True stories worth hearing
Beamafilm
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16/09/2022
Embrace the power of real-life stories that will leave you inspired, informed, and uplifted by immersing yourself in the world of feature documentaries, docuseries, and shorts on Beamafilm.
Our hand-picked selection of great stories will take you on a remarkable adventure of human experience that is well worth hearing.
These true stories are curated to delight, inform, inspire, and enlighten you as you witness the triumphs, struggles, and extraordinary moments that have shaped our world. Whether you're interested in art, history, social issues, or personal narratives, there's something for everyone in the collection of true stories on Beamafilm.
The best part? You can take this journey on your terms by streaming for free with your participating library card, on a 30-day subscription trial or by renting for 48 hours. So, grab a cosy spot on the couch and prepare to be swept up in the real-life stories featured before you. Unlock a treasure trove of inspiring true stories that will leave a profound and lasting impact on Beamafilm today.
Watch for FREE with a participating library card or on a 30-day trial. Also, you can rent a film for 48 hours.
Harry Seidler is acclaimed as one of the greatest modernist architects. He won every architectural major prize in Australia, and was embraced internationally. This is his career.
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In the late 1930s, Alma Brooks and Rupert Kathner began a movie-making spree.
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The story of Jørn Utzon charting the exhilarating and then tragic course of the design and construction of the Sydney Opera House. A gentle portrait of a man, a design icon, and his most celebrated work at Bennelong Point.
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A group of passionate and adventurous young people leave their known worlds behind to spend 100 days in the jungles of Borneo.
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The first ascent of Everest.
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Exposing the human cost in our food supply
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Ordinary people, some long since dead, their names and identities largely forgotten, appear shimmering from the depth of the vaults to take a starring role in the history of Scotland.
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The epic story of the people and places that the C-47 paratrooper aircraft has touched both during it’s wartime service, and it’s incredible technical and emotional journey back to the skies.
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Farmers struggle for compensation after an oil spill.
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A trapper and his wife brave the harsh Yukon climate, trecherous landscape and dangerous wildlife in an attempt to live a life of solitude.
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What life was like growing up in Auckland during the 1950s and 1960s?
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A biopic on the extraordinary life of William Rhodes-Moorhouse, a daredevil pilot of Maori descent who was the first airman ever to be awarded the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy.
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The first successful attempt at the ascent of Everest was in 1953. The British team was lead by John Hunt but it was Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal that reached the summit first.
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