Historical Movies

Two Catalonian women are travelling through Cornwall in 1611, in the company of an Englishman and find themselves forced by bad weather to take...

The documentary "Juanas, bravas mujeres", by Sandra Godoy, portrays the life of Juana Rouco Buela and her fight for women's rights.

Paul Crifo designed over 140 movie posters between 1950 and 1980 and is one of the most prolific and talented designers of the genre. Crifo was...

This film brings to life a vanished world: that of the Warsaw Ghetto, destroyed by the Nazis after the 1944 uprising. Two authentic "reconstruction"...

A famous documentary about the Peugeot factory in Sochaux in the 1970s. In this region, everything is owned by Peugeot: homes, stores, schools and...

Battle of Portland Harbor was a Civil War that took place in 1863. This is a independent student-made documentary about it.

Documentary on career criminal Jack Black during an episode of burglary in Victoria BC. Locations around Victoria and Vancouver are explored in...

A day before the Democracy Monument will be demolished, on the day when the vicious circle comes to an end. The destiny of a mysterious photographer,...

Explores the historical and contemporary significance of salt, detailing its extraction from the earth and oceans, its role in food preservation,...

Migrating by sea from Holland as an eight-year-old, Dirk de Bruyn went on to be a doyen of Australian experimental cinema. But as this intimate film...

Hilversum in Black and White portrays Hilversum in the period 1924-1974. Using amateur footage and excerpts from Polygoon newsreels from that period,...

Despite being forcibly converted to Christianity in 1497 many of the Jews of Portugal continued to practice Judaism in secret. Today, residents of...

Over the period of a year a camera crew filmed and interviewed people who visit the world famous Brick Lane Beigel Bake.

Factory (Super)Women explores the narratives of factory women who paved the way towards Singapore's economic success. Inspired by his mother and...

During the early 1970s, hundreds of peasants in a remote region of El Salvador began to emulate the early Christians, working the land together and...