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Ocean Souls Films and Wildlife Media unite 100+ filmmakers, scientists, and leading experts to shine a bright, new spotlight on humanity’s closest living relatives - cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises). New footage and scientific discoveries reveal the extraordinary world beneath the ocean’s surface, where these majestic beings exhibit characteristics not unlike ours in terms of emotions, language, family, intelligence, and human interaction. Directed by Philip Hamilton, this multi-award-winning film inspires people to care and want to protect the oceans.
Ocean Souls (2021 )
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On the 30th of June, 1966, in a small country-side town in Japan, four members of the Hashimoto family are stabbed and burnt to death in their family home. The savagery of the crime shakes the country and shortly after, 30-year-old retired boxer Iwao Hakamada is arrested, convicted and sentenced to death. Despite a lack of evidence, Hakamada would remain on death row for almost half a century before being granted a retrial in 2014.
Hakamada - The Longest-Held Death Row Inmate in The World (2021 )
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Emmy-winning Sierra Leonean filmmaker Sorious Samura has grown tired telling negative stories about Africa. He embarks on a journey with his best friend, Sierra Leone’s most famous playwright, to create an epic work of national theatre – a play to reclaim their country from negative media narratives and the damaging legacy of colonial rule. It doesn’t go as planned.
Sing, Freetown (2021 )
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Whitney Houston possessed a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and was commonly referred to as ‘The Voice’ in reference to her exceptional vocal talent. Her untimely death sent shockwaves around the world. A voice that only comes around once in a lifetime.
Whitney Houston: As I Am (2021 )
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Diagnosed with lung cancer, legendary Australian actor David Gulpilil boldly explains the journey that is his extraordinary, culture-clashing life.
My Name Is Gulpilil (2021 )
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Reyboy's world is the sparkling ocean, the hidden treasures on the long coast, the taste of honey rice. The filmmaker accompanies the Filipino boy in his fishing village by the sea as his life is about to change forever.
Last Days at Sea (2021 )
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A man named James struggles with being forty and implores the advice of his friends to get through it.
Life After 40 (2021 )
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Experience the journey of some of the world's finest winemakers as they dance with mother nature and take advantage of the Napa region's most epic vintage in decades
A Perfect Vintage (2021 )
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When two women discover heartbreaking diary footage of their late friend, they journey to Ireland with her ashes, embarking on an odyssey through grief.
A Hidden Star (2021 )
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On Saturday February 11th, 2012, Whitney Houston checked into the Beverly Hilton Hotel, ahead of the Grammys. On Houston’s assistant’s return to the Hotel she was met with a tragic scene, Houston was laying motionless facedown in the bathtub.
Fame Kills: Whitney Houston (2021 )
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A documentary that reveals California's complex struggle over who gets fresh water, and how moneyed interests game the system. Constant battling over uncertain water supplies heralds an impending crisis—not just in California, but around the world.
River's End: California's Latest Water War (2021 )
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Filmmaker Charlie Minn examines the escalating cartel violence in Tijuana, Mexico.
7 Murders a Day (2021 )
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Documentary about the life and legacy of Picture Post, the revolutionary magazine which shaped perceptions of British life during and after the Second World War.
Picture Stories (2021 )
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The crocodile is the king of the wetland; a tone of a cold-blooded monster with the most terrifying bite force on Earth. The product of a 100 million year ancestry, the 25 species around today are a testament to the crocodile’s supreme intelligence and adaptability.
Crocodile Kingdom (2021 )
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Near 140 birds filmed all over the Continent in their natural habitats, with their song or call .and/or the ambient sound. A narration about their features or behavior, 10 years of filming. for phone or desktop.
Australian Big Birds (2021 )
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Whetū Mārama is the story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi and his significance for Māori in rekindling their wayfinding DNA, reclaiming our place as traditional star voyages on the world map.
Bright Star (2021 )
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The Chinese philosophy of the Five Elements postulates that everything in our universe is based on wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. While traveling through China’s stunning landscapes and witnessing the seasons, this documentary seeks not only the roots of this ancient theory but also the continuing impacts on modern China.
Balance of the Five Elements (2021 )
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Almost six decades later Eddie Murphy remains loved by fans for his infectious smile and goofy laugh. Learn about many challenges Eddie is faced with along his way to stardom as Eddie continues to make his fans Laugh 'Til it Hurts.
Eddie Murphy: Laugh 'Til it Hurts (2021 )
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Explore the life and times of author L. Frank Baum, the creator of one of the most beloved, enduring and classic American narratives. By 1900, when The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published, Baum was 44 years old and had spent much of his life in restless pursuit of success.
American Oz (2021 )
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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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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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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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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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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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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 )
