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Call him Diddy, Puff Daddy, or Brother Love. No alias can mask the flood of sexual abuse lawsuits levied against music mogul Sean Combs. Will 3 decades of bad boy behavior be his swan song?
Diddy: Summit to Plummet (2024 )
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An exploration of the perils of nationalism and art’s role as a weapon of resistance and activism throughout the 1990s Siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. Explore how art and music sustained hope, thanks in part to humanitarians and the band U2.
Kiss the Future (2024 )
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The Ark and the Darkness will be the most Biblically accurate, photo-realistic representation of Noah’s Flood ever released in theaters. Co-produced by award-winning Sevenfold Films, Director of Genesis: Paradise Lost, this film takes photo-realism to the next level. In cooperation with experts from Answers in Genesis, Liberty University, and Genesis Apologetics, this film reveals just how Noah’s Flood unfolded, how the dinosaurs were involved, what happened after, and also reviews how the judgement of Noah’s Flood parallels end times.
The Ark and the Darkness (2024 )
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Aristocratic Italian roots, a close family connection to James Bond novelist Ian Fleming, wartime experiences in the British and Finnish military, post-war Nazi-hunting adventures and a side career as a heavy metal rock singer. And one of the most iconic actors of all time.
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee (2024 )
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The documentary investigates the lives and characters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they seek the presidency. In a historic election, those who know the candidates best reveal key moments that shape how they would lead America. Award-winning filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team sat down with Trump and Harris’ friends, advisors and critics, as well as authors, journalists and political insiders to present deeply reported narrative arcs of both candidates’ lives, going all the way back to their childhoods. What emerges in FRONTLINE's "The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump" is the story of two fighters: One seeking vindication and promising a return to greatness, and the other seeking to move beyond the past and promising a greater future.
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump (2024 )
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A new light on Hollywood’s greatest director, offering a unique perspective on his work, digging into the Cinema Master’s personal influences. Discover what makes Spielberg’s whole world so special through great archives and testimonies.
Steven Spielberg, the "New Hollywood" prodigy (2024 )
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Once upon a time, before our lives went fully digital, radio entertained, informed and dictated what was cool through theater of the mind - and with that Houston's 101 KLOL played a big role in the lives of rock radio listeners. The forthcoming documentary "Runaway Radio" focuses on the legendary outfit - starting in 1970 as a progressive rock station, where DJs played whatever they wanted, to how it evolved into one of several wild Album Oriented Rock (AOR) stations across the country, where on-air personalities were sometimes bigger than the music itself. In the film acclaimed musicians such as Lyle Lovett, ZZ Top's Dusty Hill, Melissa Etheridge and Sammy Hagar along with top radio DJs from across the US reflect on how the medium changed their lives and the lives of devoted listeners. Yet in the end, changes and pressures from Washington, the music industry and Silicon Valley led to the station's, and much of the format's, demise in the 2000s.
Runaway Radio (2024 )
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An intimate chronicling of Andrés Arauz, a young leftist economist, as he embarks on a journey to become the next President of Ecuador. A gripping documentary that explores the high-stakes world of Latin American politics.
The Ecuadorian Candidate (2024 )
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A look at the history of the royal palace in the City of Westminster, revealing the family dramas that have taken place there since it was built by Henry VIII's order in the 1530s.
St James's Palace: The Secret Royal Residence (2024 )
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The sordid story of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's war years in the Caribbean, involving scandals of extravagant spending, prejudice, race riots and murder.
Edward & Wallis: The Bahamas Scandal - Revealed (2024 )
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Ruby Franke's rise as a "momfluencer" with millions of followers hid a nightmare; when her son fled and alerted a neighbor about the abuse, police raided her home, rescuing her children.
Abused by Mum: The Ruby Franke Scandal (2024 )
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Initially technology fails to track a Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 when it mysteriously disappears. Can new evidence help locate the plane and finally solve aviation’s greatest mystery?
Why Planes Vanish: The Hunt for MH370 (2024 )
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"Take the Steps” follows four characters at Collingwood Football Club throughout the 2023 Toyota AFL Finals Series. Craig McRae is in his second year of senior coaching.
Take the Steps (2024 )
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Across a 45-year career ‘The Oils’ helped shape modern Australia with anthems like “US Forces”, “Beds Are Burning” and “Redneck Wonderland”. Featuring unseen footage and interviews with every band member, alongside signature moments including the outback tour with Warumpi Band, their Exxon protest gig in New York and those famous “Sorry” suits at the Sydney Olympics, Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line traces the journey of Australia’s quintessential rock band.
Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line (2024 )
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It's 50 years since ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo. To celebrate one of music's 'big bang' moments, the story of Swedish pop - from ABBA to Max Martin, Roxette Europe and Robyn.
