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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

Manaslu Berg der Seelen 2018 The great successes and tragedies in the life and work of Hans Kammerlander, the renowned mountaineer

Telescope 2016 A history of the telescope and a look at the James Webb telescope A fascinating look at the universe through the eyes of scientists and telescopes since the beginning

Score: A Film Music Documentary (2016) A look at the cinematic art of the film musical score, and the artists who create them.

Reveals the innermost turmoil people suffer during relationship upheavals, but which turmoil are rarely seen by others. What happens in the victim's mind and private world, uncovering their unseen hurt and their consequent decisions and actions.

The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir (2014) A documentary that explores Bob Weirs life, through the Grateful Dead, Ratdog, and his childhood.

Weiner (2016) Serving seven consecutive terms, Anthony Weiner, good friends with and political allies to the Clintons, was once a highly respected member of Congress from New York City, he seen as a man sticking up for the every day person. That all changed in June, 2011 when he was forced to resign

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

David Lynch: The Art Life (2016) David Lynch takes us on an intimate journey through the formative years of his life. From his idyllic upbringing in small town America to the dark streets of Philadelphia, we follow Lynch as he traces the events that have helped to shape one of cinema's most enigmati

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.

Work Hard Play Hard (2011) All about non-territorial office space, multi-mobile knowledge workers, Blackberries and Miles&More. A documentary about the removal of boundaries in the working place.

Lang Lang Plays Disney 2023, An unrivalled musical and visual treat that showcases unique arrangements of Disney's most popular songs and gives insight into the life of world-renowned pianist Lang Lang. Through performance and documentary segments, the film opens an intimate window into his extra

Six Degrees Could Change the World (2008) The film runs through the effect each degree in temperature change has on the world.

All of Me (2014) An intimate insight into the Patronas, a group of Mexican women who, every day since 1995, make food and toss it -still warm- to the migrants who travel atop the freight train The Beast as it makes it way to the U.S. This documentary is a personal diary that draws a border between t

The Organic Life (2013) A year in the life of a hopeful organic farmer and his skeptical partner reveals that a changing climate, financial insecurity, demanding physical labor, and corporate agriculture threaten ...

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.

Rebellion 2021 Rebellion is the first feature length documentary to tell the behind the scenes story of Extinction Rebellion With unprecedented access, the filmmakers follow a group of unlikely allies and capture the human drama of social movements first hand

Gokushiteki erosu Renka 1974 1974 In 1972, Miyuki tells her ex lover Kazuo that shes going to Okinawa with their son Kazuo decides to film her He narrates his visits to her there first while her flatmate is Sugako, a woman Miyuki is attracted to then, while she works at a bar and is with Paul, an Af

Youll Never Walk Alone 2017 NA

Fish Story (2017) A search for the truth behind a fishy tale.

Ballet Now (2018) Featuring New York City Ballet's Prima Ballerina Tiler Peck - the first ever woman to be asked to curate The Music Center's famed BalletNOW program - and a diverse cast of world-class ...

The Chinese Mayor (2015) DATONG follows the life and work of a controversial Chinese Communist Mayor GENG YANBO to tell the story about how he takes a radical reform to demolish 140,000 households and relocate half a million people to give way to restoration of Ancient relic walls in order to adopt

Water & Power: A California Heist (2017) Water & Power: A California Heist uncovers the alarming exploits of California's most notorious water barons, who profit off of the state's resource while everyday citizens, unincorporated towns, and small farmers endure debilitating water crises. The

Mighty Jerome (2010) In 1959, at just nineteen years of age, Harry Jerome was Canada's most promising track and field star, and was on his way to the Olympics in Rome. By 1962, after suffering a gruesome leg injury, there was every reason to think that his racing days were over. But Jerome was not j

Border to Border 2021 Vice News correspondent David Noriega visits borderlands around the world, delivering an immersive, first hand look at life in border regions from political issues, conflicts and crime to the vivid characters on both sides of the lines

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

Not Alone (2016) Driven by a desire to understand why her best friend killed herself at 16, Jacqueline Monetta, 18 gets teens suffering to share their struggles with mental illness and suicide attempts. Through her intimate one-to-one interviews, Jacqueline, and the audience learn about depression,

Youve Been Trumped (2011) In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up one of Scotland's last wilderness areas to build a golf resort.

