Unit+6+Films

=Unit 6 Films=


 * On Any Sunday**(1971)**-**Documentary on riding motorcycles that shows stars of the sport. Released in 1971 and directed by Bruce Brown. On Any Sunday stars Steve McQueen, Bruce Brown, and David Evans. On Any Sunday shows the lives of professional motorcycle riders and the dedication they have for the sport.This documentary follows the lives of motorcycle racers and racing enthusiasts. Brown tried to show the unique talents needed for the different forms of racing. It also shows that motorcycle racing can be very dangerous and many riders have suffered serious injuries, but are back on the track in no time. This movie was nominated for an Oscar.


 * Dust to Glory**(2005)**-**Dust to Glory is a documentary about the famous Baja 1000 off-road race. Filming occurred throughout the 2003 event. The film is directed by Dana Brown of Step Into Liquid fame. The film was edited in Adobe Premiere Pro. The film score was by Nathan Furst. To capture the vast desert panoramas and intense action of the race, the film team utilized fifty-five cameras, four helicopters, a four-passenger buggy camera car and a crew of over eighty people.


 * Endless Summer**(1966)**-** The 1966 documentary, directed by Bruce Brown, follows two surfers, Mike Hynson and Robert August, on a surf trip around the world. The two travel to locations including: the coast of Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti and Hawaii in a quest for new surf spots. They travel to places with good surfing climates and along the way they introduce locals to the sport of surfing. The film was directed, produced, and written br Bruce Brown, who in 1994 released the sequel //The Endless Summer II.//


 * Sicko**(2007)**-** Is a documentary by Michael Moore. The film investigates health care in the U.S. it focuses on health insurance and the pharmaceutical industry. He exposes the dysfunctional health care system in North America and how they'd rather make big profits than save lives. He also shows corruption in the political system and the situations of the average American citizens. He then travels to Canada, Great Britain, and France to compare the systems they use. In the end, he shows how prisoners in Guantanamo have better medical treatment than common people in the U.S..


 * Dogtown and Z-Boys**(2001)**-** A documentary film directed by Stacy Peralta. Using a mix of film the Zephyr skateboard team shot in the 1970s by Craig Stecyk and more recent interviews, the documentary tells the story of a group of teenage surfer/skateboarders and their influence on the history of skateboarding culture. This fil uses a great deal of archival footage, or footage used in other movies. It showed what life was like back then and how they changed the way we skate and surf today.


 * March of The Penguins**(2005)**-** A documentary shot and directed by Luc Jacquet. March of the Penguins shows how penguins survive in the cold winters of Antarctica and how they go through the processes of life beginning from birth to death. "March of the Penguins" won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2005. The film was produced by the National Geographic Society and Bonne Pioche. It took about a year to make and was narrated by Morgan Freeman.