Movies: History

  • 2023
    Captain Elliot's Circle

    Captain Elliot's Circle (2023)

    Captain Elliot's Circle

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    Equal parts documentary, essay, and narrative,"Captain Elliot's Circle" is mostly a poetic interaction with an obscure corner of Chinese and British history. Constructed using primary source documents about the taking of Zhoushan, Britain's first cho...

    Captain Elliot's Circle
  • 2006
    American Hardcore

    American Hardcore (2006)

    American Hardcore

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    Inspired by Steven Blush's book "American Hardcore: A tribal history" Paul Rachman's feature documentary debut is a chronicle of the underground hardcore punk years from 1979 to 1986. Interviews and rare live footage from artists such as Black Flag, ...

    American Hardcore
  • 2004
    One Wedding and a Revolution

    One Wedding and a Revolution (2004)

    One Wedding and a Revolution

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    This short film reveals the inspiration, motivation and political challenges at San Francisco City Hall during the frantic days leading up to the first government-sanctioned same-sex marriage....

    One Wedding and a Revolution
  • 2021
    The Man Who Wanted to See It All

    The Man Who Wanted to See It All (2021)

    The Man Who Wanted to See It All

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    Heinz Stücke left Germany in 1962 with a bike, a tent and a goal: to see everything in the world. Now for the first time in 50 years, he's come home....

    The Man Who Wanted to See It All
  • 2013
    Men at Lunch

    Men at Lunch (2013)

    Men at Lunch

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    This remarkable new documentary explores the story behind one of the most iconic images of the twentieth century: the 1932 photograph of workmen taking their lunch while perched on a girder high above New York City....

    Men at Lunch
  • 2024
    The 1957 Transcripts

    The 1957 Transcripts (2024)

    The 1957 Transcripts

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    The film delves into an almost forgotten event that took place in Kfar Qasim in October 1956, when 47 innocent civilians were shot and killed by Israeli Border Police soldiers. Through a gripping narrative structure, like a suspenseful legal drama, t...

    The 1957 Transcripts
  • 1955
    Verrat an Deutschland

    Verrat an Deutschland (1955)

    Verrat an Deutschland

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    Verrat an Deutschland
  • 1964
    The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson

    The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson (1964)

    The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson

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    This short film realistically portrays the conflict Henry Hudson experienced when he went in search of an open water route to the Orient, and no one would follow him. What he discovered instead was an inland sea, a discovery that ended in tragedy....

    The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson
  • 2024
    Where the Ravens Fly

    Where the Ravens Fly (2024)

    Where the Ravens Fly

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    Set in the dense forests of 1940s Eastern Europe, this story reveals the supernatural encounters that challenge three soldiers' understanding of life and death....

    Where the Ravens Fly
  • 2008
    The Hollow Men

    The Hollow Men (2008)

    The Hollow Men

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    The 'stolen' insider emails that informed Nicky Hager's best-selling account of National's 2005 election campaign return in Alister Barry's (Someone Else's Country) new film - just in time to caution us against campaigning politicians in 2008. Addres...

    The Hollow Men
  • 2007
    Pledge To Peace

    Pledge To Peace (2007)

    Pledge To Peace

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    Lieutenant Keiu Matsuo lost his life in a midget submarine attack at Sydney Harbor during the night of May 31 and June 1, 1942. This short animation film pays homage to Keiu Matsuo and his mother Matsue....

    Pledge To Peace
  • 2006
    The Private Voice of Hitler

    The Private Voice of Hitler (2006)

    The Private Voice of Hitler

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    Everyone knows the public archive footage of Hitler. But most of it is silent. What was he saying? Special computer technology enables us for the first time to lip-read the silent film....

    The Private Voice of Hitler
  • 2021
    Victorian Britain on Film

    Victorian Britain on Film (2021)

    Victorian Britain on Film

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    Offers audiences a unique window into a bygone era when a thrilling new invention, the motion picture camera, first captures a nation on film....

    Victorian Britain on Film
  • 2023
    Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert

    Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert (2023)

    Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert

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    The Boston Pops performs Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert, prepared by the original creators Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens, and Stephen Flaherty especially for the Pops. Based on the 1975 novel by E.L. Doctorow, Ragtime weaves together the stories of t...

    Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert
  • 2003
    Bloodlines: The Dracula Family Tree

    Bloodlines: The Dracula Family Tree (2003)

    Bloodlines: The Dracula Family Tree

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    Almost 30 years ago, two scholars from Boston revealed the historical truth behind the legendary vampire known as Dracula. For the first time, their 15-year research demonstrated the link between Bram Stoker's infamous vampire and a 15th century prin...

    Bloodlines: The Dracula Family Tree
  • 2010
    June 1940, the Great Chaos

    June 1940, the Great Chaos (2010)

    June 1940, the Great Chaos

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    From May 10, 1940, France is living one of the worst tragedies of it history. In a few weeks, the country folds, and then collapsed in facing the attack of the Nazi Germany. On June 1940, each day is a tragedy. For the first time, thanks to historic ...

    June 1940, the Great Chaos
  • 2007
    Heaven Or Not

    Heaven Or Not (2007)

    Heaven Or Not

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    Filmed in the quaint prairie town of Herbert, Saskatchewan, Heaven or Not by filmmakers Zuzana Hudackova and Danijel Margetic is an intimate portrayal of one man's tireless journey to give his life greater meaning. John Gerbrandt, a WWII veteran, has...

    Heaven Or Not
  • 2022
    Omoiyari

    Omoiyari (2022)

    Omoiyari

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    Violinist and songwriter Kishi Bashi travels on a musical journey to understand WWII era Japanese Incarceration, assimilation, and what it means to be a minority in America today....

    Omoiyari
  • 1952
    Amaya

    Amaya (1952)

    Amaya

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    Amaya
  • 2020
    Caral: Sacred City of the Andes

    Caral: Sacred City of the Andes (2020)

    Caral: Sacred City of the Andes

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    The Sacred City of Caral or Caral-Supe is the capital of the Norte Chico Civilization of Supe located in the Supe Valley, 200 km (124 miles) north of Lima. The Sacred City of Caral is the earliest known civilization in the Americas, it dates to the L...

    Caral: Sacred City of the Andes