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2019

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Lucy Worsley's Christmas Carol Odyssey
Lucy Worsley's Christmas Carol Odyssey
Lucy Worsley reveals the surprising stories behind our favourite Christmas carols. From pagan rituals to religious conflicts, French dances and the First World War, carols reflect our history.
Lucy Worsley's Christmas Carol Odyssey 2019
Viking Warrior Women
Viking Warrior Women
Using original excavation data combined with cutting edge computer graphics, we recreate the grave of a mighty viking warrior woman as never seen before.
Viking Warrior Women 2019
Wild Ways of the Vikings
Wild Ways of the Vikings
Ewan McGregor narrates a unique nature special looking at the wildlife of the North Atlantic through the eyes of the Vikings. Combining historical re-enactment with jaw-dropping Natural History sequences, Wild Way of the Vikings features vast herds of reindeer, huge gannet colonies, cute Arctic foxes, seal-hunting orca, mystical ravens and giant walruses.
Wild Ways of the Vikings 2019
HAK_MTL
HAK_MTL
Does privacy still exist in 2019? In less than a generation, the internet has become a mass surveillance machine based on one simple mindset: If it's free, you're the product. Our information is captured, stored and made accessible to corporations and governments across the world. To the hacker community, Big Brother is real and only a technological battle can defeat him.
HAK_MTL 2019
Backstory: Serena vs. The Umpire
Backstory: Serena vs. The Umpire
The story behind one of the biggest sports controversies of 2018 taking a look into Serena Williams' clash with umpire Carlos Ramos during the 2018 US Open women's final.
Backstory: Serena vs. The Umpire 2019
Nightcrawlers
Nightcrawlers
For five years, Stephen McCoy documented street life in Boston. This is what he captured.
Nightcrawlers 2019
One Nation Under Stress
Max
One Nation Under Stress
Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores how advances in neuroscience are shedding light on the origins and impact of stress.
One Nation Under Stress 2019
Rise of the Superheroes
Prime Video
Rise of the Superheroes
This is the story of how superheroes from Tim Burton's prototype blockbuster Batman, Blade, X-Men, Spiderman to Iron Man and the Black Panther brought to life from the pages of comic books, first took over Hollywood and then conquered the world through action films with larger-than-life characters.
Rise of the Superheroes 2019
St. Louis
St. Louis
Hamburg, Germany, 1939. Getting a passage aboard the passenger liner St. Louis seems to be the last hope of salvation for more than nine hundred German Jews who, desperate to escape the atrocious persecution to which they are subjected by the Nazi regime, intend to emigrate to Cuba.
St. Louis 2019
Old Suffolk Boys
Old Suffolk Boys
Veteran Illustrator and Bluegrass Musician John Holder returns to the village he grew up, Badwell Ash in Mid-Suffolk, England; reconnecting with family and friends from the past and encountering stories of growing up and growing old in Suffolk. Having left the village to pursue a formal education at Cambridge School of Art at just 16, and begin a life and career that would see him travel all over the world; performing with and meeting his Bluegrass Heroes - the likes of Bill Monroe, Hank Williams, Dolly Parton. Old Suffolk Boys provides an insight into an area of Eastern England, as well as a man who is returning to his roots - entrenched with pickup trucks, a dash of conservative politics and a deep-rooted love of country music, that will surely resonate with audiences.
Old Suffolk Boys 2019
Chair Times
Chair Times
"Chair Times" charts a course through an ocean of chairs. In the focus are 125 objects from the Collection of the Vitra Design Museum. Arranged according to their year of production, they illustrate development from 1807 to the very latest designs straight off the 3D printer, forming a timeline to modern seating design. The film features many people whose vocations involve design and who are experts in the field, such as designers Hella Jongerius, Antonio Citterio and Ronan Bouroullec, architects and collectors Arthur Rüegg and Ruggero Tropeano, architect David Chipperfield, Director Emeritus of MAK Vienna/Los Angeles Peter Noever, Mateo Kries, Director of the Vitra Design Museum, Vitra Design Museum curators Amelie Klein, Jochen Eisenbrand and collection curator Serge Mauduit. And your guide through the history of chairs is Rolf Fehlbaum, Chairman Emeritus of Vitra.
Chair Times 2019
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
This well researched and insightful documentary about producer John Nathan-Turner looks at his career with a special emphasis on his time at Doctor Who which he worked on throughout the 1980s until the show went on hiatus following the Season 26 story ‘Survival’. Featuring rare footage and commentary from those who knew him and worked with him, Showman is a fascinating look at the life of a troubled showman with lots of stories to tell.
