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Move When the Spirit Says Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cotton
Dorothy Foreman Cotton was a bold and highly effective civil rights leader, who educated thousands about their citizenship rights and inspired generations of activists with her powerful freedom songs. The only woman on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s executive staff, Dorothy was a charismatic, courageous and consistently overlooked key player in the..
On the Day: The Story of the Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band
A documentary following a pipe band of top solo players, created from scratch for the 2008 World Pipe Band Championships. What are their chances after just six days of practice? Will they even qualify? In the end, all that matters is what happens 'on the day'.
Clean Spirit: In the Heart of the Tour
A unique and compelling inside story of cycling team, Argos-Shimano, keen on showing that winning is possible without any use of doping.
Maq and the Spirit of the Woods
When an elder in the community offers him a small piece of pipestone, Maq carves a little person out of it. Proud of his work, the boy wants to impress his grandfather and journeys through the woods to find him. Along the path Maq meets a curious traveller named Mi’gmwesu. Together they share stories, medicine, laughter and song. Maq begins to ca..
Beats of the Heart: The Spirit of the Samba: Black Music of Brazil
Documentary - Though many outside of Brazil know samba and bossa nova through the works of crossover artists such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, the music has deep roots in Brazilian culture and history. THE SPIRIT OF SAMBA makes a complete survey of one of Brazil's national treasures. - Chico Barque, Gilberto Gil, Milton Nascimento
The Spirit of Man
In pursuit of faith, God and the Devil, spells are cast, buckets of water thrown and men with black beards dance and sing.
The Spirit of Culver
Tom Allen, an orphan accustomed to waiting in bread lines is awarded a scholarship to the Culver Military Academy. Talked into attending so that he can have free room and board, Allen initially resists the rigid discipline but later softens as he makes friends and sees the value to the hard work and discipline.
Mariachi: The Spirit of Mexico
For ten days each year during the International Mariachi Festival in Guadalahara, more than 500 mariachis gather in a celebration of the passionate music that is the beating heart of the Mexicao people. Featuring performances from the 2002 annual festival.
The Moving Spirit
A BAFTA award nominated animation tracing the development of the motor car from the original horseless carriage common in the late 19th century to the 1950s streamlined, massed produced, designs.
Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut
Starting from where they last left off, the Spirit Warriors stumble upon a black hole to the Netherworld in their search for an ancient mystical and powerful amulet. Now that they've found a way in, there comes the problem of how to get back - especially as the Netherworld's dark denizens spring into action to give the Spirit Warriors a taste of th..
Le Voyage de Chihiro
Chihiro, 10 ans, a tout d’une petite fille capricieuse. Elle s’apprête à emménager avec ses parents dans une nouvelle demeure. Sur la route, la petite famille se retrouve face à un immense bâtiment rouge au centre duquel s’ouvre un long tunnel. De l’autre côté du passage se dresse une ville fantôme. Les parents découvrent dans un r..
Dawn of the Abyss: The Spiritual Birth of Swamiji
This documentary presents an awakening inspired by the life of the Benedictine monk Henri Le Saux. After living in a monastery in Brittany for 20 years, he left for South India with the objective of bringing the best of Christian monastic life with him. To achieve his goal, he believed it important to first open himself to the spiritual heart of In..
The Long Gray Line: The Spirit of West Point
In honor of the Academy's 200th anniversary, A & E spent a year following current cadets through the rigorous curriculum. Included is footage and interviews about the history of the institution and the demands made on the cadets.
The Reverberation Machine Fourth Movement: The Forest of Spirits
A visual piece based on the fourth track of the third disc on Keiji Haino's "Soul's True Love" album titled "4th Movement: The Reverberation That Attempts to Take Back All Energy Into Itself."
Valley of the Shadow: The Spiritual Value of Horror
In this documentary, director Tyler Smith and host Bill Oberst, Jr. explore the world of scary movies, finding the psychological, emotional, and spiritual complexities within the genre. The result is an in-depth examination and celebration of film and its ability to engage and challenge its audience.
Roh: The Evil Spirit
Ririn experiences a strange incident in the woods when she goes camping with her friends. Mr. Purbo, the psychic, hears about Ririn’s incident and knows that she is not the first victim. According to him, the only way to save Ririn is to reconstruct the incident to find and destroy the cause. Ririn finally dies and Mr. Purbo worries about the nex..
The Agony and Sweat of the Human Spirit
A quiet ukeleleist and his talkative manager struggle to realize their artistic vision in this comic story of loss and friendship.
Maima: The Water Spirit
Wherever the Universe carried her, / she heard the waves of the ocean. / And like a newborn turtle, the subconscious memory always knew the route to home. Maima: The Water Spirit is a dance performance exploring the language of movement as a way of communication and time travel through music. Maima channels what makes one feel at home by embodying..
UTE: Keeping the Spirit
Bold, daring, and impossible to ignore, UTE is a singer-songwriter bringing her uplifting anthems to the global stage. She has amassed a following worldwide for her inspiring story and irresistibly infectious positive outlook on life.
Spiritualism: The Fox Sisters
On the night of March 31, 1848 in an isolated farmhouse in upstate New York, the Fox sisters and their horrified parents seemed to communicate with the dead. These events in this small community grew to become far more than a simple ghost story. It became the starting point for a new movement that influenced tens of thousands of people for the rema..
