Arlington National Cemetery (2014)
Género : Documental
Tiempo de ejecución : 0M
Sinopsis
Explore the history, mission and daily operations of Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place for more than 400,000 Americans. This revered place honors the dead and brings great meaning to the living,
A biography of George Kastriot Skanderbeg widely known as Skanderbeg, a 15th-century Albanian lord who defended his land against the Ottoman Empire for more than two decades.
This chilling reflection examines the horrific history of lynchings as cultural events and celebrations that included souvenirs and postcards.
Siglo XVIII. El rey danés Frederik V declaró que los páramos salvajes de Jutlandia deberían ser colonizados y cultivados para que la civilización pudiera extenderse y generar nuevos impuestos para la casa real. Sin embargo, nadie se atrevió a seguir el decreto del rey. Esa tierra significaba muerte: un lugar lleno de lobos hambrientos y castigado por una naturaleza brutal e implacable. Pero a finales del verano de 1755, un soldado solitario llamado Ludvig Kahlen decidió que esos páramos le proporcionarían la riqueza y el honor que había deseado siempre.
One of the greatest and bravest incident from the life of The Great Maratha King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj where he defeated Afzalkhan with his brilliant tactics and courage.
Witchcraft is older than recorded history and holds great truths and powers, from the natural world to the realms beyond. Witches were masters of a long forgotten world, a time when all things "paranormal and supernatural" were commonplace and its practitioners were revered in awe. It's time to put away the ideas borne of organized religious intolerance and learn the true reality of Witches, then and those that live among us today.
Benedict Arnold is not the villain of American history most people were taught to believe. New facts and never before presented material illuminate his heroic contributions to the American Revolution and explains his later change of allegiance.
The mysterious island of Crete has always loomed large in imagination, as the home of the Minotaur -- that monstrous creature, half-man half-bull -- imprisoned in Daedalus' labyrinth. Before Crete collapsed in fire and violence, it gave birth to Europe's first civilization nearly 5,000 years ago, and boasted an advanced, prosperous Mediterranean civilization with hinged doors, flush toilets, and magnificent palaces. How did the Minoans live, and what brought this great society to such a sudden, obscure end? Modern archeology offers new insights into the everyday life in Minoan culture, and tantalizing clues about its tragic destiny.
Documentary telling the surprising and positive story of how, throughout much of history, the races of the world's empires mixed together unquestioningly.
Mike Tyson escaped a life of poverty and petty crime to make a name for himself, becoming the youngest Heavyweight Champion of the World and a household name—but his rise was followed by a very public fall. In this remarkably candid portrait, the boxer addresses his controversial past, including the rape charge that sent him to prison and his struggles with substance abuse, while also detailing his ultimate recovery and comeback.
Un hombre es contratado para recopilar la historia definitiva de la existencia humana antes de que el planeta explote.
In 1944 Crimean Tatars has suffered a long road in exile. It was accompanied by famine, illness and loss. In the first years of exile, almost half of deported Crimean Tatars died. But those, who survived, dreamed of only one thing - to return to Crimea. The documentary 1944 tells about the tragedy of all Crimean Tatars through several separate life stories. They are cherished by each Crimean Tatar family and must be remembered by all generations to come.
After meeting with misadventure, a space probe from the Voyager mission crashes back to Earth, centuries after it left. But Earth is a very different place now, and there’s only one person around to witness the Golden Record’s message.
Polish history is filled to the brim with diversity, so the idea transforming it into a gripping tale was a very exciting challenge. We created an exciting trip back in time that takes you through 1000 years of history in about 8 minutes. We picked 140 events that feature 500 animated characters from different historical periods. The film was created to represent Poland at the Expo 2010 in Shanghai.
Ishq e Qalandar - The Beautiful Sindh is a travel film that takes viewers through one of the most ancient civilizations on Earth called Sindh. Shezan Saleem Jo-G takes a journey of self-realization, the discovery of his roots, and building a connection with people and spirituality in Sindh.
In today's climate debate, there is only one factor that cannot be calculated in climate models - humans. How can we nevertheless understand our role in the climate system and manage the crisis? Climate change is a complex global problem. Increasingly extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and more difficult living conditions - including for us humans - are already the order of the day. Global society has never faced such a complex challenge. For young people in particular, the frightening climate scenarios will be a reality in the future. For the global south, it is already today. To overcome this crisis, different perspectives are needed. "THE UNPREDICTABLE FACTOR" goes back to the origins of the German environmental movement, accompanies today's activists in the Rhineland in their fight against the coal industry and gives a voice to scientists from climate research, ethnology and psychology.
El famoso diario de Ana Frank llegó a un abrupto final poco antes de que ella y su familia fueran descubiertos escondiéndose de los nazis en un anexo secreto en la parte superior del edificio de oficinas de Otto Frank, el 4 de agosto de 1944. Mientras su diario cuenta la historia de la vida de Anne , la historia de su muerte revela las atrocidades encontradas por millones de judíos durante el Holocausto. En un recuerdo solemne de los horrores que Ana Frank y estos millones de otros sufrieron durante los días oscuros de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, National Geographic Channel (NGC) lleva a los espectadores dentro de los campos de concentración en un especial de dos horas. En consonancia con la tradición de narración incomparable de NGC, el Holocausto de Ana Frank incorpora nuevos hallazgos y fotografías raramente vistas para reintroducir la historia de la masacre de judíos en uno de los documentales más completos sobre el tema hasta la fecha.
Born June 8, 1964, Frank Matter films four "twins", born the same day as him, but in other latitudes. Interweaving their life stories with rich archival material, the filmmaker links these Parallel Lives with elements from his own biography, to compose a fascinating fresco where intimate trajectories are part of the advent of the global village.
Miguel hace el viaje que su abuelo no puede hacer. La misión es muy sencilla, devolver a un viejo amigo una chaqueta militar el día de su funeral. Miguel, acompañado por Lola y Guillermo, sale del barrio de Nazaret. Deambula por la periferia de Valencia, buscando un cementerio como excusa para desaparecer, al menos, por unos días.
Tras siglos de silencio, un grupo de habitantes del ribereño pueblo de Coria del Río descubrirán que una de las claves de su historia y del origen del apellido Japón, se haya en las lejanas tierras de Oriente y en la aventura de un samurai en busca de su redención.