In “Behind The Story: We Are Skateboarders”, the filmmaker’s (Ben Duffy) biggest battle wasn’t finding the subjects for the film or even solidifying the budget, it was finding himself during the time of production while he was suffering from undiagnosed bipolar disorder and untreated psychosis. Enduring mental illness is extraordinarily difficult, but to also be a first-time filmmaker at just 19 years old working with professional skateboarders is simply badass. With the resource of Poweredge Magazine, Ben was able to breach the egos of skateboarding legends and bring them to a humble enough place to talk about skateboarding in a time where major change was occurring; the 2008 economy crash.“Behind The Story: We Are Skateboarders” gives a raw and sincere look into what was going on in the filmmaker’s head during the time of filming. It portrays his battle against the slow torture of making a feature film with no budget and un-diagnosed mental illness. This film shows that by simply utilizing passion and perseverance, Ben Duffy was able to create one of the most successful skateboarding films ever made.
The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of Time Warp. Includes groundbreaking classics like “Night of the Living Dead,” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” and sci-fi gems such as “Blade Runner,” and “A Clockwork Orange.”
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In 1944, Operation Overlord liberated France and Western Europe on D-Day. This documentary explores this pivotal event that occurred 80 years ago.
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On 18 June 1940, Charles de Gaulle's appeal was heard as far as the depths of the oceans. It is here that one of the War's most important resistance movements came into being: The Maquisards de la Mer.
Africa, from mountains to marshland, deserts to coastlines, and grasslands to jungles.
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The series will feature real-life crime cases and the cutting-edge forensic science used to solve them.
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This documentary traces the tank's evolution from World War I to the present, showcasing its pivotal role. It focuses on the remarkable Tank Commanders and explores how their achievements reshaped battles and entire wars.
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It was hardly predictable when the boy from the Brooklyn projects became the world's first billionaire hip-hop star, Jay-Z. He turned his pain into passion and used the suffering to influence the words and lyrics in his music.
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Every year, in the middle of Croatia, it's the same story: after the annual snowmelt, a huge flood wave spills out of the Alps toward Zagreb and Belgrade.
The revolutionary fragrance Chanel N°5 is a true and unique symbol of elegance around the world. Created by a visionary woman, Gabrielle Chanel, the one who liberated women from the corsage and who pushed with such delight the codes of the perfume industry. From Grasse, the world capital of perfume and fragrance, to Paris, this documentary will take you behind the story of this legendary perfume, from the flower to the bottle.
Embodied examines the stories of five individuals as they combat weight stigma in a world that fears fatness. The film follows a drag queen using humor to unravel discomfort around their weight and queerness; a mermaid reconciling with generational fatphobia; a midwife working to dismantle fat bias in reproductive health; a former linebacker navigating the unclear relationship between health and size; and a CEO creating space and community for the millions of Americans with fat bodies.
On August 26, 1278, on the Marchfeld (Morava Field) in the east of today's Lower Austria, the greatest cavalry battle ever seen on the European continent took place. The adversaries: the Habsburg German King Rudolph I and Premyslid Ottkar II, the King of Bohemia. The battle was the climax of a conflict that had built up over the past five years. When it ended, one of the adversaries was dead and the rise of the other and his dynasty had begun. The Habsburgs left a decisive mark on the destiny of Europe for the coming 640 years.
Follow us into the different habitats of the sea eagle and learn more about this beautiful and fascinating bird of prey.
The people behind a project known as Operation: Paperclip are the main reason why we were able to reach for and grab the stars. Strap in for one of the most surprising stories ever told in this stunning new documentary, Operation: paperclip: The Secret Recruitment of Nazi's into Nasa's space program.
Boxing's legendary story-teller Bert Sugar narrates the entire story of "The Greatest." Witness Ali's colorful rhetoric and highlights of his biggest fights including "the Fight of the Century" with Joe Frazier "the Rumble in the Jungle" where Ali beat George Foreman to regain the title, and "the Thrilla in Manila," the Ali/Frazier rematch and more of his epic battles and "pearls of wisdom."
The lynx is an exceptional hunter with an arsenal of skills at its disposal. Come and wonder at these skills in action!
Upon the defeat of Germany, celebrations erupted throughout the western world, especially in the UK and North America. More than one million people celebrated in the streets throughout the UK to mark the end of the European part of the war. In London, crowds massed in Trafalgar Square and up the Mall to Buckingham Palace, where King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by their daughters and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, appeared on the balcony of the palace before the cheering crowds. Churchill went from the palace to Whitehall where he addressed another large crowd.
The best off-road racers in the world gather to battle 400 miles in Las Vegas for fame, fortune and a shot at making history!
Octavian, better known by his honorary name Augustus, inherited the murdered autocrat Caesar. Octavian avenged his adoptive father, pursued the murderers, expropriated and liquidated them and ended the civil war with cunning and the most brutal violence in order to become ruler of the empire himself. As Octavian he had disobeyed and broken all the laws of the Republic. But as Augustus in 27 B.C. the republic was restored, he wrote in his will. Behind the facade of the "Restored Republic" and under the title of Princeps, he established an autocratic empire. But he also made peace; it received its name: Pax Augusta. He integrated the subjugated peoples into the empire. Justice and prosperity reigned again. But who should be his successor after the actual end of the republic as emperor? Two women fought for themselves and their children. Julia, daughter of Augustus and his third wife Livia Drusilla.
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This documentary traces the life and career of motocross superstar Brian Deegan as he pulls off gravity-defying tricks and embraces fatherhood.
