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Who Are the DeBolts? [And Where Did They Get 19 Kids?] (1977) Dorothy and Bob DeBolt's tale of the struggles and joys involved in their 19 adopted children, many of who are physically disabled war orphans.

The Map to Paradise 2019 Travel to the underwater lands of ice and corals to discover the birth of a movement to protect the sea Through the eyes of a prince, a president, a pirate and even an island chief, see how a bountiful underwater paradise can thrive once more paradise it is more than just a

Jinkx Monsoon Drag Becomes Him 2015 Drag Becomes Him provides an intimate glimpse inside the life of internationally acclaimed drag performer Jinkx Monsoon This raw and affectionate film follows the passionate pursuits that transformed a working class boy in a struggling family to an illustrious per

Raymond Lewis L A Legend 2022 Tells the hard to believe story of the mythical basketball legend from Watts California who was blackballed from the NBA in the early 70s following an ugly contract dispute with the Philadelphia 76ers

The Routes to Roots: Napa and Sonoma (2016) California makes some of the finest wines in the world and few places are better than Napa and Sonoma. This entertaining film looks at the wines, wineries and winemakers of Napa and Sonoma, providing fascinating insight into what makes great wines and grea

The Toughest (2016) In 1970, following almost two decades of losing football seasons, the town of Blytheville, Arkansas decided to hire a new coach. But the Athletic Director warned 'You may not be tough ...

Buffalo Girls (2012) Buffalo Girls tells the story of two 8-year-old-girls, Stam and Pet, both professional Muay Thai prizefighters. Set in small villages throughout rural Thailand, the film chronicles these young girls' emotional and sometimes heartbreaking journey as they fight in small undergroun

The Art of the Steal (2009) Documentary that follows the struggle for control of Dr. Albert C. Barnes' 25 billion dollar collection of modern and post-impressionist art.

Student Athlete (2018) Every year billions of dollars are generated off the backs of an unpaid labor force: college athletes. Student Athlete unveils the exploitative world of high-revenue college sports through ...

Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski (2018) This documentary chronicles the life of Polish-American artist Stanislav Szukalski (1893-1987) from his early years in Chicago, to his time in Poland and Los Angeles, and his artistic and political contributions to the world.

21 Up (1977) Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a seven-year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.

Hair I Go Again (2015) The year was 1985. Thousands of miles away from the sonic debauchery of the Sunset Strip, two teenage friends shared aspirations of glam rock grandeur. Freshly permed and taking a page straight out of Hit Parader, a hungry, determined band was born. Fame and fortune, however,

Class Dismissed (2015) Frustrated with the traditional school system, a family in L.A. pulls their two kids out of school and takes their education into their own hands.

Momo: The Sam Giancana Story (2011) The film details the life of a tough, impoverished kid who rose through the ranks of Chicago's underworld to become a top member-many say the real godfather-of the most ruthless gangland organization in the country: The Outfit, run by Al Capone. Giancana was purpo

Met Dieric Bouts (1975) A filmed essay about the painter Bouts.

49 Up (2005) In 1964, to explore the adage "Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man," World in Action filmed seven-year-olds. Every seven years, Michael Apted visits them. At 49, 12 agree to talk about family, work, their hopes, and the series. We also see footage fro

If you like birds you will love this documentary The footage of the birds is excellent as the photographers captured much of the reflective scale coloring This is more difficult to do than what meets the eye in the showing of the birds as they display and dance There is some drama in terms of the ma

Unraveling Athena (2018) Unraveling Athena is a feature documentary that chronicles the journey that Women Tennis Champions pass through - from small child with a large racket, to ranked player, and ultimately to ...

The 41st Day (2019) Following a disastrous showing at the 2012 Olympic Games, Ryan Hall, then America's fastest marathoner, controversially turns to God to coach him. The next four years mark a ...

Tiny Oz 2022; Comedian Jimmy Rees and tiny craft artist JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick unite with the extraordinary crafts people of Australia to re-create remarkable moments from our nation's history, in glorious miniature.

The God Who Speaks 2018 There is a war raging around us in society, in our churches, and in our homes It is not a battle over marriage, race, or the sexual revolution Rather, it is a battle for the truth Is God real Does He speak, and if so, how would we know While many churches are faithfully procl

The story of lion trophy hunters in Africa KING OF BEASTS offers a close up on the world of the controversial sport of lion hunting

Future Baby (2016) A film about the future of human reproduction as it happens right before our eyes. This investigation takes us around the world to patients and researchers, to egg donors and surrogate mothers, to laboratories and clinics. The hopes and wishes of future parents mesh with research

There Are No Fakes (2019) A painting, apparently the work of an iconic Native artist, leads the rockstar who buys it into the tragic, brutal world of an art forgery ring in Canada's far north.

