The Road Taken
Earl Brisco went to work on the road against his dad’s wishes. His father predicted that he wouldn’t like the job and would only last for three months, but Earl stayed for forty-one years and one month.
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Tourism on Trial: Egypt
Egypt’s revolution may have ended the dictatorship, but the violent scenes that were broadcast the world over have brought the tourism industry to its knees. However some think that safety is not the main issue that has caused the catastrophic decrease in visitors.
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Inside Time
This short documentary is a portrait of Stephen Reid, a notorious member of the “Stopwatch Gang” known for robbing cars, airports, and banks. Reid reflects on the events and choices that brought him to this moment; a moment that causes him to analyze time and has made him acutely conscious of the here and now.
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Science of Surveillance
Remember that old Rockwell song “I always feel like somebody’s watching me”? Well, it wasn’t just his imagination. We are all being watched constantly. Whether you’re on the street, the subway, or even in your home, electronic eyes are searching for criminals and terrorists with technology that can make the invisible visible. Step behind the security doors and discover the secret–often disturbing–world of surveillance. Surveillance has been defined as the close observation of a person, particularly one under suspicion. This [...]
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Rebounds – Playing Basketball in the Minors
To Celebrate March Madness, Documentarystorm brings you a basketball documentary. DocumentaryStorm has been contacted by the director of REBOUNDS and asked to help spread the word. We looked over the documentary and like the sociological approach that it takes to what is usually an egotistical sport. Here, the players are humbled: having not made the NBA. If you’re a sports fan, or want a deeper appreciation for what sports players go through on their road to the majors – or [...]
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The Colour of Beauty
According to a 2008 survey, the models in the New York Fashion Week were: 6% Black 6% Asian 1% Latina 87% White The Colour of Beauty is a shocking short documentary that examines blatant racism in the fashion industry. Apparently, from the industry’s perspective, the black girls who are featured need to look exactly like white girls only that they are painted black. Renee Thompson is a 24 year old model trying to make it as a top fashion model [...]
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Female Suicide Bombers
What would compel a woman to strap on a bomb, kill herself, and take the lives of innocent by-standers? Meet the newest weapons of terror: female suicide bombers. They’re also the hardest to detect and understand. They’ve pierced the heart of Moscow and sunk Russia beneath a tidal wave of grief. They hace ripped apart markets in Jerusalem and assassinated an ex-prime minister of India. After September 11, we thought we knew what terrorists looked like: angry young men. But [...]
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What Killed Arafat?
In his last few weeks of life, nearly 50 doctors from Palestine, Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, and France fought desperately to save Jasser Arafat’s life. They tested hin for virtually every known disease including some of the rarest conditions, but every single test came back negative. His death on November 11, 2004 was a total mystery. His medical files were handed over to Palestinian authorities, who promised a full investigation but never really got around to it. His widow, however, kept [...]
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Inside Sumo
Traditionally seen as an exclusively Japanese sport, sumo is becoming more and more popular internationally. North Americans have a league of their own and the two best wrestlers in the world aren’t even Japanese; they’re Mongolian. Step behind the scenes and discover why sumo embodies the ideal Japanese man, why it’s considered to be the essence of Japanese tradition, and why it has gained so many fans around the world. Sumo is actually more like a lifestyle that requires dedication [...]
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Who Really Invented Vodka?
Travel with Igor Berglin to the frontlines of the Vodka Wars where he tries to discover who really invented this popular drink and finds out that the strained relationship between Russia and Poland can be salvaged by a bottle. In the fall of 1977, Poland instigated a trade war with Russia over the right to produce Vodka. This was the first time Poland tried to claim the drink as its own, but it would not be the last. Most people [...]
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Unstoppable 9-Year-Old Tennis Prodigy
Follow 9-year-old Gabrielle Price as she trains with legendary coach Rick Macci – former coach of Venus and Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, and Jennifer Capriati – and competes successfully in a national tournament with girls who are much older and stronger; Gabby is only 4 feet 3 inches tall and weighs sixty pounds. At such a young age, Gabby already states confidently that she wants to be one of the best tennis players of all times. Rick Macci, who has [...]
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The Amazing Atomic Clock
Join Dr. Steve Jefferts of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado as he explains why atomic clocks are so extremely important in our everyday lives. Dr. Jefferts is an expert on how we measure time and he even co-developed one of the world’s most accurate atomic clocks. But why do we need such accuracy? Nature provides a bunch of clocks. In the past these natural clocks were used to tell time. For example: the sun rising [...]
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The Man Who Hunts Spy Satellites
French engineer Thierry Legault believes that people have a right to know that there are spy satellites (among others) above our heads. On a clear night these satellites can be easily spotted. They’re visible and the details can be identified with a telescope. Astrophotography is not only Legault’s hobby, it’s also his passion. A passion he developed at a very early age. Legault remembers fondly his first telescope which he received as a gift from his parents. He enjoys passing [...]
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Going Undercover as a Mexican Drug Lord
In this documentary, former undercover DEA agent Celerino Castillo III shares how he helped train death squads, participated in search and destroy missions, and blew up cocaine labs. Celerino Castillo ended up in law enforcement because both his father and his sister had been in law enforcement. So it came as no surprise when he ended up working in there too. In Vietnam he witnessed a fellow soldier dying from a drug overdose and he promised that if he ever [...]
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Investigating the Haitian Zombie
We’ve all heard about the Haitian zombies. What most of us didn’t know is that zombification can be an induced state. In this documentary Hamilton takes you on a journey to downtown Port Au Prince where he bravely investigates the Haitian zombie.
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Matt Killingsworth: Want To Be Happier? Stay In The Moment
When are humans most happy? To gather data on this question, Matt Killingsworth built an app called “Track Your Happiness” that allows people to report their feelings in real time. Among the surprising results he discored that we’re often happiest when we’re lost in the moment. And the flip side is that the more our mind wanders, the less happy we can be. More than anything else, people want happiness. The reason we want a big house, a new car, [...]
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