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Spoons: A Santa Barbara Story

2019

Spoons: A Santa Barbara Story

2019
When Renny Yater and George Greenough made surfboards for one of the best waves on earth, they helped kickstart a revolution and influence generations of surfers and shapers.
Pain Warriors

2019

Pain Warriors

2019
Pain Warriors examines the other side of the OPIOID CRISIS, that of under-treated pain among the patient populations of Canada and the USA.
Symbiotic Earth: How Lynn Margulis rocked the boat and started a scientific revolution

2019

Symbiotic Earth: How Lynn Margulis rocked the boat and started a scientific revolution

2019
Symbiotic Earth explores the life and ideas of Lynn Margulis, a brilliant and radical scientist, whose unconventional theories challenged the male-dominated scientific community and are today fundamentally changing how we look at our selves, evolution, and the environment.
The Human Race

2019

The Human Race

2019
An inspirational full-length documentary about six runners, all over the age of 50, as they each train for the biggest race of their lives. These six athletes cover quite the spectrum: from a father attempting his very first 5K - with his autistic son by his side, to beloved running icon Kathrine Switzer who, in 1967, became the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon as a numbered entry, to an 80-year-old running a half-marathon in celebration of her birthday, to a cancer survivor’s attempt to run across all fifty states. We’ll find out what motivates them to keep going, we’ll delve deeply into their various training programs, and we’ll follow them all the way to the finish line - while getting to know their colorful personalities and gaining insight on how running has helped them through various struggles. Make no mistake, this documentary is not "cute. " These runners are dedicated, fierce, competitive. . . and they could probably outrun you.
USS Indianapolis: The Final Chapter

2019

USS Indianapolis: The Final Chapter

2019
The discovery of the USS Indianapolis wreck site, 18,000 feet below the Philippine Sea, is detailed. The ship's sinking during World War II was the largest loss of life in U.S. Naval history.
Sick School

2019

Sick School

2019
6
The students at Frank P. Long Elementary School have been getting sick.
Botero

2019

Botero

2019
6.3
This doc follows the life and career of legendary Colombian painter and sculptor, Fernando Botero. Hailed as one of the world's most prolific and popular artists, the 86-year-old Botero illustrates vision and mastery of the arts in this must-see film from documentary filmmaker Don Millar. A prolific force of artistry, Botero has been creating art throughout his life, earning him the name "The Maestro." With so little known of his private life, Millar's profile of the artist is a welcome behind-the-scenes peek inside Botero's world and body of work. The film takes us through Botero's process and around the world itself, visiting Colombia, China, Italy, the United States and other countries to trace the production and influence of Botero's work throughout his unrivalled career.
Diet Fiction

2019

Diet Fiction

2019
8
Follow filmmaker Michal Siewierski in his journey into the controversial world of weight loss and dieting, as he uncovers several shocking facts and confronts common misconceptions, and misleading information propagated by the industry over the last several decades. Showing the often-devastating effects that obesity has on people's lives and exposing new disruptive ideas and science based evidence that could potentially lead to long term sustainable weight loss and improved health.
Us Too

2019

Us Too

2019
The only documentary brave enough to tackle the military’s most shameful secret: the epidemic of male-on-male rape, a hidden plague afflicting thousands of recruits every year. Filled with uncensored interviews (including two victims raped by then-drill instructor Jeffrey Dahmer), this is a shocking exposé of the most important national security story nobody is talking about.
King Tut: Forgotten Treasure

2019

King Tut: Forgotten Treasure

2019
6
What exactly happened to all the objects found by Howard Carter after he finished exploring Tutankhamun's tomb in 1930 after they had been lying there for the past 3200 years? The most precious of them are exhibited in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo but most were kept out of sight from the very beginning. Ninety years later, for the first time, most of these objects will finally be brought together in the precinct of the great Museum of Giza. Some of them will make their way to the U.S.A. and Paris, where they will be exposed at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industries in the autumn of 2018 - and then in London, Berlin, Tokyo and…
Buddy

2019

Buddy

2019
8
Walking in the forest without being able to see, coming down the stairs or going shopping when one is paralysed, falling asleep with post-traumatic stress disorder: for the protagonists of Buddy, all of this is made possible by the presence of an assistance dog at their side. Edith, 86 years old and blind since adolescence, remembers all of the dogs she has had with her, and their portraits—even if she cannot see them—cover the walls of her house.
Decoding Watson

2019

Decoding Watson

2019
7.5
Thrust into the limelight for discovering the secret of life at age 25 with Francis Crick, influential Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson has thrived on making headlines ever since. His discovery of DNA’s structure, the double helix, revolutionized human understanding of how life works. He was a relentless and sometimes ruthless visionary who led the Human Genome project and turned Harvard University and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory into powerhouses of molecular biology. With unprecedented access to Watson, his wife Elizabeth and sons Rufus and Duncan over the course of a year, American Masters explores Watson’s evolution from socially awkward postdoc to notorious scientific genius to discredited nonagenarian, also interviewing his friends, his colleagues, scientists and historians.
The History of the OSS

2019

The History of the OSS

2019
A complete history of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) as told by former members which became the bases of the Army Special Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Breskell

2019

Breskell

2019
Master wooden boat builder Olivier D. Huin is back with his crew of Arctic explorers, this time with a much bolder challenge. To take on the legendary Northwest Passages in his hand-built wooden boat; Breskell. In order to succeed the crew will have to brave 5,000 miles of Arctic storms, polar bears and a constantly moving maze of thick arctic sea ice.
Kings of Indiana

2019

Kings of Indiana

2019
A delightful slice of Americana served with a side of basketball dreams in documentary form.
Yooper Creoles: Finnish Music in Michigan's Copper Country

2019

Yooper Creoles: Finnish Music in Michigan's Copper Country

2019
8
When the immigrants came to America, their cultures entered the "great melting pot." In Michigan's Upper Peninsula Finnish immigrants mixed their musical traditions with many other cultures, creating a sound that was unique to the "Copper Country."
Detecting Danger: Africa's Giant Rats

2019

Detecting Danger: Africa's Giant Rats

2019
Africa's giant rats – the size of a cat – can be trained to detect land-mines by smelling them. Giant rats are clever and they learn fast. Their sense of smell is better than a dog's, they have more stamina, and they're a lot cheaper to train. This documentary follows "Miss Marple", who was born in a training lab and who goes through a year's training before being sent on her first mission to Mozambique. A shorter version (43 minutes) screened at festivals in 2009 but was never widely released.
Fork Your Diet

2019

Fork Your Diet

2019
A pair of wellness physicians help show two middle-aged patients that it’s never too late to embrace healthy habits and turn their lives around.
To Win It All

2019

To Win It All

2019
To Win It All: The Road to the Six Invitational is an exciting view into Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, one of the world's fastest-growing esports. Three top players from around the globe try to balance lives, relationships, and training while chasing a chance to compete in the Six Invitational and win its life-changing $2,000,000 prize pool.
Hackers for Freedom

2019

Hackers for Freedom

2019
A fascinating investigation to meet activists and industrials who struggle to defend the free code, not only in the computer business, but every industry such as automobiles or agriculture. The film is like the logbook of an immersion trip to meet anonymous or public figures from the still marginal world of free software and its ever dominant "proprietary" counter-shoot.