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner 2019
Thomas Pesquet: The Makings of a Hero
Thomas Pesquet: The Makings of a Hero
At 38, Thomas Pesquet is the youngest French astronaut to be selected for a 180 days mission in the ISS. Oleg Novitskiy, the Russian pilot and the American Peggy Whitson, the most experienced astronaut in the world, train alongside him.
Thomas Pesquet: The Makings of a Hero 2019
Far from the Tree
AMC+
Far from the Tree
Parents of children who have Down syndrome, dwarfism or autism share intimate stories of the challenges they face. Tracing their joys, challenges, tragedies, and triumphs.
Far from the Tree 2019
Rest of Delirium
Rest of Delirium
Maricarmen is a writer who lives with schizophrenia since she was seventeen years old. The film is a portrait of her live, her illness and her work.
Rest of Delirium 2019
Sisters For Sale
Sisters For Sale
Returning to the mountains of northern Vietnam to investigate the mysterious abduction of his teenaged friends, an Australian filmmaker uncovers a local human trafficking crisis, and sparks an incredible series of events. Sisters For Sale is a powerful, very personal story exploring the complex realities of human trafficking; an inspiring true story of hope, courage and freedom, with the power to make a real difference.
Sisters For Sale 2019
My name is KIM Bok-dong
My name is KIM Bok-dong
In 1992, KIM Bok-dong, reported herself as a victim of the sexual slavery, "comfort women" during World War Ⅱ. She wanted to receive the proper apology from the Japan government but they denied its responsibility. In 2011, commemorating the 1000th Wednesday demonstration, Statue of Peace was installed in front of the Embassy of Japan. The fight over Japan confronts a new stage.
My name is KIM Bok-dong 2019
Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs
Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs
The Kush Empire was an ancient superpower that dominated the Nile Valley and rivaled the Egyptians, and now, a new, cutting-edge investigation at a mysterious tomb could reveal the secrets of this formidable lost kingdom.
Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 2019
Gay Chorus Deep South
Paramount+
Gay Chorus Deep South
In response to a wave of discriminatory anti-LGBTQ laws and the divisive 2016 election, the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus embarks on a tour of the American Deep South.
Gay Chorus Deep South 2019
The Irish Revolution
The Irish Revolution
The extraordinary story of the Irish War of Independence (1919-22): from the failed insurrection of 1916, the detailed account of how pro-independence Ireland rebuilt a movement whose efforts would eventually lead to the creation of a new nation. (Documentary film based on the miniseries of the same title.)
The Irish Revolution 2019
50 Chuseok
50 Chuseok
The making of a video celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Korean community in Argentina takes actor Chang Sung Kim back to his native land. But soon the trip becomes an unexpected and transforming reunion with his family and the culture that, 48 years ago, he decided to leave behind.
50 Chuseok 2019
Greg Davies: Looking for Kes
Greg Davies: Looking for Kes
Comedian, actor and ex-English teacher Greg Davies is a lifelong fan of Barry Hines's classic novel A Kestrel for a Knave, the story of Billy Casper training a kestrel as an escape from his troubled home and school life. In this documentary, Greg goes in search of the book's enduring appeal, travelling to Barnsley, where the book was set and where Ken Loach's famous adaptation, Kes, was filmed.
Greg Davies: Looking for Kes 2019
Stonewall Outloud
Stonewall Outloud
Contemporary voices in the LGBTQ community discuss "Remembering Stonewall," the first documentary to chronicle the historic 1969 event that sparked the gay liberation movement.
Stonewall Outloud 2019
#NoJoke
Freevee
#NoJoke
A musician's journey to create a song with some of the biggest stars in the industry. Along the way, he faces up to his painful past, while giving viewers a deep personal insight into the issue of bullying.
#NoJoke 2019
Golden Age
Golden Age
Who said that old age has to be boring? Golden Age opens the doors to the Palace, a retirement home of the kind that you have never seen before, in Miami. Gildings, ostentatious chandeliers, marble floors; like a cross between a luxury hotel and an Americanised copy of Versailles, the place is presented by its developers as the most beautiful retirement home in the Unites States.
Golden Age 2019
BON-UTA, A Song from Home
BON-UTA, A Song from Home
Taiko drummer, Hisakatsu Yokoyama, and fellow evacuees of Futaba, Fukushima fight to keep their beloved “Futaba Bon-Uta” alive after their hometown, is wiped out by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit the Töhoku region in Japan.
