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In 2019 the whole world watched flames destroy the roof tops of Notre-Dame of Paris cathedral. After clearing and securing the site, the huge task of reconstruction began. To the men and women working to save and restore the magnificent cathedral, this is their mission, to be completed quickly and perfectly.
Notre-Dame of Paris, Rising from the Ashes (2021 )
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Blob Blob Fish, arguably the ugliest and most bloated creature on earth, becomes the nickname for young James who struggles with obesity.
Blob Blob Fish (2021 )
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The theory of Bigfoot being an alien creature has been a theory for many years. Could Bigfoot just be an alien from another dimension?
Mountain Devil 3: The Bigfoot Invasion (2021 )
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In Alaska's last native reserve, two cousins lead their local basketball team to its first state championship in more than thirty years. That quest is the only thing that will bring life back to a remote island that has been rocked by tragedy.
Alaskan Nets (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 )
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The untold story of 36 Aboriginal women from Canada and Native women from tribes in Washington and Alaska who migrated in the 1940s to Bainbridge Island, the traditional territory of the Suquamish people.
Honor Thy Mother (2021 )
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They Kill My Mother (2021 )
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Lena Mae “Mother” Perry, the backbone of her community, cooks for crowds, tends to the needy, and boy, can she sing! After 50 years leading the dynamic, down-home gospel group The Branchettes, the octogenarian powerhouse, armed with her unwavering faith, shows no signs of slowing down. Taking us inside her loving community while following the recording of the group’s first album, this film is bursting with warmth, joy, and soul-stirring gospel music.
Stay Prayed Up (2021 )
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So much talk in the media about racial disparities when it comes to Covid-19 vaccinations. Determined to find out the truth about the disparity, we asked citizens to help us get a better understanding of it all.
The Disparity (2021 )
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Night falls on an arena in Colorado Springs as two combatants, dressed in 15th century armor, beat each other to a pulp with battle axes. Exhausted and elated, the two women remove their helmets and warmly embrace. This traditionally European sport was brought to present day America by way of a few traveling hobbyists who fell in love with its history and athleticism. Though very much male dominated, a group of female fighters joined the fray and the concept of a knight was reborn. Steel Song follows the lives of three of these women; Shoshana Shellans, a teacher and military veteran, Bridgette Parkison, a writer with autism and essential tremors, and Julee Slovacek-Peterson, a mother and domestic abuse survivor. Together they discover not just the fight but beauty in the fight itself. STEEL SONG tells the story of everyday people who find hope, family and strength in Medieval Armored Combat.
Steel Song (2021 )
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Ocean of Obstacles is a film documentary that reveals the story of a dozen blind teenagers as they attempt a life changing voyage at sea.
Ocean of Obstacles (2021 )
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When the media gets wind of Mary Thorn’s story, there’s no stopping them from villainizing her as just another “Florida Man.” Florida Woman is a documentary portrait that peels back the curtain on the media’s portrayal of Mary Thorn, an ex-pro wrestler in Florida battling the state in order to save her pet alligator. Florida Woman ultimately reveals the humanity behind the viral headlines.
Florida Woman (2021 )
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During the summer of 2020, CameraWithNoName followed and filmed the hike of The Trash Traveler along the coast of Portugal to create a documentary aiming to raise awareness about plastic pollution and to give voice to the community.
The Plastic Hike (2021 )
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Join The Beach Boy's Brian Wilson on an intimate journey through his legendary career as he reminisces with Rolling Stone editor and longtime friend, Jason Fine. Featuring a new song written and performed by Wilson and interviews with Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Nick Jonas, Linda Perry, Jim James, Gustavo Dudamel and Al Jardine.
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (2021 )
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It’s the 1980s and the world of professional surfing is a circus of fluorescent colors, peroxide hair and radical male egos. "Girls Can't Surf" follows the journey of a band of renegade surfers who took on the male-dominated professional surfing world to achieve equality and change the sport forever. Featuring surfing greats Jodie Cooper, Frieda Zamba, Pauline Menczer, Lisa Andersen, Pam Burridge, Wendy Botha, Layne Beachley and more, "Girls Can't Surf" is a wild ride of clashing personalities, sexism, adventure and heartbreak, with each woman fighting against the odds to make their dreams of competing a reality.
Girls Can't Surf (2021 )
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The story of trailblazing 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge, who changed the world with his camera. Artful, resilient, selfish, naive, eccentric, deceitful--Muybridge is a complicated, imperfect man and his story drips with ambition and success, loss and betrayal, near death experiences and even murder. "The machine cannot lie," Stanford declared of Muybridge's pioneering motion images. But what about the photographer?
