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The Way to My Father’s Village
In the fall of 1986, Richard Fung made his first visit to his father's birthplace, a village in southern Guangdong, China. This experimental documentary examines the way children of immigrants relate to the land of their parents, and focuses on the ongoing subjective construction of history and memory. The Way to My Father's Village juxtaposes the ..
Bizzaria - Sins of the Father: Retribution
A documentary on the rise of an up and coming filmmaker's bold passion project that will supposedly turn the film industry on its head.
Benoît Mandelbrot, The Father of Fractals
A short subject by Errol Morris on pioneering mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot, who first described the mathematical concept of fractals.
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
Gabriel Knight is a horror novelist and bookstore owner who has been haunted by nightmares. Hoping to write a bestselling book on Voodoo, Gabriel ventures out into New Orleans to do the research he needs. But over the next few days, he gets himself too close to darkness itself and begins to learn the meaning of his dreams. Once he discovers an old ..
Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia
Biography of Lachlan Macquarie and his wife, Elizabeth, who arrived to govern the colony of New South Wales in Australia in 1810. In just over a decade, the couple transformed the prison colony into a proto nation.
The Father of Godzilla: Eiji Tsuburaya
The life of Eiji Tsuburaya, pioneer of Japanese special effects.
Father Dan Berrigan: The Holy Outlaw
This documentary deals with the 4 months that Father Daniel Berrigan was underground from the FBI, due to participating in and leading the burning of draft records in an act of civil disobedience.
My Father, the Bomb and Me
Academic and broadcaster Lisa Jardine turns detective on her famous father, Jacob Bronowski. Through his personal and professional dilemmas she reveals the story of science in the 20th century, from Einstein to the atom bomb.
Apostolic Fathers: Handing On the Faith
Explore the origins of Christianity in this documentary from the "Footprints of God" series hosted by author Stephen Ray. A fascinating journey through the Roman Empire traces the footsteps of the first apostles through Israel, Turkey, France and Italy. Along the way, Ray introduces you to the church's legendary founders, such as Ignatius of Antioc..
The Shadow of My Father
Michael Pabst talks about his father and film director G.W. Pabst.
The Fatherhood of Buck McGee
A gruff prospector with a distaste for women and children suddenly finds, when his mining partner dies in an accident, himself responsible for the man's orphaned daughter.
The Oys of My Father
The artist remembers his father through the recollection of his speech patterns.
The Possession of Father Thomas
A priest struggling with his faith must combat demonic forces and the spirit of his abusive mother reaching out from beyond the grave. Reluctantly accepting a new position at a parish in Milford, New Jersey, Father Thomas finds himself and those around him drawn ever tighter into a sinister web of fear, suicide, kidnapping and murder.
Father G and the Homeboys
Narrated by esteemed screen veteran Martin Sheen, director John Bohm's socially conscious documentary details the efforts of Los Angeles-based Jesuit priest Father Greg Boyle in helping to redirect the troubled lives of four gang-bangers living in the battle scarred area of Boyle Heights. Affectionately known to his many followers as "Father G," Bo..
Father of the Flying Car
Dr. Paul Moller, an esteemed inventor, fights against the odds to complete his life's work, a flying car.
The Hat My Father Wore
A short documentary by Sarah Collery.
Secrets of the Founding Fathers
Experts and authors discuss George Washington's connection to the ancient and powerful Freemasons. Experts discuss Benjamin Franklin's possible membership in several secret societies. Such as the orgiastic Hell Fire Club in England. Paranormal investigators use high-tech tools to uncover the existence of ghosts in the famous Hell Fire Caves. Expert..
My Father in the Cloud
My Father in the Cloud follows a series of attempts as director Ruth Patir tries and fails in utilizing new technologies to dance with her late father, a telecommunication engineer with a secret unrealized desire for Virtual Reality. As her journey unfolds she realizes the limitations of technology in replacing what she lost.
The Streets Were My Father
The Streets Were My Father is a profound documentary that tells the real life journey of three inner-city Chicago men from fatherlessness to gangs, and from life in prison to prison programs that set them on the road to redemption. These men now carry on lives as productive members of society. The wounds and traumas from absent and abusive fathers ..
The Night Father Christmas Died
The holiest night, the loneliest people. A singer, a killer and Santa Clause. United in their destiny.
