Sunday, October 7, 2012

Darfur Diaries - Message from Home



Documentary about War at Darfur
 The documentary DARFUR DIARIES features interviews with many victims of the devastating genocide taking place in the area. The filmmakers seek to shine some light on this dark chapter in human history. The documentary conveys a message to act for humanity.

HOME



Documentary on Our Planet
We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth's climate. The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should take part in the effort, and HOME has been conceived to take a message of mobilization out to every human being. Home is made for everyone in this planet, so start to act for it.

Hillsborough (1996) (complete ITV TV film)



Documentary on Tragic Hillsborough Incident
 Jimmy McGovern's dramatisation of the Hillsborough football stadium disaster both investigates the police actions which caused it and explores its effects on the victims' families, skilfully using the dramatised documentary form to weave together public issues and private emotion. In the opening sequences, McGovern introduces young, passionate football fans, dismantling the myths about drunken 'yobs' stealing from and urinating on the dead, as told by the police and spread by The Sun. The police's stories directly contradict the official Taylor inquiry, which firmly concluded that the police were to blame. t is testament to McGovern that newspapers cited Hillsborough as a factor in a new inquiry set up in 1997, although the families' search for accountability goes on.

Sugar Ray Robinson Documentary



Documentary on Pound for Pound - Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson was named the greatest fighter of the 20th century by the Associated Press, and the greatest boxer in history by ESPN.com in 2007. The Ring magazine rated him the best "pound for pound" boxer of all-time in 1997, and its "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1950s. Muhammad Ali, who repeatedly called himself "The Greatest" throughout his career, ranked Robinson as the greatest boxer of all time. Other Hall of Fame boxers such as Joe Louis and Sugar Ray Leonard said the same. Renowned for his flamboyant lifestyle outside the ring, Robinson is credited with being the originator of the modern sports "entourage". After his boxing career ended, Robinson attempted a career as an entertainer, but struggled, and lived in poverty until his death in 1989. In 2006, he was featured on a commemorative stamp by the United States Postal Service.

Assault in the Ring - Boxing / Sports Documentary



Documentary on Boxing Scandal That turned into a 30 minute assault
On June 16, 1983, undefeated prizefighter Billy Collins Jr. set out to fulfill every boxer's dream of fighting in the world's most famous arena -- Madison Square Garden. Collins' opponent, Luis Resto of the Bronx, moving up from welterweight, had his own dream of rising to the occasion in front of hometown fans. But what began as a match that Nashville native Collins was favored to win changed both athletes' lives -- ending Collins' career dreams and landing Resto in prison. Resto seemingly reached a fighter's ultimate goal by upsetting Collins, but his post-fight victory celebration was short-lived when it was discovered that the padding had been illegally removed from Resto's gloves by his trainer, Panama Lewis, before the fight. Resto was subsequently incarcerated and banned from the sport, while the brutally beaten Collins went into a tragic downward spiral.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

The Secret Iraq Files



Documentary Revealing Truth About War In Iraq
It is the biggest leak of military secrets ever. Al Jazeera has obtained access to almost 400,000 classified American documents. Torture, claims of murder at the checkpoint - revelations that make a mockery of the rules of combat. This special programme reveals the truth about the war in Iraq.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Dispatches - Meeting the taliban



Documentary about meeting with Taaliban
A journalist decides he wants to meet the Taliban in Afghanistan, see how it goes in this documentary.
The documentary tries to show the pain and efforts by journalist to reveal the truth about the existing conflicts all over Afghanistan and other countries as well.

Wild Russia - The secret forest (National Geographic)



Documentary by National Geographic On The Wild Forest at Russia
This Documentary shares information about wild animals prevailing on the so-called Secret Forest at Russia. The Documentary pictured by National Geographic is an amazing video for all documentary lovers to gain information about different wildly natures found on the forest. A documentary worth watching!!

