Movies: Reenactment

“A file of Spanish soldiers line up the Cubans against a blank wall and fire a volley. The flash of rifles and drifting smoke make a very striking picture.” (Edison film catalog)...

A Little Stiff is a 1991 minimalist comedy directed by Caveh Zahedi and Greg Watkins based on true events and re-enacted by the actual participants. Caveh Zahedi plays himself as a neurotic film student who develops a crush on art student Erin McKim ...

Docudrama about the Soviet occupation of a Finnish village in the fall before the Winter War....

Four rejected asylum seekers relive the hearing on their reasons for fleeing their home countries, shedding light on the core of the asylum procedure. Will the interviewees be able to describe their traumatic experiences in a way that satisfies the o...

White people don't understand that there are two laws - white people have different laws from Aboriginal people. TWO LAWS is a film about history, law and life in the community of Borroloola in far North Queensland. The films offers viewers a remark...

This early docudrama shows Auburn Prison and recreates the electrocution of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley of the United States....

Two couples talk about their experiences with postpartum depression....

On April 4, 1979, TWA Flight 841 came within seconds of crashing following a mysterious nosedive. In an exceptional television documentary, CBS News recounted the events of the flight, the official investigation, and the ongoing controversy over wher...

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An investigation into the theory that Mt. Ararat in Turkey is the final resting place of Noah's Ark....

Huw Edwards presents a documentary examining the relationship between Victorian prime ministers Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone, whose bitter personal rivalry dominated British politics for 40 years....

As his fascination with reenacting grew, Jon discovered his uncanny resemblance to one of history's most nefarious characters. Apparently it's to do with the shape of the jaw....

A gilded saloon, with a fancy bar, forms the background. A nobby bartender with white coat and apron is dispensing drinks to customers. Behind him are polished plate glass mirrors. A comical Irishman enters, sets a huge pail on the bar to be filled, ...

A safety guidance film that offers you tips and advice on things you can do to prevent or reduce your chances of becoming a victim of crime....

Pots and Pans (2024) is a short historical drama reenacting a key scene from Schindler's List (1993). It follows Oskar Schindler as he proposes a wartime business deal to Itzhak Stern, his Jewish accountant. What begins as a profit-driven plan subtly...