Social History
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In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)
NASA film footage illustrates interviews with surviving members of the Apollo moon missions, and the...
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Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007)
Interviews, archival footage and home movies are used to illustrate a social history of folk artists...
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Surfwise (2008)
Forsaking a traditional home life, Dorian ``Doc'' Paskowitz and his wife raise their large...
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American Hardcore (2006)
Filmmaker Paul Rachman recalls the 1980s American punk-rock movement and features interviews and...
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The Agronomist (2004)
Filmmaker Jonathan Demme profiles the late Jean Dominique, radio commentator and campaigner for...
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Oswald's Ghost (2007)
Delves into the conspiracies, truths, myths and lies stemming from the assassination of President...
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Home of the Brave (2004)
Documentary on the civil rights activist, Viola Liuzzo, who was murdered in 1965 as she campaigned...
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Chicago 10 (2008)
Archival footage, animation, and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who...
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One Day in September (2000)
Filmmaker Kevin MacDonald documents terrorism against Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics....
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The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)
Musician John Lennon arouses the ire of the U.S. government when he starts campaigning against the...
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An Unreasonable Man (2007)
Filmmakers Henriette Mantel and Steve Krovan examine the notable and sometimes controversial career...
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Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2007)
Eccentric Californians still hang around a once-popular but deteriorating man-made lake.
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The Singing Revolution (2007)
First occupied by the Soviets in 1939, then by the Nazis, and then by the Soviets again, Estonia...
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Gimme Shelter (1970)
Filmmakers Albert Maysles, David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin show the Rolling Stones' 1969...
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
This documentary compiles newsclips from the 1930s to chronicle the entire decade of The Great...
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Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
Filmmaker Wim Wenders shows a number of renowned Cuban musicians of all ages who gathered to create...
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Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox (2007)
Filmmaker Sara Lamm documents the life of Dr. Emanuel Bronner, eccentric inventor of a multipurpose...
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Trumbo (2008)
Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo’s remarkable journey from Hollywood royalty to blacklisted writer to...
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Face Addict
Documents the New York downtown scene and some of its main characters, whose legacy remains today....
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Toots (2007)
The '40s and '50s were a classic period in New York City nightlife, when the saloonkeeper...
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A Holocaust Szemei
An account of the Holocaust in Hungary, focusing on the experience of children and including...
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Tintin et le Temple du soleil
Tintin travels to Peru to rescue some archaeologists from an old inca curse.
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Imagine: John Lennon (1988)
Never-before-seen home movies and the late musician's own narration enhance this portrait of...
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Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2004)
After arriving in Hollywood, young Beulah Richardson became Beah Richards and began a life of...
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The Blank Generation
In 1976, Ivan Kral was a Czech exile who was struggling to make a name for himself as musician and...
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Compilation documentary on Martin Luther King and his movement.
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