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- Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
- FOLLOW ME DOWN is a feature-length documentary about music in prison. Shot over the course of two years in three Louisiana prisons, Georgetown ethnomusicologist Ben Harbert weaves together interviews and performances of extraordinary inmate musicians--some serving life sentences, some new commits and one soon to be released. The result, in essence, is a concert film, but instead of bright lights and big stages, these musicians rap in the fields while picking okra, soothe themselves with R&B in lockdown and create a cappella gospel harmonies. With unprecedented access and Harbert's insistence on letting the music speak for itself, the film offers an unexpected look at prison life, pushing viewers to reach their own conclusions about criminality, regret, redemption, and the humanity in us all.
- This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, T. S. Eliot, Henrik Ibsen, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann, Luigi Pirandello, Marcel Proust and Virginia Woolf.
- Medea (Zoe Caldwell) is in Corinth with Jason (Mitchell Ryan) and their two young sons. King Kreon wants to reward Jason for his exploits: he gives the hand of his daughter, Glauce, to Jason.
- America's desire for freedom and the open road resulted in the construction of thousands of highways during the Eisenhower administration. Through interviews, archival footage and photography, America's interstate highway system is revealed to have shaped every aspect of American life and affected the nation's history for better and for worse.
- Struggling writer, Danny, must cope with the unexpected arrival of a corpse.
- It is a psychological documentary portraying a three day experiment conducted by Dr. Mark McDermott and Dr. Phil Zimbardo.
- In this l973 Alice Walker short story, a wayward daughter returns to her rural Georgia roots but is unable to sustain a connection with her sharecropper family because she has the notion that her roots are strictly African.
- Documentary seeks to answer why the majority of the German people were so willing to follow Hitler, even as he led them into war.
- Secrets of the virtual gaming world are revealed in "Avatars Offline," the first feature-length documentary to examine the people and stories behind the seven billion dollar a year gaming industry: the history, the personal dramas and the future of a trend expected to explode in popularity with the upcoming release of the "Star Wars Galaxies" game. A look at what may become the most significant medium of the 21st century - a place where art, technology and social interaction form a hypnotic new whole. Portrayed by media pundits as highly addictive but considered by fans to be the future of entertainment, massively multi-player on-line role-playing games like "Everquest" and "Ultima Online" are forging ahead into mainstream American culture, and changing the lives of those who play them.
- A lesbian Don Juan, a suffragette and a 17th-century Italian painter are just two of ten remarkable women who speak to us in this drama documentary - an intimate portrait of their lives and a woman's view of history.
- The story of a young noblewoman in love with a man she cannot marry. In her struggle, she must confront the most infamous of all Jewish characters: Shylock demands his pound of flesh.
- A film about cults and the the indomitable human soul.
- No single work has shaped Western civilization more than the Bible. In this provocative seven-part series, renowned archaeologist John Romer (Ancient Lives) traces the roots of the world's most important book in light of archaeological evidence. Who wrote the Bible? Where did the story of creation come from? What can archaeology tell us about Abraham, the Exodus, and Jesus of Nazareth? Join Romer as he visits dig sites at Jericho, Jerusalem, and elsewhere to uncover the motives and methods of the people who told the sacred story, attacked it, defended it, and transformed it throughout history. For believers and non-believers alike, this fascinating journey reveals the Bible not only as a record of historical events, but also as a profound profession of faith that still holds our hearts and minds.
- Who better to scrutinize and investigate the quirkier achievements of the impressive and expansive Roman Empire than co-creator of the brilliantly accomplished question; 'What have the Romans ever done for us'? Terry Jones is in search of an answer. Unearthing the secrets of the Roman world in his own idiosyncratic and bizarre way, he reveals how ordinary people really lived in ancient Rome.
- RE-INVENTING THE TALIBAN brings a uniquely personal perspective to the disturbing rise of radical Islamic fundamentalism within Pakistan. In the documentary, Ms. Obaid, despite warnings of the dangers, visits Peshawar in northwest Pakistan, the center of the MMA alliance, to meet with supporters of the fundamentalist movement, including outspoken leaders and ordinary working people. She also travels to Lahore in the northeastern region of the country where she meets with secular Pakistanis who compose the country's progressive Muslim majority, attends a musical concert sponsored by a political party opposed to the MMA and visits a fashion show where Pakistani women wear chic western clothing. A remarkable portrait of people and places rarely seen.