ABBA: 50 Years of Pop (2024 )
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After decades of inaccessibility due to unrest and wars, teams of archaeologists from around the globe return to the greatest sites in Mesopotamia in a bid to save what can still be saved.
Mesopotamia: The Rise of Cities (2024 )
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Examines the implications of Christian Nationalism, how it distorts not only our constitutional republic, but Christianity itself, and asks the question: What happens when a faith built on love, sacrifice, and forgiveness grows political tentacles, conflating power, money, and belief into hyper-nationalism?
God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism (2024 )
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How the mysteries surrounding Jeffrey Epstein’s life and death gave rise to a conspiracy theory that will never die.
VICE News Presents: 'Epstein Didn't Kill Himself' (2024 )
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Michael Mosley transformed the lives of millions of people. In this programme, we look back at an extraordinary broadcasting career which spanned almost 40 years. Fronting series such as Trust Me I’m a Doctor and the hit podcast Just One Thing, Michael used his warm, often funny approach to deliver important, life-changing health messages. He started behind the scenes as an award-winning science journalist and producer, before becoming a much-loved presenter. His programmes have made a lasting impact on the nation’s health habits, from intermittent fasting to the benefits of a cold shower. Michael also shared his own struggles with audiences worldwide. As a chronic insomniac, he made programmes about sleep and, ever curious, he would also go to extremes in the pursuit of science, even infecting himself with a tapeworm. Celebrating Michael’s career, this programme marks the enormous impact he made, touching the lives of so many
Michael Mosley The Doctor That Changed Britain (2024 )
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Adopted Montreal filmmaker Adrian Wills discovers, on camera and in real time, the startling truths of his complex beginnings in Newfoundland. Shocking details drive Wills to the core of his birth mother’s resilience, and ultimately his own. In this moving feature documentary that combines 16mm footage and contemporary images with deeply personal conversations, Wills’ voyage transforms from an urgent search for identity into a quest to give a quiet girl her voice.
A Quiet Girl (2024 )
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Buckle up for a gripping journey as this documentary examines the science of turbulence while also exploring its causes, effects and implications for the future.
Turbulence: How Safe Is Your Flight? (2024 )
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With unprecedented access to Taiwan's sitting head of state, director Vanessa Hope investigates the election and tenure of Tsai Ing-wen, the first female president of Taiwan.
Invisible Nation (2024 )
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When Post Office subpostmasters up and down the country started to experience big shortfalls in their accounts, Post Office assumed they were stealing the money and prosecuted them. Hundred were given criminal convictions and many were sent to prison. Lives, marriages, reputations – all ruined. The shortfalls were in fact, a result of errors in the Post Office’s own IT system, known as Horizon. It was something the Post Office had always denied. For over twenty years, former subpostmaster Alan Bates has fought tirelessly for justice for all the subpostmasters who were so poorly treated by the brand they had loved. This is his story.
Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Real Story (2024 )
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This remarkable documentary tells the story of Professor Jenny Hocking, the historian who took on the Australian Government and HM Queen Elizabeth II in a landmark legal battle - and won.
The Search for the Palace Letters (2024 )
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The real Alan Bates and other subpostmasters will speak out on ongoing struggle for justice and financial redress following UK miniseries. Former subpostmasters portrayed in the drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office describe its impact while others tell their stories for the first time.
Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Impact (2024 )
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“ VICE explores the painful truth of missing and murdered Black women whose stories too often go overlooked by mainstream media and law enforcement.”
VICE News Presents: When Black Women Go Missing (2024 )
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FRONTLINE investigates the roots of the criminal cases against former President Trump stemming from his 2020 election loss. With the presidential race for 2024 underway, veteran political filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team examine the House Jan. 6 committee’s evidence, the historic charges against Trump and the threat to democracy.
Democracy on Trial (2024 )
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Marking the 30th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death, this documentary uses powerful and unseen archive footage to demystify the tragic moment when the Nirvana frontman took his own life.
Kurt Cobain: Moments That Shook Music (2024 )
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An unflinching look at the true scope and scale of gun violence in America, as told by those who've experienced it first-hand.
Vice News Presents: Mass Shooting America (2024 )
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A documentary that examines a shocking story of fraud, murder, and the impact of social media. The programme uncovers the brutal murder of 71-year-old Louise Kam, a businesswoman and mother, whose body was discovered in a wheelie bin on her killer’s driveway.
Body in the Bin: The Murder of Louise Kam (2024 )
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The Alexander Ball is an observational documentary extravaganza celebrating Samoan-Māori-Australian trans woman of colour, Ella Ganza, and the Meanjin (Brisbane) ballroom scene, as she and her ballroom family prepare for one of the biggest pride events of the year: The Alexander Ball.
The Alexander Ball (2024 )
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Rosh Veera, a proud Sri Lankan-Malay woman, cooks a traditional meal and talks about her mother's journey of leaving her home country to immigrate to Australia.
Tell Me About Your Mother (2024 )