This book guides nonfiction storytellers in the art of creatively and strategically using sound to engage their audience and bring stories to life. Sound is half of film and video storytelling, and yet its importance is often overlooked until a post-production emergency arises. Written by two experienced creators--one a seasoned nonfiction producer/director with a background in music, and one a sound designer who owns a well-regarded mix studio--this...

Spanning 50 years of grassroots and global activism, this Sundance documentary brings to light the vital stories of the environmental movement where people fought, and succeeded, against enormous odds.

"ACTIVE MEASURES chronicles the most successful espionage operation in Russian history, the American presidential election of 2016. Filmmaker Jack Bryan exposes a 30-year history of covert political warfare devised by Vladimir Putin to disrupt, and ultimately control world events. In the process, the filmmakers follow a trail of money, real estate, mob connections, and on the record confessions to expose an insidious plot that leads directly back...

Be astounded by the fifth largest country in the world, from the lost world of Amazonia, to the buzzing cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo, a city of 30 million, where the super rich commute by helicopter. Meet remote tribes who pit their survival skills against gold diggers and loggers. In the entertaining company of good-natured host Michael Palin, delight in the spectacular landscape, food, music, beach life and unique cultural heritage of...

After a brief history of the founding of St. Petersburg and a biographical sketch of Peter the Great, the viewer is taken on a tour of the galleries of the Hermitage Museum housing masterpieces from ancient China, Egypt, Greece, and Rome through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the 20th Century.

In profiling Chinese adoptees in contemporary America, this deeply moving documentary illustrates that even the most specific of experiences can be universally relatable. These four American teens reveal a heartbreaking sense of self-awareness as they attempt to answer the uniquely human question, 'Who am I?'

British royal heritage: The complete history of the British monarchy! An irreverent, humorous, yet historically accurate romp through the good, the bad, and the extremely ugly Kings and Queens of Great Britain. Royal romances of the British monarchy: A passionate journey that reveals the royal romances that changed the course of history. British Royal Scandals and Conspiracies: Uncover the gruesome murders, dangerous liaisons and political back stabbings...

The train takes viewers from the palaces of St. Petersburg and the busy streets of Moscow to the vastness of Siberia with its jewel, Lake Baikal. Then continues by air to the remote Kamchatka Peninsula, a land of great volcanoes and nomadic reindeer herders. Along the route explore Russia's varied landscapes and the ethnic diversity of its people.

A diverse group of full of attitude New Yorkers reveals how a hidden world of beautiful wild birds in the middle of Manhattan has upended and magically transformed their lives.

Presents the experiences of 17 abandoned Afro-Ukrainian children and their Ukranian foster mother. Discusses the prevalence of racism in Ukraine.