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Arctic Daughter: A Lifetime of Wilderness is the second documentary by Jean Aspen and Tom Irons. Recorded at their cabin in Alaska's remote Brooks Range, it layers historic footage, vivid photos and video and original music to portray Aspen's amazing life. Born to explorer parents, Connie and Bud Helmericks, Jeanie began life in arctic wilds. At twenty-two, she and a friend set off on the Yukon River for a year alone. This lyrical odyssey across seven decades celebrates the art of following one's dreams beyond a beaten trail.
Arctic Daughter: A Lifetime of Wilderness (2018 )
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The tropical climate and contrasted topography of Costa Rica has fostered exceptional biodiversity, hosting wildlife from both North and South America. From the peaks of the volcanoes down to the Pacific and Caribbean shores, and amidst the dense Cloud forest, the country is home to the most remarkable mammals, beautiful birds, and astonishing reptiles… all in for a beauty contest!
Costa Rica: Wildlife Under The Rainbow (2018 )
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The first Filipino food documentary, following the rise of the Filipino food movement via the chefs crossing over to the center of the American table.
Ulam: Main Dish (2018 )
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We are living in a prison called Earth, controlled and orchestrated by a ruling elite under a plan to extinguish human life for profit. By the year 2030 the human population could be reduced to only 500 million. We can fight back if we unite before it's too late!
Aliens and Agenda 21 (2018 )
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A documentary film and social impact project which aims to re-connect people with wild nature and empower women. The film will tell the story of a group of brave women from disadvantaged background who travel into the primordial African wilderness of iMfolozi in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, hoping to find healing and personal growth but face testing emotional and physical challenges.
Sisters of the Wilderness (2018 )
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In this surprising documentary, archaeologist and historian Neil Oliver examines racism in the Deep South and the Scots who first occupied it who influenced where we are today. Oliver travels to the south and speaks with many people and researchers to discuss the Klan's history in Southern United States.
Who Put the Klan in the Ku Klux Klan? (2018 )
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The inside story of what happened to immigrant children separated from their parents at the border. The film explores the impact of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, and how both Trump and Obama dealt with minors at the border.
Separated: Children at the Border (2018 )
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Franciscan scholars take a look at the life, struggles, achievements, and legacy of Saint Francis of Assisi.
In Search of Francis of Assisi (2018 )
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'Poet: An Intimate Discussion with Wade Radford' is a brand new, independent documentary about the life and work in Poetry of Underground Filmmaker and Actor Wade Radford. Known globally for his controversial role in 'TWINK' as well as other film credits in the LGBT market including; 'Sex Lies and Depravity', '1 Last Chance at Paradise' and 'Boys Behind Bars' - Wade behind the scenes has been releasing Poetry anthologies and read aloud recordings online for the last eight years. 'Poet' explores the themes of Wade's work and for the first time ever introduces the audience to this complex and candid individual. Up until now Radford has hidden behind the mask of his work; but those days are over. Join Wade as he embarks on a week long road trip, visiting places that inspired the poetry and remain dear to his heart
Poet: An Intimate Discussion with Wade Radford (2018 )
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As long as Abraham Sutskever lived, he wouldn't let a film about his life be made. Today, eight years after his passing, Black Honey tells the incredible story of the greatest Yiddish poet of modern times. Sutskever led the Paper Brigade underground movement that saved Jewish manuscripts from the Nazis, survived WWII due to Stalin sending him a private rescue plane, testified in the Nuremberg Trials, and immigrated to Israel in 1947 where he led Yiddish culture, while writing in astonishing vitality.
Black Honey, the Life and and Poetry of Avraham Sutskever (2018 )
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This hybrid performance/documentary film explores how the artist’s complex family history, in particular her relationship with her mother, compelled her to create the masked, erotic performance character Narcissister.
Narcissister Organ Player (2018 )
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Paranormal Investigator, Chris Halton, embarks on a journey to discover the myth and the legend behind the Witches of Essex. This Paranormal documentary tries to uncover why Essex is historically associated with witches and black magic, a belief largely generated by superstitious country folk whose fear of the devil led to the persecution of many people.
The Witches of Essex (2018 )
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We Are Not Princesses is a documentary film about the incredible strength and spirit of four Syrian women living as refugees in Beirut as they come together to tell their stories of love, loss, pain and hope through the ancient Greek play, Antigone.
We Are Not Princesses (2018 )
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A filmmaker's investigation reveals that the use of pesticides around the world may have farther reaching consequences than he had ever imagined. The only hope he sees for a brighter future lies with the incredible people he encounters along the way.
Ground War (2018 )
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This personal and compelling portrait follows Gudrun Schyman, spokesperson of Sweden's Feminist Initiative political party, as she moves between small towns, refugee camps, and the corridors of power.