Exposing Muybridge (2021 )
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Subjects of Desire is a thought provoking film that examines the cultural shift in beauty standards towards embracing (or appropriating) Black aesthetics and features, deconstructing what we understand about race and the power behind beauty.
Subjects of Desire (2021 )
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Documentary exploring the subject of the existence of the afterlife based on 12 years of research conducted by doctors, PhDs, and research scientists.
Ghosts and the Afterlife (2021 )
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This documentary delves into the growing popularity of veganism, the drawbacks of forgoing animal products, and responsible approaches to the diet.
Vegan Alert: A Boom and its Dangers (2021 )
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A feature documentary about badass women that rely on each other as they fight fire and gender-based discrimination.
Anchor Point (2021 )
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A cinematic and musical odyssey that explores the remarkable relationship between humans and rivers. Throughout history, rivers have shaped our landscapes and our journeys; flowed through our cultures and dreams. RIVER takes its audience on a journey through space and time; spanning six continents, and drawing on extraordinary contemporary cinematography, including satellite filming, the film shows rivers on scales and from perspectives never seen before. Its union of image, music and sparse, the poetic script will create a film that is both dream-like and powerful, honouring the wildness of rivers but also recognizes their vulnerability.
River (2021 )
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Courageous Warriors; Beauty From The Ashes is a tale of extraordinary women, young and old, who took their recovery from breast cancer a leap beyond medical diagnosis. They created new paths of wholeness through body, mind, and spirit. Now they offer those gifts to others.
Courageous Warriors Beauty from the Ashes (2021 )
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Perhaps it is his distinctive velvet smooth voice and calming demeanor that made Morgan Freeman a household name. World-renowned actor, Freeman has starred in over 100 movies in just three decades and continues to break barriers.
Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers (2021 )
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A look a the career of singer Anne Murray, a small-town girl from a Nova Scotia coal mining town who became an international superstar.
Anne Murray: Full Circle (2021 )
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How did the willful daughter of a Himalayan forest conservator become Monsanto’s worst nightmare? The Seeds of Vandana Shiva tells the remarkable life story of Gandhian eco-activist Dr. Vandana Shiva, how she stood up to the corporate Goliaths of industrial agriculture, rose to prominence in the regenerative food movement, and inspired an international crusade for change.
The Seeds of Vandana Shiva (2021 )
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While visiting his hometown of Milwaukee, father of three and aspiring attorney, Claude Motley, is shot in the face by 15-year-old Nathan, during a carjacking gone wrong. Two nights later, Nathan attempts to rob Victoria, who fires her gun in self-defense, partially paralyzing Nathan from the waist down. Three strangers tragically bound together by a weekend of gun violence on a five-year journey toward recovery and forgiveness.
When Claude Got Shot (2021 )
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A psychologist practicing conversion therapy has a chance encounter with a young gay activist, resulting in his own epiphany concerning the very practice he was conducting.
Conversion (2021 )
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Two friends in a Southern drug recovery program struggle to come to terms with their addiction and mental illness by making a short film about the pain they've caused their families.
Clean Slate (2021 )
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A decade since his last campaign, 89-year-old former senator and 2008 presidential candidate Mike Gravel comes out of retirement when a group of teenagers convinces him to run for president one last time. Through the senator’s official Twitter account, the “Gravel teens” embark on an unlikely adventure to qualify him for the Democratic debates in order to advance an anti-war, anti-corruption, and direct democracy agenda in the 2020 presidential race. Working together, the young activists and the experienced politician confuse and amaze the generations between them.
American Gadfly (2021 )
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The film follows the Australian-Lebanese filmmaker Daizy Gedeon's independent introspection into how Lebanon has ended up in a state of complete catastrophe, exposing the country's dark underbelly which is its most sinister enemy.
Enough!: Lebanon's Darkest Hour (2021 )
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Son of Cornwall is about opera singer John Treleaven. John has had a forty year career performing in thousands of opera productions including playing the leading roles in Siegfried, Carmen, Tannhauser, and many more classics. Each of these operas are included in the documentary through a combination of archive theatre footage, historical photos, audio excerpts, and interviews from some of John's colleagues.
Son of Cornwall (2021 )
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Lucy is a 95-year-old lady. In her apartment, photos turned yellow by the passing time tell the adolescence of a boy who at the time was called Luciano and who was going to live the most terrible period of his life. Lucy is the oldest transsexual woman in Italy. She is among the few survivors of Dachau's concentration camp. Lucy's story tells us the story of the 1900s. The events of her turbulent life become a metaphor for a humanity that does not give up and that treasures the most important gift in history, memory, as a unique and irreplaceable starting point.
A Breath of Life (2021 )
