Marijuana: A Chronic History (2010)
The fight against drug use in America has been going on since the turn of the last century but the term “War on Drugs” only became part of our national dialogue in 1970 when it was first used by President Richard Nixon. The President later formed the DEA and started a push to outlaw drugs of all kinds. Among the most discussed drugs in this war is Marijuana. This special will look at the storied and strange history of Marijuana in America.
Genre: Documentary
Actors: Doug Benson, Hal Sparks, Joe Rogan, Melissa Etheridge
Mount St. Elias (2009)
At an altitude of 18,000 feet, Alaska’s Mount St. Elias is the destination for a trio of mountaineers determined to reach the mountain’s summit, and to ski back down as…
Guns N’ Roses: Makin’ F@*!ing Videos Part II – November Rain (1993)
A look behind the scenes at the making of the video for the song “November Rain” from Guns N Roses Use Your Illusion album, giving fans an intimate look at…
Minute Bodies: The Intimate World of F. Percy Smith (2016)
A meditative, immersive tribute to the astonishing work and achievements of naturalist, inventor and pioneering filmmaker F. Percy Smith. Smith worked in the early years of the 20th century, developing…
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
A chronological look at films by, for, or about gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, Kenneth Anger’s “Fireworks” to “Brokeback Mountain”. Talking heads, anchored by…
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream (2019)
A 60 minute documentary detailing the journey it took two passionate filmmakers to achieve their impossible dream, creating the world’s first fully painted feature film.
Human Flow (2017)
More than 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war, the greatest displacement since World War II. Filmmaker Ai…
Operation Crossbow (2011)
The heroic tales of World War II are legendary, but Operation Crossbow is a little known story that deserves to join the hall of fame: how the Allies used 3D…
Madness in the Desert (2004)
The story of making “Lagaan,” one of the millennium’s seminal Indian films, is told from the point of view of production team member Satyajit Bhatkal.
The Bloody Hundredth (2024)
Meet the real-life airmen who inspired Masters of the Air as they share the harrowing and transformative events of the 100th Bomb Group.
I Am Evel Knievel (2014)
I Am Evel Knievel features footage of Evels greatest jumps, including the seminal Snake River Canyon and Caesars Palace jumps. The film also showcases Knievels rise from a small town…
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me (1997)
At fifty years of age actress Farrah Fawcett reveals her body to the camera in this one off special.
Icarus (2017)
While investigating the furtive world of illegal doping in sports, director Bryan Fogel connects with renegade Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov—a pillar of his country’s “anti-doping” program. Over dozens of…