Complet Americ

The life of the artist Thomas Kinkade. Recollections from friends, family and colleagues.

THIS STORY FOLLOWS THE MAIN CHARACTER WHO JUST LANDED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN A VISITING VISA. AFTER THE LONG TRIP, HE HAD JETLAG AND DECIDED TO LOOK FOR A PHARMACY (A.K.A CHEMIST IN NIGERIAN TERM) TO GET PAIN MEDICATIONS, DUE TO THE BIG VOCABULARY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NIGERIAN ENGLISH AND THE AMERICAN ENGLISH, HE RANDOMLY ASKED A STRANGER FOR A PLACE TO BUY DRUGS, HE WAS DIRECTED TO SOME STREET DRUG DEALERS. MR PATRICK HAD NO IDEA THAT THE TERM DRUG MOSTLY REFERS TO NARCOTICS AND HE ALMOST GOT HIMSELF IN TROUBLE WITH THE GANG, HE WAS FORTUNATELY SAVED BY THE GANG LEADER WHO HAPPENS TO HAVE NIGERIAN HERITAGE AND UNDERSTOOD THE MISCOMMUNICATION. HE GOT INVOLVED IN A KIDNAPPING CASE, WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH A THREAT OF DEPORTATION. A MIRACLE FROM A HELP HE HAD EARLIER RENDERED TO AN IMPORTANT INDIVIDUAL DURING THE TRIAL RESULTED IN SOLIDIFYING HIS SURVIVAL IN AMERICA.

After her father's (Grady Shytles) arrest, in a time when private sex is outlawed, a woman (Via Lambros) tries to define love.

Examination of the motives behind the brutal murders committed by Aileen Wuornos, America's most notorious female serial killer. In a never-before-seen interview, she reveals intimate details of the love affair that led her to kill seven men.

Ten years after the Watergate scandal, this television special condensed two years of American history into a two-hour retrospective report.

This documentary goes back to the turn of the century to show how women shaped the nation’s history.

A history of rural southeastern traditional American music, as told and played by Mike Seeger and Alice Gerrard. Mike and Alice recount their own involvement with this music, and briefly trace its history as we meet their mentors: the late Tommy Jarrell, Lily May Ledford, Roscoe Holcomb, Elizabeth Cotton and many other musicians. Filmed in 1978 and 1979 in the states of Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Washington and California, the film follows Mike and Alice home, and to folk music festivals where a new generation of musicians are picking up and passing on American traditional music. The filmmaker grew up with this rich and beautiful music and wanted to share it with younger generations who might not be aware of it and its role in American cultural history.

In the backwoods of Georgia, a controversial, right-wing, "anti-terror" militia group gathers once a month to complete field training exercises under the command of Chris Hill—a.k.a Blood Agent. This militia group, called the Georgia III% Security Force, is part of the Three Percenter movement, which is inspired by the unfounded claim that only three percent of colonists fought against the British in the American Revolution. VICE joins Hill and the Georgia III% Security Force during one of their monthly gatherings to see how they prepare themselves to "defend the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic" and see what they'll do to protect their guns.

This film is a vintage docudrama about the American pioneers (led by Daniel Boone in 1773) heading westward into the new frontier, crossing the Appalachian Mountains into what would later be Kentucky. The film explains the types of people, modes of transportation and various physical dangers in the period of early American expansion.

After winning the Royal Rumble for the second consecutive year, Cody Rhodes is on the trajectory to finish his story. Where will Cody's story take him?

Henry Fonda narrates this documentary short film produced by the United States Department of Defense as a recruiting tool for women to join the armed services. Women's training, social life, and living situations are depicted, as well as a wide variety of jobs in which women could serve in the various branches of the military. Secretary of Defense Robert A. Lovett speaks to the importance of women as part of the national defense, and General Matthew Ridgway praises women for their service in combat-support functions.

The American Film Institute presents the 100 most inspiring films of all time.

They are the fabled homes of unquiet spirits, the earthly links for troubled souls trapped between two worlds. This spine-tingling program ventures inside the most intriguing haunted houses in America to learn their secrets. From the murdered slave girl who still wanders Myrtles Plantation in Louisiana to the betrayed Redcoat spy of New York’s Raynham Hall, HAUNTED HOUSES introduces the figures that populate American history's dark side. Experts explore Old Salem, where the 17th-century which hunter George Corwin still curses sheriffs today. Eyewitnesses describe the ghost of a prospector who was unfairly executed in California more than a century ago. And dramatic recreation bring these incredible stories to life. Join HAUNTED HOUSES for a supernatural tour through history!

On the heels of an election unlike any other and during a time where we are more divided than ever before American Fiesta asks us the question: What do we share and how can we get along even if we don't agree? Told through the eyes of an obsessive dish collector, American Fiesta tells the story of a same-sex couple unable to get married in the place they call home. Politics tears apart nation and family but perhaps collecting dishes is the best way to mend old wounds.

With days to go before the US elections, Tim Stanley looks at how sitcoms from South Park to Ellen mirror a modern, complex America not often seen during the presidential campaign.

Theater producer and director Margo Jones pioneered the regional theater movement, supporting the work of new playwrights such as Tennessee Williams.

How an electric lineman's tool manufacturer in Centralia, Missouri, helped save the first American space station from catastrophe.

Based on true events: Another Day in America tells the stories of an ensemble of distinct characters as they each make their way through a seemingly normal workday which begins to unwind. As pressure mounts, each character is pushed closer and closer to the brink, culminating in a harrowing and psychologically explosive conclusion.

Many Americans are affected by the system's lack of financial security and legal accountability. A creepy high number of Americans are losing their homes because banks disclaims all responsibility and leave their victims lose everything. Facing home foreclosures everyday. This is the story about one of those homes and the family who lives there. It is about trying to fight back and how desperate times call for desperate measures.

Unconscious of the far-reaching consequences, a Russian family travels to the West in 1962 to realise their American dream.