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1918 was a pivotal year for both sides in the conduct of the First World War. Decisions made during that year were to have a profound impact on what happened the following year and the eventual outcome of the war. One of those events provides the backdrop for the incredibly successful movie by Sam Mendes, "1917". "1917" was a huge blockbuster success and was inspired by the director's great-grandfather. So how much was fiction and how much was fact? This documentary analyses the movie and looks at what elements are true and why 1917 was such a momentous year in World War II history.
Behind India is a feature-length documentary about social movements in India. It follows the personal process of Santoshi Tudu, a Bengali farmer who is discovering new awareness of her rights as a woman, and it has the testimony of relevant personalities in the current political and social reality of India. Behind India shows us the strength of its social movements through renowned activists, and anonymous and courageous women like Santoshi.
Shot in Australia, USA, Italy, France, Germany, and Japan, Beyond the Wasteland follows the fans from around the world who go to extraordinary lengths in the name of Mad Max. Transporting us into the world of Mad Max, we explore the eccentric world of the fans, their costumes, and their machines as these oddball fans find their place amongst the Mad Max community. The documentary also follows original cast member, Bertrand Cadart as he continues his fight against stage IV leukaemia and travels from his home on the Sunshine Coast to the "Wasteland," the desert location of Mad Max 2 in Silverton, for the last time. Beyond the Wasteland not only celebrates life but the ability to change oneself through passion.
Meet the men who stood up for their rights by sitting down at the counter of the Rock Hill, SC Five and Dime. They asked for a cup of coffee and were instead met with violence, police brutality and unjust imprisonment. Rock Hill became a landmark of the Civil Rights Movement and is the origin of 'Jail No Bail.' The tactic spread, inspiring protesters to no longer fund their own oppression through bonds and fines. The courage of these men ignited a passion that changed the course of history.
Eric Clapton is one of the most influential guitarists of all time. He ranked 2nd in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and 4th in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time." In this documentary feature he is interviewed in depth, and, with contributions from Keith Richards, John Mayall, The Yardbirds, Jack Bruce and many more, this is THE definitive Clapton biography.
Filmed in Gianni Versace's mansion in Miami where every object is a separate work of art, this documentary attempts to bring the genius of the Italian fashion giant to life.
Green Light explores the exceptional lengths two mavericks are willing to go to in order to improve - and in some cases save - the lives of those with nowhere left to turn. They risk their freedom by supplying black market medicinal cannabis to thousands suffering from chronic and terminal illnesses.
The culmination of a trilogy of documentaries that have followed film director Terry Gilliam over a twenty-five-year period. Charting Gilliam's final, beleaguered quest to adapt Don Quixote, this documentary is a study of creative obsession. For over thirty years, Terry Gilliam has dreamed of creating a screen adaptation of Cervantes' masterpiece. The collapse of that infamous and ill-fated production only further cemented Gilliam's reputation as an idealist chasing an impossible dream.
A Space in Time is a candid, lyrical, and intimate portrait of one family's struggle to transcend the merciless fatal childhood disease Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. In turn, this journey becomes a celebration of the disabled life -- a life cut short. This film carries us through an up-close, poetic and frank portrait of a family surviving and thriving through the ups and downs of the disease. We see Theo and Oskar's gradual transition from walking to greater dependency on wheelchairs, both through their eyes, and the eyes of their parents Nick and Klara. Join their journey as the latter learn to cope with the inevitability of losing their sons to an illness that currently has no cure.