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Gesar Mukpo begins by interviewing a fellow Canadian, Dylan Henderson, who was the first Caucasian tulku discovered in the West, recognized in 1975 by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche as the incarnation of one of his teachers. The identification was confirmed by Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the 16th Karmapa, who requested that Henderson come to the Rumtek Monastery in India for the rest of his life. Chögyam Trungpa, however, recommended that he remain in the West.
documentary film
documentary film
Orphans of Apollo is a documentary film, covering the period in human spaceflight from the conclusion of NASA's Apollo Moon program to shortly after the Soviet Union's dissolution. A group of entrepreneurs, including Walt Anderson, Richard Branson, Tom Clancy, Jeffrey Manber, and Rick Tumlinson, grew up during the early Space Age. The sudden halt to rapid progress when that era closes then disappointed them — as the film's title indicates, they were "orphan[ed by] Apollo['s]" cancellation.
documentary film, Documentation
documentary film
Hundreds of delegates from 65 countries arrived in Ithaca, New York, between August 6 and 16, 1951, to attend a Youth Assembly conference, the conference itself being held at Cornell University. The WAY representatives' first stop on their tour of New York was at Hyde Park, New York, the estate of Eleanor Roosevelt. There, a brief lunch was arranged and discussions were held by various reps.
Biographical documentary, documentary film
documentary film, Documentation
At the 1968 Democratic Convention, protesters, denied permits for public demonstrations, repeatedly clashed with the Chicago Police Department, and these clashes were witnessed live by a television audience of over 50 million. The events had a polarizing effect on the country. Needing to find a scapegoat for the disturbances, the Nixon Administration charged eight of the most vocal activists with conspiracy, inciting to riot, along with other charges and brought them to trial a year later.
documentary film
documentary film
documentary film
documentary film
documentary film, Documentation, LGBTQ-related film
documentary film, Documentation
The documentary delves into the far-right organization, something unprecedented to date, narrating the events that have taken place since the creation of the Greek ultra-right party through the gaze of the women who have surrounded the visible faces from the party that, even being in the background due to the deeply patriarchal role of the party, their strong character made the whole party know them. After the arrests of the male leaders, their voice took power within the organization, also influenced by the role of martyrs, shouting "blood, honor, Golden Dawn". To explain different points of view, the documentary follows three different…
Crime, documentary film
documentary film
thumb|Attica Correctional Facility New York City to Attica Prison – Opening Scene The documentary opens with a bus ride going from New York City to Attica Correctional Facility, displaying restless children and adults who are on a long journey to see loved ones. In the background there are voice messages being played which are meant to be coming from families outside of the prison system who are sending them to their familiars who are incarcerated. The scene frames the rest of the documentary by demonstrating the way the prison system is tethered to other people and institutions other than the individual directly involved.
Biography, documentary film
documentary film, Documentation
When Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche escaped Tibet in 1959, he settled in Italy, where he married and had two children, of which Yeshi was the first. Yeshi was recognized as the reincarnation of Rinpoche's uncle, a renowned Dzogchen master, who had died after the Chinese invaded Tibet. Yeshi grew up in Italy and wanted nothing to do with this legacy.
documentary film, musical film
The film was directed by David Grisman’s daughter Gillian, with cinematography by Justin Kreutzmann, son of Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann. The film details when Grisman and Garcia first met in 1964 at a club in Pennsylvania to see Bill Monroe perform, includes interviews with musicians such as Bela Fleck, Peter Rowan and Ronnie McCoury and many live performances of Grisman and Garcia.
documentary film
Mr. Toronto starts his journey in Hamilton after he sees a billboard boasting "Toronto Sucks" as an advertisement campaign. He finds out that some fans of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats put on bags over their heads because of the shame of losing to Toronto during the Labour Day CFL game every year.
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The program shows Horner and his digging team as they travel to the Hell Creek Formation in Montana, United States, and dig up dinosaurs. The program also follows Horner as he presents arguments for his case of Tyrannosaurus as a scavenger. Horner argues that there is not the slightest evidence that Tyrannosaurus hunted its own prey.
Animal Documentary
Dr. and Dr. , lead research on humpback whales in Alaska and French Polynesia, respectively, where they study the communication of the whales and how it evolves across oceans and continents.
documentary film
documentary film
In the weeks following the September 11 attacks, dozens of attacks against Muslims, Sikhs and other perceived 'minorities' were reported across America. Among the perpetrators was Mark Anthony Stroman, who began "hunting Arabs", as he described his nightly prowling. His targets were people he believed were Muslim and came from the Middle East.
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