History Movies

A short documentary looking at Altoona in its heyday.

A historical documentary about the Island of Jersey narrated by the people that live there. Directed by Richard Oliver.

"A message to Obama" is a true story about a black man that writes a letter to the President of the United States of America - Barack Obama. The film...

Set in 1953, the audience follows the story around the mysterious death of the USSR leader, Joseph Stalin.

Several historical facts were raised again to remember the story of the President who was born in the village of Peneleh, Surabaya, who is also Arek...

Dengbêjên Me is a empathetic documentary about the last living representatives of the Kurdish oral storytelling tradition—the...

The Year of Balls tells about part of the colonial history in Western Sahara from the perspective of the Saharawi nomads, and the systemic...

A Moment in Her Story is an honest, complex exploration of some of the major challenges faced by those active in the Second Wave women's movement of...

This is a Labour Party film from 1938, featuring footage from around New Zealand pre 1938. This film predates the National Film Unit and is part of...

A documentary about monks evacuating from Valamo, Ladoga to Finland during the Winter War.

The story of the Cyprus' turbulent recent history using the device of a desperate man, Evagoras (Costas Timvios), who returns to the island after...

Documentary Tells Story of Maud Dahme, One of Thousands of Jewish Children in the Netherlands Who Were Hidden and Saved From Nazi Death Camps by...

This promotional travelogue, made for the Christchurch City Council, shows off the city and its environs. Filmed at a time when New Zealand’s...

Short-film based in facts. How cinema became this big cultural phenomenon.

Ann Clements Conger was an ambitious journalist in the 1940's. In the 1950's she became a mother, and torn between her domestic roles and her career,...