The Long Way Back: The Story of Todd ZMan Zalkins (2017) After losing his close friend Bradley Nowell of Sublime to a heroin overdose, Todd Zalkins aka 'ZMAN' fights for his life in what will become the worst drug crisis in American History, the Opioid Epidemic. Against all odds, Todd is able to bre

RiverBlue (2017) RiverBlue discovers the toxic side effects of jeans manufacturing and textile production in some of the world's largest rivers. Traveling from tanneries along rivers in India, to some of the largest jeans manufacturing factories, renowned river advocate, Mark Angelo, guides us throu

Manufactured Landscapes 2006 Jennifer Baichwals cameras follow Edward Burtynsky 1955 as he visits what he calls manufactured landscapes slag heaps, e waste dumps, huge factories in the Fujian and Zhejiang provinces of China, and a place in Bangladesh where ships are taken apart for recycling In Chin

To Hell and Back The Kane Hodder Story 2017 To Hell and Back The Kane Hodder Story is the harrowing story of a stuntman overcoming a dehumanizing childhood filled with torment and bullying in Sparks, Nevada After surviving a near death burn accident, he worked his way up through Hollywood, leading t

The Business of Amateurs (2016) The NCAA is the face for college athletics, and it generates billions of dollars every year for the top universities in the United States. This is the first documentary that challenges the ...

Artur Schnabel: No Place of Exile (2017) The exiled Austro-German musician and composer Artur Schnabel was a giant of his time, but in Germany today he is nearly forgotten. Pianist and Schnabel devotee Markus Pawlik (in collaboration with baritone Dietrich Henschel and the Szymanowski String Quartet

Of Fish and Foe (2018) The Pullars are the last family using traditional methods to fish for wild Atlantic salmon off the coast of Scotland. When these include killing seals, the salmon's natural predators, ...

Wolf vs Bear (2018) In the far reaches of the North, wolf and bear come head to head. Winter has been long. The melting ice reveal scattered carcasses in the Swamp: a feast worth fighting for. The bears must ...

Worlds Biggest and Baddest Bugs (2009) This is a documentary containing the "The worlds biggest and baddest bugs." And everyone wants to know who to kill. Lmao smd.

Original Cast Album: Company (1970) Stephen Sondheim's musical "Company" opened on Broadway in the Spring of 1970, and tradition dictates that the cast recording is done on the first Sunday after opening night. D.A. Pennebaker, the now-legendary documentarian, filmed the production of the

Muscle Shoals 2013 Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the unlikely breeding ground for some of Americas most creative and defiant music Under the spiritual influence of the Singing River as Native Americans called it, the music of Muscle Shoals changed the world and sol

The Queens Palaces 2011 Fiona Bruce fronts this eye opening new three part series on the stories behind Britains official royal residences Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Palace of Holyroodhouse

Little Satchmo 2021 The secret daughter of Louis Armstrong

Downeys Dream Cars 2023 Follows Robert Downey Jr and a team of experts who will restore six classic cars from Roberts own collection to make them more eco friendly updating them into the new millennium while preserving the power and style

Three Days of Terror The Charlie Hebdo Attacks 2016 Three Days of Terror The Charlie Hebdo Attacks examines the 2015 terrorist attack on the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo where a group of armed Islamic terrorist with

The Creeping Garden (2014) The Creeping Garden is a feature length documentary exploring the work of fringe scientists, mycologists and artists, and their relationship with the extraordinary plasmodial slime mould.

Tucked in the trees of Oregons Mount Hood, an introspective young snowboarder camps alone, anticipating a winter of adventure and self renewal Tenacious, 19 year old Sadie Ford operates within the poetic persona of a searching pioneer Her footsteps track over the town of Government Camps mountain la

Project Nim (2011) From the Oscar-winning team behind MAN ON WIRE comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. Following Nim's extr

The Departure (2017) A Buddhist monk asks what we owe one another & provides experiences to help us find answers. Documentary.

Life After People (2009 ) What would happen to planet earth if the human race were to suddenly disappear forever? Would ecosystems thrive? What remnants of our industrialized world would survive? What would crumble fastest? Life After People is a television series on which scientists, structural eng

Eva Hesse 2016 A superstar in the art world, but little known outside, why does Eva Hesse continue to excite passions This brilliant, gifted and visionary woman of 1960s NY survives personal chaos while creating work that changes the profile of art history Along with creating a significant and deepl

Persecution Blues The Battle for the Tote 2011 Punk, passion, politics and public protest collide in PERSECUTION BLUES THE BATTLE FOR THE TOTE, an exploration of the rich musical history of Melbourne and the overwhelming public outcry ignited by news of the imminent closure of one of its most renown

Death by China (2012) In 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization with the strong support of a Democratic President and Republican Congress. Before the ink was dry on this free trade agreement, China began flooding U.S. markets with illegally subsidized exports while the big multinational com

Mercury 13 (2018) This documentary profiles women who were tested in 1961 for spaceflight, but had their dreams dashed when only men were chosen to become astronauts.