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Ashes to Ashes

2019

Ashes to Ashes

2019
America has yet to heal from the trauma of its darkest era, and Winfred Rembert is living proof of that. Rembert, who lived on a plantation, joined the civil rights movement as a teen and was put to work on a chain gang, is a rare survivor of a lynching attempt. Decades later, he still carries the scars. “That lynching is on my back, and it’s dragging me down, even today,” he says. As he etches the history, bloodsoaked and cruel, into leatherwork, fellow artist Dr. Shirley Jackson Whitaker organizes a different kind of ceremony to search for healing. “It’s not just black history,” she says. “This is American history.”
Shai K.

2019

Shai K.

2019
The untold story of Israel's greatest tragi-comic talent, Shaike Ophir
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

2019

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

2019
7.3
50 years after the legendary fest, Barak Goodman’s electric retelling of Woodstock, from the point of view of those who were on the ground, evokes the freedom, passion, community, and joy the three-day music festival created.
The Proposal

2019

The Proposal

2019
6
When artist-turned-filmmaker Jill Magid learns that the archives of Mexico's most famous architect are being held in a private collection, she devises a radical plan to explore the contested legacy of the late Luis Barragán.
Blown Away - Music, Miles and Magic

2019

Blown Away - Music, Miles and Magic

2019
6
A documentary about two friends travelling around the world with only basic things, a sailing boat and a school bus. On their way they are trying to gather and record the music of every country they visit.
nîpawistamâsowin : We Will Stand Up

2019

nîpawistamâsowin : We Will Stand Up

2019
8.3
On August 9, 2016, a young Cree man named Colten Boushie died from a gunshot to the back of his head after entering Gerald Stanley's rural property with his friends. The jury's subsequent acquittal of Stanley captured international attention, raising questions about racism embedded within Canada's legal system and propelling Colten's family to national and international stages in their pursuit of justice. Sensitively directed by Tasha Hubbard, "nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up" weaves a profound narrative encompassing the filmmaker's own adoption, the stark history of colonialism on the Prairies, and a vision of a future where Indigenous children can live safely on their homelands.
Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock & Roll

2019

Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock & Roll

2019
6.3
The story of the long troubled town of Asbury Park, and how the power of music can unite a divided community. A once storied seaside resort, Asbury Park erupted in flames during a summer of civil unrest, crippling the town for the next 45 years and reducing it to a state of urban blight. A town literally divided by a set of railroad tracks, the riot destroyed the fabled Westside jazz and blues scene, but from the flames of the burning city emerged the iconic Jersey sound.
BIT X BIT: In Bitcoin We Trust

2019

BIT X BIT: In Bitcoin We Trust

2019
7
Futurists, enlightening the minds of the many for the acceptance of a digital value exchange system focused on prosperity and transforming our world.
Chasing Perfect

2019

Chasing Perfect

2019
7
One of the most inventive minds in auto design is explored in this documentary about Frank Stephenson, a legend in the high-performance car world.
Catnip Nation

2019

Catnip Nation

2019
10
Good Samaritans risk hostility, political persecution, and legal prosecution to care for feral cats living in colonies. The three main characters in the documentary Catnip Nation, who live miles apart and come from different walks of life, invite us into a world of advocacy, political wrangling, and legal intrigue. Despite their passion for animals, the success of their battles are mixed but the message is consistent: This nation needs better policy to humanely manage "community cats," and to protect people who look after them.
HAK_MTL

2019

HAK_MTL

2019
7.1
Does privacy still exist in 2019? In less than a generation, the internet has become a mass surveillance machine based on one simple mindset: If it's free, you're the product. Our information is captured, stored and made accessible to corporations and governments across the world. To the hacker community, Big Brother is real and only a technological battle can defeat him.
God Bless America: The Power of Religion in the United States

2019

God Bless America: The Power of Religion in the United States

2019
7.8
There are approximately 60 million evangelicals in the United States. They represent by far the largest religious group and should not be underestimated politically as voters. They take the Bible literally and believe that God created the world in six days, that the world only existed for 6,000 years, and they dismiss scientific knowledge as lies. They fear Muslims and atheists, homosexuality and permissive life. Alcohol, abortion and sex before marriage are taboo. In large parts of the United States, secularism, the separation of church and state, are being removed more and more. The filmmakers of the documentary give a frightening insight into a strange world and show a supposedly modern country, in which large parts of the population have a level of intellectual development as in the Middle Ages and are as reactionary in their worldview as in Islamist theocracies.
Deodato Holocaust

2019

Deodato Holocaust

2019
6.5
From the makers of "FantastiCozzi", a new documentary about the life and career of controversial Italian director Ruggero Deodato.
Klasse Deutsch

2019

Klasse Deutsch

2019
6
Ute Vecchio has two years to prepare children who have just arrived from other countries for the German school system. The challenges she faces are just as diverse as the cultures the children originate from.
Float: The Rose Parade

2019

Float: The Rose Parade

2019
For millions worldwide, the Rose Parade is an iconic New Year’s Day tradition. Members of the Burbank Tournament of Roses Association, a self-funded, all-volunteer organization, compete in the world-famous Pasadena Tournament of Roses.
Offside

2019

Offside

2019
4
Offside captures the commitment, passion and comradery of a female Polish football team during their gruelling, but critical pre-season training as their coach, sets the foundation for the new season ahead by pushing them to new limits.
The Illumination of Jim Woodring

2019

The Illumination of Jim Woodring

2019
7.5
This elegantly profound documentary explores the award-winning, mystical work of American comics creator, cartoonist, and painter Jim Woodring. As an artist that has astounded the world for three decades, he has also suffered from hyper-realistic hallucinations and visions since he was a child - eventually diagnosed as autism and prosopagnosia. His artwork has been lauded and collected by cultural luminaries such as Jeff Bridges (actor), Paul Allen(co-founder, Microsoft), and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather). Audiences both familiar and unfamiliar with Woodring’s work will be fascinated by this powerful, cinematic biography which details the artist’s haunted youth and his attempts to make sense of a world that seemed less real while dealing with the challenges of his autism and spiritual curiosities.
Our Club

2019

Our Club

2019
10
Portsmouth FC is the tale for our footballing times. Big names. Big business. Big debt. In 2008 the club won the FA Cup and hosted AC Milan, but behind the scenes things were unravelling. This film shares the story of how Pompey were saved by those who loved them most: the fans. This is OUR CLUB.
Loud Krazy Love

2019

Loud Krazy Love

2019
6.2
At the downbeat of the new millennium there was no bigger, darker, or more deeply influential hard rock band in the world than KoRn. But for lead guitarist Brian Head Welch, a dream come true was giving way to a raging nightmare of self-loathing and addiction. At the end of himself, he made an even harder decision than leaving KoRn. Told with intimate access to the family and band, this genre-bending documentary delivers unprecedented access to one of rock's most unbelievable stories of restoration.
Prescribing Death

2019

Prescribing Death

2019
6
Oxycontin. Codeine. Fentanyl. All prescription drugs to which countless patients have become addicted. As America battles an opioid crisis that sees 170 citizens die everyday, lawyers and prosecutors are trying to bring an end to Big Pharma's impunity. How did it happen? And how can we hold those responsible to account?