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PBS American Experience My Lai 1080p HDTV

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PBS American Experience My Lai 1080p HDTV
English | Size: 2.08 GB
Category: Documentary


In this edition of the critically acclaimed “American Experience” series, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Barak Goodman reopens the investigation into the infamous My Lai massacre, a Vietnam War-era atrocity that killed more than 300 unarmed civilians. Complemented by 400 hours of newly discovered audio recordings that shed light on what happened on the ground, Goodman’s Emmy-nominated film includes first-person accounts from the participants and other eyewitnesses. [Read more…]

PBS – NOVA: Look Who’s Driving (2019) 1080p HDTV

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PBS – NOVA: Look Who’s Driving (2019) 1080p HDTV
English | Size: 1.74 GB
Category: Documentary


NOVA: Look Who’s Driving
After years of anticipation, autonomous vehicles are now being tested on public roads around the world. As ambitious innovators race to develop what they see as the next high-tech pot of gold, some experts warn there are still daunting challenges ahead, including how to train artificial intelligence to be better than humans at making life-and-death decisions. How do self-driving cars work? How close are we to large-scale deployment of them? And will we ever be able to trust AI with our lives? [Read more…]

PBS – NOVA Why Bridges Collapse (2019) 1080p HDTV

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PBS – NOVA: Why Bridges Collapse (2019) 1080p HDTV
English | Size: 1.96 GB
Category: Tutorial


NOVA: Why Bridges Collapse
Can new engineering techniques help prevent deadly bridge collapses?
In 2018, Italy’s Morandi Bridge collapsed, tragically killing 43 people. For 50 years, the iconic bridge had withstood the elements-and stress from ever-increasing traffic. What went wrong that fateful day? And how can new engineering technology protect bridge infrastructure to prevent such tragic failures in the future? Through eyewitness testimony, expert interviews, and dramatic archival footage, NOVA investigates the Morandi disaster and other deadly bridge collapses. [Read more…]

PBS Independent Lens – National Bird Drone Wars (2016) 1080p HDTV

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PBS Independent Lens – National Bird: Drone Wars (2016) 1080p HDTV
English | Size: 2.04 GB
Category: Documentary


From Executive Producers Wim Wenders and Errol Morris, NATIONAL BIRD is the story of three whistle-blowers who break the silence around the secret U.S. drone war, a decision that will change their lives forever.
At the centre of the film are three U.S. military veterans; plagued by guilt over participating in the killing of faceless people in foreign countries, they decide to speak out publicly, despite the possible consequences. Their stories take dramatic turns, leading one of the protagonists to Afghanistan where she learns about a horrendous incident. But her journey also gives hope for peace and redemption. [Read more…]

PBS – The Truth about Franco: Spain’s Forgotten Dictatorship (2019) PDTV

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PBS – The Truth about Franco: Spain’s Forgotten Dictatorship (2019) PDTV
English | Size: 1.85 GB
Category: Documentary


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At the end of a bloody civil war, Francisco Franco seized power and ruled Spain with an iron hand for nearly four decades. Under his leadership the conservative, monarchist armed forces staged a coup against Spain’s democratically elected republican government. The insurrection was supported by Italy and Germany. Three years of bitter fighting followed and by April 1939, Spain had become a different country. The hostilities and political purges cost half a million lives. [Read more…]

PBS – Light Falls Space, Time, and an Obsession of Einstein (2019)

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PBS – Light Falls: Space, Time, and an Obsession of Einstein (2019)
English | Size: 670 MB
Category: Documentary


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Take a theatrical journey with physicist Brian Greene to uncover how Albert Einstein developed his theory of relativity. In this vivid play, science is illuminated on stage and screen through innovative projections and an original score.
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PBS – American Experience Woodstock (2019) 1080p HDTV

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PBS – American Experience: Woodstock (2019) 1080p HDTV
English | Size: 3.24 GB
Category: Documentary


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American Experience: Woodstock
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the concert that became a touchstone for a generation. This film brings the three-day concert to life through the voices of those who were present at what became the defining moment of the counterculture revolution. In August, 1969, half a million people from all walks of life and every corner of the country converged on a small dairy farm in upstate New York. They came to hear the concert of their lives, but most experienced something far more profound. [Read more…]

PBS – Secrets of the Dead: Galileo’s Moon (2019) 1080p HDTV

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PBS – Secrets of the Dead: Galileo’s Moon (2019) 1080p HDTV
English | Size: 1.79 GB
Category: Documentary


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Secrets of the Dead: Galileo’s Moon
Join experts as they uncover the truth behind the find of the century; an alleged proof copy of Galileo’s “Sidereus Nuncius” with the astronomer’s signature and seemingly original watercolor paintings that changed our understanding of the cosmos. [Read more…]

PBS – Daphne du Maurier In Rebeccas Footsteps PDTV

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PBS – Daphne du Maurier In Rebeccas Footsteps PDTV
English | Size: 529 MB
Category: Documentary


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Enshrouded with strangeness and defying convention, the work of Daphné du Maurier (1907-1989) has seduced many filmmakers, especially Alfred Hitchcock, who adapted Jamaica Inn, The Birds and Rebecca, one of her most famous novels. This is a subtle portrait of a complex novelist. [Read more…]