- It's impossible to ignore the current feeling in America of the 99%, a change is being called for, a change in the way businesses are operated and a change in the way people are treated; a change that allows for more than just a top few to be owners. This is a timely documentary that addresses ways that some American firms are implementing such change. The film captures inspiring stories of employee-owners and founders from New Belgium Brewing (CO), Namaste Solar (CO), and DPR Construction (CA) by following their decisions of expansion, succession, recruitment and layoffs. Learn of cultural challenges of sharing responsibility, distributing leadership, and linking risk and reward. Hear approaches to working collaboratively to be profitable, innovative, sustainable, and to addressing wealth inequality.
- Three short plays by Gertrude Stein, filmed on stage with numerous special effects. Almost no plot, these resemble Sesame Street for grownups. 1. In the Garden: A girl fantasizes about being a queen. 2. Three Sisters who are not Sisters: A spoof of the Hitchcock/Christie style of whodunnit. 3. Look and Long: The dark side of Humpty-Dumpty.
- We explore the link between Afro-Peruvian traditional performance arts and Latin jazz and, through interviews and performance (in Peru and on stage), get background information on the community and its parallels to African Americans.
- Compiled in the 11th century, The Song of Roland is perhaps the world's most famous portrait of early European chivalry, piousness, and militarism. This beautifully produced program offers an abridged English version of the battlefield epic, combining richly textured medieval and Renaissance art images with scholarly summaries and interpretations of the work's major sections. Acknowledging the poem's historical inaccuracies, the video nevertheless underscores its importance for later European listeners: specifically, as a rallying cry mobilizing Christian forces to embark on the Crusades. An Old French recital of the song's first six lines begins the program
- A biography of the celebrated Mexican writer and diplomat, Carlos Fuentes, who has specialized in "crossing borders," and attempting to bridge the differences between Latin America and the U.S.
- This mini-series profiles nine "adventure" photographers and examines how they are able to capture such difficult subjects as whale sharks, molten volcanoes, Mount Everest, and untouched pre-Inca tombs.
- An examination of the life and work of Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) and his association with physicist Wolfgang Pauli. Explores the sources and themes of Jungian psychology: aspects of the soul, the mandala as tool and symbol, medieval alchemy in contrast to modern science, the world of Eros, the connections between psyche and matter. Dream recreations provide an additional avenue of access to the work of Jung.
- When the religious charlatan Tartuffe insinuates himself into the household of the wealthy but credulous Orgon, it is not long before he takes over, acquiring the deed to the property, disinheriting Orgon's son, and becoming betrothed to Orgon's daughter. But when clever Elmire, Orgon's wife, trips up the imposter, Orgon throws him out only to finf himself arrested and his family evicted instead. A last-minute intervention by the King restores order and metes out justice.
- Archaeologist John Romer reconstructs the life of a village in ancient Egypt.
- A documentary about the life and music of singer-songwriter Jacques Brel, with footage of several live performances. After growing up in Belgium and working in his father's factory, Brel marries and has children, but he soon grows discontent with his life and leaves everything behind, moving to Paris to become a singer-songwriter. His career takes off and he becomes one of France's most revered performers. After tremendous success, he suddenly retires from music, becoming an actor and film director instead. He trains as a pilot and learns how to sail, traveling extensively around the world, until he finally settles on an island in the Pacific Ocean. He dies young of cancer. The film tells his story through narration and interviews with his daughter, friends, and musical associates. Clips of his musical performances include some of his best known songs: "Ne me quitte pas," "Valse À mille temps," "Amsterdam," "Le plat pays" and "Quand on n'a que l'amour," among others.
- Philaminte, the Chrysale's wife, and her daughter Armande are under the influence of a fashionable poetry which rages in a certain "bourgeois milieu" in Paris. They are overcomed by the poems of Trissotin, cynicaller than you think. Philaminte decided to marry him her daughter Henriette who is in love with Clitandre. She complains to his father but it's a clever trap imagined by her uncle Ariste which is going to reveal the truth: Trissotin is involved by the money and when Arist reads a false letter which says that Chrysale has lost his fortune, Trissotin goes away.
- From the front lines of the bankrupt Chicago Tribune, to the vibrant local on-line publishing and start-up scene, pioneering journalists struggle to reinvent a storied, yet troubled industry. In Mashed Media, we visit bloggers, independent publishers, hacker journalists, and social media mavens working in the trenches of Chicago, providing a rare intimate look at the future of journalism now.