The Sum Total of Our Memory: Facing Alzheimers Together (2014) An ode to memory: Couples affected by a partner's recent diagnosis of Early Alzheimer's come to terms with their changing roles. Prominent Alzheimer's medical experts offer their perspectives on diagnosis, the nature of the disease, help

West No More (2020) Jenkins and Klass set out to learn about the 1860s in Colorado by experiencing it first hand. They set their sights on the impossible goal of hiking the 500-mile Colorado Trail, and ...

My Daughters Killer 2022 NA

Valentine Road (2013) On February 12, 2008, in Oxnard, California, eighth-grade student Brandon McInerney shot his classmate Larry King twice in the back of the head during first period. When Larry died two days later, his murder shocked the nation. Was this a hate crime, one perpetrated by a buddin

Haunted Jamaica (2014) Why are there so many ghosts on the island of Jamaica? Why is the island so notoriously haunted by tales of voodoo and dark mystical lore? "Haunted Jamaica" seeks to answer these questions through the personal journey of a native filmmaker.

Glen Campbell: Ill Be Me (2014) This powerful portrait of the life and career of great American music icon Glen Campbell opens to the viewer the world of the singular talent who created hits like Rhinestone Cowboy, Wichita Lineman and Gentle on My Mind. Glen won the Grammy for Lifetime Achievement a

Samurai Castle (2017) Samurai Castles The Kumamoto Castle from the 17th century was heavily damaged by a series of powerful earthquakes, but the oldest sections of stonewalls miraculously survived and avoided ...

This film shows the day to day activities of multi-handicapped and sensory impaired students and their teachers, dormitory parents, and counselors at the Helen Keller School. The primary mission of the school is to meet the total and living needs of deaf and/or blind children, some of whom also have

A collection of radio and television interviews with director Federico Fellini, recorded from February 1952, up to 1967, as he worked on the never completed film The Journey of Mastorna

African American Roots 2020, Voodoo was the religion of many black slaves and is directly linked to Egyptian mythology, as explained by linguist Marc Monsia. Discover in Benin the beauty and strength of those deep roots which are often misunderstood or denigrated.

Brian Wilson Long Promised Road 2021 Documentary that looks at the career of musician Brian Wilson

The Loyola Project 2022 In 1963, at the height of the civil rights movement, the Loyola Ramblers of Chicago broke racial barriers and changed college basketball forever Now, nearly 60 years later, this legendary team is reexamined by Loyola basketball player and co captain, Lucas Williamson Woven to

The Sound of 007 2022 Follows the remarkable history of six decades of James Bond music, going behind the lens into one of the greatest movie franchise and the iconic 007 theme song

KSI In Real Life 2023 Access inside KSIs life as he prepares for the biggest year of his career so far

Godard seul le cinema 2022 NA

Drop by Drop (2015) A Wisconsin doctor's controversial allergy treatment is shunned by the medical community for over half a century. Is a cure for the growing allergy epidemic on the horizon or will red tape keep patients wheezing?

A fascinating investigation into the work of photographer and cinema pioneer Eadweard Muybridge, Thom Andersen’s (Los Angeles Plays Itself) much-lauded documentary incorporates a biographical overview of its subject with a re-animation of his historic sequential photographs as well as concise and

More Human Than Human (2018) More Human Than Human explores the promises and the complex role of Artificial Intelligence in today's world and the consequences of those promises becoming reality. In this feature length ...

The Soul of Success The Jack Canfield Story follows the extraordinary and transformative life and career of Jack Canfield, world renowned entrepreneur, professional speaker, and best selling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books Jacks journey takes him from childhood poverty in Wes

Hillarys America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party (2016) Documentarian Dinesh D'Souza analyzes the history of the Democratic Party and what he thinks are Hillary Clinton's true motivations.