Yorkshire plays the works of the world's great composers to endangered Read More...



My Broken Brain
Stories of resilience, love, and family in the face of adversity.Each day more and more people are being diagnosed with some form of neurological condition. Most of these conditions are debilitating, degenerative, or incurable. As this number is set to increase as the population ages, the importance of brain research canno Read More...



Nelson Mandela: One Man
Directed by: Marilyn Higgins Nelson Mandela is a shining example of what one man can do to change the world. One Man navigates Mandella's life from his birth in a small village and an oppressive regime through his struggles to overcome prejudice and hate to unify a nation. Viewers will discover how Nelson Mandela's dedic Read More...



Night School (Broadcast Rights Only)
A film by Emmy award-winning director Andrew Cohn Heartland Int’l Film Festival Winner- Audience Award and Best Documentary New York Times: "A movie about large setbacks and small triumphs, and the grit that takes you from one to the other."Indianapolis has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the Read More...



Of Hearts And Minds
The heart is the most symbolic organ of the human body. Draw a heart, and immediately you evoke feelings of love, appreciation, and friendship. Across the millennia, it has been seen as the source of emotions, the centre of our being. But by the seventeenth century, scientific understanding overturned historical ideas, and the Read More...



One Way Astronaut: Dying 33 Million Miles From Home
Stephan, Sara, Henri and Beatriz are four people who, like tens of thousands of applicants from all over the world, answered a promotion for people who’d like to visit Mars. There’s only one catch: this mission is one-way only. The Mars One initiative plans to take four astronauts on a mission to Mars within 10 yea Read More...



Operation Deep Sea: Shedding Light In The Oceans' Darkness
The oceans encompass more than 90% of our planet’s habitat, yet we know less about these blue depths than about the moon. When every deep sea research dive reveals a new species, you have to wonder what remains to be discovered. By presenting exciting new projects worldwide, this documentary reveals the latest devel Read More...



Placebo Effect, The
Originally $225, now $175Recommended: Science Books & Films, Video Librarian Scientific Jury Grand Prize, Docscient: International Scientific Film Festival The DVD should be promoted widely for doctors and nurses in-training as well as long-time practitioners. Olen R. Brown, retired, Dalton Car Read More...



Return of The Buffalo: Restoring The Great American Prairie
The vast area of the American prairie tells the story of a 150 year experiment: the settlement of the American plains. The radical plan of a scientist couple from New York is to make the Great Plains public property, a common area, and reverse it to its original condition. Project Buffalo Commons is the attempt to t Read More...



Return Of The Wolf: Fears, Legends and Reality
An iconic, mythical animal, the wolf is nevertheless a wild animal and a fearsome predator. This is what Italian and French breeders have realized when it reappeared in the Alps at the beginning of the nineties. The majority of the breeders organized to protect their herds, some in a legal way by creating associations, others i Read More...



Sacred Paths, The
In the four corners of the world, on all the continents, this documentary collection invites you to discover our world's sacred legacies. Everywhere, throughout all epochs and civilizations, human beings have experienced and expressed the sacred, thus questioning the mystery and the enigma of human existence. Compared to oth Read More...



Sandman, The
In the North of Canada, Indigenous Peoples' land is now home to the largest industrial project in the world: the exploitation of the tar sands, the new oil. Local Indigenous Peoples find their lands ransacked by the oil industry while these multinationals draw nearly two million barrels a day, up to five million by 203 Read More...



Science of Cooking, The
“The invention of cooking is what led to the rise of humanity" - Professor Richard Wrangham, Biological Anthropology, Harvard UniversityHumankind has been creating countless ways of cooking food as long as we can remember. Cooking is the product of human efforts for obtaining energy from nature. And within those Read More...



See No Evil
Hot Docs: Nominated Big Screen Award; DOK.fest, Munich: Best International Documentary; Message to Man, St. Petersburg: Special Jury Award See No Evil portrays the daily life of three famous elderly apes who spend their days in retirement, Cheeta of Tarzan fame, Kanzi, star pupil of ape linguistic studies, and a NASA space chi 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...



Struggle For Oil, The
The demand for energy is rising. For the oil industry, the demand justifies the development of new technologies and the expense of finding new depots. This program uncovers this fascinating crossroads of business and science, as they strive to keep the oil industry burning. Ambitiously technical and financially rewa Read More...



Syria: Children At War
Highly Recommended: Video Librarian Recommended: Booklist For more than seven years now, the civil war that opposes the rebel armies against the armed forces of Syrian president Assad has caused over 200,000 victims. The first victims of this thug are civilians, including children. Through this documentary, we follow Read More...



Tell Them Anything You Want (Broadcast Rights Only)
NO DVD AVAILABLE / ITV & BROADCAST RIGHTS ONLYHBO SPECIALA deeply moving tribute to Maurice Sendak, a seminal talent whose conflicts with success and lifelong obsession with death have subtly influenced his work. Sendak is best known for his book, Where The Wild Things Are, which he wrote twelve years into his career as a wr 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...



Venice: The Technological Challenge Through The Ages
Recommended: Video Librarian, Educational Media Reviews Online The sea level in Venice has increased drastically in the last century or so, threatening the very existence of the city. Global warming and the harmful effects of tourism have amplified the phenomenon of acqua alta (sudden rise in sea level), rendering the t 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...



Who Benefits from Camps? The Refugee Crisis
Highly Recommended: Educational Media Reviews Online, Video Librarian A film by Nicholas Autheman For the vast majority of us, refugee camps respond to the needs of an emergency situation. And yet the reality of such camps is very different. Their multiplication around the world is a clear demonstration that a situation Read More...



William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (Broadcast Rights Only)
Honolulu Film Festival - Gold Kahuna Winner for DocumentaryA tender, vibrant portrait of a Beat Generation icon, A MAN WITHIN explores the brilliant and troubled world of one of our greatest authors. Featuring never before seen archival footage of Burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and confidants su 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's Most Scenic Railway Journeys, The
Rolling past snow-capped peaks, fairy-tale castles, and breathtaking natural wonders, The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys is an unforgettable ride through some of the most spectacular landscapes on Earth. From New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and the sweeping Scottish Highlands, to a Mexican odyssey, an Arctic expedition, and Read More...



Yan Pei-Ming: Face to Face
Before going to France to study at the school of Fine Arts, Ming was a painter for Maoist propaganda. His large scale paintings and unique style has made Ming a major figure in the contemporary art world. A classical and academic painter, Ming has revisited many different styles, drawing inspiration from the great masters. After Read More...