Movies: History and legacy

At a critical moment in the history of the written word, as humanity’s archives migrate to the cloud, one filmmaker goes on a journey around the globe to better understand how she can preserve her own Romanian and Armenian heritage, as well as our co...

Shipyard is a landmark documentary covering the creation and life of Bellingham, Washington's wooden boat shipyard, which was built in response to the Axis threat of WWII, it's continued growth through the '50's and '60's, as well as it's innovative...

The history of skiing is an amazing journey through small and big events starring strong and avant-garde people who were not afraid to break with the prevailing social prejudices of their time and invented a new sporting discipline....

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Forty years after the abolition of the death penalty in France, voted on September 18, 1981, the guillotine remains in the collective imagination as the instrument of the death sentence. This machine, developed during the Revolution to render justice...

To capture the fort of Javal, Shivaji assigns the job to Bahiriji Naik. Manjula Mohite, a fearless girl who is desired by Kedarji of Javal, works along with Bahiriji to capture the fort....

Following the victory at Sinhagad in 1670, the Moghuls began to notice the threat from the Marathas. The unique guerrilla tactics developed by Shivaji helped his warriors forge ahead with power....

This documentary is about the submersion and the demolition of Hasankeyf––a historical district in Batman that has 12,000 years of legacy, because of Ilısu Dam, and about the lives of the people who lost their villages, homes, memories, observing the...

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A documentary highlighting the history and role of the bronze and brass makers of the World Heritage site - Igun Street, while also documenting a present-day visual experience of bronze casting at one Osakpanwan Ewere's Studio....

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The Dad Vail Regatta is a 85 year tradition for the city of Philadelphia. It is the largest collegiate regatta in the world. Athletes from across the nation descend on the banks of the Schuylkill River every May to compete for the title of Dad Vail C...

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