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Fruitcake Fraud 2021 Unveils the crime where someone had extorted millions from Collin Street Bakery in Corsicana, Texas, and how people and the FBI are still amazed of how the crime was solved and the lavish lifestyle the culprits were living

Inspired by David Blight's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom.

Our Last Tango 2015 Our Last Tango is a story of love between the two most famous dancers in tangos history And the story of their tremendous love of tango Maria Nieves Rego 81 and Juan Carlos Copes 84 met when they were 14 and 17, and they danced together for nearly fifty years In all those years t

Darwin (2011) Darwin is a documentary feature about an isolated community at the end of a weathered road in Death Valley, California. Propelled from society by tragic turns, the people of Darwin (population 35) must now find ways to coexist in a place without a government, a church, jobs, or childre

Makala (2017) Trials tribulation dreams and aspirations of a young farmer earning a living making and selling charcoal in Congo.

Doug Stanhope: No Refunds (2007) Not all stand-up comedy is spot-cleaned and pre-packaged for the masses. Like the legends who were born out of smokey, booze-soaked nightclubs of decades past, Doug Stanhope spews his own brand of moral outrage in an unmatched style that borders on self-destruction.

Indianara (2019) Indianara fights for the survival of transgender people in Brazil and braces up for one last battle.

Why We Laugh: Funny Women (2013) An uncensored look into the lives of the female stand-up comedian. Featuring interviews and live performance footage from some of today's most prominent female voices in stand-up comedy and entertainment, this revealing documentary sheds light on the legacy of the fe

Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records (2018) Two men taking a tribe of outsiders on a ride through the 80s underground, accidentally changing music forever.

Disturbing the Peace (2016) In a world torn by conflict -in a place where the idea of peace has been abandoned-an energy of determined optimism emerges. When someone is willing to disturb the status quo and stand for the dream of a free and secure world, who will stand with them? DISTURBING THE PEAC

Objectified (2009) A feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them.

Renato Nicolini is sitting in a mini van traveling along the Grande Raccordo Annular The traffic flows behind him, incessantly, like thoughts and considerations that have suddenly been triggered in a logic of free association His story is an inner monologue, consisting of thoughts, memories and conn

Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind (2019) The iconic Canadian musician, Gordon Lightfoot, reflects on his life and career.

Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl (2006) Actor Robert Wuhl examines facts and myths in American history.

We Blew It (2017) How did America change from Easy Rider into Donald Trump? What became of the dreams and utopias of the 1960's and 1970's? What do the people who lived in that golden age think about it ...

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice GuyBlaché (2018) Pamela B. Green's energetic film about pioneer filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché is both a tribute and a detective story, tracing the circumstances by which this extraordinary artist faded from memory and the path toward her reclamation.

Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo (2017) In his first prime-time television special, Bruno Mars performs live at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City.

Futura 2021 A portrait of Italy observed through the eyes of teenagers who talk about the places they live in and imagine themselves, torn between the opportunities that surround them, the dream of what they want to become, the fear of failing, the trials they hope to overcome

Dio Dreamers Never Die 2022 The first career spanning documentary on the heavy metal vocalist to be authorized by the artists estate includes scenes with peers, family and friends never before seen footage personal photos

Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press (2017) The trial between Hulk Hogan and Gawker Media pitted privacy rights against freedom of the press, and raised important questions about how big money can silence media. This film is an examination of the perils and duties of the free press in an age of in

Arteholic (2014) A road trip through famous museums in Frankfurt, Cologne, Paris, Copenhagen and Berlin.

Juice: How Electricity Explains The World (2019) Poverty, women's rights, climate change - indeed, many of the world's most pressing challenges - can be explained by answering one simple question: Can you turn your lights on in the morning?

