History Movies

Benedict Arnold is not the villain of American history most people were taught to believe. New facts and never before presented material illuminate...

Adolf Hitler faces himself and must come to terms with his infamous career in an imaginary post-war subterranean bunker where he reviews historical...

“…this documentary capturing important aspects of Thoreau’s life and writings is highly recommended.” Video Librarian, May...

The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs,...

Familiar Phantoms is an experimental documentary short film about memory, history and trauma.

On November 13, 2015, the attacks in Paris and Saint-Denis, carried out by three Islamist commandos and claimed by ISIS, were the deadliest in France...

A meticulous chronicle of the evolution of the Algerian national movement from 1939 until the outbreak of the revolution on November 1, 1954, the...

Majka lives alone in Stolac, a Herzegovinian village with pretty scenery and a dark history. The past and present collide in this bittersweet...

A short documentary on Brother Paul McMullen, and his life as a Franciscan Brother in Loretto, PA.

A two-part documentary about theatre. “The Affirmation” explores the early works of modern theatre that emerged amid the linguistic...

Blending drama with the explanations of passionate historians and specialists, this enriched historical reconstruction traces 60 years in the life a...

Adapted from famous French actor Philippe Torreton’s best-seller, GRANDMA is the portrait of the actor’s grandmother: a modest, unique...

Haitian history is presented through an explosion of colour, dance and music, as the country prepares for its legendary carnival.

There are towns that build their lives from the will where the inert reigns, where the landscape is arid and dead and there are only infinite...

In the age of multiplexes, a small Brazilian movie theater strives to survive with an alternative programming in the city of Maceió.

A modern-day fairy tale, The Haunting of Prince Dom Pedro is a story of how a group of high school Latin American History class students learn to...

Ines reenacts her sister's wartime abduction through a game of dolls, only to discover that some games are really just memories wearing a disguise.

Voices in Wartime is a 2004 documentary that explores the human experience of war through poetry. Combining interviews with soldiers, journalists,...