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Brave Girls

2018

Brave Girls

2018
Three young Indian women in a conservative Muslim town seek to change their futures through education and self-determination. The opportunity to continue their schooling has opened up the possibility of a different future for Karishma, Apsana and Samira, but even as they prepare for final exams, their families threaten to pull them back into the prescribed roles of wives and mothers.
The Artisans

2018

The Artisans

2018
“We’re beautiful, the whole gang. We’re special,” says Jean of the 15-odd employees at The Artisan—a workshop employing people with intellectual disabilities. Jean is the self-described “handyman and best-looking” member of the group. A moving celebration of difference, The Artisans captures daily life at an organization where the workers are as courageous as they are colourful.
Don't Be a Dick About It

2018

Don't Be a Dick About It

2018
5.6
A hilarious and beautiful portrait of two brothers growing up. The film follows the brothers around for one summer capturing the nuances of pissing each other off.
The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story

2018

The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story

2018
6.6
A journey behind the scenes of the Nickelodeon television network to chronicle its unprecedented success, from its humble origins as a small local channel to its status as an international phenomenon that helped shape an entire generation of children.
Rerun

2018

Rerun

2018
7.4
What does absence mean to you? From this question, Emina Suljovic, a Bosnian hematologist, shares the first thought that comes to her mind to create a mental map that reveals both herself and the relationship she has with Sarajevo, her native city. In short, Rerun is an internal dialogue carried out through the memories and reflections of Emina, who works with terminal patients, who grew up in the midst of the Sarajevo war between 1992-1995 and who devoutly practices the Muslim religion in a contemporary world. All this in the same way that we repeat a past event in our minds.
Viewer Direction Advised

2018

Viewer Direction Advised

2018
Twenty-one year old Ben is on a journey - to follow his TV-obsessed dad and explore how television consumption has evolved from one generation to the next.
The Nimitz Encounters

2018

The Nimitz Encounters

2018
10
November 2004, 90 miles off the coast of Mexico near San Diego, California, the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group was conducting routine training and aerial defense exercises when unexplained events occurred. Aerial craft would appear that forever changed all those that encountered them. Based on the true story, official US government docs, witness statements, and news reports.
We Are Not Princesses

2018

We Are Not Princesses

2018
We Are Not Princesses is a documentary film about the incredible strength and spirit of four Syrian women living as refugees in Beirut as they come together to tell their stories of love, loss, pain and hope through the ancient Greek play, Antigone.
Colossus

2018

Colossus

2018
Told through the eyes of 15-year-old Jamil Sunsin, Colossus is a modern-day immigrant tale of one family's desperate struggle after deportation leads to family separation, and the elusive search for the American dream.
Dennis and Lois

2018

Dennis and Lois

2018
A documentary focused on rock 'n' roll super fans Dennis and Lois and their journey over 40 years.
Waking Dream

2018

Waking Dream

2018
DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) has provided nearly 800,000 undocumented young people a chance to work legally, go to college, start businesses, and pursue the “American Dream.” After DACA is rescinded, Waking Dream follows the unfolding fate of six of these young people as they fight for legal status in the U.S., struggle with the deportation of family members, and pursue their dreams in a country that is trying harder and harder to push them out. They know their fate must go one direction and they are fighting for their future in America.
Brothers in Arms

2018

Brothers in Arms

2018
5.9
Charlie Sheen narrates, as cast and crew share their personal experiences making the Academy Award winning film, Platoon. This non-union, low budget, independent film was cast almost exclusively with young, unknown actors making their first film. Together they share their first hand accounts of the grueling boot camp, Oliver Stone's "unique" directing style, and the brutal filming conditions that together forged their eternal brotherhood.
Battle Over Bears Ears

2018

Battle Over Bears Ears

2018
At its heart, it’s a battle for homeland and sovereignty. Bears Ears, a remote section of land lined with red cliffs and filled with juniper sage, is at the center of a fight over who has a say in how Western landscapes are protected and managed.
Last Believer

2018

Last Believer

2018
Last Believer is the story of Ron Taylor, the only remaining member of a religious sect whose members expected they would survive the apocalypse and achieve immortality.
In Gora

2018

In Gora

2018
Skiers and snowboarders embark on a one-month road trip through Europe in a retrofitted school bus, chasing powder along the way.
An American Tragedy

2018

An American Tragedy

2018
Jeffrey Ferguson has been on death row for 26 years. Now he has just one hour left before he is put to death. Would you forgive the man who killed your daughter?
Pershing's Paths of Glory

2018

Pershing's Paths of Glory

2018
In that spirit, Pershing's Paths of Glory presents a real American Hero, General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, whose story is told by his living legacy, a diverse group of young people following the General’s paths across the globe.
Refugee

2018

Refugee

2018
8.3
A harrowing account of Europe's migrant crisis. A family of Syrian refugees separated by the borders of Europe, fight to be reunited as they migrant from Syria to Germany.
I Lived on Parker Avenue

2018

I Lived on Parker Avenue

2018
8
Adopted at birth and raised in Louisiana, David Scotton is on a journey to Indiana to meet the birth parents he's never known. His tattooed birth mother, Melissa, and reserved birth father, Brian, anxiously wait for him, concerned David will reject them for decisions they made before he was born. I Lived on Parker Ave. is a short documentary about a mother's agony in choosing what's best, the joy of a couple starting a family, and young man's search for where his life began.
Gun Trucks of Vietnam

2018

Gun Trucks of Vietnam

2018
From M16 rifles to Huey helicopters, the Vietnam War launched weapons that went on to become legendary. This is the untold story of one such weapon built not by the Pentagon, but by teenage soldiers trying to keep themselves alive: the gun truck. Through interviews and home movies, meet the U.S. Army's unsung heroes: the self-made, five-ton, moving monsters that defended convoys from enemy attack and went on to influence today's combat tactics.