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The Great Waldo Pepper
A biplane pilot who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed.
Out of Africa
Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on her 1937 autobiographical novel.
In and Out of Africa
Interweaving stories of Western collectors, Muslim traders, African artists and intellectuals, and the filmmakers themselves, the film focuses on a remarkable art dealer from Niger named Gabai Barre. It follows him all the way from the rural Ivory Coast to East Hampton, Long Island, where he bargains for a sale. The film shows how (through occasionally hilarious and frequently fantastic tales about the art objects) he adds economic value and changes the "meaning" of what he sells by interpreting and mediating between the cultural values of African producers and Western consumers.
Queen of the Air
The story of Lillian Leitzel, a trapeze artist who in the early 20th century was one of the biggest stars in the world as she performed for the Circus.
Sky Kids Investigates
Some of the biggest stories and issues affecting young people are investigated.
Naughty Kids 3: Operation Ninth Sky
Four mischievous children enter a virtual world. When they put on virtual glasses. They become who they want to be.
WINGS OF DEATH! 'BIRDMAN'S' FATAL FLIGHT
Stunt airman Clem Sohn plummets to his death when his parachute fails to open at a Paris air show.
Flying Pat
Wild flapper Patricia Van Nuys decides to become a pilot like her husband Robert, but with a difference--she wants to become the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by airplane. Capt. Endicott, a friend of Robert's, offers to teach her how to fly. One day while aloft in the plane, the craft takes a sudden nosedive and crashes. The pair walk away uninjured and find shelter in a roadhouse. Robert, upon hearing of this, becomes jealous of Pat's spending so much time with Endicott, which angers Pat. She decides to leave Robert and slips out of the house to catch an evening train, but unfortunately, Endicott is also aboard the train. Robert finds out about that, too. Complications ensue.
A Fall from the Clouds
An aviator heads out in his fighter plane to fight in WWI, and his girlfriend watches as he leaves and waits for his return.
Wings
An elderly woman, a former aviatrix, is gradually recovering from a stroke.
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