Monday, January 5, 2009
01/05/09 : 12:00 AM - 01:00 AM
Heart & Soil
Heart & Soil” is a family documentary that clips along with the pace of barefoot children and frolicking livestock. The film takes us on a journey into the rich landscape and lives of farmers in the southwest and into the bustling energy of farmer's markets and farm to school programs.
01/05/09 : 01:00 AM - 02:00 AM
Kilowatt Ours: A Plan to Re-Energize America
2004 - Rating: TVPG
This acclaimed documentary provides a hopeful look at how energy conservation and renewable power can help to improve the quality of life in the Southeast. "Kilowatt Ours" also provides practical ideas for consumers to lower their energy bills, showcasing successful examples of homes, businesses and schools in the Southeast that are saving hundreds--even thousands--of dollars annually on their energy bills.
01/05/09 : 02:00 AM - 03:30 AM
Billy the Kid: The True Story
- Rating: TV-14
01/05/09 : 03:30 AM - 05:30 AM
Disbelief
2004 - Rating: TV14: MV - Advisories: AC, MV
When Tatyana Morozova, a pre-school teacher in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, learned that her mother had been killed and her old apartment block destroyed by an explosion back in Moscow, she believed the official version: that the attack was the work of Chechen terrorists. Then an American scholar published a book arguing that the bombing was engineered by the FSB, the Russian secret service, to help Vladimir Putin win the elections. Torn by grief and disbelief, Tatyana and her sister Alyona embark on a journey in space and time to seek the truth - followed by the camera of Russian filmmaker Andrei Nekrasov. Filmed in Milwaukee, Moscow, Denver, Washington, London and the Ural Mountains, Disbelief chronicles the agony of a devastated family swept up in the high-stakes politics of global terrorism.
01/05/09 : 05:30 AM - 06:00 AM
DOC Fest - Sundance 2007 (Episode 2)
2007 - Rating: TVPG - Advisories: AC
A Documentary Channel original series. Doc Fest's second episode features filmmaker interviews and clips from the 2007 Sundance Film Festival with special highlights from ""My Kid Could Paint That," "War Dance," "Chasing Ghosts," and "Girl 27."
01/05/09 : 06:00 AM - 05:30 AM
Voices of Vision - Seeds of Success: Agricultural Careers in the 21st Century
While the number of family farms in the US is shrinking, agriculture is still the nation’s largest industry, employing more than 22 million people in more than 300 professions. Through hands-on school programs and national competitions, the Future Farmers of America is on a mission to help young people discover their passion and pursue their fields of dreams. Additional funding for this episode was provided by Rabobank International. Please visit www.ffa.org
01/05/09 : 06:30 AM - 08:00 AM
Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians
2000 - Rating: TVPG - Advisories: AC
A self-taught and very successful society photographer in early 20th Century Seattle, Edward S. Curtis dedicated most of his life and career to the chronicling of Native American life before it was lost in forced assimilation. This insightful documentary by Anne Makepeace interweaves the story of Curtis's life with the results of his work, and through it, we see the world he sought to preserve. Many of the descendants of those tribal members who sat for Curtis appear in the film; through their voices these old, sepia-toned photographs evoke their ancestors' lives, inspiring them to continue their traditions.
01/05/09 : 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Children of Blessing
2005 - Rating: TVPG
Flower, Rascal and their friends come from a remote village in the Chinese mountains and speak only Lahu. Now, they must leave their beautiful home for boarding school in the city. We follow them through their first year at primary school as they’re modeled into good socialist workers. Can the Lahu girls make it in modern China' And what price will they have to pay to succeed'
01/05/09 : 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
DOC U - USC 2006 (Episode 1)
2006 - Rating: TV14: L - Advisories: AC, AL
A Documentary Channel original series. In continuing support of education, The Documentary Channel presents works from the best young filmmakers in the nation. The first episode features documentaries from the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
"The Elephant in the Pink Tutu" focuses on the gentrification taking place in the suburban Los Angeles town of Arcadia. As McMansions go up, the original residents are feeling squeezed out. "Melt Me" tells the story of four different people who move to Los Angeles and struggle with adapting to their new home. "Goals" uses the sports of soccer and baseball as metaphors for the larger issue of achieving your personal goals in an eclectic culture. "We Believe" tackles the difficult issue of the function of religion in modern life, especially how it affects people grappling with life in a new culture.
01/05/09 : 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Final Call
2007 - Rating: TV14 - Advisories: AC
Should we make it easier for the elderly to kill themselves when they feel their time has come' Lorna, Richard and Muriel all lead rich and full lives. Hundreds of pensioners have smuggled illegal poisons from Mexico. Others have turned their gardens into laboratories to make drugs or rehearsed different suicide methods. They regard suicide as a final act of self determination. But opponents claim they have been conditioned to think this way by a society which values youth.
