Nonfiction DVDs
Docurama Film Festival selection
Aging Out documents what happens to three adolescents who have grown-up in America's foster system. The filmmakers chart how these young adults are forced to provide for themselves and get along in the world without having been given any knowledge of how to do these things during their childhood. They face a future that includes drug addiction, prison, and a constant fight to gain a sense of security.
Zeitgeist Films
Filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine explore the remarkable history of the legendary dance troupe Ballets Russes in this meticulously researched documentary that traces the evolution of the group from their 1909 debut performance in Paris until their final 1962 show in Brooklyn, NY. Documentary includes performance, rehearsal and interview footage with Ballets Russes dancers; rare archival footage, including excerpts of classic Ballets Russes performances of Swan Lake and Giselle, and more.
Billy Blanks Tae Bo: Billy's Favorite Moves
A great way to get in shape.
Pilot Productions.
Traveler Ian Wright takes viewers on a journey through Great Britain, from the white cliffs of Dover to the stunning coast of Cornwall, ending in the Welsh mountain town of Snowdonia. In the second episode, Justine Shapiro embarks on a historic journey across England exploring its rich past.
Pilot Productions.
Traveller Justine Shapiro embarks on a journey through America's heartland. Beginning in Chicago, she heads down Route 66, stopping off at Springfield, Illinois before heading on to Berlin, Ohio - home to an Amish community. From there she takes a short flight to Detroit, Michigan, home of Motown music, before ending her journey in the great outdoors at Lake Superior and Deer River.
Acorn Media.
David Starkey guides viewers through the centuries of the British Monarchy in this two-disc set.
Pilot Productions.
Traveler Megan McCormick begins her journey in Plymouth, site of America's first pilgrim community. After sampling a slice of vibrant culture in Boston she heads north to experience the fall in Vermont. After visiting the pristine natural coastline of Cape Cod, she ends her journey among the illustrious 'summer cottages' of Newport, Rhode Island.
Patricia Heaton hosts the comedy special Thou Shalt Laugh, routines from seven up-and-coming stand-up comics who happen to be born again Christians - and who share a belief that comedy need not be obscene and vulgar to be funny. Jeff Allen, Teresa Logan, Taylor Mason, Thor Ramsey, Joby Saad, Micheal JR and Gilbert Esquivel each deliver one routine.
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing pieces
As shown on the History Channel.
Documentary footage and latest theories on the sinking. Includes bonus documentary "History's Mysteries: Doomed sisters of the Titanic"
Pilot Productions.
Join traveller Justine Shapiro as she explores Venice by boat and on foot, through the romantic canals by pin-up gondolier Gianbattista into a maze of labyrinthine alleyways where she stumbles upon hidden treasures.
Introduced as a means of providing an alternative to increasing oil consumption and reducing pollution in 1996, the electric car was all but a forgotten memory only a decade later -- but why? Though interviews with consumer advocacy experts, automotive industry experts, and oil industry heavyweights, filmmaker Chris Payne paints a though-provoking picture of a culture whose aversion to change and reliance on dwindling resources may be rooted in the financial concerns of a wealthy few, and may also be leading consumers down a troubling path.