Movies: History

For nine months in 1930, seven Bretons, lobster fishermen, were "forgotten" on a volcanic island by their employers, Normans from Le Havre, heirs of the last French whalers. Four employees would die on the spot. Their descendants today revive the mem...

In 1967, in the middle of the Cold War, Joseph Stalin's only daughter goes to the American embassy in New Delhi and asks for asylum. Svetlana leaves behind her country and her two children. Hunted by the press, the KGB, and many admirers, the woman, ...

A Documentary that uncovers the ghostly secrets and tragic past of an Antebellum Mansion in Florida with a Team of Historians, former residents and Ghost Hunters....

"Come In" explores how Morse history is entangled with the history of the Spiritualist church. The Spiritualist Church was founded by the Fox sisters in 1850. They claimed that they were mediums who could communicate with the dead and they justified ...

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Through exclusive testimonies and clandestine videos, this documentary gives voice to courageous women in Iran who risked their lives to share their stories and to prominent women in culture, art and academia who were forced to leave their beloved c...

The Fascinating History of Rumney & Llanrumney. This video sets out to trace the story of Tredelerch (Rumney) and Llanrumney from around 60AD when the Romans arrived and set up camp, to the present day where it is a busy suburb of the capital city o...

This video traces a 30-year history of Magic's biomechanical villains — the Phyrexians — and showcases the evolution of their visual design. It also provides an introduction to the esoteric Phyrexian language....

Ann Clements Conger was an ambitious journalist in the 1940's. In the 1950's she became a mother, and torn between her domestic roles and her career, she began a frightening journey into the world of hallucinations, tranquilizers and institutionaliza...

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The documentary explores Gabriel Garcia Marquez influence on everyday life in Barranquilla, taking into account the impact of his time in the city on his life and work. Through testimonies of those who are inspired by his legacy, we reveal the connec...

The Hopperstad stave church is a marvelous, iconic architectural statement from the fjords of Norway. Replicating the "stavkirke's" spiritual power and beauty became a quest for G.D. "Guy" Paulson of Fargo, ND. His Hopperstad Stave Church Replica is ...

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National Center for Lesbian Rights, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2009 Community Leadership Awards (the John R. May Award), for its pioneering spirit and unwavering commitment to advancing the civil and human rights of LGBT people. Its prece...

A Experimental Docu-Drama about the Red Army Faction's formation, and events leading up to their imprisonment and death, from 1970 to 1977....

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Produced by Krishnaswamy associates (p) Ltd in 1982 Drawn from his home by the power of Arunachala, one of India's traditional holy sites, at the age of sixteen, he challenged death by a penetrating enquiry into the source of his being. He perfectly...

November 22, 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Through the perspective of various stakeholders, Patrick Jeudy attempts to trace step by step the progress of this black day in American History....

Explore the lost biography of Jesus Christ in this doc, chronicling an untold version of Christ's life story that would have been told by those who knew him better than anyone else - his closest followers and his family....

It is analyzed by experts-historians and is based on indisputable historical facts. The establishment of Russian rule in Artsakh...