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Rising from the ashes. The race to restore the treasured icon of Gothic architecture after a devastating fire, by the experts fighting to bring it back to life.
Rebuilding Notre-Dame (2020 )
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Filmed over a three-year period, the film journeys across the planet seeking those on the frontline fighting to protect the world’s most precious resource from running out. It seeks to awaken and inspire audiences to change how they think about the planet’s most vital resource: water, and act, by revealing the rapidly building water crisis at both a global and human scale. The documentary includes exclusive interviews from some of the world’s top scientists and experts, travelling across continents to explore some of the most shocking and alarming water shortage issues facing our planet today. From the Cape Town water crisis and the violent impact of deforestation in the Amazon to the catastrophic results of intensive farming in the American Mid-West.
Day Zero (2020 )
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Emojis are a worldwide phenomenon, with some arguing that these smiling poops and heart-eyed faces are on the verge of actually becoming their own language. Who, if anyone, is in charge of this new global digital language?
The Emoji Story (2020 )
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With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.
Zappa (2020 )
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50 years ago, deep in the Welsh countryside, two brothers were milking cows and preparing to take over the family farm but dreamed of making music. They had the audacious idea to build a studio in their farmhouse. Animals were kicked out of barns and musicians moved into Nan’s spare bedroom. Inadvertently, they’d launched the world’s first independent residential recording studio: Rockfield. Black Sabbath, Queen, Robert Plant, Iggy Pop, Simple Minds, The Stone Roses, Oasis, Coldplay and more made music and mayhem at Rockfield over the decades. This is their story of rock and roll dreams intertwined with a family business’s fight for survival in the face of an ever-changing music landscape.
Rockfield : The Studio on the Farm (2020 )
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They say great art comes from great tragedy. This couldn't be more true with the songstress of Fleetwood Mac. For decades, she has fronted one of the most successful bands in history, resurrecting them from the ashes. Even with the trials and tribulations of being a member of Fleetwood Mac, Stevie has remained an iconic role model. Staying synonymous with the witchy, transcendental, deep rooted mysticism of a fairy god mother. Through her drive and passion for creating art, the Bohemian Rock Queen found an avenue to overcome her obstacles, going on to become the only woman inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame, twice. Relive the turbulent life of one of the last old school rock stars left.
Stevie Nicks: Wild at Heart (2020 )
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Gaga has travelled through time with her ever changing sound, reinventing herself for every album, award ceremony and red carpet. With a strong fan base behind her, she continues to reign as one of the biggest pop stars of the industry.
Lady Gaga - Encore (2020 )
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After a thirty-year career that has spawned twenty-seven bestselling albums and seen eleven different line ups, Motörhead has achieved legendary status as the loudest, hardest heavy metal machine on the planet. During this in-depth review of the band and its music, guitarist Wurzel speaks out in his very first filmed interview since his controversial exit from the line-up in 1995. We also hear from ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson, who joined Motörhead and played on 1983's controversial Another Perfect Day album. Featuring interviews with the main men - Lemmy, the heart and soul of Motörhead who, along with Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor and 'Fast' Eddie Clark take us on a journey that begins in the early seventies with space rockers Hawkwind and ends with a Grammy award and membership of rock's aristocracy.
Motorhead: Videobiography (2020 )
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A main claiming to be from the future explains what we can expect from the next decades, in a frightening glimpse of what's to come.
Confessions of a Time Traveler: The Man from 3036 (2020 )
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The final word in the story of what really happened to Robin Williams at the end of his life, focusing on his fight against a deadly neurodegenerative disorder known as Lewy body dementia.
Robin's Wish (2020 )
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Born in Livorno, Tuscany, artist Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) lived a short, tormented life, narrated here from an original point of view, that of his young common-law wife, Jeanne Hébuterne.
Maverick Modigliani (2020 )
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How did the Impressionists view the world? What relationship did they have with technique, with color, with light and with the universe of shapes that made up reality before their eyes? How were their works received? How did they go from being rejected by critics and the public to becoming among the most loved in the world in a few years? Secret Impressionists is an immersive journey into the intimacy of the Impressionists and their paintings which aims to offer a "privileged" visit that stimulates the spectators' curiosity and gives them a perspective on the works complementary to the live experience, allowing spectators in the hall to immerse themselves in the work of painters and grasp unpublished details.
Secret impressionists (2020 )
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The story of the skaters and developers who came together to create one of the best-selling games of all time, changing the skateboarding scene and pop culture forever.
Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story (2020 )
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The man who sat on top of the professional wrestling mountain for over a decade. John Cena has done it all. From bodybuilding to football, and from pro wrestling to the big screen, he has always proven that hard work pays off. Following in the footsteps of Professional Wrestling Legend and Hollywood icon, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, John Cena finds himself wrestling more infrequently but appearing increasingly in cinemas around the world. Whether he's a guest on talk shows, starring in big-budget movies, or wrestling in front of millions around the globe, he always adheres to his personal mantra: Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect.
