History Movies

Amidst a strong typhoon in 1978, during the martial law era in the Philippines, college friends and protesters, Luis and Angelica, find shelter in an...

Sigmund tries to sway his violent fate in an adaptation of the Völsunga saga.

Filmmaker Mary Galloway's feature documentary looks at the origins and continued impact of the famed Cowichan sweater.

When a man is late to work after getting pooped on by a pigeon, he hustles through the park to make it on time. Suddenly, it happens again. Only this...

The Pittsburgh History Series is an ongoing series of hour-long documentaries that highlight various parts of our city's history. Since 1988, these...

Produced for Westinghouse Electric

This film explores the traditional crafts of Native American tribes, specifically the Hopi, Navajo, and Iroquois. It highlights the craftsmanship of...

A still drawing film on the personality of Robespierre and the French Revolution.

1914-1923 marked the 2nd phase of the Genocide of the Greeks of the Black Sea by the Young Turks. Agapi, her family, and the whole village’s...

See through Archie Reid’s camera the ruins that once housed Mary Queen of Scots, from the cradle to her house arrest. If these stones could...

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

This is a short and low-budget documentary film about the life of the legendary Bulgarian revolutionary - Delyo Voyvoda. This film is available to...

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

An ancestral house builds itself, comes to life, and shows us its story spanning one hundred fifty years. Through the ages, it allows us to perceive...

Three generations of Hungarian women talk about their lives.

The Opium Wars, a 19th-century armed conflict between the Qing Dynasty and the British Empire, is narrated by a history professor who has a hypnotic...

The Seljuk Empire has expanded, and taken over “the Holy Land”. Pope Gregory VIII gets together a band of valorous warriors from across...

In 1926, a young couple set off into the British Columbia wilderness in search of an undiscovered mountain. A century later a group of would-be...