A look inside the USA gymnastics sexual abuse scandal that shook the sports world in 2017 depicting a landscape in which women spend their youth seeking victory on a world stage, juxtaposed against a culture where abuse prevails and lives are damaged forever.
One of the most extraordinary civic buildings in America, San Francisco's City Hall rose from the rubble of the 1906 earthquake to become both the symbol of a resilient citizenry and the epicenter of a city in constant change. "The People's Palace" commemorates this remarkable piece of architecture and the dramatic events that have taken place under its dome: labor strife, political assassinations, civil rights struggles, and celebrations that have forged the character of contemporary San Francisco. Featuring interviews with mayors, journalists, scholars, and everyday citizens who have witnessed history within its walls.
Documentary that explores the lives of 14 female U.S. senators and the uniquely feminine challenges they face, including the sometimes difficult balance between their roles as public servants and wives and mothers.
Self - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited)
In one of the most tragic face-offs in the history of law enforcement, the deadly debacle at Waco pitted the Branch Davidian sect against the FBI in an all-out war. This documentary makes the most of footage and recordings to examine how the events that led to the tragedy of April 19, 1993, unfolded, and how the FBI's unrelenting approach made what was already a bad situation much worse.
Харви Милк лидер гей-движения в Калифорнии 70-х годов стал первым в истории США политиком, открыто заявившим, что он гей, и победившим после этого на выборах. В 1977 году Милк был избран членом наблюдательного совета Сан-Франциско. Однако 27 ноября 1978 года его жизнь оборвалась: бывший член наблюдательного совета Дэн Уайт расстрелял Милка вместе с мэром Сан-Франциско Джорджем Москоне прямо в здании муниципалитета...
