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Anne Clark, an icon of music history and a terrific pioneer of spoken word art, has been on stage for more than 30 years It transforms language into unique music Since the early 1980s, New Wave classics such as OUR DARKNESS and SLEEPER IN METROPOLIS have provided a thrill of excitement that has insp

I Touched All Your Stuff (2014) Christopher Kirk, a bored American geek, moves to Colombia to chase Escobar's hippos. Once there, he falls in love with a beautiful and mysterious woman.

A profile of the African American actress Beah Richards, who was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Guess Whos Coming to Dinner

Condemned to Remember (2017) Documentary about the life of Tomi Reichental, a Holocause survivor living in Ireland.

Our Defeats 2019 By going back into the cinema of the 1968 era and going forward with present day interviews of young people who replay excerpts of films jumping out from the past, Our Defeats draw the portrait of our current relations with politics Our Defeats, or do we keep enough forces to confro

Auto de Resistencia 2018 A documentary about the Rio de Janeiro police killings praticed as so called self defense acts The film follows people who deal with those deaths in their daily lives, showing how Brazils Federal Government deals with these cases, from the police investigations to the courtr

Pandoras Promise 2013 A feature length documentary about the history and future of nuclear power The film explores how and why mankinds most feared and controversial technological discovery is now passionately embraced by many of those who once led the charge against it Operating as history, cultura

The Spy Who Went Into the Cold (2013) Documentary on Kim Philby's career as an MI6 agent who spied for the Soviet Union throughout WWII and afterward, and his subsequent exile in the Moscow.

Nate Bargatze Hello World 2023 The Nicest Man in Stand Up is back with a comedy special filmed at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, AZ

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Timeless: A National Parks Odyssey (2006) Aerial cinematography, gorgeous landscapes and new age music all come together in this feast for the eyes and ears. Timeless: A National Parks Odyssey is an informative and impressive ...

This Is Personal (2019) The Women's March mobilized millions of women to protest after the inauguration of President Trump. But working across ideologies to combat injustice has its challenges. Academy ...

The Patriot Game (1979) A history of the Northern Irish conflict from 1922 until the 1970s.

Playing Frisbee in North Korea 2018 This is a pre pandemic production based around a wet and dystopian tour to North Korea The director enters by foot over the northern border with China The illegal footage is understandably shaky but fascinating The tour footage is supported by interesting archival

Documentary about three teenage boys as they approach adulthood in California, West Virginia, and Florida The hopes and dreams of young people in small town America as expressed by the three subjects over a period of eight years

Hangs Upon Nothing (2014) HANGS UPON NOTHING documents the lives of surfers: Chuck Corbett who wandered his way to the remote atolls of Kiribati, brothers Mikala and Daniel Jones whose adventures take them to the far corners of the Indonesian archipelago, alongside a local crew of teenage surfers co

Making Fashion (1938) Humphrey Jennings shoots Hartnell catwalk.

Woody Allen A Documentary 2011 A documentary on Woody Allen that trails him on his movie sets and follows him back to Brooklyn as he visits his childhood haunts

Louisa May Alcott The Woman Behind Little Women 2008 Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women, leads a literary double life, writing under the pseudonym A M Barnard, an identity that remains until the 1940s

Mr. Soul! (2018) Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL. Ellis Haizlip ensures the Revolution will be televised with "SOUL!," America's first "Black Tonight Show." From 1968 to 1973, the public-television variety show SOUL!, guided by the enigmatic producer and host Ell

Make It Funky 2005 MAKE IT FUNKY tells the story of New Orleans through words, sound and picture in this extraordinary documentary featuring the best of New Orleans musicians, plus special guests Ahmet Ertegun, Bonnie Raitt, and Keith Richards

Having failed to break into professional opera in his native Germany (where, as an usher in West Berlin's Deutsche Oper, he would serenade the staff after the 'real' performances were over) the diminutive Klaus Nomi headed for NYC in 1972. The vibrant New Wave/avant-garde gestalt of the mid/late '7

Hand Gestures (2015) Even today, in order to create a sculpture in bronze, it is necessary to take the same steps taken in the fifth century BC for the Riace bronzes. These steps are not taught in school, but are passed on in the ancient oral tradition and through apprenticeships from artisans. This

Time for Ilhan (2018) This documentary follows the 2016 Minnesota House of Representatives campaign of Ilhan Omar, a Somalian immigrant who attempts to unseat a 43-year incumbent and other challengers.