Himalaya with Michael Palin - part 6 - Bhutan to the Bay of Bengal



Documentary by BBC about Himalaya featured by Michael Palin 
PART 6
 This 2004 BBC television series records comedian and travel presenter Michael Palin's six-month trip across the Himalaya mountain range, covering an amazingly diverse range of cultures and environments in various countries. It includes Pakistan's tribal province, featuring Khyber Pass, Peshawar, Gilgit, Chitral; India's Amritsar, Shimla, Dharamsala (meeting with the Dalai Lama) and Srinagar; Annapurna to Everest - Nepal (meeting with King Gyanendra and includes a scare involving the Maoist rebels in the Gurkha recruiting area) and Tibet (administered as a Chinese province); Pokhara and the Everest base camp on the northern side 4° The Roof of the World - Tibet's capital Lhasa and in China's Qinghai province Yushu. 5° Leaping Tiger, Naked Nagas - from China's Yunnan province to India's Nagaland state - features Kunming, Lijiang, Lugu Lake, the Naga village of Longwa on the Indian-Burmese border and a trek along Tiger Leaping Gorge; 6° Bhutan to the Bay of Bengal - India's Assam state (Kaziranga National Park), Bhutan (capital Thimphu) and Bangladesh (Sylhet, the capital Dhaka and finally Chittagong on the Bay of Bengal). This documentary consists last part of the 6 part series documentary.

Himalaya with Michael Palin - part 5 - Leaping Tigers Naked Nagas



Documentary by BBC about Himalaya featured by Michael Palin
PART 5

 This 2004 BBC television series records comedian and travel presenter Michael Palin's six-month trip across the Himalaya mountain range, covering an amazingly diverse range of cultures and environments in various countries. It includes Pakistan's tribal province, featuring Khyber Pass, Peshawar, Gilgit, Chitral; India's Amritsar, Shimla, Dharamsala (meeting with the Dalai Lama) and Srinagar; Annapurna to Everest - Nepal (meeting with King Gyanendra and includes a scare involving the Maoist rebels in the Gurkha recruiting area) and Tibet (administered as a Chinese province); Pokhara and the Everest base camp on the northern side 4° The Roof of the World - Tibet's capital Lhasa and in China's Qinghai province Yushu. 5° Leaping Tiger, Naked Nagas - from China's Yunnan province to India's Nagaland state - features Kunming, Lijiang, Lugu Lake, the Naga village of Longwa on the Indian-Burmese border and a trek along Tiger Leaping Gorge; 6° Bhutan to the Bay of Bengal - India's Assam state (Kaziranga National Park), Bhutan (capital Thimphu) and Bangladesh (Sylhet, the capital Dhaka and finally Chittagong on the Bay of Bengal). This documentary consists fifth part of the 6 part series documentary.

Himalaya with Michael Palin - part 4 - The Roof of the World



Documentary by BBC about Himalaya featured by Michael Palin
 PART 4
This 2004 BBC television series records comedian and travel presenter Michael Palin's six-month trip across the Himalaya mountain range, covering an amazingly diverse range of cultures and environments in various countries. It includes Pakistan's tribal province, featuring Khyber Pass, Peshawar, Gilgit, Chitral; India's Amritsar, Shimla, Dharamsala (meeting with the Dalai Lama) and Srinagar; Annapurna to Everest - Nepal (meeting with King Gyanendra and includes a scare involving the Maoist rebels in the Gurkha recruiting area) and Tibet (administered as a Chinese province); Pokhara and the Everest base camp on the northern side 4° The Roof of the World - Tibet's capital Lhasa and in China's Qinghai province Yushu. 5° Leaping Tiger, Naked Nagas - from China's Yunnan province to India's Nagaland state - features Kunming, Lijiang, Lugu Lake, the Naga village of Longwa on the Indian-Burmese border and a trek along Tiger Leaping Gorge; 6° Bhutan to the Bay of Bengal - India's Assam state (Kaziranga National Park), Bhutan (capital Thimphu) and Bangladesh (Sylhet, the capital Dhaka and finally Chittagong on the Bay of Bengal). This documentary consists fourth part of the 6 part series documentary.

