No matter where you live, breaking out and becoming a professional skateboarder is no easy feat. Now imagine being from a small town in rural America where few of your fellow citizens ever leave home in search of something bigger. There the cards are stacked against an aspiring pro athlete. But some, like 20-year-old Tory Grant, have big dreams of breaking free from the mundane routine of a small town and making it in the highly competitive world of skateboarding.
Award winning documentary film 'The Blackboard' was produced and directed by attorney/indie filmmaker Marquis Bradshaw. The film aims to challenge what it means to be black in America by examining the issue of acceptance within the black community through the lens of skateboarding culture. 'The Blackboard' stars prominent black pro skaters Jabari Pendleton, Karl Watson, and Ron Allen
In contrast to traditional documentary, 'Skaters & Thieves' gives the audience an inside look at the lives of individuals that are shaping the next generation of skaters and black culture within the city life of Brooklyn, New York. The guys invited Montreal filmmakers Jeremy Rubier and AD Jennings to capture the entire experience of the daily lives of these 'Skaters & Thieves' in an unobtrusive way, which gives the documentary a certain edge you won’t be able to watch anywhere else.
Ha Long Bay, what a beautiful place to discover local food, curiosities and Vietnamese cultural traditions.
Today Scotty is in Hanoi, discovering the city and its street food, a real Vietnamese experience.
Looking for truth through accounts and memories of the three main characters of WWII events that diverge between Jews, Latvians and Russians.
We survey the interwar years, the rise of dictators, Japan’s invasion of China, and the expansion of the Third Reich.
Germany seeks to neutralise the strength of Britain, the only European country still opposing Hitler, from the air.
War explodes across Western Europe.
The momentum behind the allies increases as the Red Army begins its remorseless advance that will end in Berlin.
The invasion of Poland causes even the most resistant of powers to declare war.
The war turns inexorably in favour of the Allies.
While the Germans are invading Russia, Japan continues to pervade the East and changes the war with an attack on Pearl Harbour.
The war in Europe is transformed when Hitler unleashes Operation Barbarossa and invades the Soviet Union.
The Red Army force troops from Soviet territory, while in Japan, Okinawa comes under threat.
Berlin falls and the war in Europe ends, Okinawa falls with terrible losses, a new weapon ends the war in the east.
The Allies continue their eastward liberation push, while an irresistible tide is running against the Japanese.
The second front opens in Europe with the D Day landings as the Germans continue to retreat from Russia.
Japan has escalated a War in the East, but has roused the might of the United States.
Learn about Martina Navratilova, the greatest female tennis player from 1975 to 2005.
By the end of June 1940 Britain stood alone in the war against Nazi Germany. Ahead lay a long hot summer as a battle for national survival was fought in the skies over Britain in full view of the population. Not only did Britain’s fate depend on the outcome of the battle but also the freedom of the rest of Europe and, ultimately, the outcome of the Second World War. Today the Battle of Britain stands as one of the pivotal moments in Britain’s long history
Go on a visit of Bangkok with Susannah today, without forgetting to taste the local specialties.Go on a visit of Bangkok with Susannah today, without forgetting to taste the local specialties.Go on a visit of Bangkok with Susannah today, without forgetting to taste the local specialties.
In this episode, Susannah is walking through the French capital, Paris. Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysées, Sacré Cœur and its street artists are on the program.In this episode, Susannah is walking through the French capital, Paris. Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysées, Sacré Cœur and its street artists are on the program.In this episode, Susannah is walking through the French capital, Paris. Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysées, Sacré Cœur and its street artists are on the program.
Visit the Fordibben City with Lyndon and his guide who explains us some cultural traditions.
Recognized by multiple generations, as well as a cross-section of society, Elvis Presley holds a permanent place in American and World music history. Elvis Presley is an American icon that ushered in a music revolution that triggered a global-scale cultural transformation. Elvis’s legacy is celebrated all around the world from Japan to Israel and from India to the England.
This film is the compilation of several of the most epic windsurfing travel adventures ever undertaken by Thomas Miklautsch. Furthermore, this is one of our favorite videos in the New World Spirits line-up. Considered as one of the most free-spirited windsurfers ever, in '5 Elements' Thomas Miklautsch travels to The Amazon, Antarctica, Chile, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, The Andes, and even...San Francisco, among other places.
Jerome Josserand is a professional snow kiter. In 2007 he set the world record for the highest kite flight. It was 450 m above the ground. Jerome is in love with wind and its power to use it to mount high mountains. His home is a place called Col du Lautaret which is also his playground. On his way he found Iceland. He noticed that there is snow and wind all the time. And he thought:”
Discover Koningsdad (Netherlands), Outside Lands (USA), Semana Santa (Spain) and Edimburg Festival (Scotland).
A detailed report of the Holocaust in Romania. During World War II, two trains were loaded with Jews. Where they will be taken? To their deaths. Four survivors of Romanian Holocaust tell us what happened in Iasi during the Pogrom, a horror which took place on June 29, 1941. Over 13,000 people died in that single day, a day which has become known as Black Sunday in remembrance of those who lost their lives.
Discover San Farmin Festival (Spain), Rio Carnival (Brazil), Saint Patrick's day (Ireland) and Austin City Limit (USA).
Zach was born in Boston, Adam in New York. They met over a decade ago through a shared love of skateboarding. One summer, they skated from Boston to New York. Using a network of friends, friends of friends, and strangers they skated from town to town and filmed everything along the way in order to rediscover their small part of the world. Backstreet Atlas is part documentary, part skate video, and part modern urban travelogue. Good trips, times, and people aren't hard to come by.
