Close friends, family and world leaders profile the life of the princess. Narrated by Sir Richard Attenborough.

Maggie Hadleigh-West walks crowded urban streets carrying a video camera and microphone, trailed by one or two women also with cameras. Whenever a man harasses her, with ogling or words,…

DIVORCE IRANIAN STYLE unfolds inside an Iranian divorce court, providing a subtle and intimate look at the lives of women in a country stereotypically associated with fanaticism and oppression. Astute…

In “Diana: The Mourning After” Christopher Hitchens sets out to examine the bogusness of “a nation’s grief”, tries to uncover the few voices of sanity that cut against the grain…

In 1995, Kelli Peterson started a gay and straight club at her Salt Lake City high school. The story of her ensuing battle with school authorities in interspersed with looks…

From the PBS Anthology Series “Great Performances” Sam Shepard is an American playwright who ventures beyond the boundaries of the stage to the far reaches of the American landscape. In…

“Everybody has a Barbie story…but the stories are really about us,” says reporter turned filmmaker Susan Stern as she rips the roof off Barbie’s “Dreamhouse” and explores the history and…

In 1995, Chasen’s closed its doors after 60 years of serving chili to movie stars and visiting dignitaries, Presidents and the Pope. During its two final weeks, Chasen regulars (actors…

A missionary doctor’s passionate plea to trust God to do whatever it takes to complete the task of taking the gospel to every tongue, tribe, and nation.

The Romanian dictator is remembered by those who served him and those who suffered at his hand.

A conceptual short film starring Natalie Merchant as various archetypal female characters, plus a series of music videos from Merchant’s first two solo albums.

A biographical documentary about the great British actor and director Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), from rags to riches, from the slums of London to glory.

A documentary film starring Hayao Miyazaki as he follows in the footsteps of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

An incredible retracing of the evolution of Reed’s remarkable career over three decades. Filled with interviews with Reed, his friends and some of the major artists influenced by Reed including…

Join barefoot scientist Jesús Rivas in the murky marshes of Venezuela on his quest to understand these huge, fearsome reptiles. Up to 30 feet long, weighing many times more than…

Discovery examines the history of “Golden age of Piracy.” The program takes a detailed look at the harsh lives of pirates, their tactics, motivations and why they would choose such…

The Greatest Male and Female Opera Voices from the 20th Century

Human Remains is a haunting documentary which illustrates the banality of evil by creating intimate portraits of five of the 20th century’s most reviled dictators. The film unveils the personal…

The legendary photographer William Klein has designed this fascinating book on fashion photography, with a selection of images from throughout his career, including material from his films. Though Klein claims…

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

Six adult siblings and the vicissitudes of fertility, infertility, and the desire – met and unmet – for a baby. Focusing on one couple’s attempt to become pregnant, and the…

Goldie, the godfather of drum and bass takes us on a roller coaster ride through his frenetic life. A journey that takes us from Wolver Hampton to Tokyo, Miami to…

In the awe-inspiring Teatro Olimpico,Vicenza, Cecilia Bartoli, recognised as one of the best singers of our time, gives the most outstanding recital of work from a variety of composers such…

Documentary reveals how fireworks are made, how they create their effects and how pyrotechnicians design and execute firework displays.

In okay bye-bye, so named for what Cambodian children shouted to the U.S. ambassador in 1975 as he took the last helicopter out of Phnom Phenh in advance of the…

A behind-the-scenes retrospective made for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the classic horror film, The Exorcist. Includes interviews with Linda Blair and the other stars of the film, along with commentary…

One of the most mysterious animals to inhabit the jungle is the pygmy hippopotamus – up to 300 kg in weight, just 2 meters long, and 80 cm tall, and…

From Go Fish to Paris is Burning to The Watermelon Woman, this festival favorite goes behind the scenes to reveal seven successful lesbian directors. These talented movie-makers enlighten and entertain…

Christmas abounds with traditions, from neighborhood carolers to lovingly decorated trees, but from where did all these rituals emerge? This enlightening program looks at the origins of the Western world’s…

Breaking the Magician’s Code: Magic’s Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed is a series of television shows in which the methods behind magic tricks and illusions are explained. In its original incarnation…

Australian born film maker George (Mad Max) Miller offers a personal view of Australian films. He suggests that they can be regarded as visual music, public dreaming, mythology, and song-lines….

Join us on the adventure of a lifetime, spicing it up all over the world! This isn’t just our first four fantastic videos, it’s a sort of film diary of…

This film shows how far we have come since the cold-war days of the 50s and 60s. Back then the Russians were our “enemies”. And to them the Americans were…

Documentary on the life and career of actor Vincent Price, best known for horror film classics such as “House of Wax,” “The Fly,” and “The Pit and the Pendulum.”

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….

Men risk life and livelihood to salvage a sunken luxury yacht from the bottom of Lake Superiour.

A documentary about the production of From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and the people who made it.

Cinematographer Carlos Macovich met Yuliet Ortega, a young “jinetera” (prostitute) from Havana, when he shot a video in Cuba, starring model Fabiola Quiroz. When he realized that the two women…

Pending release of the movie “Bean,” Rowan Atkinson reflects on his comedy career and reveals how his comic creation Mr Bean evolved. This 1997 documentary includes career clips as well…

On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the…