What happens to you when you live in a society riven by civil war, when you’re forced to entertain the inconceivable thought that your neighbors are out to kill you? Hatidza, one of the mothers of Srebrenica, sums up this sense of disillusionment: “Because of what happened in World War II,…
This is the story of the battle that started the Texas revolution. Specialists place Texas within her unique historical context while reenactors breath life into historical characters ranging from Green De Witt, Martin De Leon, Almeron Dickinson and Juan Seguin. This film strives to entertain as well…
She was left out of Civil Rights history...Erased by jazz critics... And forgotten by most Americans because no one knew how to categorize her greatness. Now, a new documentary reveals the real Nina Simone through over 50 intimate & exclusive interviews with those who best knew…
Silent Legend: The Mack Sennett Story is a documentary that explores the unique life of silent era filmmaker Mack Sennett and the impact he had on the entire filmmaking landscape as we know it. Through archival materials and expert interviews this film offers an entertaining and educational portrait…
In the first episode of our series we’ll be looking at the beginnings of the Empire, which coincides precisely with the birth of the Great Wall. The first dynasty, the QIN with a reign starting 221 B.C. brings an end to countless wars between feuding kingdoms to form the Middle Kingdom, an Empire…
Three women came to New York to seek happiness and they all ended up at Parkside Residence, the Salvation Army's residence for women. "Even if I don't become famous or even semi-famous I just hope that, at the age of 65, I'm not living in this room." Language: English Subtitles:…
A married couple attempt to walk, paddle and ski under their own power from Seattle to the Aleutians along the wild and remote northwest coast of North America. This documentary was filmed with a tiny hand held video camera by the adventures as they traveled through northern Washington, British Columbia…
FOR HOME USE ONLY - FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT https://store.der.org/in-pursuit-of-the-siberian-shaman-p742.aspx By Anya Bernstein color, 72 min, 2006 Long suppressed by missionaries and then by Soviet anti-religious campaigns, Siberian shamanism has experienced an unprecedented…
FOR HOME USE ONLY - FOR EDUCATIONAL STREAMING AND DVD SALES VISIT http://www.der.org/films/screening-room-peter-hutton.html Robert Gardner color, 72 min, 1977 Drawing on traditions of 19th-century landscape painting and still photography, Hutton’s contemplative, meticulously composed films…
On the verge of achieving his dream career, Tomás allows his older brother Martín Farina an inside look at his life as a professional football player. Martín, never able to fulfill his own dream of playing football, steps into the world of Tomás and his teammates through the…
This documentary retells the story of the life of a barrel maker, Jock Troup. A man whose passion for evangelism would influence the 1921 Fishermen’s Revival that swept through the fishing ports of England and Scotland. Known as the Revival Man, Jock Troup experienced revival throughout his…
Atoms / Atomes (fr) by Manuela Morgaine with Margot Crespon, Maxime Nourrissat, William de Carvalho, Jean-Pierre Luminet and Frank Smith Synopsis Atoms, based on the text of Marivaux’s DISPUTE, stages the earth-shattering meeting between two intense creatures, Azor and Eglé, who are…