BON-UTA, A Song from Home 2019
A Dog Called Money
A Dog Called Money
Accompany PJ Harvey and Seamus Murphy on a journey through the creative process behind PJ Harvey's new album, conceived by their travels around the globe.
A Dog Called Money 2019
Lourdes
Lourdes
LOURDES, a small village where the Virgin Mary appeared to a young girl about 150 years ago. Still today LOURDES is more alive than ever. And Our Lady remains active and attentive to each of her children. About 6 million people visit it every year. After the pandemic, her devotion is increasing. The multitudinous processions of people seeking a miracle feed a small army of caregivers (nurses, volunteers, hospitalists) who accompany them. These pilgrims are an amazing display of humanity: accident victims, the terminally ill, an overweight teenager being bullied at school, a group of prostitutes and trans people from Paris, etc. LOURDES is an insightful meditation on the human capacity for empathy and hope, and especially a journey into the mystery of religious faith in the face of life's profound tribulations.
Lourdes 2019
The Projectionist
The Projectionist
In his first New York City-set documentary in nearly a decade, filmmaker and provocateur Abel Ferrara uses the experience of one longtime cinema owner to chart the vast changes to the city’s theatrical landscape.
The Projectionist 2019
River, el más grande siempre
River, el más grande siempre
Documentary that tells the history of River from its beginnings, and its development as an institution, the Monumental, the club, its social work, and the sporting successes, from its beginnings until these last two years and five cups.
River, el más grande siempre 2019
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
A documentary portrait of the pioneering indigenous filmmaker and activist Merata Mita and an intimate tribute from a son about his mother that delves into the life of the first woman from an Indigenous Nation to solely direct a film anywhere in the world. Known as the grandmother of Indigenous cinema, Merata’s independent political documentaries of the 1970s and 80s highlighted injustices for Māori people and often divided the country. Mita was fearless in her life, her activism and her art. Chronicling the director’s journey to decolonize the film and television screens of New Zealand and the world, the film documents her work, her early struggles with her family and her drive for social justice that often proved personally dangerous.
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen 2019
Daniel Darc, Pieces of My Life
Daniel Darc, Pieces of My Life
Daniel Darc, Pieces of My Life 2019
Petra: Secrets of the Ancient Builders
Petra: Secrets of the Ancient Builders
In the heart of the Jordanian desert, the ancient city of Petra is full of mysteries. How was this architectural wonder created over 2,000 years ago? The technical prowess of Petra, an ancient city in southern Jordan, which was a wonder in the middle of the desert.
Petra: Secrets of the Ancient Builders 2019
Oh My God
Oh My God
Visual companion to the album Oh My God by Kevin Morby. Described by Morby as "half documentary and half dreamscape."
Oh My God 2019
Narco Wars: In Their Own Words
Narco Wars: In Their Own Words
Narco Wars: In Their Own Words presents the inside story of how DEA agents and the Colombian National Police brought down the most vicious drug cartel in the world. This program combines never-before-broadcast recordings with rare archival footage, photos and interpretive re-enactments to tell the story of how Pablo Escobar’s massive billion-dollar drug empire was taken out.
Narco Wars: In Their Own Words 2019
DC Spotlight: Shazam!
DC Spotlight: Shazam!
He’s one of the world’s most iconic superheroes, his influence can be seen across the entire comic book industry, and he is the embodiment of total wish fulfillment. Over the years, he has been known by many names but today he is simply known as.... SHAZAM!
DC Spotlight: Shazam! 2019
Better Brain Health: We Are What We Eat
Freevee
Better Brain Health: We Are What We Eat
Documentary about the connection between diet and the brain.
Better Brain Health: We Are What We Eat 2019
Fraemling
Fraemling
Director Mikel Cee Karlsson is working on a film with and about his best friend Mathias – a young father who one day reveals that he is living a double life. Circumstances have driven Mathias into a criminal underworld where debts seem impossible to pay off. In a spiral of threats, lies and violence, Mathias is desperately looking for a way out. When things finally seem to look up for him, the pressure he has lived under for several years has fatal consequences, leaving Mikel forced to make crucial decisions about the film he is working on.
Fraemling 2019
Mad Dog & The Butcher - The Lasts Villains
Mad Dog & The Butcher - The Lasts Villains
A journey into the lives of the famed Vachon wrestling family through the eyes of Paul “The Butcher” Vachon, the last living member of the dynasty.
Mad Dog & The Butcher - The Lasts Villains 2019
The Hardy Krüger Story
The Hardy Krüger Story
The Hardy Krüger Story 2019