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A very human tech doc, uncovers the real costs of the platform economy through the lives of workers from around the world for companies including Uber, Amazon and Deliveroo. From delivering food and driving ride shares to tagging images for AI, millions of people around the world are finding work task by task online. The gig economy is worth over 5 trillion USD globally, and growing. And yet the stories of the workers behind this tech revolution have gone largely neglected. Who are the people in this shadow workforce? It brings their stories into the light. Lured by the promise of flexible work hours, independence, and control over time and money, workers from around the world have found a very different reality. Work conditions are often dangerous, pay often changes without notice, and workers can effectively be fired through deactivation or a bad rating. Through an engaging global cast of characters, it reveals how the magic of technology we are being sold might not be magic at all.
The Gig Is Up (2021 )
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Twenty young people share their thoughts and experiences about love and romantic relationships in 2020.
Loves Me, Loves Me Not (2021 )
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Mark Hunt is a global superstar in kickboxing and mixed martial arts, the ‘Super Samoan’. This documentary charts his tumultuous career from childhood abuse at the hands of his father, to his lowly start in the ring and triumph in the UFC.
Mark Hunt: The Fight of His Life (2022 )
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For more than 50 years, we’ve been unsuccessfully searching for any evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. But, the discovery of thousands of exoplanets has meant the hope of finding them is higher than ever. If any messages could eventually be decoded and answered in any far, far away star, it could radically transform our consciousness as species and our place in the universe. A message from the stars changes life on Earth… forever.
A Message to the Stars (2021 )
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This special sees Louis travel to America to investigate the story of a man who has become one of the most controversial and captivating icons of recent times: the gun-toting, self-described 'gay hillbilly' and 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic.
Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic (2021 )
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Rare footage of endangered animals and interviews with the world's leading animal welfare specialists and conservation scientists working to protect animals from all seven of Earth's continents, and its mighty oceans, lakes, and rivers.
Escape from Extinction (2021 )
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Scientific buoys immersed deep in the sea off the French Riviera reveal the secrets of the giant oarfish: the creature most likely to be behind the myth of the Sea Serpent.
Giant Sea Serpent: Meet the Myth (2021 )
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Taking us through Bangarra Dance Theatre’s spectacular growth, we follow the story of how three young Aboriginal brothers — Stephen, David and Russell Page — turned the newly born dance group into a First Nations cultural powerhouse.
Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra (2021 )
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An investigation of Boeing’s flawed 737 Max jet and the crashes that killed 346 people. With the New York Times, revealing the commercial pressures, flawed design, and failed oversight behind the creation of Boeing’s fastest-selling plane.
Boeing's Fatal Flaw (2021 )
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This feature-length documentary reframes one of the most iconic days in history like never before, with beautifully restored original film of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer's wedding, now presented in full 4K resolution.
The Wedding of the Century (2021 )
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Nearly 40 years since its demise, the North American Soccer League continues to linger in the memories and imaginations of soccer fans across the United States — and beyond. The colorful, oftentimes controversial league attracted some of the game’s greatest players: Pele, Best, Cruyff, Muller, Beckenbauer, to name a few. Crowds of 70,000-plus flocked to games as the NASL brought star power to a country where soccer had been virtually invisible just a few years earlier.
Big-Time Soccer: The Remarkable Rise & Fall of the NASL (2021 )
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Return to Gandhi Road tells the powerful story of Kangyur Rinpoche; a renowned Tibetan Master who, heeding the imminent danger of the 1950’s Cultural Revolution, and under the instructions of the Dalai Lama, braved the dangerous journey over the Himalayan mountains to India, rescuing two tons of Buddhist texts that otherwise faced potential extinction. Once in Darjeeling he built a Monastery at 54 Gandhi Road. It was here where the few single-minded Westerners in search of a more meaningful life, began to arrive in the late 1960’s. Told through the eyes of one of those first Westerners, New Zealander Kim Hegan, as he now, more than 40 years after Rinpoche’s passing, and his Buddhist practice abandoned, will trace the journey he made to Darjeeling 45 years earlier, to tell Rinpoche’s profound story, while healing the trauma that kept him away for so long.
Return to Gandhi Road (2020 )
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Braving the odds as a pandemic has struck the world, a courageous group of Indigenous Canadians continue on the four year horse ride they began a year prior. They are pushing to bring awareness to the over-representation of Indigenous children in care and the adults who lost their way as a result of the residential school system and of inter-generational trauma.
The Long Ride Home: Part 2 (2021 )
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From humble beginnings to becoming the top athlete in his field, extreme athlete Matthias Giraud weighs his passion for skiing and BASE jumping against the grounding effects of raising a young family.
Super Frenchie (2021 )
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An inspirational and heartwarming one-hour documentary, highlighting the journey of disabled veterans whose lives are transformed through the unconditional love of service dogs that have been expertly trained by female prison inmates.
The Greatest Bond (2020 )
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Hummus. A Story of Appropriation (2019 )
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American 11, United 175, American 77, and United 93 tells the riveting and emotional human stories of those aboard each doomed jetliner.
9/11: Four Flights (2021 )
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REZ METAL follows the Navajo heavy metal band I Don't Konform's remarkable journey from performing on poverty-stricken reservations to recording their debut album with Grammy-award winner producer of Metallica while telling the compelling story of thriving heavy metal scene on the Navajo reservations.
