Emmalou's First Year
1965 · 17m · Documentary
A lovingly crafted home movie charting the maiden voyage of the Brown family's new yacht.
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Journey to Planet X
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Eric Swain and Troy Bernier are scientists by day and amateur filmmakers by night. Over the years these two friends have turned out many of their own amateur, sci-fi inspired movies. Journey to Planet X follows the filming of Planet X, the duo’s most ambitious endeavor to date, and sheds light on their unique brand of “movie magic.”
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DV China
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Balmoral
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Mahatma Gandhi Noa Khali March
1947
Remarkable amateur footage of Mahatma Gandhi shot by his great nephew in 1947.
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The Occupation of Cockatoo Island 1989
Documents the Cockatoo Island Dockyard occupation and industrial actions of 1989.
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Maidens In Distress
1976
This delightful short film documents a trip by ferryboat to the Maidens lighthouse on the little island of Magee, Co. Antrim, to deliver essential supplies to the lighthouse crew. Shortly after this movie was shot, the lighthouse became fully automated and the need for this service disappeared.
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Titanic: Building the World's Largest Ship
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The virtually untold story of the supersize steamship’s construction: how 15,000 men toiled day and night in life-threatening conditions to create a state-of-the-art floating city.
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