Cultural Preservation Movies

  • 2023
    Against the Grain

    Against the Grain

    Against the Grain

    5.52023HD

    A glimpse at how genre film-focused home video companies have taken the charge in preserving, restoring, and releasing so many works which otherwise...

    Against the Grain
  • 2015
    The Birth of Saké

    The Birth of Saké

    The Birth of Saké

    7.12015HD

    Through the unrelenting winter in the north of Japan, a small group of workers must brave unusual working conditions to bring to life a...

    The Birth of Saké
  • 2020
    Der vergessene Tempel von Banteay Chhmar

    Der vergessene Tempel von Banteay Chhmar

    Der vergessene Tempel von Banteay Chhmar

    62020HD

    The temple complex of Banteay Chhmar in Cambodia is half-ruined, but of enchanting beauty. It is the last major temple of the old Khmer empire. The...

    Der vergessene Tempel von Banteay Chhmar
  • 2022
    Our Story: The Indigenous Led Fight to Protect Greater Chaco

    Our Story: The Indigenous Led Fight to Protect Greater Chaco

    Our Story: The Indigenous Led Fight to Protect Greater Chaco

    02022HD

    Over 90 percent of the available lands in the Greater Chaco region of the Southwest have already been leased for oil and gas extraction. Witness the...

    Our Story: The Indigenous Led Fight to Protect Greater Chaco
  • 1985
    Canada Vignettes: The Move

    Canada Vignettes: The Move

    Canada Vignettes: The Move

    01985HD

    In this short documentary from the Canada Vignettes series, a Saskatchewan grain elevator is moved across the snow-covered prairie to a new home...

    Canada Vignettes: The Move
  • 2024
    National Trust: Living in Our Historic Homes

    National Trust: Living in Our Historic Homes

    National Trust: Living in Our Historic Homes

    02024HD

    Explore the lives of the lucky few who call Britain's most magnificent mansions home. Meet the custodians of Castle Ward, Croft Castle, and Castell...

    National Trust: Living in Our Historic Homes
  • 2021
    Basic Elements

    Basic Elements

    Basic Elements

    02021HD

    The documentary explores the world of culture, nature and gastronomy through one chef's eyes across the marshlands of the Venetian Lagoon.

    Basic Elements
  • 2017
    The Way of the Shaman Drum

    The Way of the Shaman Drum

    The Way of the Shaman Drum

    92017HD

    During the Cultural Revolution in China in the late 20th century, ethnic Manchu people were persecuted and forced to give up such cultural traditions...

    The Way of the Shaman Drum
  • 2018
    Battle Over Bears Ears

    Battle Over Bears Ears

    Battle Over Bears Ears

    02018HD

    At its heart, it’s a battle for homeland and sovereignty. Bears Ears, a remote section of land lined with red cliffs and filled with juniper...

    Battle Over Bears Ears
  • 2024
    Povo da Floresta

    Povo da Floresta

    Povo da Floresta

    82024HD

    Povo da Floresta
  • 2024
    Terry's Little Village

    Terry's Little Village

    Terry's Little Village

    02024HD

    Terry Wilson is a 70-year-old lifelong resident of Meadowvale Village, Ontario's first heritage district. As development looms and begins to destroy...

    Terry's Little Village
  • 2016
    Going Going Gone: Nick Broomfield's Disappearing Britain

    Going Going Gone: Nick Broomfield's Disappearing Britain

    Going Going Gone: Nick Broomfield's Disappearing Britain

    02016HD

    Two iconic British buildings - the Wellington Rooms in Liverpool and the Coal Exchange in Cardiff - are threatened with demolition and Nick...

    Going Going Gone: Nick Broomfield's Disappearing Britain
  • 2025
    She Island

    She Island

    She Island

    02025HD

    In the heart of the Caribbean, a mother and daughter confront a malevolent curse erasing identities of all the island's women, propelling them on a...

    She Island
  • 2015
    Hidden Idols

    Hidden Idols

    Hidden Idols

    02015HD

    Documentary following a real-world Indiana Jones: Brent Easter. A federal agent for Homeland Security Investigations, Easter tracks the black market...

    Hidden Idols
  • 1984
    For All People, For All Time

    For All People, For All Time

    For All People, For All Time

    01984HD

    Mark and Dan Jury document the gradual demise of a community nestled within the Cuyahoga National Recreation Area between Akron and Cleveland, Ohio,...

    For All People, For All Time
  • 2024
    Art: By Any Means Necessary

    Art: By Any Means Necessary

    Art: By Any Means Necessary

    02024HD

    Follows the defiance of two art institutions in the Caribbean: one closed but squatted by artists, the other fighting to stay open. Against the...

    Art: By Any Means Necessary
  • 2020
    Preserving Worlds

    Preserving Worlds

    Preserving Worlds

    02020HD

    WorldsChat was 1995's hottest 3D chat program. Somehow, it's still online. Take a tour through the strange worlds its users built, and meet an...

    Preserving Worlds
  • 2019
    Maine's Home Movies

    Maine's Home Movies

    Maine's Home Movies

    02019HD

    An essay film celebrating the work and home life of a rural state in the early twentieth century. Focusing on "the gaze" of amateur filmmakers and...

    Maine's Home Movies
  • 2022
    Measured in Echoes

    Measured in Echoes

    Measured in Echoes

    02022HD

    Measured in Echoes comments on the decaying infrastructure found in the United States and our obsession to preserve what once was instead of funding...

    Measured in Echoes
  • 2022
    Our Vanishing Americana: A South Carolina Portrait

    Our Vanishing Americana: A South Carolina Portrait

    Our Vanishing Americana: A South Carolina Portrait

    02022HD

    Photographer Mike Lassiter journeys across South Carolina capturing the stories of historic, often family-run businesses that line main streets from...

    Our Vanishing Americana: A South Carolina Portrait