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SUB-GENRES · Architecture · Fashion
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Art of Faith
ART OF FAITH is a visually sumptuous documentary triptych revealing outstanding examples of the art and architecture of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The film brings to life many of the greatest and most significant religious buildings through stunning photography and interviews with the people who know and love them....Start your free trial to watch -
Be Like an Ant
Post-Vietnam, Paul bought a trailer for his family to live in. Annoyed by how bad living inside a mobile home during winter could be, he took matters into his own hands and started to build a house around the trailer. He never made any blueprints. As the house took shape, he would take a part of the trailer apart, carry it...Start your free trial to watch -
Future by Design
FUTURE BY DESIGN is a documentary film by Academy Award® nominated filmmaker William Gazecki, sharing the life and far-reaching vision of Jacque Fresco, a modern day Da Vinci. Peer to Einstein and Buckminster Fuller, Jacque is a self-taught futurist who describes himself most often as a “generalist” or...Start your free trial to watch
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The Lost Temple of Java
Borobudur in Central Java is unique. In the shape of a pyramid, with four square terraces leading to three circular ones, this extraordinary building is covered with 3 miles of carvings. Situated on a lush palm-covered volcanic plain, this is a building that deserves the title of "eighth wonder of the...Start your free trial to watch -
Making War Horse
MAKING WAR HORSE is the story of how Michael Morpurgo's children's novel became one of the most popular and acclaimed productions in the National Theatre's history. From its early development in the National Theatre Studio, see how Handspring Puppet Company created the groundbreaking techniques that...Start your free trial to watch
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Project 798
One of the most comprehensive and original movies about the Chinese Contemporary Art scene. Shot on location in '798' Beijing's unique Art District where it all took shape. PROJECT 798 explores Chinese society and culture along with different forms of artistic expression, ranging from oil painting to cutting-edge performance...Start your free trial to watch -
The Rothko Chapel
Dedicated in 1971, the Rothko Chapel was built by John and Dominique de Menil as a quiet spiritual sanctuary for people of all beliefs and faiths and as a center for championing social justice and human rights. At the inauguration, Dominique de Menil said that the chapel "is rooted in the growing awareness...Start your free trial to watch
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Technicolor Fashion Parade
These two-color Technicolor fashion shots were copied from nitrate film many years ago without the benefit of later techniques that minimize blemishes. Even heavily abraded, they're of interest as a portrait of couture in 1927, as a document of color cinematography when the process was still novel and...Start your free trial to watch -
Warriors of the Discotheque
1984! The year of the famous Orwell novel, the year Apple introduced Mac computers via the famous Ridley Scott commercial and the year Reagan won in a Presidential landslide. In fact, the Republican National Convention was hosted in Dallas, TX. Also, in Dallas, the seeds were sown for the beginning of the...Start your free trial to watch



