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Seriously Amazing Objects
8 x 60’, 2013-2018, HD
Look beyond the map and you can find the soul of America in its stories. That first wick of Edison’s filament lighting up the night. The belly-dropping feeling when Orville Wright felt his flyer lift off the sandy dune. Smithsonian Channel transports the viewer inside the story. Regular folks - museum visitors - go behind the scenes and into the Smithsonian’s vast collections to discover treasures that make America what it is.
Smithsonian Networks
Dublin, Ireland, Easter 1916. Seven men sign the Proclamation of the Irish Republic and begin the Easter Rising, a rebellion against British rule. The names of men are written large in the history books, but the women at this incredible event have all but been forgotten. This riveting documentary reveals the astonishing stories of seven women who were at the heart of the Rising and whose influence truly deserve to be rediscovered.
Tile Films
The history of Mount Everest has always been associated with the Sherpas’ great mountaineering achievements. Without their input as mountain guides and carriers in high-altitudes, Everest expeditions are unthinkable. For a few months each year, they accompany alpinists to the highest and most challenging peaks of the world. This film offers rare insights into the everyday life of the Sherpas and follows four members of these special people – Phurba, Ngima, Ngima Tenji and Gelu.
The story of seafaring is a story of adventure, courage and ingenuity that ranges far beyond the need to transport goods across the oceans. The moment people were able to move long distances at sea, they became less isolated. Along with their cargo came other people and new ideas; the resulting interaction would shape the face of the world.
Mare Nostrum Films/NHK
In the same year South Africa hosted the World Cup, the country marked the 50th anniversary of the worst massacre under apartheid. In March 1960, police opened fire on peaceful demonstrators in the township of Sharpeville. Fifty years on, the handful of remaining survivors still meet to help each other cope with their enduring trauma - the physical scars are still as vivid as their painful memories.
Factuals: Biography and History Unit
On 13th May 1981 as Pope John Paul II crosses St Peter’s Square in front of thousands of cheering people, three shots ring out. The pope collapses. Described as the ‘crime of the century,’ an investigation of global scope generated more questions than answers. This documentary, with exclusive eye-witness accounts and scientific reconstructions, seeks to put the pieces of the attack together to finally clarify an extremely complex affair.
Setting Sail
4 x 60’, 2002, HD
Sharpeville Echoes: The Story of South
Africa’s Worst Apartheid Massacre
1 x 60’, 2010, HD
Seven Women
1 x 60’, 2016, HD
The Sherpas’ Quest
1 x 60’, 2012, HD
Shooting The Pontiff
1 x 60’, 2016, HD
Terra Mater Factual Studios/ Oxford Scientific Films/Channel 4
Prounen Film - SD Cinematografica
History