Movies: Discovery

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short looks at how a few specific inventions made a major contribution to the U.S. war effort....

During a thunderstorm, a young boy's effort to capture lightning in a glass bottle as part of a science fair project succeeds beyond his wildest expectations, but is shocked when he discovers the consequences of this unnatural feat....

The death of a young girl's cat provokes a self-discovery journey of what it means to accept the inevitability of change....

A gripping tale of two young people from contrasting worlds who are thrust together by a twist of fate. A man from Nepal's Terai plains accidentally abducts a woman from the northern hills, bringing her to his rural village in Janakpur. What begins a...

The adventures and exploits of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), an intrepid scientist and explorer who laid the foundations of modern oceanography....

Documentary looking at the ways which computer on-line services and the Internet have evolved, how they have been applied and the problems they can cause....

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Move over, King Tut: There's a new pharaoh on the scene. A team of top archaeologists and forensics experts revisits the story of Hatshepsut, the woman who snatched the throne dressed as a man and declared herself ruler. Despite her long and prospero...

Documentary that explores the birth and growth of satellite espionage....

Filmed by Emmy Award-winning cinematographer Al Giddings, this timeless program takes a stirring look at the largest, tallest, longest-living things on the planet: trees. Stunning location footage captures the variety and the grandeur of the Pacific ...

Self-discovery and introspection...

In June 1942, Japanese bombers tried to level the American presence on Midway Island in a bid to steam unimpeded toward the U.S. mainland. Yet the U.S. Navy had two aces up its sleeve: advance knowledge of Japanese plans and a dive-bomber that was ne...

Documentary exploring the hundreds of species of life that thrive in total darkness at the hydrothermal vents along the Mid-Ocean Ridge, several miles below the ocean surface. Little food filters down from the surface and there is no sunlight to supp...

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Documentary of an underwater archaeological expedition led by French explorer Franck Goddio that explores the sunken ancient city of Alexandria, Egypt, where Cleopatra made her home over 2,000 years ago. The underwater exploration team uses advanced ...

Take a comprehensive, insider's look at the aircraft carriers of today's United States Navy. Marvel as a mind-boggling array of workers, materials and technologies combine to create an aircraft carrier right before your eyes. Exclusive footage captur...

Under a black sky a stretch of highway cuts deep into the forest. Bobby's car careens out of control and comes to a stop on the shoulder. He gets out to replace a tire when he hears the desperate cry of a girl out in the woods. Despite the shivering ...

Documentary that takes a scientific and historical look at the story of Moses. Uses archaeological evidence from the stables of Ramses II to little-known Egyptian texts to seek answers to questions about Moses and his origins....

The gripping personal accounts of the people and the tragedy. In never-before-seen footage, we journey with historian Charles Haas, as he descends into the depths of the North Atlantic and guides us on a tour of the RMS Titanic. While recounting ta...

As Christmas nears, a young orphan, haunted by his father's suicide, embarks on a soul-searching journey. Guided by hidden memories, he forms a bond with a kindred spirit, sparking a quest for healing and self-discovery....