A film that documents the life of an extraordinary building on the Lower East Side of New York City. It was known to some as the Church of All Nations, to others as CUANDO, to still others as the Taoist Temple of the Ancestral Mother. The main character is the buildings last resident, a squatter and Taoist priest who is trying to cope with modern life in his rapidly changing neighborhood. The story begins when Sifu Jai receives word that the old Church of All Nations building is going to be ...
By: DocChannel Duration: 34.73 min. Views: 2439 Rating: 4.909091
Beatrice Wood, called the Mama of Dada, is a renowned ceramicist, lover of Marcel Duchamp, and a prime suspect in the Dada art movement of the early 1910's. She died in 1998 at 105 years of age.
By: DocChannel Duration: 55.30 min. Views: 1662 Rating: 5.0
Gold Nymph as Best News Documentary, Monte-Carlo Television Festival 07. Every ten minutes, a young person wishing to sell his or her kidney appears at the entrance of one of the official kidney referral agencies. These are quite ordinary people, victims of the social misery resulting from the socioeconomic policies conducted by the Islamist regime for more than a quarter of a century. These policies have affected all levels of society and led to entirely unintended phenomena and systems. In ...
By: DocChannel Duration: 52.82 min. Views: 2536 Rating: 5.0
Eighteen men and women talk about their war in Iraq.
By: DocChannel Duration: 56.77 min. Views: 15024 Rating: 4.669903
Are we on the cusp of discovering what determines gender? The old mantra - all girls have XX chromosomes and all boys have XY - is no longer reliable. Scientists are now looking beyond chromosomes to "brain sex" and the role of newly discovered genes. By studying transsexuals and people on the gender extremes, they believe they can unlock the gender puzzle. This high-quality documentary looks at the new and challenging science of gender.
By: DocChannel Duration: 44.17 min. Views: 1313 Rating: 5.0
The innovative Magdalene Program, takes drug addicted prostitutes off the street and transforms them into vibrant, involved, self-reliant members of society.
By: DocChannel Duration: 91.87 min. Views: 1782 Rating: 5.0
TWO DAYS IN APRIL is a 90-minute documentary about the NFL draft seen through the eyes of four star college athletes. With never-before-seen access to the draft process, viewers travel with the players as they navigate the intense training and nerve-wracking emotions of a rigorous training camp, the 2006 Senior Bowl, the NFL "Combine" and draft weekend. It provides a behind the scenes look into the secretive, fiercely competitive and often brutal process of creating NFL players....
By: DocChannel Duration: 42.73 min. Views: 1772 Rating: 5.0
Sheryl Crow advocates the preservation of American wild horses whose population has dropped from roughly two million down to less than thirty thousand over the last one hundred years.
By: DocChannel Duration: 27.20 min. Views: 8530 Rating: 4.732143
The artificial sweetener, aspartame, is the bedrock of the diet industry. Found in everything from fizzy drinks to vitamin pills and marketed under a variety of different names, it is difficult to detect and even harder to avoid. But how safe is it? Does it really cause brain tumors, blindness and other serious illnesses? This shocking documentary investigates how the FDA came to approve such a potentially dangerous product.
By: DocChannel Duration: 51.80 min. Views: 1938 Rating: 5.0
Is a century of psychoanalysis completely wrong? Ever since Freud, eating disorders have been considered psychiatric ailments. A revolutionary theory has turned this on its head. A Stockholm clinic is asserting that diseases such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia are not psychiatric illnesses at all, which means they require radically different treatment. In defiance of conventional medicine, the clinic offers what may well be the Worlds first ever cure. This is on a par with the invention of ...
By: DocChannel Duration: 35.62 min. Views: 2709 Rating: 4.714286
Four violinists in four different corners of the globe perform one of the world's most beloved pieces: vivaldi's "the Four Seasons." This musical journey travels from spring in Tokyo and summer in Australia to winter in Finland and autumn in NY, combining stunning visiuals and cultural experiences wth performances by an international array of musicians.
By: DocChannel Duration: 52.03 min. Views: 1469 Rating: 4.923077
An Original series from The Documentary channelâ®. This episode features the short film Unattached, directed by JJ Adler.
By: DocChannel Duration: 5.93 min. Views: 4773 Rating: 4.857143
Its one of the worlds great natural wonders. But in the last 30 years, pollution has caused the Great Barrier Reef, and the life it supports, to slowly die. Sitting on valuable oil reserves it's also become the target of the oil industry which is desperate for new drilling sites. This is a beautifully produced investigative film highlighting the urgent need to guard The Great Barrier Reef from the corporate vultures.
