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A look at the life and work of American filmmaker Robert Altman.

Overseas (2019) In The Philippines, women get deployed abroad to work as domestic workers or nannies. To do so, they frequently leave their own children behind, before embracing this big unknown. In a ...

Caravaggio The Soul and the Blood 2018 An exciting and unsettling cinematic journey through the life, work and torments of Caravaggio Light and shadow, contrasts and contradictions, genius and intemperance distinguish his existence and his art A narrative and visual excursus, filmed in Milan, Floren

A Complete History of My Sexual Failures 2008 Independent filmmaker Chris Waitt attempts to interview his ex girlfriends to find out why they dumped him This revealing and humorous documentary sees the slacker filmmaker go on a sexual and emotional odyssey in a desperate quest to solve his innumerab

A convicted murderer who has spent 23 years on Death Row tells his story.

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010) A look over the incredible work of ILM and how they revolutionised the way we see film with the introduction and advances of CGI or Computer Generated Image. This documentary takes us from the incredible start of effects to creating Star W

Angola Do You Hear Us Voices from a Plantation Prison 2022 NA

The mysterious lives of flamingos are captured on film with a birds-eye view of the animals living in Africa.

The life and work of the mash-up pioneer and his influence on electronic music.

History of the World in 2 Hours (2011) A rapid-fire history of our world, from the beginning of time as we know it to present day. This two-hour CGI-driven special delves into the key turning points: the formation of earth, emergence of life, spread of man and the growth of civilization--and reveals

Code 2600 (2011) As we struggle to comprehend the wide-spanning socio-technical fallout caused by data collection and social networks, our modern culture is trapped in an undercurrent of cyber-attacks, identity theft and privacy invasion. Both enlightening and disturbing, CODE 2600 is a provocative

We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (2012) WE ARE LEGION: The Story of the Hacktivists, takes us inside the complex culture and history of Anonymous. The film explores early hacktivist groups like Cult of the Dead Cow and Electronic Disturbance Theater, and then moves to Anonymous' own rauco

A Year in Space (2015 ) Astronaut Scott Kelly's record-breaking year in space -- from launch to landing.

Churchills Secret Agents The New Recruits 2018 Fourteen modern day recruits see if they could have become unofficial spies and secret agents in occupied 1940s Europe Following real training exercises from the British Archives, these men and women learn combat, surveillance and survival skills and te

Explorer 2022 A portrait of the worlds greatest living explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, a film that goes beyond the record breaking achievements to explore the man behind the myth

The Arrested Development Documentary Project (2013) A history of this one-of-a-kind show told through interviews with cast, crew, and the fans.

Along the Coast (1958) Tongue-in-cheek look at the French Riviera, especially in summer when it overflows with tourists. Reviews its history and famous visitors; displays its faux-exotic buildings, its crowded beaches, its trees and monuments; and, pokes fun at the colors women wear and the vagaries

Doctor Who Am I 2022 An infamous Doctor Who screenwriter is reluctantly dragged back into the American Whoniverse, in this funny and moving documentary about finding family in the unlikeliest of places

Hitler Youth 2017 Doctrinal press gang and seduction tool, political instrument of the Nazi Party, paramilitary vector in the preparations for war, the Hitler Youth becomes an instrument to deliberately sacrifice an entire youth

Pink Floyd: P. U. L. S. E. Live at Earls Court (1994) Pink Floyd's final live show in 1995.

Survivors Guide to Prison (2018) Following the stories of Bruce Lisker and Reggie Cole who spent year after year in prison for murders they didn't commit - audiences get a harrowing look at how barbaric the US justice system is. The film ultimately asks how we can survive the prison model at all, an

The Rise of Eve (2018) For all the shame we hide For all the blame assigned It's time we have our say On how we are defined

Dear Audrey 2021 Acclaimed activist filmmaker Martin Duckworth has devoted his life to peace and justice But now hes put down his camera to fight for the most important cause hes ever faced caring for his wife, Audrey Schirmer, through the final stages of Alzheimers Martin tirelessly embraces each n

Nitro Circus: The Movie (2012) Travis Pastrana and his tight-knit, highly-skilled, adrenaline-addicted friends bring their impossible, ridiculous, insane and hysterical adventures to the big screen for the first time.

Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It (2017) "Hare Krishna!" is a documentary on the life of Srila Prabhupada, the 70-year-old Indian Swami who arrives in America without support or money and ignites a worldwide spiritual phenomenon, now known as the Hare Kris

Hot Coffee (2011) The McDonald's coffee case has been routinely cited by the media as an example of how citizens have taken advantage of the legal system. We will show how this case became so popular in the media, who funded the effort and to what end. We will tell the truth and let the audience dec

APEX: The Secret Race Across America (2019) APEX: The Secret Race Across America is a documentary film that takes viewers on a fast-paced ride through the illegal, underground world of U.S. transcontinental racing. How fast can you drive cross-country?

Dear Rider 2021 An irreverent entrepreneur overcomes a series of adversities to create a new sport and unexpectedly launches a global cultural phenomenon snowboarding

Hell and Back Again (2011) What does it mean to lead men in war? What does it mean to come home? Hell and Back Again is a cinematically revolutionary film that asks and answers these questions with a power and intimacy no previous film about the conflict in Afghanistan has been able to achieve. It i

Kurt Metzger: White Precious (2014) Kurt Metzger stand-up special.

An Affair of the Heart (2012) The first-ever feature documentary about Grammy® Winning musician, songwriter, actor, and New York Times best-selling author Rick Springfield and his ardently loyal fan base. Film focuses on some universal human desires, such as the importance of connecting with like-m

Black Gold (2022); Reveals the story of the boss atop a trillion-dollar industry who discovered a shocking truth 40 years ago, hid the evidence by creating a black ops conspiracy, and would keep the money flowing as the world burned.

I Am a Girl 2013 In I AM A GIRL, we meet 14 year old Kimsey from Cambodia, forced to sell her virginity at 12 Aziza from Afghanistan, who will be shot if she goes to school Breani, a teen living in a ghetto of NYC and dreaming of stardom Katie from Australia, who is recovering from a suicide attempt

Mean Man The Story of Chris Holmes 2021 The story of an iconic guitar player who has lived a life of extreme highs and lows After losing the publishing rights of his own songs and combatting dangerous addictions, the legendary

A Haunting on Potter Street: The Potter Street Station (2012) For the first time in history a film crew has been granted permission to enter the massive and mysterious Potter Street Station of Saginaw, Michigan. Watch the evidence unfold as investigators document their journey through 30,000 square

This documentary delves into the psyche of John Ford and his twenty year struggle to bring his homage to his parents homeland to the screen

Flin Flon: A Hockey Town (2017) Flin Flon is located nearly 1000 kilometers north of the US border in Northern Manitoba. The small, Canadian mining community is also the only city in the world to be named after a science ...

Charles Manson: The Final Words (2017) MANSON: THE VOICE OF MADNESS is an explosive documentary that will change the conversation about CHARLES MANSON and the notorious "MANSON FAMILY" murders..

Becoming Cousteau 2021 A look at the life, passions, achievements and tragedies surrounding the famous explorer and environmentalist Jacques Cousteau, featuring an archive of his newly restored footage

I Love You, You Hate Me 2022 Follow Barney the dinosaurs furious reaction and what he says about the human need to hate Something in American society was broken and never came back, or is it just who we were all along

The Fabulous Baker Brothers 2012 In series 1, two lads, one a butcher, the other a baker demonstrate recipes from their next door shops In series 2, they go out on the road to help make other family food businesses a success

Fed Up (2014) Upending the conventional wisdom of why we gain weight and how to lose it, Fed Up unearths a dirty secret of the American food industry-far more of us get sick from what we eat than anyone has previously realized. Filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig and TV journalist Katie Couric lead us thro

The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale (2016) Documentary covering the 33 year journey of the highly influential rock band The Melvins.

Back to Natural: A Documentary Film (2019) Natural hair is not a fad; it's a birthright. Find your freedom.

Deions Double Play 2019 The story of how Deion Sanders played an NFL game for the Atlanta Falcons in between two MLB games for the Atlanta Braves in a twenty four hour window

Pompeii Sin City 2021 This documentary explores Pompeii, that city cloaked in mystery which, over the course of history, has influenced culture and art, from Neoclassicism to Contemporary Art, through images and words by the great artists and writers who experienced, visited and imagined it from Pli

Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time (2001) Portrait of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures made from elements of nature.

Tab Hunter Confidential (2015) In the 1950s, Tab Hunter is number one at the box office and number one on the music charts. He is Hollywood's most sought-after star and America's boy next door. Natalie Wood, Debbie Reynolds and Sophia Loren are just a few of the actresses he is romantically linked t