Rez Metal (2021 )
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Prince Philip's journey from refugee to consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Descendent of kings and queens, he shaped and modernized the British monarchy.
Prince Philip: The Man Behind the Throne (2021 )
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The freight container transformed the entire world into next-door neighbors and fostered extraordinary economic prosperity. At the same time, it has put a stunning number of unprecedented threats in the global spotlight.
America Boxed In (2021 )
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Eleven winemakers, eleven grape varieties, one island, Crete. In the Wine Dark Sea explores the history of a Greek island, the beauty of its people and the unique wines they produce. In her new documentary, director Chrisa Giorgi aims to demystify Crete as a winemaking region and offers a rare insider glimpse into the indigenous grape varieties and the people behind them. Through a colorful mosaic of stories, the viewer travels in the vineyards found in the valleys and the mountains of Crete, discovers the secrets of eleven indigenous grape varieties, and learns the winemaking philosophy of eleven passionate producers. Follow a journey through time in the steps of Homer to discover “the island called Crete, in the midst of the wine dark sea.”
In the Wine Dark Sea (2022 )
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What does it mean for a “black” person to say, “I’m an Israelite.” Why does this identification cause so much chaos? Are “black” people the original Hebrew Israelites the Bible spoke of? If not, then who are you? If not, who are they?
Hebrew Israelites Debunked (2021 )
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Professor Alice Roberts follows a decade-long historical quest to reveal a hidden secret of the famous bluestones of Stonehenge. Using cutting-edge research, a dedicated team of archaeologists led by Professor Mike Parker Pearson have painstakingly compiled evidence to fill in a 400-year gap in our knowledge of the bluestones, and to show that the original stones of Britain’s most iconic monument had a previous life. Alice joins Mike as they put together the final pieces of the puzzle, not just revealing where the stones came from, how they were moved from Wales to England or even who dragged them all the way, but also solving one of the toughest challenges that archaeologists face.
Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed (2021 )
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Filmmaker and activist Amandine Gay was listed under ‘X’ as a child in France, abandoned by her mother to grow up in a white family. ‘A Story of One’s Own’ pass the mic to five people who, like herself, carry in themselves the experience of being adopted. Separated not only from their unknown biological parents and countries of birth but also from the story about themselves.
A Story of One's Own (2021 )
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Join Strassman and his dysfunctional family of puppets as they take you on a journey to the dark corners of Strassman's twisted, evil and caustic mind. Even Strassman's most ardent fans will be blown away as Chuck tries to kick out two brand new character
David Strassman: The Chuck You Tour (2003 )
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Documentary about red-bereted Jimmy Mirikitani, a feisty painter working and living on the street, near the World Trade Center, when 9/11 devastates the neighborhood. A nearby film editor, Linda Hattendorf, persuades elderly Jimmy to move in with her, while seeking a permanent home for him. The young woman delves into the California-born, Japan-raised artist's unique life which developed his resilient personality, and fuel his 2 main subjects, cats and internment camps. The editor films Jimmy's remarkable journey.
The Cats of Mirikitani (2006 )
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A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.
Fuck (2006 )
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The classic film that inspired the National Geographic Series. Join a global quest with world-class climbers in pursuit of the ultimate goal: the first ascent. Featuring Dean Potter, Timmy O'Neill, Sonnie Trotter, and the amazing Didier Berthod on his quest for the first ascent of the Cobra Crack.
First Ascent (2006 )
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Overview The Sixth Element By any standard, the life story of Ross Clarke-Jones qualifies as riveting. A daredevil ad extremis, Clarke-Jones learned to tackle and surmount some of the most mammoth waves on the face of the Earth. And that attitude fittingly mirrors the surfer's approach to life, colored and shaped by an insatiable restlessness and a hunger for new thrills. His drive transported him from one exotic corner of the world to another, Tasmania to the Amazon and everywhere in between. This documentary tells Clarke-Jones's amazing story, with insights from heavyweights including Jeff Bushman, Matt Hoy, Noah Johnson, Jamie Brisick, Kelly Slater and many others. The late Dennis Hopper narrates.
The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story (2006 )
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Private Journeys / Public Signposts turns the camera on photographer Ans Westra. Dutch emigree Westra has captured iconic images of New Zealanders since the late 1950s, expressively observing Aotearoa societal changes, particularly Māori urban drift. This film explores her remarkable life and work, and includes commentary from family and friends, fellow photographers, and colleagues, as well as discussion of the Washday at the Pa controversy. Luit Bieringa, curator of Westra's retrospective photo exhibition, directed the film, his first. - NZOnscreen
Ans Westra - Private Journeys / Public Signposts (2006 )
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The people of Footscray are battlers and so is their football team. The 'mighty' Bulldogs haven't won a premiership since 1954. The club is close to broke and the AFL keeps trying to kill them off for the sake of the national competition. Year of the Dogs is a documentary following the fortunes of the Footscray Football club, its players, fans and staff as the club struggles to survive the 1996 Australian Football League season.
Year of the Dogs (1997 )
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"It must schwing!" was the motto of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two German Jewish immigrants who in 1939 set up Blue Note Records, the jazz label that was home to such greats as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins. Blue Note, the most successful movie ever made about jazz, is a testimony to the passion and vision of these two men and certainly swings like the propulsive sounds that made their label so famous.
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz (1997 )
