Catalog Search Results
Formats
Description
This documentary chronicles social unrest in the West African Republic of Liberia, where civil war has torn the nation apart and left hundreds of thousands dead or displaced. The film reconstructs the way this tragedy galvanized a coalition of Christian and Muslim women to rise up and, through nonviolent tactics, put pressure on their government to pursue peace talks. Director Gini Reticker follows their grassroots moment as it leads to democratic...
Pub. Date
©2017.
Description
Two groups of plants exhibit such intriguing behavior that a century and a half ago they attracted the attention of Charles Darwin. These same plants, the orchids and the carnivorous plants, still fascinate scientists today. In two, one-hour films, it reveals a world of deceit and treachery worthy of any fictional thriller.
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
Completing the Planet Earth trilogy, Planet Earth III explores the greatest habitats on our planet and the extraordinary animals that live in them. Filled with wonder and insight, Planet Earth III celebrates places and animals beyond our imagination. From the depths of the ocean to the most remote jungle, discover the planet's last great wild places and the astonishing strategies animals have evolved to survive. Each episode focuses on a distinct...
8) Wild on tape
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
They're wild... unleashed... and ready for primetime animals captured on tape in rare, unique and often spontaneous situations. With natural habitats shrinking and camera use expanding, its not surprising that nature and technology have collided to produce some of the most compelling videos ever recorded.
9) The vote
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
One hundred years after the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, it tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in US history.
Pub. Date
[200?]
Description
During World War II, the U.S. Marine Corps recruited Navajo Indians for duty as communication specialists. The Navajos developed a special voice code based on the Navajo language to transmit battlefield messages during the Pacific campaign. This code was never broken by the Japanese.
Pub. Date
2006
Description
"Windsor Castle is an official residence of The Queen and the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. This official video offers a fascinating insight into the Castle's rich history as a fortress and royal palace for over 900 years and Windsor's role as a working palace today. World-famous works of art are brought to life by the Royal Collection's expert curators, and the tour of the State Apartments includes unique footage of the award-winning...
13) Inside the IRS
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Take a look inside IRS processing facilities. Join special agents as they learn interrogation techniques that help them catch the tax cheats. And learn how it turns out when someone challenges the idea that we owe income taxes at all. Experience the challenge of collecting trillions in taxes from hundreds of million of taxpayers. --Container.
14) The grizzlies
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Discusses the physical characteristics and behavior of the grizzly. Explores the relationship between the bear and man.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
With unprecedented access, National Geographic cameras go behind-the-scenes. Shift agents, intelligence agents, counter-snipers, and canine explosive ordinance units create a 360-degree shield that covers President Trump wherever he goes. Also brings to light stories previously not revealed, like the time President Clinton was nearly assassinated by Osama bin Laden, and how those moments forever changed the protective strategy of the agency.
16) The Oregon Trail
Series
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
"Take a 2,000-mile journey with the pioneers that braved The Oregon Trail ... See rare photos, hear diary excerpts and watch stunning footage in this award-winning film, previously viewed on public television"--container.
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
As young children, they lived through 'humanity's darkest hour'. Now, over 70 years after World War II, FRONTLINE speaks with some of the last remaining survivors of the Holocaust. The film paints a portrait of what is most troubling to many survivors as they contemplate reaching the end of their lives - specifically the rise in anti-Semitic sentiments around the world.
Pub. Date
2011
Description
They are among the most infamous home movies ever made. But do these humble 8-millimeter films reveal the whole story of John F. Kennedy's assassination? National Geographic reveals these home movies as never before, restored to a state more pristine than the day they were exposed to the Dallas sunshine of November 22nd, 1963. Join a team of pioneering investigators as they bring the home movies to life and expose the hidden secrets of the crime of...