History Movies

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...

In the excitement of the roaring 20s, a new kind of movie palace was constructed by the Bay. More than 90 years later, Tampa Theatre has become known...

Fabiana, Carlo, Claudio and Vincenzo… I met them in 1982 in Mercatale, their village in Tuscany, near Florence. They were aged between 25 and...

Majka lives alone in Stolac, a Herzegovinian village with pretty scenery and a dark history. The past and present collide in this bittersweet...

Neil Laughton, cycling enthusiast, adventurer and record-breaker is joined by cycling experts Scotford Lawrence, Edwin Knight and Jon Cannings to...

The spectacular moon landing in 1969 was also a success of more than 100 technicians and engineers from Germany, some of whom had already...

For the first 18 years of her life, Mozart’s sister shared equal billing with her brother. Musical partners and collaborators, Wolfgang Mozart...

A Workers' Party Documentary Part 2: The Road Ahead

A modern-day fairy tale, The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro is a story of how a group of high school Latin American History class students learn to...

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

This remarkable new documentary explores the story behind one of the most iconic images of the twentieth century: the 1932 photograph of workmen...

Found footage: California in the 1950's and 60's. A young Indian couple enjoys their personal American dream come true in their home somewhere in the...

This short film from 1946 presents an outline of the fur trade's history and the commercial use of fur in Canada. A thirst for fur by the kings and...

Based on a poem and archive images, the military aggression of the US army stationed in the Canal Zone against the Panamanian people who demand to...

Everyone knows the phrase “Black is Beautiful,” but few know of the man who helped popularize it. Little known Harlem based photographer...

Based on the fable told by the anti-Japanese heroine Kim Jong Suk, two young commanders Pa U and Mu Soe from Naru and Sujong villages receive news...

Anne Frank's world famous diary came to an abrupt end shortly before she and her family were discovered hiding from the Nazis in a secret annex at...