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The Propaganda Game (2015) North Korea, formerly known as the hermit kingdom, is perhaps the largest source of instability as regards world peace. Its border is one of the most militarized in the world. The lack of impartial information, both inside and coming out of the country, is the perfect sett

Love and Fury 2020 Filmmaker Sterlin Harjo follows Native artists for a year as they navigate their careers in the US and abroad The film explores the immense complexities each artist faces in regards to their own identity as Native artists, as well as pushing further Native art into a post colonial

Days of Reckoning The Making of US4 2013 NA

Shaka 2018 Showcasing breathtaking footage of mountains and waves around the world, Shaka follows snowboarding world champion and renowned athlete Mathieu Crepel as he faces the biggest challenge of his life to surf the legendary waves of Jaws Beach, Hawaii

Do Not Resist (2016) An urgent and powerful exploration of the rapid militarization of the police in the United States. Starting on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, as the community grapples with the death of Michael Brown, DO NOT RESIST - the directorial debut of Detropia cinematographer Craig At

Strong Island (2017) Examining the violent death of the filmmaker's brother and the judicial system that allowed his killer to go free, this documentary interrogates murderous fear and racialized perception, and re-imagines the wreckage in catastrophe's wake, challenging us to change.

Vulgar Fractions (2011) Vulgar Fractions ostensibly begins as a physical exploration of seven unique state intersections along Nebraska, but eventually reveals itself as more concerned with attempting to uncover an underlying metaphysical construction that feeds ideas of both real and imaginary bord

Perfect (2016) Perfect follows the Canadian synchronised swimming team beyond the beauty, to the brawn it takes to qualify for Rio 2016.

Meat Me Halfway (2021) The path to going plant-based has obvious upsides, but can also be isolating and difficult. Shouldn't there be some middle ground for people looking to make a change without totally upending their lives? Leader of the Reducetarian Movement, Brian Kateman explores this issue th

Paper Glue 2021 Using unexpected canvasses, JRs intention is to give a global voice to everyday people through a genre blending combination of public art, photography and large format spectacle

The Moo Man 2013 Modern British dairy farms must get bigger and bigger or go under but Farmer Stephen Hook decides to buck the trend Instead he chooses to have a great relationship with his small herd of cows and ignore the big supermarkets and dairies The result is a laugh out loud emotional roller

Stand Up Shout Songs From a Philly High School 2023 This soul stirring musical documentary highlights a Philadelphia high school program that encourages students to channel their thoughts, feelings, and dreams into an album of rousing original songs

Free to Play (2014) Follow three professional video game players as they overcome personal adversity, family pressures, and the realities of life to compete in a $1,000,000 tournament that could change their lives forever.

The Mystery of Van Goghs Ear (2016) Jeremy Paxman joins forces with 'art sleuth' Bernadette Murphy to try and solve one of the greatest and bloodiest mysteries of the art world - why Vincent Van Gogh cut off his own ear in December 1888?

Artist writer poet filmmaker Jonas Mekas documents his early years building a life and discovering an arts community in New York

The Man Nobody Knew In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby 2011 A sons riveting look at a father whose life seemed straight out of a spy thriller The secret world of a legendary CIA spymaster Told by William Colbys son Carl, the story is at once a probing history of the CIA, a personal

Ears, eyes and throats Restored classic and lost punk films 1976 1981 2019 NA

Space Tourists (2009) Space Tourists succeeds in surprising its audience with images and situations that have very little to do with the futuristic fantasy of 'space-tourism'. The filmmaker sets up encounters with the least likely people imaginable: places even stranger and more unknown than outer s

Pavarotti (2019) A look at the life and work of opera legend, Luciano Pavarotti.

Unseen Enemy (2017) Unseen Enemy is an essential exploration of reasons 21st-century populations are experiencing a rash of diseases that were once only outbreaks, but have now become full-blown epidemics. This increased risk that we face, and the ways society and individuals can work together to re

Frank Matthews (2012) Richer than Frank Lucas. More powerful than the Mafia. He was the biggest drug dealer in America. In 1973 he jumped bail and disappeared with 15 million dollars. He has never been seen again. Nearly four decades later, the fate of Frank Matthews remains a complete mystery. It's

A Prayer for Compassion (2019) The film follows Thomas on a quest across America, that ultimately takes him to Morocco for the UN Climate Conference and throughout the Indian subcontinent to ask people of faith the question, "Can compassion grow to include all beings?"

