At any given moment hundreds of people are soaring above us in a 747. From the moment the very first jumbo jet took off in 1969, it has been the aircraft against which all others are judged. But its 45-year journey has been anything but smooth. This is the definitive story of the Boeing 747, from its milestones and triumphs to its turning points and disasters. Witness its history through rare archival footage and tales from pilots, engineers, designers, and passengers who were there when it all began.
El ex operador de Fuerzas Especiales Frank Martin vive lo que parece ser una vida tranquila a orillas del Mediterráneo francés, donde presta sus servicios como un “transportador”, un mercenario que traslada bienes —humanos o de cualquier tipo— de un lugar a otro. Siempre sin preguntas de por medio. Frank, que en su Mercedes equipado lleva a cabo misiones secretas y a veces peligrosas, se apega a un estricto juego de 3 reglas que nunca rompe. Regla numero uno: Nunca modifiques el trato. Dos: Omitir nombres, Frank no quiere saber para quién trabaja o qué es lo que transporta. Tres: Nunca ver qué hay dentro del paquete. La carga más reciente de Frank aparenta ser igual a los incontables paquetes que ha entregado en el pasado. Ha sido contratado por un norteamericano conocido solamente como “Wall Street” para que lleve a cabo una entrega. Pero cuando Frank se detiene en el trayecto, se percata que su “paquete” se mueve...
Una vez más, es perseguido por su archienemigo el Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Gleason), quien sigue obsesionado con atraparle. Pero esta vez, el botín es todavía más grande: una elefante embarazada: y los riesgos son mayores, la acción más salvaje y, por supuesto, la recompensa para el ganador... mucho mayor.
Every day dozens of decommissioned school buses leave the United States on a southward migration that carries them to Guatemala, where they are repaired, repainted, and resurrected as the brightly-colored camionetas that bring the vast majority of Guatemalans to work each day. Since 2006, nearly 1,000 camioneta drivers and fare-collectors have been murdered for either refusing or being unable to pay the extortion money demanded by local Guatemalan gangs. LA CAMIONETA follows one such bus on its transformative journey: a journey between North and South, between life and death, and through an unfolding collection of moments, people, and places that serve to quietly remind us of the interconnected worlds in which we live.
"The End of the Line - Rochester's Subway" tells the little-known story of the rail line that operated in a former section of the Erie Canal from 1927 until its abandonment in 1956. Produced in 1994 by filmmakers Fredrick Armstrong and James P. Harte, the forty-five minute documentary recounts the tale of an American city's bumpy ride through the Twentieth Century, from the perspective of a little engine that could, but didn't. The film has since been rereleased (2005) and now contains the main feature with special portions that were added as part of the rereleased version. These include a look at the only surviving subway car from the lines and a Phantom tun through the tunnels in their abandoned state, among others, for a total of 90 minutes of unique and well preserved historical information.
This feature length documentary explores the ravages of American suburban sprawl, what America has lost as a result, and the perils we face if we don't change the way in which we build our cities. Americans have been lulled into a false sense of security by cheap energy that has allowed us to spread endlessly into our landscape. We are trapped behind the wheels of our automobiles. With the demand for oil outpacing the Earth's ability to supply it, this suburban living arrangement will fail. America's love affair with the automobile is unsustainable and, like Nero, we are fiddling away, confident that tomorrow will be as promising as today. The wake up call is coming.
This feature documentary studies one of the city’s most visible yet most anonymous character: the taxi driver. Filmed by day and night, the film offers an entertaining and sometimes comical look at the drivers, fleet operators and dispatchers who are expected to deliver passengers, parcels… and even babies.
This short documentary offers a step-by-step account of a fast freight train on a run from Toronto to Halifax, with glimpses of the vast amount of organization necessary in the operation of a country-wide transportation network.
In the mid 1800s, New York City was one of the most crowded places on earth. The congested streets and pokey transportation system were a source of constant complaint. On March 24, 1900, ground was broken for the Big Apple's subway; the Interborough Rapid Transit Line opened four years later, running more than 26 miles of underground track at the speed of 35 miles per hour. Soon thousands in the city were "doing the subway."
An urban documentary illuminating the struggles of pedestrians, bike and skateboard commuters in Charleston, SC experience on a daily basis.
The documentary, Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality, tells the story of one of Walt Disney's earliest 1954 Imagineering Legends, Bob Gurr. His career spanning 45 years creating 250 projects with Disney and beyond will be explored. From Disneyland to Las Vegas, Olympic spectaculars to rock star shows, Bob's creations included Monorails, Abraham Lincoln mechanical animation, Pirate Battle Shows, even massive animated figures of King Kong and Godzilla. Viewers will learn much about how these attractions were created from those who were there sharing these creations. Eight theme park creators who worked with Bob over these years will describe the unique ways in which he created a vast variety of attractions. The cast includes Disney Ambassador to the World Marty Sklar, Imagineering VP Craig Russell, Imagineer Chris Crump, and many others.
A bus stop on an industrial highway in New Jersey becomes the focus of a timely and intimate examination of marginalized lives in America. 'The #1 Bus Chronicles' interweaves portraits of the lives, pursuits, trials, and dreams of the riders of New Jersey Transit's #1 bus line, taking us into their workplaces, homes, and day-to-day lives.
En 1908 Henry Ford soñaba con un mundo en el que cada persona tuviera un coche. Hoy, esta visión es casi una realidad. Los coches causan más de un millón de muertes anuales en accidentes de tráfico y una cifra mucho mayor como consecuencia de la polución que generan. Estos datos convierten el sueño de Ford en una pesadilla. El automóvil ha pasado de ser un medio de transporte a convertirse en símbolo de independencia y estatus. Es un miembro más de la familia. Un estilo de vida. Una adicción.
Saradhi is a malayalam movie made on the lines of Traffic, chronicling the events of one day, with an ambulance driver being forced to undertake a risky journey with a dead body, surpassing all odds.
A man stuck in traffic learns about the benefits of adopting different methods of transportation.
Two kids talk about the social changes required in their country to take advantage of new technology for bettering the environment.