By: DocChannel Duration: 43.92 min. Views: 2684 Rating: 5.0
As a Pararescueman in Iraq, David Broyles's job was to save lives and help those in need, and after leaving the military in 2005, he wanted to continue that mission. He soon found a charity that provided assistance to severely wounded and disabled veterans, the same men and women David had been tasked with rescuing in Iraq. To raise funds and awareness for their needs through the charity, he wanted a tough challenge in their honor, something worthy and symbolic of their struggles and ...
By: DocChannel Duration: 45.55 min. Views: 3332 Rating: 4.571429
This documentary explores his abstract paintings and his more figurative bronze sculptures, focusing on the first major retrospective of his work given at the Tennessee State Museum. We see and hear how his music has infused his paintings and sculptures through color, concept, and form.
By: DocChannel Duration: 27.08 min. Views: 2914 Rating: 4.9
Its every parents worst nightmare. One moment their child is perfectly healthy. The next, theyve stopped breathing and are turning blue. For many children, the merest hint of nut is all it takes to send them into anaphylactic shock. Food allergies are on the increase and the number of children affected has more than doubled in the past ten years. Yet simple precautions could significantly cut the death rate. This documentary is a wake up call to the rising danger of food allergies....
By: DocChannel Duration: 44.85 min. Views: 1723 Rating: 4.769231
Can learning difficulties or behavioral problems like dyslexia and ADHD be cured? Wynford Dore, founder of the controversial Dore Programme, claims hes developed a drugs-free way of rewiring young brains. For thousands of dollars, children are enrolled on the programme, which involves tossing beanbags and threading beads. But is there any scientific evidence for Dores extraordinary claims? You decide in The Behavior Business.
By: DocChannel Duration: 44.57 min. Views: 927 Rating: 5.0
The Documentary Channel presents "The Last One." The famous Moonshiner makes his last run..
By: DocChannel Duration: 3.63 min. Views: 13657 Rating: 4.952381
Milk as natural and wholesome as motherhood, packed with proteins, vitamins and minerals. A great healthy drink for the whole family. But is it really so beneficial? This weeks offering puts the startling claim that the type of milk most of us drink should carry a health warning. Instead of helping us grow strong, A1 milk could help trigger diabetes, heart disease, autism and schizophrenia. This high quality documentary tells a tale of cutting edge research and the corporate power games that ...
By: DocChannel Duration: 43.95 min. Views: 1505 Rating: 4.428571
Meet celebrity criminal and self-styled con artist, Richard Ringheim. A series of high profile stunts - like ordering the evacuation of an oil platform or calling the US embassy pretending to be Norwegian Prime Minister, Kjell Magne Bondevik turned the 19 year old into a pin-up for anarchists worldwide. But his practical jokes and white-collar crime slide into something darker. He soon finds himself embroiled in a world of espionage and high-stakes where nothing is what it seems...
By: DocChannel Duration: 51.98 min. Views: 4107 Rating: 4.3846154
Ever wondered what happens to your footwear after youre finished with it? This award-winning and startlingly original documentary traces the fantastic journey of Africas most popular shoes: the flip-flop. Easily bought, quickly discarded, the flip-flop stands as a symbol of the summer holiday for millions of westerners. But in its African homeland, it undergoes a series of versatile transformations. Filmed over a two year period, this startling and uplifting film takes an ingenious look at ...
By: DocChannel Duration: 26.05 min. Views: 328 Rating: 5.0
Seven years after completing the Israel Defense Force (IDF) training for female combat soldiers, the director returns to the place where, for the first time, she fell in love with a woman - her commanding officer. Over the course of 66 days and nights, this documentary follows the teenage girls in one of the idf's most rigorous combat courses and looks at the relationships that develop between girls in an environment subject to strict military code. The film reveals the mechanism that ...
By: DocChannel Duration: 53.02 min. Views: 1532 Rating: 4.2727275
The Documentary Channel Presents doctalk @ Nashville Film Festival Act 3- Featuring "Autistic-Like: Graham's Story" www.documentarychannel.com
By: DocChannel Duration: 7.00 min. Views: 1040 Rating: 5.0
This documentary of Frederic Remington reviews how the famed artist popularized the myths, legends, and images we now nostalgically call the Old West. The film has location footage, archival film, and interviews that create an illuminating frame around the hundreds of his artworks.
By: DocChannel Duration: 57.67 min. Views: 1285 Rating: 4.285714
By: DocChannel Duration: 47.08 min. Views: 958 Rating: 4.3333335
