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- Two sisters in 1920s London work to achieve success in the dressmaking business.
- The story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.
- In 1862, during the American Civil War, a Southern civilian is about to be hanged for attempting to sabotage a railway bridge. When the execution takes place from the bridge, the rope breaks and he begins his escape toward home.
- A way of life is dying on an Outer Hebridean island fishing port, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
- Under the guise of a brutally honest documentary, this malevolent propaganda film aims to be an "indispensable tool in the hands of the Aryan race", designed to depict the "true" Jew when the masks of western civilisation fall off.
- An is-she-or-isn't-she gay comedy focused on a Taiwanese teen, the boy she might like, and the girl she may love.
- The "docu-remedy" about the grade school game that derailed an entire generation.
- A filmed record of Pablo Picasso painting numerous canvases for the camera, allowing us to see his creative process at work.
- A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
- Johnny Lingo, one of the sharpest traders in the south pacific islands decides to bargain for a wife, and offers a record price of eight cows for Mahana, a plain girl who shuns contact. This causes quite a sensation on the island. A year later Johnny and his wife return for the first time since the marriage, and all find that something miraculous has occurred to Mahana. Johnny explains that by paying eight cows he proved that she was worth more to him than any other woman on the island. He gave her a great gift, that of self-worth.
- James Burke explores key moments in Western History where new knowledge in science changed the way the modern Western world thinks.
- A weekly anthology of one-hour plays, both original and adapted from literary sources.
- The enchanting tale of the winsome little tuba who tires of only being able to sing "OOMPAH, OOMPAH" and decides to go off and find a melody of his own. His journey results in a gleeful musical fantasy of fun and friendship.
- Asking to leave a school bus, Cliff, a young teenager, collapses and dies in the snow near the roadside. His math teacher is asked to notify the parents and then write a short obituary. This task is difficult, for although he was Cliff's favorite teacher and had the most interaction of any at the school, he barely knew him. In unraveling the mystery of the untimely death, he finds that Cliff was shy, lonely, and ostracized, being slowly reduced to nothing, a zero (cipher). He vows to not let this happen to others.
- In 1986, astronomer turned computer scientist Clifford Stoll had just started working on a computer system at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory when he noticed a 75-cent discrepancy between the charges printed by two accounting programs responsible for charging people for machine use. Intrigued, he deduced that the system was being hacked, and he determined to find the culprit. This is the re-enactment of how he tracked down KGB cracker Markus Hess through the Ethernet to Hannover, Germany, as is told in his best-selling book _ The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage_ (1989). Stoll has become a celebrity for being, as he terms himself, "a computer contrarian."
- Peter Gwazdauskas, a child with Down Syndrome, attends a normal school with regular students. The documentary follows Peter and how much he has improved throughout the school year.
- John Baker emerges as a fine runner while in High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and then continues setting records at the University of New Mexico. His ability is world-class, and after receiving his university degree he accepts a position as a coach and physical education teacher at Aspen Elementary School while continuing to train (with the 1972 Olympics in sight). He becomes very popular with parents and students alike, for seeking ways to involve all his students, even those with an apparent lack of ability. Learning that he has terminal cancer he contemplates suicide, but instead chooses to dedicate himself even more to the kids, helping even the handicapped to participate, and co-founding and coaching the Duke City Dashers, an all-girl AAU track team. He hopes his "last race"...already beating the odds by a year, will not end before seeing this team win the national title.
- A college senior plots out his life beginning with a motorcycle ride through Mexico and South America, but his girl friend has other plans.
- Fred Tuttle, faced with his father's impending hip operation and his failing farm, needs to make a six-digit salary with a fourth-grade education. So he runs for U.S. Representative from Vermont with a markedly bizarre campaign. Will he triumph over incumbent Bill Blachly?
- Jesco's trip to Los Angeles to appear in an episode of the Roseanne Barr show as an Elvis impersonating clog dancer is chronicled.
- It's the last month of high school for graduating senior, Edward Hamil (Andy Ziegler). But when he realizes that he hasn't accomplished anything to list under his class picture, he goes on a soul searching mission for the perfect yearbook caption.
