Documentary where we know the work done by specialized teachers with students face barriers of learning and participation, to present a condition of disability, abilities or difficulties in the development of academic education in 4 elementary schools in Tijuana Mexico.
National Geographic follows archaeologist Ehud Natzer in his discovery of the tomb of Herod the Great.
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.
Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at night's end. Together, over a period of several months, they pursue a mutual sexual passion whose inevitable stages unfold in counterpoint to nine live-concert songs.
For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.
An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. Insalubrity, misery and lack of opportunities provoke the emigration of young people and the solitude of those who remain in the desolation of one of the poorest and least developed Spanish regions at that time. (Silent short, voiced in 1937 and 1996.)
Megacities is a documentary about the slums of five different metropolitan cities.
This film tries to interlace Mahatma Gandhiji's thoughts with the developments in India as seen by the two Gandhi Darshan Trains which traversed the whole country during the Gandhi Centenary Year.
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People - 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition w/ Atmos
It's been described as "brave, daring, and courageous" by our friends and "stupid, dangerous, and foolish" by our parents, but we'd like to believe that ‘The Slow Ride Home' is much more than just a crazy idea; it's a microcosm of what we all need a little more time with - slowing things down and challenging yourself to accomplish something that once seemed impossible... like riding scooters across the country in 11 days. This adventurous and often hilarious film documents the story of eight Soldiers of Destiny Scooter Club members as they traverse from the white sand beaches of FL through some of the most beautiful - and sometimes most desolate - pockets of the United States.
Recorded Live in 1984 at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey 0:00:00 – Sweet Jane 0:04:05 – I’m Waiting For My Man 0:08:15 – Martial Law 0:12:57 – Down At The Arcade 0:17:22 – Legendary Hearts 0:20:48 – There She Goes Again 0:24:48 – Turn Out the Light 0:29:58 – My Red Joystick 0:35:19 – Average Guy 0:38:50 – Street Hassle 0:44:24 – Sally Can’t Dance 0:50:10 – Walk On The Wild Side 0:56:09 – Satellite Of Love 1:03:21 – New Sensation 1:11:08 – A Gift 1:14:56 – Doin’ The Things That We Want To 1:19:12 – Waves Of Fear 1:22:27 – I Love You Suzanne 1:25:35 – White Light / White Heat 1:29:54 – Turn To Me 1:34:40 – Kill Your Sons 1:40:19 – Coney Island Baby 1:45:46 – Maybe – The Chantels 1:49:35 – He’s Gone 1:53:18 – People Who Died – Jim Carroll 1:58:47 – Rock ‘N’ Roll
A documentary on the life and work of Swedish/Argentinean photojournalist Leonardo Henrichsen (1940-1973), a known international news cameraman whose final image shot was his own death on the hands of a soldier, while capturing images from an attempted military coup in Chile on June, 1973.
Thirteen elderly people with cognitive illnesses attend the Psychogeriatric Day Clinic at the CHPL Hospital. The treatment is based on psychotherapeutic practices, wich allow for intervention on the Person, improving the preserved abilities, implementing autonomy and rehabilitating identity.
Director Matteo Barzini travels back from Italy to America, where he moved to at the age of 12 and lived until he was 18. These crucial years of his life spent in Los Angeles have forever shaped his persona and created a strong identity crisis within him. He decides to deal with his past by embarking in a journey across the United States during the 40 days prior to America's most crucial and heartfelt elections: Obama vs McCain. Change is an inside look at the political rallies, the concerts, the events, the controversies, the hopes and fears of a struggling country through the lens of a man looking to find himself and the country that raised him.
A short documentary on the first term of President Barack Obama's administration.