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AFRICA SPEAKS
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Two historic documentaries on one volume. Africa Speaks (Paul Hoefler/Walter Futter, USA, 1930, 69 mins.) is explorer Paul Hoefler's sensational account of an expedition in the "Dark Continent," and the first known sound documentary about Africa. Far from a true non-fiction film, it features several sequences clearly staged for the camera (including some non-location scenes) and certainly has a less than scholarly tone. But there's no denying the excitement of some of the remarkable footage of the Wasara tribe of the Congo and African wildlife that Hoefler captured. The Snake Goddess (Armand Denis/Leroy G. Phelps, USA, 30 mins.) is a slightly less manipulated account of the Burma expedition of Armand Denis and Leila Roosevelt. The films also appears to have been produced in the '30s and includes a truly dramatic ritual enacted by a woman face-to-face with a poisonous snake. The print quality of both films is a little soft, but Hoefler/Futter/Dennis/Phelps---USA---1930---99 mins.
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BLINDSIGHT
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Scorned both by their parents and many Tibetans who believe them to be demon-possessed, six blind Tibetan teenagers decide to take the challenge of climbing Lhakpa Ri, a 23,000 foot peak located on the north side of Mount Everest. Sabriye Tenberken, founder of Tibet's only school for the blind, hopes to convince the students to overcome their fears and achieve the impossible. Filmmaker Lucy Walker (Devil's Playground) directs this engrossing documentary which won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2006 AFI Film Festival and the Panorama Audience Award at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival. "Astonishing...the power to make you re-examine Lucy Walker---Tibet/USA---2006---104 mins.
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CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD ONE
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The History Channel's Cities of the Underworld series seeks to uncover the secret cities buried beneath today's metropolises. Hundreds of feet below Paris, New York, Rome, Shanghai, and other cities, hosts Eric Geller and Don Wildman discover catacombs, hideaways, aqueducts and underground societies. These subterranean adventures are aided by interviews with scholars, computer-generated models and archival materials, and some of the episodes are devoted entirely to the buried histories of infamous figures like Adolph Hitler and Vlad the Impaler. The show enjoyed the most-viewed series premiere in network history. This collection includes all 13 episodes from the first
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EVEREST: 50 YEARS ON MOUNTAIN
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In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the first summit of Mt. Everest, National Geographic joins three sons of the infamous Everest climbers, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, as they journey up the infamous mountain that shaped their fathers' lives. Along they way, they reflect upon their fathers' accomplishments and the history of the mountain. USA, 2003, 90 mins.
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GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS
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James Cameron continues his studied fascination with the Titanic in this inspired IMAX feature. Joined by actor Bill Paxton (Twister) and a team of archaeologists, scientists, historians and deep seas explorers, Cameron revisits the dark depths of the Atlantic with remote cameras equipped with 3-D technology to provide the most extensive glimpse at the ghostly Titanic wreckage and its resting place yet committed to film. James Cameron---USA---2003---61 mins.
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HILLARY & TENZING: CLIMBING
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On May 29, 1953, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his climbing partner, Tenzing Norgay, became the first to reach the highest point on Earth--the summit of Mount Everest. The few brief minutes these two men spent on top of the world profoundly affected the rest of their lives. Actual footage of the climb, sound recordings, letters, diaries, and intimate interviewers are woven together with evocative new sequences to tell this remarkable tale of human
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IMAX: BIG PICTURE COLLECTION
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Five eye-catching views of the natural world and man's ventures into it from MacGillivray-Freeman films, originally created for exhibition in IMAX theaters. The Discoverers (Greg MacGillivray/Steve Judson, USA, 1993, 72 mins.) charts the earliest voyages that mapped the earth. Swim with some of the most graceful and intelligent creatures on the planet in Dolphins (MacGillivray, USA, 2000, 77 mins.). Incredible undersea footage offers beauty and thrills in the Academy Award-nominated The Living Sea (MacGillivra y, USA, 1995, 40 mins.). Tom Selleck narrates the dynamic look at the thrill of air travel, The Magic of Flight (MacGillivray, USA, 1997, 39 mins.). And take a ride inside some of the most extreme weather conditions on Earth in Stormchasers (MacGillivray/Judson, USA, 1995, 38 mins.).
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LAST GREAT ADVENTURE
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The race to become the first person to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon has been called the last great adventure of the 20th century. This program details the history of this endeavor and profiles the men who competed to achieve aviation's ultimate challenge during the 1980s and 1990s, including American businessman Steve Fosset, British entrepreneur Richard Branson and Bertrand Piccard, the psychiatrist who finally bested them both. 160 mins.
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MAGNIFICENT VOYAGE COLUMBUS
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In this NOVA program, a modern-day crew retraces the course of Columbus' adventurous Atlantic crossing with replicas of the Spanish fleet. Viewers relive the trials and uncertainties of this epic expedition while learning the history behind the discovery that changed the world. 109 mins.
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SHACKLETON'S ANTARCTIC ADVENTU
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Kevin Spacey narrates this captivating look back at one of history's greatest survival stories. Stunning location footage and re-creations help illustrate the dramatic true story of Sir Ernest Shackleton's famous Trans-Antarctic Expedition. As with many of the other films on this subject, however, the most remarkable images come from the film footage and photos of Frank Hurley, official photographer on the mission. Originally created for IMAX theaters, this was the second film on the Shackleton story by director George Butler, who also made the feature-length The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary George Butler---USA---2001---40 mins.
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WHITE ODYSSEY
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Adventurer, author, and filmmaker Nicolas Vanier set out to cross the Great White North, traveling from Alaska to Quebec. Despite spending roughly two decades planning the trip, Vanier still had to contend with the twists and turns of Mother Nature on his 8000 km trek through unforgiving subzero terrains. In French with English subtitles. Nicolas Vanier---France---90 mins.
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