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'24 Hours Jerusalem' Season 1, Episode 1: Experience the stark contrasts of Jerusalem after midnight, a city uniquely defined by faith and geopolitical walls. This documentary follows the unseen lives of those working through the night, from the dedicated Ultra-Orthodox Jewish volunteers of the emergency medical services (Hatzalah) to the aspiring Palestinian rappers confined within the Shuafat re...

Sue Bourne had lived in her street for fifteen years yet she knew practically none of her neighbours. While she relished the anonymity this afforded her she was also nosy and wanted to find out what lay behind the other 115 doorways in her street. She began knocking on the doors and meeting her neighbours and this award-winning film is the story of what she found. Want to watch more full-length Do...

In 1961 when President John F Kennedy announced his ambition to put man on the moon, many thought this would never happen. At the time space exploration technology was far behind what was needed to successfully carry out this mission. Instagram - @realstoriesdocsAny queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chávez is a documentary based on the public and political life of the Venezuelan Ex-President from the day of the rebellion he commanded on February 4th, 1992 until his death on March 2013. In 1992, a paratrooper named Hugo Chávez failed to overthrow a government, only to emerge as a national figure with the defiant words, "Por Ahora" (For now). This feature-length documentary traces the extraordi...

We follow the plight of Duma Kumalo as he is wrongly convicted of murder, spends time on death row, and is finally granted a reprieve moments before he is to hang. A harrowing account of human suffering and as he says, 'facing death is hard, but facing life after facing death is harder'.Content Provided By TVF International. Any Queries Please Contact Us at hello@littledotstudios.comWant to watch...

Antek, 22, grows up in a deeply religious and radical right-wing family in contemporary Poland. Catholicism, nationalism and especially celibacy define his world. Over several years, filmmaker Hanka Nobis follows him, his friends and his family with her crew. She sees Antek enjoy his growing power in the Brotherhood, a small group of like-minded young men. But when he falls in love, doubts begin t...

If you thought you knew everything you needed to know about autism, think again. Prepare to have your preconceptions challenged by this intelligent, moving and gripping BBC exploration of the controversy surrounding Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), an intensive intervention used to treat autism. Parents who want ABA for their children passionately believe that it is the best way to teach a child...

For most mothers, organizing any wedding is stressful enough. But what if you are also an Australian-born Royal Princess and expected to supervise complex Hindu traditions stretching back centuries? As the first non-Balinese Royal bride, Princess Asri is also the buffer between her daughter-in-law to be and the rest of the Royal family, uncomfortable with the fact that the groom, Asri’s ‘Indo-Auss...

Radicalized farmers and ranchers form a heavily armed militia group and engage in the longest armed standoff in FBI history. Instagram - @realstoriesdocsAny queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com#Yellowstone #MontanaMilitia #Waco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A moving, sometimes funny, and ultimately uplifting story about the love and commitment of two extraordinary people. Lin, 54, is blind and has cerebral palsy. Husband Ralph, 70, is her full time carer, and has Parkinson’s disease. They are living proof that two people who really care for each other can move mountains. Filmed over 17 years by close friend and award winning documentary maker Marilyn...

The worldwide mountain of debt is more than 300 % of the world’s annual economic output. Since the pandemic, debt expansion is out of control. Will the system collapse under its weight? The film explores the significance of our debt situation, looking at true stories behind the situation, from a debtors' prison in Mississippi to the world’s most notoriously indebted country. Instagram - @realstori...

Death Row: Indiana State Prison (Crime Documentary) | Real StoriesThis two-part series sees veteran presenter Sir Trevor McDonald come face to face with some of the world’s most dangerous criminals as he gets exclusive access to one of America’s oldest and most notorious prisons. Housing 1900 inmates, 12 of whom are on death row, Trevor spends two weeks in the dark and forbidding world of Indiana...

As the sun climbs high over the Holy City, the energy shifts from morning prayer to midday chaos. In this episode of 24 Hours Jerusalem, we dive into the 11:00 AM hour, where the sacred and the secular collide in the bustling streets. Thousands of pilgrims from around the globe flood the holy sites, seeking connection and miracles. Meanwhile, veteran political photographer Jim Hollander trades war...

Bible Storyland” is a documentary film about an LA-based art dealer named Harvey Jordan and his obsessive, decade-long search to uncover the fate of a Bible-themed amusement park designed to rival Disneyland and his desire to leave his mark in this worldInstagram - @realstoriesdocsAny queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Life On Lockdown is a prison documentary series chronicling real life stories of inmates often forgotten about behind bars. Featuring 5 different inmates, these stories will depict life in prison, from teens in detention centers to adults in maximum security prisons. Instagram - @realstoriesdocsAny queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices...

This powerful documentary, first broadcast in 2009, hit a chord with thousands of people – not just those who are dealing with a relative who has Alzheimer's. The film was an unusual departure from Sue Bourne’s normal approach because she turned the cameras on herself and her family to make the documentary. Sue’s mother Ethel has Alzheimer’s and lives in a nursing home in Scotland. For three years...

A powerful and emotional film following a young woman as she goes through a harrowing but ultimately life saving ordeal. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannelInstagram - @realstoriesdocsContent licensed from ITV Global. Any queries, plea...

Semisweet: Life In Chocolate (Food Documentary) | Real StoriesChocolate is the most popular sweet on earth. We think of it as decadent, sensual, and romantic. But chocolate’s story isn’t all sunshine and sweetness. SEMISWEET: LIFE IN CHOCOLATE traces the stories of four very different groups of people on three continents whose lives are intrinsically wrapped up in the complex world of chocolate. A...

March 8, 2014: MH370 vanishes with 239 souls. This is the minute-by-minute timeline of the world's greatest aviation mystery. We trace the plane's final hours using military radar and chilling Inmarsat satellite data. Evidence points to a deliberate act: the pilot's final suspicious words, his wiped flight simulator data, and the crucial expired FDR battery. Witness the $200 million search that fa...

This video looks at a specialized unit inside Pendleton Juvenile Prison, which at the time was called the Future Soldiers Unit. The unit was designed like a military boot camp, where the teens confined there would be introduced to structure and discipline to help foster an environment that leads to more self confidence and ultimately, change and growth. Now called Pendleton Boot Camp, the self con...

Gentrification is not a new phenomenon. In fact, New Yorkers have been talking about gentrification ever since the term was first coined in the 1960s. But over the decades, as more and more wealthy real estate developers and giant corporations have sought to reconstruct urban landscapes for economic gain, what was once a process of gradual change has turned into a nightmare of radical transformati...

Chris Terril joins a crew of inmate firefighters tackling the brutal forest fires of southern California. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannelInstagram - @realstoriesdocs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An intimate look at an infamous Venezuelan vigilante and "colectivo" leader who served as a public official under Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro but never laid down his gun. Instagram - @realstoriesdocsAny queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A series of coincidences lead to the unravelling of a string of deceptions by a conman and murderer. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http://bit.ly/1GOzpIuFollow us on Twitter for more - https://twitter.com/realstoriesdocsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/RealStoriesChannelInstagram - @realstoriesdocsReal Stories Tapes: True Crime is a brand new podcast hosted by Emmy-no...

Iran is one of the earth’s final frontiers. It’s a country little visited by western travellers in recent years, yet it has been at the centre of world affairs for millennia. I wanted to take a peek “behind the veil” of modern-day Iran. What I discovered was a complex, incredibly hospitable people living in a much-misunderstood country at the heart of a troubled region. Instagram - @realstoriesdoc...