September 2016: Stacey Dooley embeds herself on the frontline with the extraordinary all-female Yazidi battalion, who are fuelled to take revenge against the so-called Islamic State. As the battle to take Mosul from ISIS advances in Northern Iraq, in this extraordinary film for BBC Three, Stacey finds these young women’s lives have been transformed byContinue reading “Stacey on the Front Line: Girls, Guns and Isis – 2017”
Tag Archives: Documentary
Gilbert – 2017
The life and career of one of comedy’s most inimitable modern voices, Mr. Gilbert Gottfried. Director : Neil Berkeley Cast : Bill Burr|Dave Attell|Dick Van Dyke|Gilbert Gottfried|Jim Gaffigan|Joy Behar|Judy Gold|Lewis Black|Richard Belzer|Susie Essman Genre : Documentary Release Date : 4/20/2017 Country : United States
Back to the Origin – 2017
A 60-year-old man, still dreaming of paradise, shuts himself away from civilization in the mountains to try living self sufficiently and to see what secrets underlie solitude. Having trouble finding a truly uninhabited place Lalo has to keep dealing with human contact, which confronts his utopia. He begins to question the viability of his undertaking,Continue reading “Back to the Origin – 2017”
Architects of Denial – 2017
Though both the historical and modern-day persecution of Armenians and other Christians is relatively uncovered in the mainstream media and not on the radar of many average Americans, it is a subject that has gotten far more attention in recent years. Director : David Lee George Cast : Barack Obama|George Clooney|Julian Assange|Recep Tayyıp Erdoğan GenreContinue reading “Architects of Denial – 2017”
The Grease Story – 2017
The story behind the classic movie musical. The programme examines the original stage musical in the early 1970s, which starred a young Richard Gere, and the changes that occurred between stage and screen, including the addition of several new songs and toning down the original show’s darker elements. Plus, a look at some of theContinue reading “The Grease Story – 2017”
Last Days of Solitary – 2017
In 2011, Maine State Prison launched a pioneering reform program to scale back its use of solitary confinement. Bafta and Emmy-winning film-maker Dan Edge and his co-director Lauren Mucciolo were given unprecedented access to the solitary unit – and filmed there for more than three years. The result is an extraordinary and harrowing portrait ofContinue reading “Last Days of Solitary – 2017”
Easy to Learn, Hard to Master: The Fate of Atari – 2017
Before Google, Yahoo and even Apple, before the Silicon Valley cliché of informal dress code, skateboards running the corridors and wild creativity became commonplace, one company embodied the digital economy lifestyle and business style: the one firm coming out of the Age of Aquarius was Atari. The story of Atari is two-thirds the story ofContinue reading “Easy to Learn, Hard to Master: The Fate of Atari – 2017”
Battle of Okinawa in Color – 2017
By mid-1945, Hitler is dead and the war has ended in Europe. Halfway around the world, however, the fighting is still going strong on a small island in the Pacific. Okinawa was the site of the last battle of the last great war of the 20th century, with a casualty rate in the tens ofContinue reading “Battle of Okinawa in Color – 2017”
The Third World – 2017
Following the band Death Grips, as they start from obscure beginnings and transform into a chaotic musical phenomenon. Director : Finn Callan Cast : Andy Morin|Stefan Burnett|Zach Hill Genre : Documentary|Music Release Date : 2/9/2017 Country : United Kingdom
Awake, a Dream from Standing Rock – 2017
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota captures world attention through their peaceful resistance against the U.S. government’s plan to construct an oil pipeline through their land. Director : James Spione|Josh Fox|Myron Dewey Cast : Doug Good Feather|Floris White Bull|Tara Houska|Wes “Mekasi” Horineck Genre : Documentary Release Date : 4/22/2017 Country : United States
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