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe The Unheard Tapes 2022 Explores the mystery surrounding the death of movie icon Marilyn Monroe through previously unheard interviews with her inner circle

DMT: The Spirit Molecule (2010) The Spirit Molecule investigates dimethyltryptamine (DMT), an endogenous psychoactive compound, which exists in humans and numerous species of plants and animals. The documentary traces Dr. Rick Strassman's government-sanctioned, human DMT research and its many trials

The Age of Aluminium (2013) Aluminum is booming and found its way into every facet of our lives: deodorants, sun lotions, vaccines or filtered drinking water. But what do we actually know about the side effects of our daily companions? The light metal comes with heavy consequences. Latest research l

The Beaver Trilogy 2000 It begins in 1979 with the chance meeting in a Salt Lake City parking lot where filmmaker Trent Harris is approached by an earnest small town dreamer from Beaver, Utah Harris jumps at the chance when the young man invites him to come to the small town of Beaver to film a tale

Laddie The Man Behind the Movies 2017 The untold story of the movie mogul who green lit Star Wars And Blade Runner And Alien And Police Academy And A film about Alan Ladd Jr , producer and former 20th Century Fox chairman, directed by his daughter Amanda Ladd Jones

Olympia Part One Festival of the Nations 1938 After being commissioned by the 1936 Olympic Committee to create a feature film of the Berlin Olympics, Riefenstahl shot a documentary that celebrates the human body by combining the poetry of bodies in motion with close ups of athletes in the heat of co

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Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017) A famous television personality struggles to restore science to its rightful place in a world hostile to evidence and reason.

The Oslo Diaries (2018) A group of Israelis and Palestinians come together in Oslo for an unsanctioned peace talks during the 1990s in order to bring peace to the Middle East.

Melanie Comarcho: Hello! (2012) The former Hughes Aircraft assembler began her comedy career on a dare from a friend and was spotted by producers of Def Comedy Jam. Her career has since sky rocketed touring with Chris ...

Takedown The DNA of GSP 2014 A look at the life and career of Ultimate Fighting Champions welterweight world champ Georges St Pierre, also known as GSP

Speed Demons (2018) When a popular honors graduate becomes an unlikely campus gunman, citizen sleuths embark across the country to investigate the metamorphosis of a respected prosecutor turned mass shooter. ...

Craigslist Joe (2012) In a time when America's economy was crumbling and sense of community was in question, one guy left everything behind to see if he could survive solely on the support and goodwill of the 21st century's new town square: Craigslist.

We Feed the World (2005) A look at how the world's food is produced and how mass production changes the environment and the lives of people.

Nick Kroll: Thank You Very Cool (2011) Nick Kroll blows the doors off of the conventional stand-up special.

The Rolling Stones Olé, Olé, Olé!: A Trip Across Latin America (2016) The film follows the Rolling Stones across South America and Mexico and finally ends with their historical concert in Cuba. It begins with the band rehearsing and discussing what it takes to "get the rust out" before

City of Two Springs (2019) When war with IS in Iraq is almost concluded, eleven year old girl Ala' wants to return to her house in Mosul. Through Ala's eyes we discover how war pervades the life of one human being. ...

Cyborgs Among Us (2017) How lives of ordinary people are changed forever by using new technology, and thus, becoming cyborgs.

Joy Division 2007 A chronological account of the influential late 1970s English rock band

King of Clones 2023 From human cloning research to a scandalous downfall, follow the life and work of Koreas most notorious scientist, Hwang Woo suk

Scream The Inside Story 2011 In 1996, the horror master Wes Craven A Nightmare on Elm Street unleashed Scream, a slasher movie aimed at a whole new generation of teenage movie goers Though premiering at a time when horror movies were in decline and plagued with an array of start up problems, Scream

Where the Magic Happens (2015) "MAGICIANS follows four world-class magicians on stage and off, exploring how and why these characters so passionately dedicate their lives to the craft of illusion. Their journey takes us from the most humbling of road gigs to grand performances on the biggest of

Art Bastard (2016) What is art and how does it relate to society? Is its value determined by its popularity or originality? Is the goal profit or expressing one's personal vision? These are some of the questions raised as we follow fiercely independent New York artist Robert Cenedella in his artisti

The players for the East St Louis High School Flyers football team face exceptional challenges and inspiring triumph during the 2016 season

The Akron Holy War (2017) The Akron Holy War chronicles the storied high school football rivalry between two Akron, Ohio parochial powerhouses and the city that embraces them. Documenting nearly 60 years of history,...