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I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School

Rated: 5 | 193 Views Released Year: 2005

Genre: HBO Documentaries
About: In this revealing, Academy Award-winning documentary produced by HBO, directors Alan and Susan Raymond step into the Stanton Elementary School in North Philadelphia to shed light on the struggles that its students, teachers and administrators face each day: inadequate housing, drug addiction, unrelenting poverty and rampant crime. What's revealed is a testament to willpower and the human spirit, their prime vehicles on the road to success.
URL: I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School

I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA

Rated: 0 | 134 Views Released Year: 2007

Genre: HBO Documentaries
About: Founder of the world's largest animal rights organization, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals president Ingrid Newkirk has dedicated her life to the liberation of animals and inspired scores of followers. This documentary from HBO features interviews with PETA supporters -- and detractors -- to offer a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the controversial organization and the woman who has become the figurehead for a worldwide movement.
URL: I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA

When It Was a Game

Rated: 0 | 125 Views Released Year: 1992

Genre: HBO Documentaries
About: As seen through the eyes of true baseball enthusiasts, this award-winning documentary tells the story of America's favorite pastime from the Depression to the 1950s, using footage shot from the movie cameras of fans and players. From the first color filming of a baseball game to the 1938 World Series and through the careers of legends such as Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, the film thoroughly explores the history of baseball in America.
URL: When It Was a Game

Gladiator Days: Anatomy of a Prison Murder

Rated: 0 | 126 Views Released Year: 2002

Genre: HBO Documentaries
About: Intended to be institutions of rehabilitation, American prisons often expose inmates to an even greater degree of violence than they would encounter on the outside. Documentarian Marc Levin (SLAM) studies this phenomenon from behind prison walls, focusing on a specific murder case that took place in a correctional facility and the contributing factors that led to the slaying.
URL: Gladiator Days: Anatomy of a Prison Murder

A Father ... a Son ... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Rated: 0 | 167 Views Released Year: 2005

Genre: HBO Documentaries
About: Aiming her camera lens at Oscar winners Kirk and Michael Douglas, Academy Award-winning actress and filmmaker Lee Grant captures an extraordinary portrait of a father and son whose lives have intersected as frequently as they've diverged. Relying on candid interviews with the actors as well as conversations with their family and friends, Grant also incorporates film clips to illustrate examples of their parallel lives.
URL: A Father ... a Son ... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

When It Was a Game 3

Rated: 0 | 109 Views Released Year: 2000

Genre: HBO Documentaries
About: In the third entry of the ongoing HBO series celebrating America's favorite pastime, the focus is on the 1960s, a time when major-league baseball was slowly evolving from pure sport to big-bucks entertainment. Using footage of players and fans, the film covers the Yankees' rise to greatness, the western expansion of both leagues, the increasing inclusion of black players and the rise of free agency.
URL: When It Was a Game 3

When It Was a Game 2

Rated: 0 | 109 Views Released Year: 1992

Genre: HBO Documentaries
About: Composed entirely of never-before-seen 8mm and 16mm footage filmed by baseball players, their families and their fans between 1925 and 1961, this second chapter in the HBO series "When It Was a Game" brings many lost moments to life. Narrated by Peter Kessler, the documentary features clips of Joe DiMaggio, Ty Cobb, Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Satchel Paige, Tommy Lasorda and Babe Ruth.
URL: When It Was a Game 2

Through a Child's Eyes

Rated: 0 | 100 Views Released Year: 2002

Genre: HBO Documentaries
About: Through words, artwork and music, this enthralling documentary records what it was like for children to experience the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001. The interviewees are children ages 2-11 who hail from New York, Oklahoma, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., as well as children living in America with roots in Afghanistan, Burma and Burundi. Music and children's artwork is used throughout this engrossing film.
URL: Through a Child's Eyes

House Arrest: A Docu-Comedy Based on Reality

Rated: 0 | 178 Views Released Year: 2005

Genre: HBO Documentaries
About: Directed by Jon Alpert, this Home Box Office documentary follows -- literally -- charming Chris Colombo, an everyman under house arrest and facing federal indictment on racketeering charges. Cameras capture Colombo as he spends time at a strip joint, goes to confession and enjoys dinner with friends at his favorite Chinese eatery. After missing his curfew thanks to a traffic snarl, he concludes his busy day playing poker at home with pals.
URL: House Arrest: A Docu-Comedy Based on Reality

Latin Kings: A Street Gang Story

Rated: 0 | 210 Views Released Year: 2003

Genre: HBO Documentaries
About: Producer-director Jon Alpert's Home Box Office documentary profiles Antonio "King Tone" Fernandez and his infamous gang dubbed the Latin Kings. Under house arrest during shooting, Fernandez asserts that he's a changed man who plans to convert the Kings into a nonviolent, activist group whose objective is to help the indigent. But police surveillance tapes reveal a different reality as the gang continues its brutal criminal activities.
URL: Latin Kings: A Street Gang Story

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