- The documentary follows physicist Keith Schwab through the roller-coaster emotions of a ground-breaking experiment in nano-technology.
- Sacred Sounds is a one hour documentary shot in Morocco at the Fez Festival of World Sacred Music. With dynamic musical performances in the Islamic, Christian, and Jewish traditions, it explores sacred music through interviews with artists and religious figures. Sacred Sounds breaks down cultural, political, and religious barriers to celebrate our similarities and our diversities.
- At Versailles, the last rehearsal of a play, ordered to molière by Louis XIV the king. Staged in their own characters, actors and author display their art's conception. It is, too, the opportunity for them to answer by irony to their detractors.
- On April 1 1980, five individuals seeking political asylum crashed a bus through the gates of the Peruvian embassy in Havana, Cuba. In the following days, 10,000 people stormed that embassy's grounds, signifying wide-spread disdain for Cuba's dictatorship. Fearing that continued civil unrest might cause further violence, Fidel Castro proclaimed that any Cuban wishing to immigrate to the United States could board a boat at the nearby port of Mariel. In what some considered a bold move, Castro forced prisoners and street indigents to board these same boats. While only a small percentage of the 125,000 Mariel refugees were actually criminals, Castro succeeded in tarnishing the image of those fleeing the country. However, for the vast majority of those who left Cuba, this was the beginning of a costly journey to freedom. The exile would begin not only with a parting of personal possessions, but a separation from family that for many would last a lifetime. But for the Marielitos the cost of their mass exodus was outweighed by something previously unimaginable: a chance to pursue their dreams. Dr. Jose Garcia left through Mariel as a 13 year-old boy. His journey takes us through personal accounts of lives affected by the Mariel exodus, of those who departed and also those who stayed behind. Culminating with his long anticipated trip back to his birthplace, we see the emotional reuniting of family and friends as we explore and listen to the unheard 'Voices From Mariel'.
- The Shakespeare academics in 'Othello: A Critical Guide' are Professor Stanley Wells and Dr Russell Jackson of the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon. They address, among others, the following questions: What are the motives of Iago, and is his evil as complete as most commentators suggest? What are the roots of Victorian objections to the interracial relationship between Othello and Desdemona? How much evidence of racism is there within Shakespeare's characterization of Othello? Is Desdemona simply a victim or is she in some way responsible for her own downfall? How far is Othello a victim, ruled by emotion rather than logic? What is the conflict between Othello's identity as a Christian commander of the Venetian force and as a social and racial outsider?
- Cultural historian Dr. David Parker and Thelma Grove of the International Dickens Fellowship discuss characters, themes and the plot, as well as the importance, of Dickens's novel Great Expectations. Key scenes from the novel are dramatized. Parker and Grove point out the associations of the characters with actual people and events in Dickens' hometown of Rochester, England, and offer different views on Pip's relationships with the characters Mrs. Havisham, Estella, Jaggers, Joe Gargery, and Magwitch. Themes discussed include penal reform, chains of events leading to catastrophic and unforeseen circumstances, unrequited love.
- Surrealist cinema sought to break with the conventional linear narrative style in favor of chance events and a world of the subconscious. This penetrating program featuring Alan Williams, author of Republic of Images: A History of French Filmmaking, analyzes the origin, evolution, and legacy of a cinematic movement whose stylistic artifacts can still be found in today's mass culture. Background on Dadaism-and the seismic historical events that gave birth to it-sets the stage for a nuanced discussion of Surrealism and its use of cinema to best express the movement's vision during its heyday and since. Key figures of Dadaism and Surrealism are highlighted, as are important films such as La Coquille et le Clergyman, L'Étoile de Mer, and Buñuel's iconic Un Chien Andalou and L'Âge d'Or.
- A look at H.G. Wells and specifically his novel, _The War of the Worlds_ and its influence on the future, and its initial intents. Included is a discussion of Wells's relationships with women, his participation in society and his part in the development of the United Nations, and a comparison of the novel to the two most famous adaptations, including new interview footage with Howard Koch, the writer of the radio script. Also addressed is some of Wells's more controversial writings, which would be utilized in the 20th Century as tracts advocating genocide, as well as quotes from the smae material to show that interpretation as wrong.