- A corrupt federal agent is sent on assignment overseas to Brazil while his partner is left investigating a local drug ring with an inexperienced rookie.
- When an ancient magic book falls into the wrong hands, seniors turn into kids and kids into seniors.
- Neil Murphy returns to his hometown, after an eight year absence, to attend the wake of his best friend Danny Sherman. However Neil doesn't quite receive such a warm welcome on his return as he is led to believe his friend was murdered. With the help of Danny's sister Lisa and her friend Roger. Neil may soon uncover the mystery surrounding his friend's death. But as the answers unfold before him will he be ready to deal with the events of their past? Or will he just wish it stayed buried?
- A young man on a business trip checks into a hotel where things aren't quite what they seem to be. Away from his fiancée he indulges in his secret vices and meets a mysterious woman who doesn't like to be alone. This trip is not going to end the way he expected.
- A college fraternity holds "Hell Night" aboard a cruise ship.
- Follows Roma (Gypsy) Safet Tairov's personal, economic, social and political struggles to build a kindergarten in a small mountain village in Eastern Europe.
- A look at the reaction and aftermath of the murder of a documentary filmmaker in rural Kentucky in 1967.
- Experimental short with trans-dimensional hobos.
- A celebrity talk show is invaded by a depressed fan.
- This movie short is about six unlucky souls who find themselves trapped in an old house surrounded by zombies. Their efforts to escape are both humorous and tragic. Who lives and who dies? You have to see it for yourself.
- Two old friends meet after an accident, only to discover that although both are desperate for change, one's intentions are global.
- A recluse attempts a blind date with a serial killer, set up by his morbidly obese mother.
- An actress, a millionaire, a Vietnam veteran and a junkie return to their native Hungary. After escaping to America in their youth in search of freedom, they come home to find a loss of identity both in themselves and their homeland.
- George Bush Sr., then President, declares a "War on Drugs." Meanwhile, two generations of black males find their lives invaded by that war's foot soldiers--the police.
- For over 50 years, Ralph Stanley's banjo playing, haunting tenor voice and tradition-inspired repertoire have epitomized old time bluegrass music. This documentary explores Stanley's musical roots in the Clinch Mountains of Virginia, the early days of The Stanley Brothers, and Ralph's decision to continue on after the untimely death of brother Carter.
- Follow a New England longliner out to "the old tuna grounds" as he sets and hauls his lines for dogfish, a small shark once considered "trash" fish and now sold extensively to the English market under the name of "rock salmon" for fish and chips. Includes underwater footage from a moving school of dogfish and rare historic film from a 1922 longlining trip to George's Bank on the schooner Columbia.
- Three men bike across America, headed for the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. They carry a basketball, which is signed by all who aid them on their journey, hoping that at the end of their journey, it will be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame, as a symbol of America.
- How traditional sacred rituals can positively affect modern youth.
- 'Whatever' is a film that delves into the mind and asks tough, disturbing questions about life and death. It is not a natural human instinct to be indifferent to death...we don't go around killing people at will and walk away unscathed- that only happens in an Indiana Jones film. This film deals with the struggle and lingering affects of the loss of human life.
- A gravestone salesman leaves his wife and job to follow his infatuation, who happens to be dead.
- 'RitualNation' is a cross-country visit to three unique American communities: the Burning Man in Nevada, the Rainbow Family in Oregon and the Radical Faeries in Tennessee.
- Amazing Journey takes us into the hearts and lives of America's undiscovered talent. Follow them on the path to self discovery and what they really want. Travel behind the scenes to see those involved in producing an adaptation of the Tony award-winning off-Broadway musical "Tommy," produced by Hawaii's own Manoa Valley Theatre. There's truth about raw ambition and extreme dedication. There's an inside look at the dreams of the innocent, the knowledge of experience and the pride in the journey itself, while providing a cultural view on society and the arts. Tim, the narrator, provides bipolar complexity-how experience contrasts with innocence, and how easily youthful talent can dissolve into an unappreciative society.