History Movies

The Lace, a Venetian Art

On the Burano Island in the lagoon of Venice, famed for the splendour of its past, the old tradition of the Lace survives thanks to the latest lace-makers. This film reveals the secrets of an ancient art worldwide appreciated.

The Bird Catcher

On her attempt to flee the Nazi round-up in Norway, Esther finds herself alone, on an occupied farm forced to conceal her identity; leading to a series of choices and consequences which ... See full summary »

Auca del Born

The Muselmann

The film takes place in the winter of 1944 in a Nazi occupied concentration camp in Poland. Three survivors- Eli, Yaduik, and Zigney have managed to escape the madness of the concentration ... See full summary »

My Family Tree

Sixteen year old student Janis has been given an interesting home work assignment - to draw his family tree and tell about it. The film follows the story of the Latvian boy's family tree.

Abstractly You Loved Me

An essay film by Adam E. Stone and Hong Zhou about love, chronic pain, oxycodone addiction, and one man's obsession with assassinating North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.

L'uomo dai quattro nomi

The City of Love and Hope

A Japanese family is impacted by nuclear energy over the course of decades and generators. Starting in 1966, a nearby nuclear power plant creates problems for the entire family.

I Survived a Fatal Flight

Ghost Aliens

Daniel is confronted by an Indian, followed by many Office Paranormals', then a retired US General whom proclaims the end of the World is today. Later that day everyone in the Office has an encounter of a real Alien, that has turned into a ghost with Un-Godly Powers, set to destroy planet earth. Can Daniel Save the Human race?

Die Amazonen - Mythos und Legende der geheimnisvollen Kriegerinnen

Wings for Maggie Ray

Featuring exciting re-enactments, meticulously researched archive photos and film, and insightful interviews Wings for Maggie Ray tells the remarkable story of an Indiana farm girl who answered her country's call to duty.

Prince Charles: The Bachelor Years

Respect Greece

Except the blind forces of Nature, nothing moves in this world which is not Greek in its origin.

Ciudadano Negrín

The Lost

The Lost is a B&W film 7 channel installation with a plot told through the eyes of a young English writer, Christopher, who comes to Berlin and moves into a cabaret where an eccentric old ... See full summary »

Il trono di cristallo

Prague, 1577. Giuseppe Arcimboldo, the court painter, is divided between the pleasures and the diplomatic vicissitudes, until the young Rudolph II comes to the fore of the Asburgo, who, ... See full summary »

Chevalier sans peur

The 13th

Spring 1944 and the Allies stand ready to return to France. The men of the 13th Parachute Battalion will be at the spearhead of that return. This is their story.

Cocos 1914: The Encounter Between HMAS Sydney and SMS Emden

SMS Emden was the second and final member of the Dresden class of light cruisers built for the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine). She was launched in May 1908, and completed in July... See full summary »

An Jung Gun Shoots Ito Hirobumi

This is a film based on the revolutionary drama "An Jung Gun shoots Ito Hirobumi", an immortal classic created by president Kim Il Sung during his early revolutionary activities. The "USA ... See full summary »

A Venture in Faith

Pastor Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa is documented in this biography and history of the Calvary Chapel denomination's explosive growth out of the Hippie Movement in 1970s California.

Mt. Paekdu

Star of Korea

Sword and Scythe I: Chronicles

The film is a chronicle, not only of a family, but also of the Hungarian nation through nine hundred years. Contains the description of a people's evolution, spirit and traditions until ... See full summary »