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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 )
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Despite the homeopathic doctors studying medicine, they treat their patients against the basis of scientific knowledge. Allegations of fraud surround the topic. In the film, homeopaths embark on adventurous explanations of their popular belief system.
Homeopathy Unrefuted? (2021 )
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1.8 trillion dollars in student loan debt is what’s separating more than 40 million Americans to achieve their goals in life. This crisis is only getting bigger and more dangerous.
The Real Cost (2021 )
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From playing Frank Longbottom in Harry Potter to Adolf Hitler in Captain America, as well as standing in for Anthony Hopkins and Jude Law; James Payton has been part of the British Film Industry for the best part of 20 years. Yet he is still largely unknown.
Who is James Payton? (2021 )
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In a dramatic attempt to bring attention to climate change, an international expedition led by renowned explorer Will Steger embarked on the first-ever coast-to-coast expedition across Antarctica in 1989. Six men and their sled dogs braved howling storms, sub-zero temperatures, snow crevasses, and other perils as they traversed the icy terrain. Tasha Van Zandt’s enthralling feature debut catches up with Steger 30 years later as he revisits the frigid continent, deftly weaving his contemporary journey with rare, dynamic footage of his original, treacherous seven-month odyssey.
After Antarctica (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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Who were the sons of God as mentioned in Genesis 6? A group of Biblical scholars and Church leaders explore different theories on these mysterious beings.
Sons of God: Fallen Angels Explored (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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Seven days before leaving to make a documentary with Diveheart, his son dies of a drug overdose. He decides to go anyway but doesn’t tell anyone about his loss. He learns about healing and adapting from these adaptive divers.
Adapting To Dive (2021 )
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Against the odds, young boxer Kalief Lindo enters a winner-takes-all tournament to qualify for the Olympics.
Only One Can Win (2021 )
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If you've ever eaten macaroni and cheese, French fries or ice cream, you've enjoyed the contributions of America's unknown culinary founding father, James Hemings. James Hemings was the first American trained as a master chef; he was also the brother-in-law and enslaved property of Thomas Jefferson.
James Hemings: Ghost in America's Kitchen (2021 )
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The beautiful game of golf, a metaphor for life. A battle against the forces of nature and the self. With the introduction of Tiger, the sport reached unimaginable heights. The young prodigy breached the trench of the heavily white dominated sport with the aim of conquering it. In Tiger's world, adversity was a challenge to overcome. Famed for being archaic, and middle-class, Woods singlehandedly transformed the perception of golf, opening the industry up to a new wave of youth and diversity. Not only did he influence the background of golf, but the game itself, altering the fundamental fabric of athleticism within the sport. Driving the ball further than ever before. Despite the stream of negativity surrounding Tiger's private life, he has undoubtedly had the greatest effect of any sportsman on any sport in the modern era. Experience the highs and lows of arguably golf's greatest ever icon.
Tiger Woods: Icon (2021 )
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Documentary profiles the lives of people who live in California's Coachella Valley.
Invisible Valley (2021 )
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The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of German-occupied France (and later western Europe) and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front.
Field of Operations: D-Day (2021 )
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Detained inside an infamous American detention center as the pandemic spreads, a group of immigrants organize in protest to demand protection and their release. Separated from their families, and fearing for their lives, they take bold action. But officials who run the detention center are intent on keeping these men and women silent, and keeping them locked up. Filmed using the cameras attached to tablets installed inside the detention center cell-blocks, the film is a unique, real-time chronicle of a life in an immigration detention facility, and of a struggle for freedom and accountability.
The Facility (2021 )
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A story about 3 surfers retracing the brutal path of a legend in one of the most isolated and turbulent destinations on Earth. The Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
Arc of Aleutia (2021 )
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Producer Michael Gingold discusses the locations where 'New York Ninja' was filmed.
New York Ninja: Locations Unmasked (2021 )
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A documentary that enters into the world of Iraqi social media influencers and follows their perilous journey as they fight for their rights.
#FollowMe (2020 )
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On June 6, 1944, British, American and Canadian troops landed on the beaches of Normandy as part of largest amphibious assault in military history: D-Day. Lesser known is the role played by the elite squadron of British bombers known as the Dambusters, whose elaborate diversion convinced German high command that the assault was happening somewhere else. Relive the legacy of this legendary bomber outfit, thanks to recently declassified material, rare and restored footage, as well as modern-day interviews with the surviving members.
D-Day and the Dambusters (2020 )
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A harsh and dreamy story of a young girl from the American West and her longing heart. Through Betty we experience a tight family clan of children born by children born by children where love and dependency go hand in hand.
I Love You I Miss You I Hope I See You Before I Die (2020 )
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The encounter of three movies, three territories. A personal story that portrays, through experiments revealed by images and extracts from a diary, lived meetings and inhabited places filled by forces of nature, colors, incidents and struggles.
Desastres naturales (2020 )
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Remanescente (2020 )
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The thrilling story of an elite group of Cuban spies sent undercover to the US in the 1990s. From their recruitment, training and eventual capture on US soil; this film peers into a secret world of false identities, love affairs and betrayal. Using never seen before footage from the Cuban Film Institute’s archive and first-hand testimony from the people at the heart of this story, Castro’s Spies gives a rare glimpse into the shadowy world of a spy – where the stakes are life and death.
Castro's Spies (2020 )
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The untold story of the Claremont serial killings. For the first time, those touched by the disappearance of three young women in Perth's affluent nightlife district break their silence. Hear from those who lived through the reign of terror.
Claremont: Catching a Killer (2020 )
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A touching and often funny observational documentary about a charming couple in their twilight years, who have lived in their beloved Scottish castle since rebuilding it from ruins 40 years ago.
Keys to the Castle (2020 )
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Fans forever love Will Smith who are reassured they will always be entertained. Follow the journey of this fascinating actor, producer, husband, father, who has the WILL to win.
Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood (2020 )
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An audiovisual allegory on communication – this film follows cable technicians in four different countries (Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova) as they visit their customers. Each client they call on provides a glimpse into their own individual universe. With so many tools for communication, we still inhabit a modern-day Tower of Babel; an ordered discordance of personalities and perspectives.
Please Hold The Line (2020 )
