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Dark City Beneath The Beat is an audiovisual experience that defines the soundscape of Baltimore city. Inspired by an all original Baltimore club music soundtrack, the film spotlights local club artists, DJs, dancers, producers, and Baltimore’s budding creative community as they are realizing their life dreams. Rhythmic and raw, these stories illustrate the unique characteristics of the city’s landscape and social climate through music, poetry, and dance. From the city’s social climate to its creative LGBTQ community, Dark City Beneath The Beat showcases Baltimore club music as a positive subculture in a city overshadowed by trauma, drugs, and violence.
Dark City Beneath the Beat (2020 )
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When a daughter becomes concerned about her mother's well-being in a retirement home, private investigator Romulo hires Sergio, an 83-year-old man who becomes a new resident—and a mole inside the home, who struggles to balance his assignment with becoming increasingly involved in the lives of several residents.
The Mole Agent (2020 )
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The timely biopic focuses on John Lewis’ longstanding prominence as a civil rights champion and his continuing crusade for racial and social equality. The documentary illuminates the 80-year-old Congressman’s life as it chronicles the moments on the extraordinary journey that have shaped his place in history and make him such a galvanizing figure today as protests circle the globe. Lewis’ schedule has increased ten-fold as he has become the go-to figure for TV news shows, podcasts and newspapers and magazines from the Washington Post to Vanity Fair, commenting on and leading the way forward through today’s worldwide protests and demonstrations.
John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020 )
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The oral history of a team of geeks and misfits in the back of a Chicago factory creating the biggest video games of all time. Midway Games pioneered the concept of live-action gaming, kick-starting a new arcade boom and grossing billions of dollars with hits like Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam.
Insert Coin (2020 )
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In 2016, almost anyone you asked, or any poll you consulted, pointed you to a Hillary Clinton landslide. The Accidental President is a balanced feature documentary that is seeking to answer one question - how the hell did Trump win?
The Accidental President (2020 )
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Half of all bird species undertake annual migrations, everything from heavy-bodied swans to delicate hummingbirds. Migration is one of the most remarkable phenomena on the planet, hosts of animals of all shapes and sizes demonstrating incredible feats of endurance.
Migrations: Frequent Flyers (2020 )
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Explore the physical and psychological depths of Muscle Dysmorphia through the eyes of five subjects in the bodybuilding industry.
Bigorexia (2020 )
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A film about the current debate on eating and raising cattle for food, showing that animal-sourced foods are nutritious for humans, and can be raised in a way that is beneficial for the environment.
Sacred Cow: The Nutritional, Environmental and Ethical Case for Better Meat (2020 )
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Born from the internet, the phrase "TFW No GF" was originally used online to describe a lack of romantic companionship. Since then, it has evolved to symbolize a greater state of existence defined by isolation, rejection and alienation. The meme's protagonist, "WOJAK," has become the mascot to a vast online community consisting of self-described "hyper-anonymous twenty somethings" and "guys who slipped between the cracks." TFW No GF asks: How has the zeitgeist come to bear down on a generation alienated by the 'real world'? Meet the lost boys who came of age on the internet- places like 4chan and Twitter, where they find camaraderie in despair.
TFW No GF (2020 )
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This searing investigative work shadows a group of activists risking unimaginable peril to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ program raging in the repressive and closed Russian republic. Unfettered access and a remarkable approach to protecting anonymity exposes this under-reported atrocity–and an extraordinary group of people confronting evil.
Welcome to Chechnya (2020 )
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A rare and transcendent journey into the life and films of the legendary Stanley Kubrick like we've never seen before, featuring a treasure trove of unearthed interview recordings from the master himself.
Kubrick by Kubrick (2020 )
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The culture of Japan is incredible, from bloom festivals to ultra-modern cities. But there are also more than 130 mammals and 600 bird species dwelling in Japan’s 6,852 islands. This island chain is long enough to span climate zones, providing a huge range of habitat.
Hidden Japan (2020 )
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David Osit’s thought-provoking documentary is a real-life political saga following Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second term in office.
Mayor (2020 )
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The accident at Chernobyl released at least 100 times more radiation than the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Thousands of residents were displaced and an incalculable number of Europeans still hold the scars from what happened that disastrous night in Chernobyl. The accident at Chernobyl changed the image of the Soviet Union and provided a grave reminder of the true power of nuclear energy. But was it the catalyst for the downfall of the Union? Find out, as we take you into the heart of the disaster and what went wrong, hour by hour.
Chernobyl: Hour by Hour (2020 )
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Before Jon Hernandez passed away due to complications stemming from Sickle Cell Anemia, he was writing a horror film he wanted to make with his friends. Upon his untimely death his friends (all whom have their own disabilities) decide to make the film in Jon's honor, even though they have no clue where to start. This is that story.
