Subgenre Sampler
Documentary > History: 237 Films to Buy & Rent
- Story of God, The (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Morgan Freeman
- Ambitious cross–cultural survey of what God means to people and how religion has shaped world history , narrated and produced by Morgan…
- Althea (2015)
- PBS documentary account of the story of Althea Gibson, a truant from the tough streets of Harlem, who overcame extraordinary odds to becomes the…
- Cancer - The Emperor of All Maladies (2015)
- Dir. Barak Goodman
- Ken Burns produced this illuminating study of Cancer from its first mention in Egyptian scrolls to the present day medical laboratories where the…
- Dawn of Humanity (2015)
- National Geographic documentary focusing on a 2013 fossil discovery and the 2–year excavation process that followed, with insights into how…
- Francofonia (2015)
- Dir. Alexandr Sokurov
Feat. Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Benjamin Utzerath
- A richly evocative and insightful historical cine–essay from celebrated dir. Alexander Sokurov (RUSSIAN ARK) that charts the relationship…
- Story of China with Michael Wood, The (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Michael Wood
- Veteran historian and broadcaster Michael Wood follows his celebrated Story of India with this in–depth portrait of the most populous country…
- From Scotland With Love (2014)
- Scottish history as told through a vast collection of real home movie and archival footage, this is a charming filmic tapestry of everyday family…
- Genius of the Ancient World (2014)
- Historian Bettany Hughes takes a tour through the ancient world and examines the works of three key philosophers, Socrates, Confucious and Buddha.
- Intrepid New Zealand (2014)
- Ambitious follow–up to Kevin Biggar and Jamie Fitzgerald's FIRST CROSSINGS (2012) finds the pair tackling a new set of legendary journeys…
- Queen Victoria's Letters: A Monarch Unveiled (2014)
- A.N. Wilson guides the viewer through revealing look at the life of Queen Victoria, told through a selection of the Monarch's correspondences..