Posts with the tag 'Documentary/History'

LAKOTA NATION VS. UNITED STATES

LAKOTA NATION VS. UNITED STATES- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Lakota Nation vs. United States chronicles the Lakota Indians’ century-long quest to reclaim the Black Hills, sacred land that was stolen in violation of treaty agreements. A searing, timely portrait of resistance, the film explores the ways America has ignored its debt to indigenous communities, and ponders what might be done today to repair the wrongs of the past.”

7/16/23- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.

Add comment July 16th, 2023

THE LEAGUE

THE LEAGUE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “THE LEAGUE celebrates the dynamic journey of Negro League baseball’s triumphs and challenges through the first half of the twentieth century. The story is told through previously unearthed archival footage and never-before-seen interviews with legendary players like Satchel Paige and Buck O’Neil — whose early careers paved the way for the Jackie Robinson era — as well as celebrated Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Hank Aaron who started out in the Negro Leagues.”

7/8/23- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.

Add comment July 8th, 2023

A LA CALLE

A LA CALLE- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A La Calle is a firsthand account of the extraordinary efforts of ordinary Venezuelans to reclaim their democracy from the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro, whose corrupt and brutal policies have plunged the country into economic ruin.”

9/18/21- Excellent reviews for this foreign documentary. TRDB.

Add comment September 18th, 2021

COUP 53

COUP 53- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Ten years in the making, COUP 53 tells the story of the 1953 the Anglo-American coup d’état that overthrew Iran’s government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh and reinstalled the Shah. The CIA/MI6 covert action was called Operation Ajax. It was all about Iran’s oil and who gets to control and benefit from it.”

8/21/20- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.

Add comment August 21st, 2020

THE KINGMAKER- IMELDA MARCOS

THE KINGMAKER- IMELDA MARCOS- 2019.At age 90, Imelda Marcos — the Philippines’ former first lady — continues to wield enormous influence in the country she and her husband presided over for decades as she steers her son’s bid for the vice presidency.”

11/8/19- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.

 

Add comment November 8th, 2019

ALWAYS IN SEASON

ALWAYS IN SEASON- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “When teen Lennon Lacy is found hanging from a swing set in North Carolina, officials call it suicide, but his mother disagrees. Certain that her son was lynched, she begins a quest for justice, as chronicled in this powerful documentary.”

9/21/19- Mixed reviews for this documentary– some very good. TRDB.

Add comment September 21st, 2019

FOR SAMA

FOR SAMA- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “The besieged city of Aleppo, Syria, is the setting of this powerful documentary, as director Waad al-Kateab composes a video diary of her searing experiences for her 1-year-old daughter before the family must flee to survive.”

7/26/19- Excellent reviews for this foreign documentary. TRDB.

Add comment July 26th, 2019

BACK TO THE FATHERLAND

BACK TO THE FATHERLAND- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “BACK TO THE FATHERLAND is the story of young people leaving their home country to try their luck somewhere else. A universal tale in today’s globalized world, weren’t these young women and men moving from Israel to the countries where their families were persecuted and killed less than a century ago, Germany and Austria.”

6/14/19- Poor reviews for this movie. TRDB.

Add comment June 17th, 2019

WOODSTOCK: THREE DAYS THAT DEFINED A GENERATION

WOODSTOCK: THREE DAYS THAT DEFINED A GENERATION- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “With never-before-seen footage, WOODSTOCK: THREE DAYS THAT DEFINED A GENERATION tells the story of the political and social upheaval leading up to those three historic days, as well as the extraordinary events of the concert itself.

5/24/19- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.

Add comment May 24th, 2019

CHASING PORTRAITS

CHASING PORTRAITS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Before his life ended at the Majdanek death camp during World War II, Polish artist Moshe Rynecki created nearly 800 paintings. This moving documentary chronicles his great-granddaughter’s long search to recover some of his lost art.”

4/26/19- Very good reviews. TRDB.

Add comment April 26th, 2019

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