Tolkien Remembered
TV documentary about J.R.R. Tolkien which was first aired in 1992. The program presented Tolkien as somewhat of a literary renegade who read few modern writers and believed that English literature had ended with Chaucer.
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TV documentary about J.R.R. Tolkien which was first aired in 1992. The program presented Tolkien as somewhat of a literary renegade who read few modern writers and believed that English literature had ended with Chaucer.
A look into the life and career of the legendary John Ritter.
During World War 2 the Channels Islands were occupied by German forces, and only saved from starvation through the intervention of the Red Cross, who sent supplies on the SS Vega.
An attempt to capture the look and feel of memory through the use (and misuse) of a film projector. What results is a battle between the artifacts of captured memories (flicker of the projector) and fleeting remembrances
The social history of Canada's fastest growing city.
One hundred years ago, Western North Carolina was hit by the worst flood in its history, the Great Flood of 1916. As a result of the tail end of two hurricanes within days of each other, hundreds of mudslides caused cata
A movie about remembering
The year is 1983. Found archival material depicts people in the small Bosnian town of Tešanj. Suddenly a well-known figure appears, the filmmaker’s grandfather who died in the Bosnian war. Repressed and hurtful feelings,
This compelling documentary features renowned Russian violinist David Oistrakh performing several powerfully emotional pieces, including "Intermezzo" from Lalo's "Symphonie Espagnole" and an excerpt from "F minor Sonata"
The 2014 opening of the 9/11 Memorial Museum at the site of the World Trade Center in New York; President Barack Obama, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, dignitaries, survivors, family members, first responders and more share the
The Barong Tagalog is a Filipino symbol of celebration and hope. When it is old, it is frequently kept in the cabinets of many Filipino families. Maricel Amora revives these barongs and transforms them into another Filip
The Jewish Historical Society of Fairfield County in Connecticut's documentary featuring family stores in Stamford, Connecticut from their peak years as the center of downtown business through the early years of urban re
Trains Remembered Vol. 3
This new, 75-minute video on DVD presents Jim Ladwig's great railroad stories, narrated by the author and illustrated by select vintage footage. Ride along as the vibrant history of Wisconsin's steam railroading era on t
On 1st May 1946, 800 Pilbara Aboriginal pastoral workers walked off Pilbara stations in protest about pay and working conditions. So began the great Pilbara Strike. This film commemorates the 60th anniversary of that eve
The most compelling patriotic act the narrator encountered after the 9/11/2001 attacks was undertaken by two close friends, a gay male couple. Ten years later, Osama bin Laden may be dead, but military operations continu
World War II veterans gather at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the 80th anniversary of V-J Day, when Japan's surrender led to the end of WWII.