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The Rape of Nanking: Nanjing Massacre I

The Rape of Nanking: Nanjing Massacre I

The slaughter of Nanking, commonly known as the Rape of Nanking, was an infamous genocidal war crime committed by the Japanese army in Nanjing, then capital of the Republic of China, after it fell to Imperial Japanese Army on December 13, 1937. The duration of the slaughter is not clearly defined, although the violence lasted … Read more

How it Works: The M60 Machine-Gun

How it Works: The M60 Machine-Gun

The M60 machine gun is one of the most popular and famous guns in weapons history. Officially introduced in 1957, the gun is also known as the United States Machine Gun. There are several types of ammunition approved for the M60, some of which include armor-piercing rounds, ball, and tracer. The nomenclature M60 describes the … Read more

The Mystery Of The Egyptian Desert Glass

The Mystery Of The Egyptian Desert Glass

This team of scientists set out to solve the mystery of chunks of ancient glass scattered in a remote part of the Sahara Desert. And their quest will take them on a perilous journey into the Great Sand Sea, the wastes of Siberia, and the test site of the world’s first atomic bomb in New … Read more

Fairtrade Bananas | Documentary Short Film

Fairtrade Bananas | Documentary Short Film

This short documentary shows you how hard it is to create a documentary regarding fair trade. It is a subject that is popular, but also very limited in terms what is out there. The documentary shows a group of students, and their geography teacher trying a new project regarding fair trade. They focused on a … Read more

Ground Zero America

Ground Zero America

Ever wondered what happened after the famous terrorism attacks? What has been done since then? This documentary explains the recovery and cleanup of the World Trade Center site, and the intense public debate regarding what to build there next.

Laughing Matters | Comedy Documentary

Laughing Matters | Comedy Documentary

Laughter is a pleasant physical reaction consisting usually of rhythmical, often audible contractions of the diaphragm and other parts of the respiratory system. It is a response to certain external or internal stimuli. Laughter can arise from such activities as being tickled, or from humorous stories or thoughts. Laughter enhances your intake of oxygen-rich air, … Read more

Pinfall: A Professional Wrestling Documentary

Pinfall: A Professional Wrestling Documentary

Join Adam Pacitti as he ventures into the unpredictable subculture of professional wrestling. With just one month to train, the crew follow Adam’s entire journey, meeting his family, who are less than impressed by Adam’s dream to become a WWE wrestler, as well as the wrestlers, who soon tell Adam just how difficult the world … Read more

How TV Ruined Your Life

How TV Ruined Your Life

“How TV Ruined Your Life is a Comedy serial in which Charlie Brooker uses a mixture of sketches and jaw-dropping file footage to research a disengagement between real world and telecasting. Ever wondered why life doesn’t measure to those young grand anticipations? From passion and money to fright and advancement, Charlie Brooker researches a different … Read more

The Human Spark

The Human Spark

In the caves and rock shelters of the Dordogne region of France, witness the spectacular Alan Alda paintings and sculptures dating from 30,000 years ago, works of art that archaeologists thought that the first record of people with minds like ours. When this art has been created in Europe had been inhabited for hundreds of … Read more