History Movies

Documentary about the history of the progressive Farmer-Labor movement in Minnesota from 1915 to 1944, when the party merged with the Democrats to...

Set in late 40s in Iran, a politically exiled man meets strange rural people with weird actions and accents in a village called Barareh.

This colorful archival record of Québec City's Winter Carnival shows that many popular events of today—pageants, parades, boat races,...

In 1967, in the middle of the Cold War, Joseph Stalin's only daughter goes to the American embassy in New Delhi and asks for asylum. Svetlana leaves...

In late summer 1939, the French learned that Adolf Hitler had attacked Poland. On September 3, France entered the war, twenty years after the carnage...

This chilling reflection examines the horrific history of lynchings as cultural events and celebrations that included souvenirs and postcards.

The film maps the life and work of the historian Ján Mlynárik (1933 - 2012), which took place very close to the controversial events in...

In December 2004, 120 years after it was built by the Spanish, Fort Villa Cisneros, a unifying symbol of tradition and modernity in the history of...

Two generals prepare for battle at the Plains of Abraham.

Based on true events in 1990s Denver, a young couple uncovers a disturbing anomaly inside a sushi restaurant.

“…this documentary capturing important aspects of Thoreau’s life and writings is highly recommended.” Video Librarian, May...

Through archival footage of his parents' wedding, the filmmaker reflects on love and marriage in contemporary Serbia. Observing traditional Balkan...

In 1920s Shanghai, a group of brave young individuals band together to carry out a dangerous mission, and amid political turmoil, they grow through...