Island of the Sea Wolves 2022 Where the Pacific meets the wilderness of Canada lies a mysterious island But peer a little deeper and we find something even more remarkable a community full of charismatic animal residents, waiting to show you around

All the Time in the World 2014 Featuring the insights for three children aged 10, 8 and 4, a family leaves the comforts of home to live for 9 months in the remote wilderness of the Canadian North They spend the long northern winter living in a small cabin with no road access, no electricity, no runn

Command and Control (2016) Documentary of 1980s near-nuclear ground explosion of a Titan II missile in Damascus, Arkansas in Silo 374-7, based on Eric Shlosser's award-winning book of the same title. A riveting minute by minute account of the accident started by the failure to follow written mainten

Over five years in the making, Getting Over is the passion project of a lifetime from filmmaker Jason Charnick Given a box of video tapes by his uncle that chronicled his fathers final days, it took him well over a decade to even face the image of his father again In 1997, Jasons father and lifelong

Simple as Water 2021 The film follows Yasmin, a mother of four living in a tent in the port of Athens Samra, a widow on the Turkey Syria border grappling with the decision to leave her children in an orphanage in hopes of giving them a better life 22 year old Omar, who has taken on the role of a par

30 years after the release of his multi platinum selling album, Surfing with the Alien, Joe Satriani searches for the next step in his career Beyond the Supernova is a tour documentary that offers a glimpse into the mind of the guitarist Join Satriani while he performs music from Shockwave Supernova

Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown (2016) Since the early days, Jerry Lewis - in the line of Chaplin, Keaton and Laurel - had the masses laughing with his visual gags, pantomime sketches and signature slapstick humor. Yet Lewis was far more than just a clown. He was also a groundbreaking filmmake

SOMM: Into the Bottle (2015) The history, politics, pleasure, and BS of wine told through opening ten very different bottles.

Filmworker (2017) It's a rare person who would give up fame and fortune to toil in obscurity for someone else's creative vision. Yet, that's exactly what Leon Vitali did after his acclaimed performance as 'Lord Bullingdon" in Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon. The young actor surrendered his thriving c

American Valhalla (2017) Directed by Andreas Neumann and Joshua Homme, American Valhalla tells the story of an unlikely musical collaboration between two mavericks of American rock: Joshua Homme, frontman of Queens of the Stone Age and Iggy Pop, the Godfather of Punk. The film, co-directed by Homme,

My Darling Vivian (2020) The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters.

Campaign of Hate: Russia and Gay Propaganda (2014) As most of the world moves forward toward gay equality, Russia is seemingly heading backward. Antigay sentiment and legislation are spreading rapidly throughout the country. In 2013, the Russian parliament passed a ban on so-called 'gay propaganda'

Special When Lit (2009) What made more money than the entire American movie industry through the 50s and 60s? Pinball. Special When Lit rediscovers the lure of a lost pop icon. A product of the mechanical and electrical age, the American invention swept the world and defined cool. Now it is relegate

Marjoe (1972) Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the "church tent" Revivalist circuit, commenting on the showmanship of Evangelism and "the religion business", prior to the start of "televangelism".

Liyana (2017) A Swazi girl embarks on a dangerous quest to rescue her young twin brothers. This animated African tale is born in the imaginations of five orphaned children in Swaziland who collaborate to tell a story of perseverance drawn from their darkest memories and brightest dreams. Their ficti

El Boxeo 2013 EL BOXEO tells the dramatic and timely story of the emergence and dominance of Latinos in what was once considered the traditional all white sport of boxing The film illustrates the evolution of the sport as Latino fighters exploded onto the scene And, reveals how these immigrant pugil

Sweet Micky for President (2015) Music and politics collide when international music star, Pras Michel of the Fugees, returns to his homeland of Haiti following the devastating earthquake of 2010 to mobilize a presidential campaign for Haiti's most controversial musician: Michel Martelly aka Sweet M

The Negro Soldier (1944) Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.

Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018) Feminists: What Were They Thinking? takes aim at our current culture revealing all too vividly the urgent need for continued change.

Adrian Street Story: You May Be Pretty, But I Am Beautiful (2019) Before David Bowie and Boy George there was Adrian! An iconic British cult icon that went on to even inspire audiences internationally, even the look of Elton John and Marc Bolan! So prepare, for an unconventional true story like no o

3D Safari: Africa (2011) Featuring jaw-dropping HD/3D cinematography, stirring original music, and Africa's original rock star animals, Emmy Award-winning host Hunter Ellis takes viewers on an unforgettable safari that puts them up-close and personal with the wonders of Africa. With Hunter as your v

The Yukon Assignment (2018) A British father and son undertake a five hundred mile canoe journey through the Canadian wilderness. An honest story of real adventure and the importance of making time for each other.

Rubber Jellyfish (2018) Rubber Jellyfish reveals the shocking jellyfish-like shapes that balloons burst into when they are released into the air and how sea turtles and other species mistake these items for food. ...

Tells the story of underground cartoonist Mike Diana, who was the first person in the United States to be convicted of artistic obscenity

Nikes Big Bet (2021) On October 1, 2019 Alberto Salazar, perhaps the greatest track coach on Earth, was suspended for doping violations. Did he do it? Or is Salazar being victimized for his obsessive methods of pushing athletes to their absolute limits.

Duran Duran: Unstaged (2014) Duran Duran Unstaged is a multimedia event that takes the audience on a cinematic journey with one of the most successful acts in the world during their performance at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles. Directed by David Lynch.