The Feminist: A Swedish Inspiration (2018 )
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The sculptor Elizabeth King mines the spaces in between classical sculpture and automata; life and the life- like. Double Take: The Art of Elizabeth King explores the motives and creations of this quiet iconoclast at a pivotal moment in her career.
Double Take: The Art of Elizabeth King (2018 )
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A hilarious and beautiful portrait of two brothers growing up. The film follows the brothers around for one summer capturing the nuances of pissing each other off.
Don't Be a Dick About It (2018 )
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The story of one of Italy's greatest chefs.
Gualtiero Marchesi: The Great Italian (2018 )
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On a cold January day in 2017, nearly two months before due date, Nile hippopotamus Bibi gave her keepers at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden a big surprise: a tiny newborn hippo, no bigger than a football. The first premature hippo born and raised in captivity, baby Fiona was an underdog from the start: she couldn't nurse, she couldn't stay hydrated, and she wasn't thriving. But the staff at the zoo knew they could save her. They had to study the makeup of hippo milk for the first time ever and reach out to medical colleagues, including a team at the local children's hospital with superior vein-finding skills, to ensure that Fiona would begin to gain weight and become healthy. She soon became an internet sensation, her pictures and videos garnering thousands and thousands of likes and fans on Instagram and Facebook. Now a Fiona appearance at the Zoo mimics a Beatles concert. But what made this little hippo such a big hit all over the world?
Saving Fiona (2018 )
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The destiny of Sergio Leone from his poor childhood in a neighborhood under fascism in Rome until his last film in America. This guided the filmmaker's personal life and career to create his epic antiheroes and spaghetti westerns.
Sergio Leone, une Amérique de légende (2018 )
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How far would you go to pursue your passion? At 87 years old, Hank Virgona commutes to his Union Square studio six days a week and makes art. Despite poor health, cancer, lack of revenue and obscurity as an artist, Hank is unrelenting in his quest to understand how life and art are the same.
Nothing Changes: Art for Hank's Sake (2018 )
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Each and every year hundreds of people flock to New Bedford, MA in bleak mid-winter to partake in a celebration like none other. They read this single book out loud over the course of two full days without stopping. All of these people have one thing in common: they are obsessed with Moby Dick, the book that most call the Great American Novel.
Call Us Ishmael (2018 )
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Go deeper and darker into the world of micro-budget horror as some of the genre's leading underground creators discuss their craft.
Penny Pinchers 2: Scenes from the Underground (2018 )
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Vladimir and Valentina met on an ad in the Lonely Hearts Club newspaper. To start a new life and create a family, he comes to her – from Altai Krai to St. Petersburg. However, it turns out that things are not so simple.
Lonely Hearts (2018 )
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A documentary exploring Denmark's secret to happiness. Hygge has exploded in popularity amidst growing division and distrust around the world, but the Danish word and its definition are more complicated than it seems. For those who seek happiness, this exploratory documentary travels around the globe to discover the true meaning of hygge and how to find it.
Finding Hygge (2018 )
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In her striking portrait of Chippewa female mixed martial artist Ashley Nichols, Caroline Monnet eloquently demonstrates and celebrates the athlete's inner strength, fortitude, and dedication to her physical and spiritual health.
Emptying the Tank (2018 )
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Hitler's Holocaust Railways (2018 )
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Buddy Goes to Nollywood follows Buddy Munro, entertainer, explorer, comedian and actor, as he goes to Africa for the first time to turn his life around.
Buddy Goes to Nollywood (2018 )
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'The Coasters" is a character driven feature documentary that explores the lives of the people living on the Lower-North-Shore of Quebec namely: the Coasters. Anglophone, francophone and first nations innu communities share the isolation of this barren land where there are no roads to the outside world. Every season brings a different challenge for these hardened canadians who live of the land and the sea. They all wait for winter, for when the frozen water and the snow offers the proper conditions for snowmobile travel. Then, the world is theirs. For almost a century, hockey tournaments, carnivals and dancing nights take place every weekend all up "The Coast" in a different village. People that left the region for lack of work comes back for this moment frozen in time, knowing that everytime they come back home, might be the last.
The Coasters (2018 )
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“Data Mining the Deceased” prods the industry behind the exponential intensity in genealogy. What are the motivations of the key players and how are their ambitions affecting the millions of North Americans who are searching for answers?
Data Mining the Deceased: Ancestry and the Business of Family (2018 )
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In this homage, Louise Lecavalier's creative vision is fully explored, illuminating a woman in perpetual motion, spiritually, mentally and physically.
Louise Lecavalier – In Motion (2018 )
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A feature documentary investigation into the colourful and sometimes controversial life of Vancouver lawyer, city councillor and socialist icon Harry Rankin.
The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical (2018 )
