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42) The cove
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Follows animal rights activist Richard O'Barry as he and his film crew document the abuse of wild dolphins and the poisoning of the waters by fishermen in the coastal Japanese town of Taiji.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"When her grandmother comes off the airplane in Houston from Pakistan, Mahnoor knows that having Dadi move in is going to disrupt everything about her life. She doesn't have time to be Dadi's unofficial babysitter-her journalism teacher has announced that their big assignment will be to film a documentary, which feels more like storytelling than what Maha would call "journalism." As Dadi starts to settle into life in Houston and Maha scrambles for...
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
Jason and Bill train in Krav Maga, the renowned Israel Defense Forces form developed after the formation of the Israeli state in 1948. They also learn the history and techniques of the formidable U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, a 21st Century fusion of fighting styles that have been adjusted to best suite soldiers clad in equipment including helmets and flak jackets, armed with knives and M-16s.
46) Primal fear
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Explores the history, psychology, and science behind what scares us most. Examines the roots of each fear, when the fear flourished, how the fear has changed over time, and how many of these fears have been manipulated to create mass hysteria.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Explores the history of the United States Army 10th Mountain Division from its legendary status as an alpine fighting force during World War II to patrolling Afghanistan today. Weaves together re-creations, eyewitness accounts, 3-D animation, archival footage, and newly-discovered letters.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Filmmaker and novice farmer John Chester chronicles the eight-year quest he and Molly Chester went on when they traded city living for 200 acres of barren farmland in the foothills of Ventura County and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature's conflicts, the Chester's unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm, its seasons, and...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
The documentary provides viewers with highly personal insights from a group of Native American war heroes regarding their service on behalf of the United States and the Navajo Nation. The secret code these marines developed, based on the unwritten Navaho language, was never broken, giving American troops an upper hand in many battles that ultimately led to Japan's surrender in 1945.
50) Swamp tigers
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
this enthralling film brings you face to face with the beautiful, yet terrifying, man-eating tigers that stalk the mangrove swamps of the Bay of Bengal, striking fear into the heart of every living being! Marvel at the skill and courage of cameraman Mike herd in his amazing quest to capture these elusive creatures on film for the very first time. this extraordinary footage gives a fascinating glimpse into the private lives of two tigers families-bringing...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Ben Stein travels the world on a quest to learn an awe-inspiring truth - that educators and scientists are being ridiculed, denied tenure, and even fired for merely believing that there might be evidence of 'design' in nature, and that perhaps life is not the result of accidental, random chance, but of intelligent design.
Pub. Date
2011.
Formats
Description
Thrive is an unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what's really going on in our world by following the money upstream -- uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, Thrive offers real solutions, empowering us with unprecedented and bold strategies for reclaiming our lives and our future.
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
In the next decade, NASA will send astronauts to Mars for the first time. Separated from Earth, and unable to communicate with the ground in real-time, crew members will experience extreme isolation that could gravely affect their three-year journey. This Sundance-premiering documentary follows a savvy NASA psychologist tasked with protecting daring space explorers.
Pub. Date
2014
Description
The Hornet's Nest is a groundbreaking and immersive feature film, using unprecedented real footage to tell the story of an elite group of US troops sent on a dangerous mission deep inside one of Afghanistan's most hostile valleys. The film culminates with what was planned as a single day strike turning into nine intense days of harrowing combat against an invisible, hostile enemy in the country's complex terrain where no foreign troops have ever dared...
58) Earth
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
A story of three animal families on a journey across our planet - polar bears, elephants, and humpback whales. It captures rare footage of nature's wildest and most elusive animals.
59) Little Bird
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
In 1968, five-year-old Bezhig Little Bird was forcibly removed from Long Pine Reserve and adopted into a Jewish family in Montreal, and renamed Esther Rosenblum. Eighteen years later, she embarks on a journey to unravel her history.
60) Road of bones
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"A stunning supernatural thriller set in Siberia, where a film crew is covering an elusive ghost story about a highway built on top of the bones of prisoners of Stalin's gulag. Kolyma Highway, otherwise known as the Road of Bones, is a 1200 mile stretch of Siberian road where winter temperatures can drop as low as sixty degrees below zero. Under Stalin, at least eighty Soviet gulags were built along the route to supply the USSR with a readily available...