John Bishop Live: The Sunshine Tour (2011) Filmed live at Liverpool's Echo Arena on the hugely successful tour of the same name.

Leaning Into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy (2017) Sixteen years after the release of the ground-breaking film Rivers and Tides - Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time director Thomas Riedelsheimer has returned to work with the artist. Leaning into the Wind - Andy Goldsworthy follows Andy on his exploratio

The Terry Kath Experience (2016) This film is an emotional journey of discovering the talents of Chicago's founding member and guitar legend Terry Kath while following his daughter as she searches for his missing guitar and learns about the father she never knew.

Soul of a Banquet (2014) A documentary on Cecilia Chiang, the woman who introduced America to authentic Chinese food. Chiang opened her internationally renowned restaurant The Mandarin in 1961 in San Francisco and went on to change the course of cuisine in America. The film is equal parts a delectab

Shred America (2014) On June 2nd, 2008, two lifelong friends, Arthur Swidzinski and Michael Kosciesza stand wrapped in the familiar surroundings of Downtown Chicago, a place they have called home for most of their 20 years, as they excitedly anticipate their departure on what would be the journey of

Earth (2015) When I wake will I be someone else?

King Otto 2021 In the summer of 2004, audiences looked on in disbelief as the Greek National Football Team, a country that had never previously won a single match in a major tournament, took down the giants of world football to become the unlikeliest of European Champions The architect behind this u

The Most Dangerous Year 2018 In 2016 a small group of families with transgender kids joined the fight against a wave of discriminatory anti transgender legislation that swept the nation and their home state With the help of a coalition of civil rights activists and ally lawmakers, these families emb

About Some Meaningless Events 1974 A team of filmmakers in search of a theme asks young residents of Casablanca about their expectations and their relationship to Moroccan cinema When they witness a crime committed by an unsatisfied dock worker who accidentally kills his boss, they are interested in

A Norml Life (2011) A documentary on the current state of medical marijuana in America. Personal stories from patients, doctors and caregivers verify its medical effectiveness while leading activist rally support to end prohibition.

Hippo Hell (2007) The dry season is always a struggle for the animals in the in the Luangwa Valley in Zambia - forced to share the last remaining water in the river. This is most strongly felt by the hippo population as they continually need to submerge their overheating bodies. This year the low ri

This is a video compilation of trailers from Grindhouse, horror based movies between 1950s and 70s Includes to many The Terrornauts, The Vampire and the Ballerina, The Devils hand, Carnival of blood and some many, many more

Our Nature 2019 A documentary about the wild nature we coexist with, this short film sheds light on the many different animals of the sea, sky, and land that are important to our ecosystem and how weve treated them for centuries

One of the Guys 2018 It was as Virginie that corporal Vincent Lamarre enrolled in the Canadian Army As he did his coming out to his superiors, he surprisingly founds his hierarchy back him unconditionally as his family did The movie relates Vincents sexual transition with the support of his chain of

English Harvest (1938) The harvest of a pre-war British farm.

A documentary about the 1928 St Moritz Olympics

We Need Lungs (2019) Italian banker Sebastiano Arlotta attempts to run from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea over the mighty Pyrenees mountains in only 9 days. To achieve this he must run over 900km ...

A journey from Roman construction to its influences on modernist architect Pier Luigi Nervi

Adam Patel: Real Magic (2018) In his first major television special, British Asian illusionist Adam Patel, showcases his trademark brand of magic, sleight-of-hand, perceptual manipulation and mind hacking, astounding celebrities and the general public.

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Ode to Muir: The High Sierra (2018) Snowboard legend, adventurer and nature enthusiast Jeremy Jones hikes with two-time Olympian Elena Hight deep through the John Muir Wilderness. While winter camping and snowboarding, they reflect on the importance of preserving nature.

The Backward Class 2014 The first class of Dalit untouchable caste students, in Indias history, undertake the national ISC high school graduation exams as a means to a brighter future for themselves, and an opportunity to break their families out of the destitution theyve been entrenched in for gene

Who We Are A Chronicle of Racism in America 2021 Interweaving lecture, personal anecdotes, interviews, and shocking revelations, criminal defensecivil rights lawyer Jeffery Robinson draws a stark timeline of anti Black racism in the United States, from slavery to the modern myth of a post racial Ame

Coming Out Under Fire 1994 A historical account of military policy regarding homosexuals during World War II The documentary includes interviews with several gay WWII veterans