Plutocracy IV: Gangsters for Capitalism
September 16th, 1920. New York City. In the heart of the financial district a horse-drawn wagon pulls up outside the offices of JP Morgan Bank at 23 Wall Street. Hidden in the cart...
History
The Sea Peoples and the Late Bronze Age Collapse
An impassioned and highly informed history lesson, this documentary explores one of the most consequential periods in Egyptian history and attempts to shed light on the enigmatic...
How Doggerland Sank Beneath the Waves
Enthusiasts of Prehistoric Northern European history will likely find great appeal in How Doggerland Sank Beneath the Waves, an informative look at an ancient land that is now...
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great is the stuff of legend when it comes to ancient military history. Armed with youth, cunning and a brilliant tactical mind, his thirteen-year reign led to the formation of one of the largest empires the world has ever seen. The...
The Secret of Mona Lisa
It's one of the most popular portraits in the history of art. Yet the subject of that portrait remains elusive. The Secret of Mona Lisa explores the trail of evidence that has gathered since the da Vinci masterwork was first unveiled around 1503. That...
Jericho: The First City on Earth?
Among the first cities of the world, Jericho remains the most significant. It was the first truly communal settlement, the first to be surrounded by walls and to feature towers and steps. These are just a few of the fascinating insights featured in...
1000 AD: A Tour of Europe
Awe-inspiring in its depth and ambition, 1000 AD: A Tour of Europe recounts the wealth of conflicts and defining moments that characterized the closing of the first millennium throughout the European continent. Amidst the uprisings and power...
The Lost City of the Monkey God
Long steeped in myth and folklore, La Mosquitia is located on the eastern section of Honduras. It's a region that's been whispered about for centuries. Almost entirely unpopulated by humans, its sprawling 32,000 square miles of mountains, rainforests...
Criminal Doctors: Auschwitz
The letter from Viktor Brack was written in a dispassionate and matter-of-fact tone. In it, he described the processes by which Jewish prisoners could be sterilized and castrated. It was addressed to Heinrich Himmler, a top ranking Nazi official and...
Stolen Children: The Kidnapping Campaign of Nazi Germany
Jozef Sowa was only nine years old when his parents were murdered. Following their slaughter, he and his three siblings were taken from their home in Poland and transferred to...
We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918
As many tens of thousands are perishing each year from the flu, and the new Coronavirus has emerged in regions around the world, here's a film that looks back on one of the most...
The Civilian Conservation Corps
In 1933, as Franklin D. Roosevelt took his oath of office as the 32nd President of the United States, his people were hurting. From Texas to Detroit to every state in between, citizens were struggling through a 25% unemployment rate, a series of...