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Are You Sleeping, Brother Jakob?

2018

Are You Sleeping, Brother Jakob?

2018
7
A personal film about grief and farewell, about serenity and arrival as well as reunion and retrieval.
Classic Albums: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

2018

Classic Albums: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

2018
7.5
The true story of how Amy Winehouse’s best known and most celebrated body of work came into being. Featuring previously unseen footage of Amy, new interviews with producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, and the musicians who worked with Amy on the album, offering fresh insights into Amy’s remarkable gifts as a singer, songwriter, musician and performer
Swimming to Ferguson

2018

Swimming to Ferguson

2018
Beneath the fury of Ferguson unrest, an affable professor dedicates his life to actionable, peaceful change while attempting the grueling triple crown of ultra-marathon swimming.
American Chaos

2018

American Chaos

2018
6.5
A documentary focused on the 2016 United States presidential election and then-candidate Donald Trump's supporters.
Science Fair

2018

Science Fair

2018
7.2
Filmmakers follow nine high school students from around the globe as they compete at an international science fair. Facing off against 1,700 of the smartest teens from 78 countries, only one will be named Best in Fair.
Hale County This Morning, This Evening

2018

Hale County This Morning, This Evening

2018
6
Composed of intimate and unencumbered moments of people in a community, this film is constructed in a form that allows the viewer an emotive impression of the Historic South - trumpeting the beauty of life and consequences of the social construction of race, while simultaneously a testament to dreaming.
Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco

2018

Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco

2018
7
Sex Fashion and Disco is a documentary film concerning Antonio Lopez (1943-1987), the most influential fashion illustrator of 1970s Paris and New York, and his colorful and sometimes outrageous milieu.
Left Behind America

2018

Left Behind America

2018
Intimate stories of one Rust Belt city's struggle to recover in the post-recession economy. FRONTLINE and ProPublica report on the economic and social forces shaping Dayton, OH, a once-booming city where nearly 35 percent now live in poverty.
Making Coco: The Grant Fuhr Story

2018

Making Coco: The Grant Fuhr Story

2018
7.1
Grant Fuhr was the first black superstar in hockey. He won 403 regular season NHL games and is a member of the 2003 class of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Making Coco is the story of Fuhr's life, on and off the ice.
Swiped: Hooking Up in the Digital Age

2018

Swiped: Hooking Up in the Digital Age

2018
6
A look at the evolving nature of sex and dating in the digital age that offers candid insights from twentysomethings and experts in the field.
Fahrenheit 11/9

2018

Fahrenheit 11/9

2018
7.1
Michael Moore's provocative documentary explores the two most important questions of the Trump Era: How did we get here, and how do we get out.
Harriet Tubman: They Called Her Moses

2018

Harriet Tubman: They Called Her Moses

2018
7.3
Discover the real Harriet Tubman in this compelling documentary narrated by Alfrelynn Roberts and featuring expert interviews with leading scholars, Dr. Eric Lewis Williams of the Smithsonian Institute and Carl Westmoreland of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. It also features remarkable early 20th century audio recordings of African-American spirituals sung by former slaves.
Sweden: Lessons for America?

2018

Sweden: Lessons for America?

2018
It's been suggested that Americans would be better off if the United States was more like Sweden. Do the Swedes know something that we don't? Sweden: Lessons for America? A Personal Exploration by Johan Norberg delves into the economic and social landscape of the Swedish scholar's homeland. Join him to see that the lessons to be learned from Sweden may not be the ones you expect. The one-hour documentary follows Norberg on a journey through the history of Sweden's economic rise, from one of the poorest countries in the world to one of the most prosperous. The program illuminates key ideas and enterprises that sparked the reform and continue to help Sweden maintain its lofty economic position, including freedom of the press, free trade, new technology companies, crazy jobs and even an old Swedish superhero.
Wyeth

2018

Wyeth

2018
8
Andrew Wyeth was one of America's most popular, but lease understood artists. Through unprecedented access to family members, archival materials, and his work, "Wyeth" presents the most complete portrait of the artist.
The Beatles: Made on Merseyside

2018

The Beatles: Made on Merseyside

2018
9
The incredible story of how the Beatles emerged from post war Liverpool and turned music upon its head with their changes.
The Man Who Loves to Hurt Himself

2018

The Man Who Loves to Hurt Himself

2018
7.5
A unique examination of the life-long existential journey taken by a self-made musician, his unforgiving ambition and self-destructive determination to express himself.
The Ambassador's Wife

2018

The Ambassador's Wife

2018
Although she dreamed of a career in opera, the French Ambassador's wife now lives a restrained life in opulent seclusion in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
The Stone Speakers

2018

The Stone Speakers

2018
5.5
In present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, economically depressed towns turn themselves into tourist destinations in order to survive—deliberately forming their own cultural narratives. Centering on four different locations, The Stone Speakers interrogates a nation’s contradictory memories. Made with subtlety and tactful distance, director Igor Drljaca’s film reveals the traumatic consequences of being a country that is stuck in a postwar identity crisis.
Sharkwater Extinction

2018

Sharkwater Extinction

2018
7
Discovering that sharks are being hunted to extinction, and with them the destruction of our life support system - activist and filmmaker Rob Stewart embarks on a dangerous quest to stop the slaughter. Following the sharks - and the money - into the elusive pirate fishing industry, Stewart uncovers a multi-billion dollar scandal that makes us all accomplices in the greatest wildlife massacre ever known.
The Hidden Battle

2018

The Hidden Battle

2018
During the Second World War, the Allies threaten to attack Spain, an allegedly neutral country, if the Francoist regime keeps allowing Nazi Germany to extract Galician tungsten, a strategic mineral, paramount to the war effort.