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The U.S Government has been indicted and brought to trial on charges holding it accountable for crimes against citizens of color. The trial carries beyond scripted dialog and is explored in a documentary format that intercuts throughout the trial.
Betrayal of a Nation (2021 )
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Years of industrialized agriculture have brought the world to the brink of climate disaster. To Which We Belong follows a new generation of farmers and ranchers who seek to rebuild their businesses and their planet by embracing the interconnectedness of living things. To Which We Belong tells the stories of nine farms and ranches going against the grain to bravely leave behind practices that are no longer profitable or sustainable. These unsung heroes just might save their livelihoods – and our world itself. And in this time of turmoil, it might be the best news you receive all year.
To Which We Belong (2021 )
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A tale about my mother and brothers from other mothers.
When a farm goes aflame (2021 )
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Drawing on over seventy-five encounters with New Yorkers of different ages, races, genders, and sexual interests, Searchers is a portrait of The Big Apple as seen through the eyes of lovers, searching the web for their special someone.
Searchers (2021 )
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Imagine if all waste just lay where it fell. We’d all be drowning in feces rotting plants and animal corpses, were it not for the cleanup crew. Often unfairly despised, we should see these animals, crabs, dung beetles, vultures and crows as our heroes, keeping us safe from diseases.
Clean Up Crew (2021 )
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GRAMMA & GINGA: THE MOVIE is a 30-minute documentary film that tells the story of these two beloved internet superstars. This intimate portrait chronicles Gramma & Ginga’s unexpected rise to fame and takes viewers home to their small West Virginia town, where they reminisce and share their stories of the past hundred years— the good, the bad, the ugly and the laugh-out-loud hilarious.
Gramma & Ginga: The Movie (2021 )
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Everest - The Hard Way (2021 )
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A feature documentary film following individuals grappling with the current systemic failures of how we have dealt with addiction and their journey to develop and employ new, innovative, and often controversial solutions to the problem.
Tipping the Pain Scale (2021 )
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Crocodile Crunch competes against the best purebred dogs in the world at the Agility World Championship in the Netherlands. Rising above the backstabbing, snitching, complaining and treachery, the mutt is determined to prove that talent and heart can defeat bloodlines and privilege.
Dogsville (2021 )
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Three passionate Hong Kongers strive to disrupt the textile and recycling industries by innovating sustainable solutions to change mindsets and transition towards a circular economy before the landfills overflow.
ReFashioned (2021 )
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Located in the archipelago of the Lesser Antilles, in the Caribbean Sea, a few miles from the coast of Venezuela, the islands of Trinidad and Tobago are the largest of a group of islands that make up a state.
Trinidad and Tobago: A Piece of India in the Caribbean (2021 )
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Water, land, silence and nature. It is Sardinia, an ancient land, crossed by uncertain religions and deserts swept by the mistral.
Sardinia: Undiscovered Italy (2021 )
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The gym locker room is an unavoidable chapter in the life of teenagers and the epitome of awkward moments. Happy the person who has a relaxed relationship with their body. Teresia Fant’s documentary gives the floor to those who are forced to enter this place every week and ask themselves: Shower today, or can I do without?
Stories from the Shower (2021 )
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Général Soleimani, le stratège de l'Iran (2021 )
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The filmmakers' 21-year-old daughter journeys from locked-down psych wards and diagnostic labels toward expansive worlds of creativity, connection, and greater meaning. Featuring insights from trauma experts and others, the film challenges the widespread idea that mental illness should be understood purely in biological terms, revealing the myriad ways that madness has meaning beyond brain chemistry.
Drunk on Too Much Life (2021 )
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An exploration into effects of gentrification, COVID -19, and other issues The Culture faces in New Orleans, through the eyes of the youngest Black Masking Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief in the city.
Big Chief, Black Hawk (2021 )
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A once reluctant homeschool family sells their home and everything in it, packs up in an RV and travels the country to tell the story of the millions of American families who are a part of the Homeschool Revolution. After talking with education experts, homeschooling pioneers, and regular families at every step in their home education journey, they learn come away convinced that it's time for America to bring their children home. The movie follows host, Yvette Hampton, as she travels the country with her family talking with education experts, curriculum developers, college and university faculty and administrators, and homeschooling families at every stage in the process, from kindergarten to college graduation and beyond. As viewers follow Yvette on this journey and share in her challenges and victories as a homeschool mom, they will gather the necessary resources and encouragement to homeschool their own children with excellence.
Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution (2021 )
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Although only 20, Vahine Fierro is undaunted by the Teahupoo wave, considered the most dangerous in the world. Vahine surfs as no other Polynesian girl has ever surfed. In Tahitian culture, riding the waves is an ancestral activity from which women had been gradually eliminated, but now surfing is open to women, just in time for the Olympics. Coming from an entire family of surfers, Vahine and her two sisters hope to make a living with their passion and travel the world.
Daughters of the Waves (2021 )
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Mama Irene, Healer of the Andes, is the story of a remarkable 86 year old Shaman (Healer) from Peru who draws upon indigenous knowledge and traditions in danger of being lost forever. This film is not only a vital document of endangered wisdom; it is also a story about Women empowerment and a testament to living harmoniously with Mother Earth.
Mama Irene, Healer of the Andes (2021 )
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Explores the role of the MTA in New York City and the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic had on the vital service it provides: transporting New York’s essential workers. The film acknowledges the decline of the subway infrastructure as a political issue and captures a tumultuous time that impacted every city in America. This film poses the question: what happens when the lifeline of a city goes flat?
End of the Line (2021 )
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New York City disability rights activists fight for a fully accessible transit system, facing off against the State-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority run by Governor Cuomo.
The Biggest Obstacle (2021 )
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A Spanish firefighter risks everything to tackle one of the most extreme sporting events on the planet—a solo, non-stop sailing race around the world.
Open Ocean (2021 )
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This current affairs documentary focuses on the trial of Louise Woodward, the 19-year-old British au pair accused of the murder, by shaking, of nine month old baby Matthew Eappen who was in her care while she was working in the US. At the time the highest profile court case in the US featuring a British defendant, the trial was played out on television screens across both sides of the Atlantic. This programme, marking 25 years since the 1997 trial, features access to many of the key figures closest to the case, aiming to illuminate each key step of the trial and its aftermath.
The Trial of Louise Woodward (2021 )
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Built on the Peace River, in a breathtaking valley in the Rocky Mountain Trench, the W.A.C. Bennett Dam drastically transformed the territory inhabited for millennia by the Tsay Keh Dene First Nation. The hydroelectric megaproject was built in 1968 by government-owned BC Hydro. The dam took seven years to complete and resulted in the flooding of a large area to create a massive reservoir. D?NE YI'INJETL | The Scattering of Man is the first documentary feature directed by Luke Gleeson. Along with its impressive aesthetic and narrative qualities, the film presents the perspective of Gleeson’s community, which continues to suffer from the project’s environmental, cultural, and social repercussions.
The Scattering of Man (2021 )
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A fishing crew in the Peruvian Amazon. What unfolds is a richly textured human drama.
Down River (2021 )
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Why She Smiles is the true, inspirational story of 34-year old Jamie Sorum, who is battling Huntington's Disease. Huntington's Disease is a rare, fatal neurological disease with symptoms being described as having ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's all simultaneously. There is no cure. Why She Smiles brings awareness to the necessity of a cure, and highlights Jamie's unfaltering ability to face each day with hope, joy, and surpassing bravery.
Why She Smiles (2021 )
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An immersive and awe inspiring journey through ancient forests and the stories of the people who are fighting to protect them.
Last of the Ancient Rainforest (2021 )
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In one of the world’s coldest climates, a heartwarming story is taking shape. Ellesmere, a fit and instantly lovable Canadian Inuit yearling sled dog, is setting off on her first training expedition and rite of passage.
Tails on Ice (2021 )
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A former Vietnam War infantry soldier decides to celebrate his 70th birthday by walking across New York State to help other survivors of PTSD while confronting his own demons.
Walk with Frank (2021 )
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Unravel the mystery behind the theory that the Earth is either entirely or largely hollow, using claims of actual missions to the hollow earth itself.
The Hollow Earth (2021 )
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Kataza the baboon made international headlines when he became the subject of a series of moves made by authorities which upset the people of Cape Town in South Africa and caused them to react without anyone considering natural baboon behavior.
Kataza a Baboon Story (2021 )
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Follow Jonny's journey for rock ‘n’ roll therapy during the concert-less summer of Covid-19 with help from some Chicago's best cover bands.
Cover-21: Ignite Chicago (2021 )
