Sling - The Water's Edge, Pt 1 - Watch Feature Length Movie from The Documentary Channel

10 MPH (89:33)

The impulsive purchase of a two-wheeled Segway scooter sets this story in motion when the two friends decide to travel from Seattle to Boston at 10 MPH in an attempt to change their lives forever... What ensues is a road trip like none other with a haphazard cast of characters you could only find on a zany 100-day trek through America's back roads. Each poignant story the two friends discover along the way inspires a craving inside to go out and do that thing you're supposed to do.

Date added: 05/13/2009

20 Seconds of Joy (60:26)

I don't want to die, I want to live. I'm pretty good at running away, and this is my escape! This is how Karina Hollekim describes her dedication to BASE jumping, the most dangerous of all extreme sports. Documentary filmmaker Jens Hoffman first met the now 30-year-old Norwegian in 2002. He immediately started to film, accompanying her through many stages of her BASE-jumping career, until it comes to a sudden stop, changing all aspects of her life.

Date added: 01/23/2010

4 (52:01)

Four violinists in four different corners of the globe perform one of the world's most beloved pieces: Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons." This musical journey travels from spring in Tokyo and summer in Australia to winter in Finland and autumn in NY, combining stunning visuals and cultural experiences wth performances by an international array of musicians.

Date added: 05/12/2009

A Time For Burning (55:42)

1966 Academy Award-nominated documentary film which explores the attempts of the minister of Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska, to persuade his all-white congregation to reach out to "negro" Lutherans in the city's north side. The film was directed by San Francisco filmmaker William C. Jersey and was nominated as Best Documentary Feature in the 1968 Academy Awards.

Date added: 02/18/2009

A Working Mom (74:49)

A divorced mother of two returns to her home and children in Bolivia after 15 years of struggling for a better life in Israel, only to find her family members have become strangers. A WORKING MOM is a story that demonstrates the extremes that individuals will go to in order to save their families--sometimes saving and losing them in the same act.

Date added: 03/24/2009

After The Revolution (58:10)

Nearly 50 years after the revolution, is Cuba on the brink of another major change? Dreams of founding a Socialist utopia have all but vanished. Few expect Fidel Castro to return to government. Even his brother, Raul, accepts the economy needs to be reformed. But decades of crippling sanctions have not had the desired effect. Cuba famously has one of the best healthcare and education systems in the world.

Date added: 05/20/2009

American Bellydancer Part 1 (40:51)

American Belly Dancer is an 88 minute documentary ostensibly about the history, extreme proliferation, feminism and misogyny of the ancient art form known today as Bellydancing. But it is also about tension between America and the Middle East, the dreams of young girls, the dialectic between art and politics and one man's attempt to reinvent his well-known turf in a failing music industry.

Date added: 01/14/2009

American Bellydancer Part 2 (47:46)

American Belly Dancer is an 88 minute documentary ostensibly about the history, extreme proliferation, feminism and misogyny of the ancient art form known today as Bellydancing. But it is also about tension between America and the Middle East, the dreams of young girls, the dialectic between art and politics and one man's attempt to reinvent his well-known turf in a failing music industry.

Date added: 01/15/2009

American Carny: True Tales from the Circus Side show (95:32)

Step right up and come on the inside! - beyond the banners and into the morbid curiosity that is the American Sideshow. In this in-depth documentary you will join Carnival Maestro Todd Robbins and award-winning filmmaker, Nick Basile, on a journey into a world of circus freaks, fire eaters, human blockheads, magicians, contortionists, professional lunatics, and much, much more. Narrated by Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller.

Date added: 10/28/2009

The Water's Edge, Pt 1 (48:49)