Himalaya with Michael Palin - part 3 - Annapurna to Everest



Documentary by BBC about Himalaya featured by Michael Palin
PART 3

This 2004 BBC television series records comedian and travel presenter Michael Palin's six-month trip across the Himalaya mountain range, covering an amazingly diverse range of cultures and environments in various countries. It includes Pakistan's tribal province, featuring Khyber Pass, Peshawar, Gilgit, Chitral; India's Amritsar, Shimla, Dharamsala (meeting with the Dalai Lama) and Srinagar; Annapurna to Everest - Nepal (meeting with King Gyanendra and includes a scare involving the Maoist rebels in the Gurkha recruiting area) and Tibet (administered as a Chinese province); Pokhara and the Everest base camp on the northern side 4° The Roof of the World - Tibet's capital Lhasa and in China's Qinghai province Yushu. 5° Leaping Tiger, Naked Nagas - from China's Yunnan province to India's Nagaland state - features Kunming, Lijiang, Lugu Lake, the Naga village of Longwa on the Indian-Burmese border and a trek along Tiger Leaping Gorge; 6° Bhutan to the Bay of Bengal - India's Assam state (Kaziranga National Park), Bhutan (capital Thimphu) and Bangladesh (Sylhet, the capital Dhaka and finally Chittagong on the Bay of Bengal). This documentary consists third part of the 6 part series documentary.

Himalaya with Michael Palin - part 2 - A Passage to India



Documentary by BBC about Himalaya featured by Michael Palin 
PART 2
 This 2004 BBC television series records comedian and travel presenter Michael Palin's six-month trip across the Himalaya mountain range, covering an amazingly diverse range of cultures and environments in various countries. It includes Pakistan's tribal province, featuring Khyber Pass, Peshawar, Gilgit, Chitral; India's Amritsar, Shimla, Dharamsala (meeting with the Dalai Lama) and Srinagar; Annapurna to Everest - Nepal (meeting with King Gyanendra and includes a scare involving the Maoist rebels in the Gurkha recruiting area) and Tibet (administered as a Chinese province); Pokhara and the Everest base camp on the northern side 4° The Roof of the World - Tibet's capital Lhasa and in China's Qinghai province Yushu. 5° Leaping Tiger, Naked Nagas - from China's Yunnan province to India's Nagaland state - features Kunming, Lijiang, Lugu Lake, the Naga village of Longwa on the Indian-Burmese border and a trek along Tiger Leaping Gorge; 6° Bhutan to the Bay of Bengal - India's Assam state (Kaziranga National Park), Bhutan (capital Thimphu) and Bangladesh (Sylhet, the capital Dhaka and finally Chittagong on the Bay of Bengal). This documentary consists second part of the 6 part series documentary.

Himalaya with Michael Palin - part 1 - North by Northwest (Pakistan)



Documentary by BBC about Himalaya featured by Michael Palin
PART 1
 This 2004 BBC television series records comedian and travel presenter Michael Palin's six-month trip across the Himalaya mountain range, covering an amazingly diverse range of cultures and environments in various countries. It includes Pakistan's tribal province, featuring Khyber Pass, Peshawar, Gilgit, Chitral; India's Amritsar, Shimla, Dharamsala (meeting with the Dalai Lama) and Srinagar; Annapurna to Everest - Nepal (meeting with King Gyanendra and includes a scare involving the Maoist rebels in the Gurkha recruiting area) and Tibet (administered as a Chinese province); Pokhara and the Everest base camp on the northern side 4° The Roof of the World - Tibet's capital Lhasa and in China's Qinghai province Yushu. 5° Leaping Tiger, Naked Nagas - from China's Yunnan province to India's Nagaland state - features Kunming, Lijiang, Lugu Lake, the Naga village of Longwa on the Indian-Burmese border and a trek along Tiger Leaping Gorge; 6° Bhutan to the Bay of Bengal - India's Assam state (Kaziranga National Park), Bhutan (capital Thimphu) and Bangladesh (Sylhet, the capital Dhaka and finally Chittagong on the Bay of Bengal). This documentary consists first part of the 6 part series documentary.

Monday, October 1, 2012

The Conquest of Everest


DOCUMENTARY ON 1953 EXPEDITION OF EVEREST
It could be said that Conquest of Everest was 30 years in the making. In the early 1920s, the British Mallory expedition tried and failed to climb the world's highest mountain. Films of this abortive mission are presented in contrast to the coverage of the far more successful (and infinitely more famous) 1952 ascent of Everest. Most of the footage seen herein was lensed by George Lowe, a member of the expedition. Alas, it was impossible to film scenes of the peak itself; the victory is thus conveyed verbally by narrator Meredith Edwards and by other expedition members.