Our Friend Jon (2020 )
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As the Internet finally arrives in tiny Bhutan, documentarian Thomas Balmès is there to witness its transformative impact on a young Buddhist monk whose initial trepidation gives way to profound engagement with the technology.
Sing Me a Song (2020 )
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This gripping true-crime series explores cases of innocent people murdered in their own homes by someone they thought they could trust and, in some cases, had known for many years.
Murder at My Door (2020 )
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This harrowing half-hour archive series revisits some of the most brutal killers in modern history, reviewing news footage and the words of the killers themselves to see which terrifying traits each killer exhibited. What are the signs...of evil?
Signs of a Psychopath (2020 )
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Evil casts a shadow. That shadow spreads outward for years, even decades, after a crime. It consumes everyone in its path, pulling them into darkness. Can they find the light? Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death explores the endless reach of evil, a reach that extends long after the act of evil itself. This original series highlights the struggle to survive as innocent people find themselves caught in the wake of death and evil.
Evil Lives Here: Shadows Of Death (2020 )
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CHAOS IN COURT examines clips of dramatic, unexpected, and cathartic courtroom moments. Each episode brings the backstories of the crimes and legal proceedings to the forefront with insightful analysis from a diverse panel of experts including judges, defense attorneys, prosecutors, and criminal psychologists. Featured within each episode are interviews with defendants, family members, and others who witnessed the action to help bring dramatic courtroom moments to life, and the emotional realities of what happens when the ultimate stakes are on trial.
Chaos in Court (2020 )
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Actor, comedian and retired Marine Rob Riggle is taking on a new mission: traveling the globe to unearth some of the world’s greatest legends and mysteries.
Rob Riggle Global Investigator (2020 )
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Host Chris Gethard dives deeper into Dark Side of the Ring and wrestling subculture with a panel of celebrity guests.
After Dark (2020 )
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A three-part documentary that focuses on the case of Tylee Ryan Vallow and JJ Vallow whose grandparents reported them missing and suspected their mother, Lori Vallow, was involved.
Doomsday: The Missing Children (2020 )
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An examination of how the fundamental need of shelter changed lives and transformed houses into homes.
The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman (2020 )
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Big cat populations are shrinking fast, but now we have the means to view them in more detail than ever. This series looks at seven different members of the big cat family from around the world, from the tigers of Asia to the jaguars of South America.
The Secret Lives Of Big Cats (2020 )
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Psychic-medium Kim Russo brings some of the biggest names in entertainment back to the sites of their previous paranormal experiences for an unfiltered, emotional, and sometimes terrifying reunion with the ghosts of their past.
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2020 )
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The reality of life for three modern-day British farmers and their families as they work to protect their land, livestock and legacy across the seasons, shining a light on those who work tirelessly to make a living off the land.
Born Mucky: Life on the Farm (2020 )
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Banksy is a household name, but behind this name hides a multitude of stories, artworks, stunts, political statements and identities, leading to one of the art world's biggest unanswered questions- who is Banksy?
Banksy Most Wanted (2020 )
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Single mother Anna and her four children live in the front-line war zone of Donbas, Ukraine. While the outside world is made up of bombings and chaos, the family is managing to keep their home a safe haven, full of life and full of light. Every member of the family has a passion for cinema, motivating them to shoot a film inspired by their own life during a time of war. The creative process raises the question of what kind of power the magical world of cinema could have during times of disaster. How to picture war through fiction? For Anna and the children, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human.
The Earth Is Blue as an Orange (2020 )
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On the Pacific island of Guadalcanal in 1942, the famed 1st Marine Division — the oldest, largest and most decorated division of the U.S. Marine Corps — defeated Japanese forces in a turning point of WWII. This film documents the experiences of 1st Marine Division veterans who took part in the historic fight.
1st to Fight: Pacific War Marines (2020 )
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When Ahmad’s life comes under threat by the Taliban in Afghanistan, he leaves his family behind for survival, without saying good bye, and ends up in Europe’s worst Refugee Detention Camp, Moria. Ahmad joins forces with Canadian filmmaker Jawad Mir (Only 78), to document his journey in the detention centre, with hopes he will eventually be granted asylum in Europe or Canada. Through the stress of leaving his family, and the anxiety of not knowing how many years it will take, Ahmad strives to maintain his determination while making the lives of those around him better if he can.
Citizen of Moria (2020 )
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A short documentary about the lives of Etty Hillesum and Franz Jaegerstaetter.
Strangers To The World (2020 )