01/05/09 : 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Last Round, The: Chuvalo vs. Ali
2003 - Rating: TVPG: V - Advisories: MV, AC
The Last Round looks back at the extraordinary events preceding the day that George Chuvalo, a local hero from working-class Toronto, took on the greatest fighter in history, Cassius Clay - now known the world over as Muhammad Ali. Two exceptional athletes. Each at his prime. Both battle it out against the turbulent cultural and political climate of the Sixties.
01/05/09 : 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Independent Little Cuss
- Rating: TV14
Nationally known disability rights advocate Carole Patterson confronts everyday issues (prejudice, bisexuality, experimental lifestyles) from everyday sources (society, family, future in-laws) as she prepares to a marry a nondisabled man. *Gold Award Winner - 1996 Student Academy Awards
01/05/09 : 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
G.I. Joe: The Ernie Pyle Story
- Rating: TV-PG
01/05/09 : 03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
SUV Taggers
2002 - Rating: TVPG - Advisories: AC
In a campaign to warn of the environmental damage of SUV’s, 2 young men spend time placing embarrassing bumper stickers on SUV’s, bringing attention to the campaign and certain annoyance to the SUV owners.
01/05/09 : 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Beauty School
2002 - Rating: TVPG
The New York School of Dog Grooming has been in business for the last 42 years. It’s the kind of place hundreds of people walk by each day without giving a thought to what goes on inside. This is a warm, yet wry portrait of a school unlike any other school that teaches a profession unlike any other profession.
01/05/09 : 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Voices of Vision - Saving Children: Fighting the Legacy of Chornobyl
The explosion at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine in 1986 was the worst disaster modern society has seen. Thousands of people were displaced from their homes and exposed to potentially deadly levels of radiation. And almost twenty years later the effects of that exposure are still being felt. Thyroid cancer and leukemia are rampant and birth defects are common. The Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund is providing medical training, equipment and medical supplies to the Ukrainian doctors and hospitals fighting these deadly consequences. Please visit www.childrenofchornobyl.org
01/05/09 : 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
DOC Fest - AFI 2006 (Episode 1)
2007 - Rating: TVPG - Advisories: AC
A Documentary Channel original series. Doc Fest's first episode features filmmaker interviews and clips from the 2007 AFI Film Festival with special highlights from "Air Guitar Nation," "Screamers," "Back Home" and "Blindsight."
01/05/09 : 05:00 PM - 06:45 PM
Scratch
2002 - Rating: TV14: L - Advisories: AC, AL
Explores the world of the hip-hop DJ. From the birth of hip-hop, when pioneering DJ's began extending breaks on their party records, to the invention of scratching and "beat-juggling" vinyl, to its recent explosion as a musical movement called "turntablism." Performances and interviews with DJ Q-bert, Mix Master Mike (Beastie Boys), Rob Swift (X-ecutioners), Cut Chemist & Numark (Jurassic 5), and others, along with innovators like Afrika Bambaataa and GrandWizard Theodore.
01/05/09 : 06:45 PM - 08:15 PM
No Excuses
2004 - Rating: TVPG - Advisories: AC
"No Excuses" chronicles the United States Disabled Ski Team's historic 2002 season, culminating in their quest for gold at the first Winter Paralympic Games ever hosted in the United States. Racing in Europe, Canada and the United States during their three-month World Cup season, the 22 American athletes on the team strive to win their fourth straight Nations Cup. Then, during nine days of competition at the Salt Lake Paralympics, these paralyzed, amputee and visually-impaired skiers race at speeds up to 70 mph on the Olympic race courses -- seeking to capture both individual glory and the most medals of the 36 nations competing in the games. More importantly, they hope to win further acceptance as world-class athletes and fierce competitors.
01/05/09 : 08:15 PM - 09:00 PM
Swell Life, The
2001 - Rating: TV14 - Advisories: AC, AL
Threats, vandalism and assault...over waves' This film looks beyond surfing's idyllic face, showing how many "surfers are junkies and they need their fix." In this short film we learn about surfing etiquette, "Nazi surfers," and "Localism" # a form of surfer tribalism.
01/05/09 : 09:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Fair Play
- Rating: TV14
FAIR PLAY follows the struggles of six actors, five of whom have learning disabilities, as they rehearse "The Choice," an acclaimed play about abortion. Set in a small village in the English countryside, an intimate portrait is revealed of the thespians, whose own lives conflict with the characters they portray.
01/05/09 : 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Justice on the Grass
- Rating: TV14
Powerful current affairs film made in Rwanda following the handling of Genocide rape trials. This includes compelling stories of the women attacked who are fighting to forgive whilst fighting HIV as well as interviews with detainees held for over a decade without a full trial.
01/05/09 : 10:30 PM - 12:00 AM
American Bellydancer
2007 - Rating: TVPG
Focuses on bellydancing in America today and the creation and marketing of 'The Bellydance Superstars' and 'Desert Roses'.
