History Movies

A great tribute to the old, vibrant, Victorian granite building that lies on the corner of the Beach Boulevard. It has been standing perfectly for...

How did the Romans produce some of the most impressive gladiatorial games ever seen in Europe? How did the Colosseums mysterious roof really work?...

The rocks, sculpted by sea and wind, stand resilient, displaying the scars of the fragments torn away. From that beach, a young Sahrawi embarks on a...

In 804 AD, Kūkai traveled to Tang China with the Japanese diplomatic mission to study under Master Huiguo, the seventh patriarch of Tang...

Through images and testimonies of Sahrawi women, this film introduces us to the situation and the living conditions the Sahrawi people have been...

Ann Clements Conger was an ambitious journalist in the 1940's. In the 1950's she became a mother, and torn between her domestic roles and her career,...

Looking at the situation of the Sahrawi people in 1999, the documentary examines different aspects of institutions and organisation methods from the...

Western Sahara is one of the most heavily mined territories in the world following decades of conflict with its neighbours. Despite a 1991 ceasefire,...

Trapped between the violence of the Moroccan regime and the indifference of the international community, the Saharaui People fight peacefully in...

A short documentary looking at Altoona in its heyday.

Salka was born as a refugee in the Sahara desert, and grew up in Italy by chance: she was one of the so-called "Little Peace Ambassadors". Sahrawis...

Three generations of Hungarian women talk about their lives.

Documentary that delvs into the legend of Haddara, a Saharawi child who after getting lost in a sandstorm in the desert was adopted by the ostriches...

A look at the history of Blair County, Pennsylvania, celebrating centuries of stories, valor and courageous actions of the area’s peoples.

How do you find your place in an ableist world as a person with a disability? Disabled Hugo Schmidt talks to the almost 90 year old Franz-Josef...

No event in the ancient world compared to the Olympic Games. With Greek culture and influence at their height, the Games drew an audience of tens of...

A historical analysis of the on-going war in the Western Sahara. Liza Bear interviews Abdullah Majdid, the Polisario Front's United Nations...

A history of two universities in Houston's Third Ward and the fluid world around them

This film, which was shot on Super-8 and camcorder, is an exploration on forgotten and abandoned sacred sites in England, one of them being the...