Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story (2020)
Gênero : Documentário
Runtime : 1H 49M
Director : Nate Adams, Adam Carolla
Sinopse
An in-depth profile of the life and career of Willy T. Ribbs - the controversial Black driver who shattered the color barrier of professional auto-racing and became the first Black qualifier in the storied history of the Indy 500.
O espírito desbravador de Michael Schumacher deixou sua marca na história da Fórmula 1, e serve como guia para este documentário revelador.
Histórias íntimas e coletivas despertam sensibilidades para questões sociais latentes. São mulheres, homens, pessoas LGBTs, povo de santo, imigrantes que colocam em debate o que é ser negra e negro no Brasil. Em grupos e em ações individuais elas mobilizam ativismo e superação na luta cotidiana pela existência e por um lugar de respeito e de direitos.
Dos aclamados diretores Rex Miller e Sam Pollard. este documentário impactante retrata o legado do grande tenista e célebre apoiador de causas sociais Arhur Ashe.
A romanticized biography based on testimonies and the trajectory of the great lady of the stage: Tônia Carrero (1922-2018). In this final show, the actress mirrors with the audience decisive moments in her life and career, immersing herself deeply in the whirlpool of her memory. Among facts and memories narrated with her strong personality, she ends up unveiling a hidden fragility, which demystifies the human being behind this great persona, who fought until the end for her talent to be recognized above her undeniable beauty.
How the Monuments Came Down is a timely and searing look at the history of white supremacy and Black resistance in Richmond. The feature-length film-brought to life by history-makers, descendants, scholars, and activists-reveals how monuments to Confederate leaders stood for more than a century, and why they fell.
A história de Flávio Migliaccio contada no documentário "Migliaccio, o brasileiro em cena" mostra a trajetória de um personagem que atravessou a dramaturgia brasileira do século vinte e foi protagonista de alguns de seus momentos mais relevantes artísticos e políticos sem perder sua característica marcante: manter-se sempre um "ser humano amador", em suas próprias palavras.
October 2018, France. Macron’s government decrees a tax increase on the price of fuel. A wave of protests starts to grow. Citizens mobilize throughout the country: this is the beginning of the Yellow Vests movement. In Chartres, a group of men and women gather daily. Among them, Agnès, Benoît, Nathalie and Allan commit themselves to the collective struggle. Like a whole nation, they discover that they have a voice to be heard...
A short documentary following the last 5 hours of a 59-years-old man, Ahmed before becoming homeless due to the late payments and bureaucracy by the Department for Work and Pensions.
Follows the successful career of Jackson as well as her unique friendship and devotion to Martin Luther King Jr. and her unsung contribution to the Civil Rights Movement.
A história do físico americano J. Robert Oppenheimer, seu papel no Projeto Manhattan e no desenvolvimento da bomba atômica durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, e o quanto isso mudaria a história do mundo para sempre.
The Spanish journalist Manuel Chaves Nogales (1897-1944) was wherever the news was: in the fratricidal Spain of 1936, in Bolshevik Russia, in fascist Italy, in Nazi Germany, in a threatened Paris or in the bombed London of World War II; because his job was to walk and tell stories and fight against totalitarianisms, in a time when it was necessary to take sides in order not to be left alone. But he, with integrity, never did.
Although the past two years have been challenging for the Theatre industry, they also showed its incredible strength and resilience. Through interviews with West End performers and creatives, this documentary outlines the difficulties presented to our industry over the course of the pandemic, as well as highlighting changes - both positive and negative - that have come from it. An emotional reflection on a battle it was worth fighting for. All profits will be going to 'Acting for Others', an organisation that provides support to all theatre workers through 14 member charities. We hope these stories full of passion for Theatre inspire you just as much as they inspired us!
He was the first German to win Wimbledon and the youngest male player ever to do so – Boris Becker, the tennis legend. But on his way to the top, there were many obstacles, not least his own ambitions…
As the only black Formula One driver in history, Lewis' journey to becoming the most decorated Formula One driver in history, is one of dreams, courage, and determination.
In an age when disinformation muddles the truth, a newly discovered voice cuts through the historical haze. She is Rhea Clyman, a young Canadian reporter who traversed the starving Soviet heartland when Stalin’s man made famine was just beginning in Ukraine. Clyman’s newly discovered newspaper articles for Toronto and London newspapers in 1932 show her remarkable resourcefulness and courage. After she was banished from the USSR for writing about the Holodomor and the Gulag, this brave woman went on to cover Hitler’s early lethal years in power.
This documentary will provide the first authoritative account of who Vladimir Putin actually is. What drives him, what does he fear, who does he love and hate?
The story tells an interesting moment in the life of Ennio Flaiano, his meeting with Federico Fellini and his relationship with the famous producer of the "Dolce Vita" Peppino Amato, until he decides to write a dictionary of the 'verbal errors' committed by Peppino Amato.
Biopic on Fred Astaire.