John Cena: Champion of the Ring (2020 )
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From extreme weather to complete environmental destruction, the impacts of climate change can no longer be ignored as day by day our world ticks closer to oblivion. Despite the actions of world leaders the planet is slowly dying and time is running out. When all hope is lost an unlikely voice of emerges from the darkness– Greta Thunberg. This is the incredible true story of how the actions of one Swedish teenager went on to inspire a global movement that has pushed the fight for real action against climate change further than ever before. No one is too small to make a difference and never before has that been clearer.
Greta Thunberg: The Voice of the Future (2020 )
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What is the common thread among the only four U.S. Presidents who have been assassinated - Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy? They were also the only four presidents to ever to take away money-issuing control from the private banks and turn it over to the U.S. Treasury. Within less than a year of each president doing so, they were murdered. And within months of their vice president successors assuming their offices, they returned the money issuing power back to the private banks. 4 PRESIDENTS provides the first-ever in depth analysis of this very likely - and very frightening - historic conspiracy.
4 Presidents (2020 )
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Captain Thomas Wall was a firefighter and a hero. This heartfelt and inspiring documentary chronicles Tom's life, and his untimely death while battling an inferno.
Brave are the Fallen (2020 )
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In 1986 a London-Irishman by the name of Larry Tracey took it upon himself to form the Irish Bobsleigh and Luge Association. He recruited a group of elite Irish rowers and set his sights on qualifying the team for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Having achieved qualification for the games, the stage was set for an historic Olympic debut. But one thing stood in their way; the Olympic Council of Ireland. Despite qualifying for the games, the OCI refused to allow them to compete at the games in Calgary, which saw the famous Jamaican bobsleigh team become Olympic heroes. Undeterred, the team evolved and set their sights on the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France.
Breaking Ice (2020 )
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Let's discover the Seychelles through the Creole people and the fantastic nature that surrounds them. A journey to the edge of the world experienced through the lens of my camera.
The Creole Face Of Seychelles (2020 )
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Follows women who dared to aim higher from Lego-loving young girls who includes female pilots in her toy airplanes, to a courageous women who helped lead shuttle missions to space.
Fly Like a Girl (2020 )
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Thousands of young people are dying from using drugs in Kachin State, Myanmar. When the government is not doing enough to crack down drugs problem, the civilians formed the anti-drugs organization called "Pat Jasan" which means "Stop and Clean the drugs" in local Kachin Language, to eradicate drugs. A clash between "Pa Jasan" grups and drugs lords occurred.
The Opium War (2020 )
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After being alienated from her child in the aftermath of her divorce, a Filipino-Japanese mother finds she is not alone on her journey to be reunited with her son. She faces up to her own demons and joins a global generational cause – the right of all children to be loved by both parents.
Mommy or Daddy? (2020 )
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The Church (2020 )
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EDDIE, an intimate look at the life of one of basketball’s most legendary coaches, takes audiences on a turbulent ride across Sutton’s five-decade career and provides an unprecedented off the court look at both the demons that haunted him and the relationships crucial to overcoming them. With a wealth of never-before-seen footage and interviews with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, a “who’s who” of college basketball, elite journalist, coaches and players, and even former President Bill Clinton, EDDIE is a complex story rooted in basketball, but exploring universal themes of substance abuse, tested relationships, and most importantly, perseverance.
Eddie (2020 )
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Through archival film footage, animation and spoken word poetry an experience of structural violence against women is exposed.
Cause of Death (2020 )
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Solving a murder is like putting together a giant jigsaw puzzle. Sometimes, the pieces snap into place with ease and other times, they don't fit. The police must meticulously reconstruct the puzzle. Once all the pieces are found, investigators must then figure out how everything fits together, crack the case and bring justice for the victim.
Dead Reckoning (2020 )
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Life in Berlin in 1945 before, during and after the battle of Berlin seen through the eyes of those who were there at the time from common Berliners to Allied troops.
Berlin 1945 (2020 )
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The decade that began with peace and love was shattered in the late 1960s amidst riots, assassinations and a war that wouldn't end. The Rolling Stones became the voice of this new era, which came to a horrific end at the Altamont festival.
Days of Rage: The Rolling Stones' Road to Altamont (2020 )
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The biggest readers and writers of gay romance books are women. LGBTQ and m/m (or male/male) romance are the fastest expanding book genres, seeing larger growth in readership than any other publishing segment. The documentary travels to Albuquerque, New Mexico to attend Gay Rom Lit, one of the biggest romance conventions in the world to find out why.
What Women Want: Gay Romance (2020 )
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After losing his mother to obesity, a thirty-two year old chubby ginger comedian and vegan son-of-a-pig-farmer sets out to avoid the same fate by running one hundred miles through the mountains of Colorado in one of the world's most difficult ultra trail marathons...and lives to tell jokes about it.
Once is Enough (2020 )
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Craig McMahon sits down with four people that died and but came back to life or better known as NDE, Near Death Experience. Their stories will shock some and comfort others.
Life to Afterlife: Death and Back (2020 )
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Alen (30), a director from Bosnia, attends the unveiling of a plaque dedicated to his parents who were killed in a bombing of his hometown. In the same incident he was nearly fatally wounded and the sole reason he survived was the quick reaction from his neighbour at the time who urgently took him to the hospital. The two of them have not met for 26 years until this day.
B4 (2020 )
