Twin Towers (2003)
The True Story of Two Brothers Whose Courage Will Never Be Forgotten
Жанр : документальный
Время выполнения : 34М
Директор : Bill Guttentag, Robert Port
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Winner of the 2002 Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject, this film chronicles the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Towers. Filmmakers Bill Guttentag and Robert David Port joined Harlem police as they arrived at the chaotic scene after jet airplanes had struck the two buildings. The film captures the harrowing reality of the attacks as the officers cope with disbelief and fear while remaining focused on saving lives.
Oscar Winning documentary short about Charlie Clements, a Vietnam War pilot who was convinced by his experiences in the war that he should become a doctor working behind enemy lines.
The story of a boy who has a goldfish as a pet, and the family cat has other plans for the goldfish, and a canary protects it by distracting the cat.
Oscar Winning short documentary
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On Christmas Eve, Léa and Juliette, a couple, want to rob a supermarket that Juliette knows is empty of surveillance on this festive evening. But, as much for each of them as for Eric, the vigil who is there after all, nothing will happen as planned. Besides, shortly before leaving him alone, the store manager gave Eric a gun, just in case.
"To Be Alive!" was designed to celebrate the common ground between different cultures by tracing how children in various parts of the world mature into adulthood.
At the height of Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre orchestrates the trial and execution of several of his fellow leading French revolutionaries including Georges Danton.
Toward Independence is a 1948 American short documentary film about the rehabilitation of individuals with spinal cord injuries.
Letters, Riddles and Writs is a one act opera for television by Michael Nyman broadcast in 1991.
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The O'Dell farm is on the rocks. A non-traditional accountant comes with a variety of ways to save the farm.
An African tribe in the Eastern Nigerian village of Umana work to build a maternity hospital, with the aid of government officials, and against the opposition of some tribal members.
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Princeton: A Search for Answers is a 1973 American short documentary film, directed by Julian Krainin and DeWitt Sage, and produced for the Princeton University Undergraduate Admissions Office as a recruiting film. In 1974, it won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 46th Academy Awards.
The short drama film follows the daily life of the Juan and Jorge, two brothers living on the streets of Mexico City. It won an Academy Award in 2001 for Best Live Action Short Film.
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A look at some of the last stone carvers working in the United States, those completing the sculptures adorning the Washington National Cathedral. They discuss their craft and the cultural forces which helped define it, as well as the fading use of stone ornamentation in architecture and the history of stone carving, and they tour the cathedral to point out the history behind some of the work.
Этот фильм, выпущенный в 1945 году, компанией «Columbia Pictures» по заказу Военного комитета киноиндустрии США, а также при содействии Информационной службы США и Великобритании, - открывает вступительным словом сам Дуайт Эйзенхауэр. В фильме использован труд военных кинооператоров США, Канады, Франции, Польши, Бельгии, Нидерландов, Чехословакии, Норвегии и Великобритании. Начиная со дня мобилизации, картина раскрывает все ключевые моменты падения Берлина наряду с рассказами очевидцев, что и делает историю «живой».
Twenty-two prominent American women discuss their activism for nuclear disarmament and their motivations in seeking the end of the arms race.
