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2011

The Civil War on Drugs

The Civil War on Drugs is a historical drama that the WKUK made to document the journey to legalize marijuana during the War Between the States.


- #Comedy
- #History
- #War
The Civil War on Drugs

1955

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing is the true story of Evelyn Nesbit (Dame Joan Collins), a beautiful showgirl caught in a love triangle with elderly architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and eccentric young millionaire Harry K. Thaw (Farley Granger).


- #Drama
- #History
- #Crime
- #Romance
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

2021

Dachau Liberation

Interviews with those who were there and their family members. A Unique insight into the Nazi's first Concentration Camp.


- #History
- #Documentary
- #War
Dachau Liberation

2013

Lincoln@Gettysburg

An examination of how President Abraham Lincoln used contemporary telecommunications to his maximum advantage in the American Civil War.


- #History
- #Documentary
Lincoln@Gettysburg

2018

Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records

Two men taking a tribe of outsiders on a ride through the 80s underground, accidentally changing music forever.


- #History
- #Documentary
- #Music
Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records

2013

Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde

A documentary that chronicles a cowboy's triumph in his quest to protect wild horses and the American West.


- #History
- #Documentary
Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde

2012
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Winter Nomads

A 600 kilometre winter trek for 800 sheep, accompanied by 3 donkeys, 4 dogs and led by two shepherds, Pascal and Carole.

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- #History
- #Documentary
Winter Nomads

2017

Mary Shelley

Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
Mary Shelley

2021

Judas and the Black Messiah

Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.


- #Drama
- #History
Judas and the Black Messiah

1984

The Killing Fields

A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody 'Year Zero' cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million 'undesirable' civilians.


- #Drama
- #History
- #War
The Killing Fields

2007

Jonestown: Paradise Lost

Cult leader Jim Jones leads his followers to a mass-suicide.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Documentary
Jonestown: Paradise Lost

2003

The Corporation

Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.


- #History
- #Documentary
The Corporation

1943

Destination Tokyo

In order to provide information for the first air raid over Tokyo, a U.S. submarine sneaks into Tokyo Bay and places a spy team ashore.


- #Adventure
- #History
- #War
Destination Tokyo

1955

Seven Cities of Gold

In 1769, a Spanish expedition to California seeks to conquer the land and discover its famed gold treasures while missionaries aim to gain new converts and establish a network of Catholic missions.


- #Adventure
- #History
Seven Cities of Gold

1935

Captain Blood

A young Irish doctor is exiled as a slave to Jamaica where he captures a Spanish galleon and becomes the most feared pirate of the Caribbean.


- #Adventure
- #Action
- #History
- #Romance
Captain Blood

1935

A Tale of Two Cities

A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
A Tale of Two Cities

1933

She Done Him Wrong

In the Gay Nineties, a seductive nightclub singer contends with several suitors, including a jealous escaped convict and a handsome temperance league member.


- #Drama
- #Comedy
- #History
- #Romance
She Done Him Wrong

2021

Our Lady of San Juan, Four Centuries of Miracles

In this dramatization, the Virgin Mary works a miracle on a girl in 1623 Mexico. Four centuries later, a family make a pilgrimage for their own child.


- #Drama
- #History