Stamp of Character

Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects...

This FitzPatrick Traveltalk series short visit to St. Louis, Missouri starts with a brief history lesson. We then see several of the city's...

This film illustrates how a revolution in one of the most basic of all human enterprises – the making of maps – is shedding new light on...

Listen to the sound of the waves, the turtles, all these lamps; many personal emotions and sensations.

Somewhere in the world right now--much closer than you think--people are playing with trains. You might not see them at first, but they're there. In...

Impressionistic picture of the Third Avenue Elevated Railway in Manhattan, New York City, before it was demolished. Preserved by the Academy Film...

First transmitted in 1969, this documentary follows the construction of the world’s most advanced underground system. Macdonald Hastings...

This Traveltalk series short celebrates San Francisco, past and present.

The hanging of child murderer, William Carr

Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along...

A short documentary about the transportation of goods and livestock by train around the UK.

Nearly 200 years ago, the train revolutionized our lives. It redrew the maps of states and nations, and changed concepts of distance and time like no...

After many years of careful conservation, Banff and Jasper National Parks have become vast zoological gardens. Deer, moose, bear, big-horn sheep,...

This rich, historical documentary captures the story of the high-speed, electric transit system that sparked the growth and development of Puget...

Mountain Gorilla takes us to a remote range of volcanic mountains in Africa, described by those who have been there as ""one of the most beautiful...

The human impact on forests is explored through breathtaking vistas and poignant vignettes set in Canada's Pacific Northwest. Those who rely on this...

A documentary about a 15-day river-rafting trip on the Colorado River aimed at highlighting water conservation issues.

What does it mean to lose a colour? Losing Blue is a cinematic poem about losing the otherworldly blues of ancient mountain lakes, now fading due to...