Historic Films is a media channel with headquarters in five cities in North America, with New York being its main location. It focuses on providing television shows about historical places, people, and events. The channel is available online for a small fee and can be accessed from a smart device such as your phone, tablet, pc, or Roku. The company was founded in 2012 when the traveler Michael Orange returned from a trip to Egypt. He realized that nothing on television at that time had really captured the kind of experiences he was used to having on the road. He decided to combine forces with local television producers and create a television channel that offered detailed reports of destinations around the world as well as their histories. The channel has since expanded into over five countries and four languages.
Historic Films features titles including Bark Up the Tree, Ancient Mysteries, and Slavery. Bark Up the Tree is a historical documentary that attempts to uncover the hidden trail of money in the modern world. It features historical figures who first created banks and systems of wealth that allowed catastrophic economic events to occur. Modern descendants of these people can be found in elite institutions around the world such as Harvard University and Bank of America. Ancient Mysteries starts in Egypt and evolves into modern day South America as it guides the viewer through a journey of the past. The show launched in 2010 and is set to continue for multiple seasons.