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The Ice King

2018

The Ice King

2018
6.5
The greatest skater of all time, John Curry transformed a dated sport into an art form. Coming out on the night of his Olympic win in 1976, he became the first openly gay Olympian in a time when homosexuality was not even fully legal.
Survivor's Guide to Prison

2018

Survivor's Guide to Prison

2018
6.3
Today, you're more likely to go to prison in the United States than anywhere else in the world. So in the unfortunate case it should happen to you - this is the Survivors Guide to Prison.
Disaster Capitalism

2018

Disaster Capitalism

2018
8.7
A documentary that reveals the underbelly of the global aid and investment industry. It's a complex web of interests that span the earth from powerful nations and multinational corporations to tribal and village leaders. This documentary offers unique insights into a multi-billion dollar world by investigating how aid dollars are spent.
The Sara Spencer Washington Story

2018

The Sara Spencer Washington Story

2018
In the 1930's Sara Spencer Washington was a black woman millionaire who parlayed her line of hair and beauty products into international cosmetology schools which gave thousands of black women financial independence by owning their own salons.
Propaganda Swing - Dr. Goebbels' Jazz Orchestra

2018

Propaganda Swing - Dr. Goebbels' Jazz Orchestra

2018
In the twisted annals of the Third Reich, few stories are so improbable as that of Charlie and his Orchestra. Even as Nazis campaigned against degenerate jazz music, behind the scenes the Propaganda Ministry was creating a jazz orchestra.
George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

2018

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

2018
7
In 1961 Lithuanian American artist and impresario George Maciunas established the avant-garde art movement Fluxus. George details the rise of Fluxus following a sensationalized tour of “concerts” in Europe in 1962, and continuing in New York for most of the 1960s and ’70s. During this time Maciunas was converting the dying industrial buildings of Soho into a network of artists’ lofts, creating one of the first official real estate co-ops of artist-owned buildings. Maciunas’s life and legacy—as recounted by artists of his generation, including Yoko Ono and Jonas Mekas—ignited debates that remain pivotal to artists working today.
Cuban Food Stories

2018

Cuban Food Stories

2018
6.3
After ten years living as an expat in the United States, Asori Soto decides to return to his homeland of Cuba to search for the missing flavors of his childhood. This is a journey to discover culinary traditions long thought lost due to the hardship that Cuba survived after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Jacksonville WHO?

2018

Jacksonville WHO?

2018
The unlikely true story of the 1970 JU Dolphins NCAA Final Four Basketball Team.
Franco on Trial: The Spanish Nuremberg?

2018

Franco on Trial: The Spanish Nuremberg?

2018
Franco on Trial is the new film by Dietmar Post and Lucía Palacios. After the success of Franco's Settlers, their first encounter with Franco's dictatorship, they are now setting their sights on one of the darkest chapters of European history: the presumed organized extermination that took place during the coup, the war, and the subsequent dictatorship led by Franco, as well as Argentina's current effort, by invoking the principle of universal jurisdiction, to prosecute Francoists accused of committing crimes against humanity. The film is also a sore reminder of an issue that still stands today: the clear-cut accountability held by Germany, Italy, and Portugal. The film accomplishes to give both sides a voice - those against whom the killing has been directed; and the side of the perpetrators.
Sinatra in Palm Springs

2018

Sinatra in Palm Springs

2018
7
Palm Springs, a small desert oasis 100 miles East of Los Angeles was Sinatra's true home for 50 years. During his brief yet turbulent marriage to Ava Gardner his Palm Springs home was center stage. For the rest of his life, the Rancho Mirage compound on Frank Sinatra Drive, was the home he called "My Heaven". Palm Springs still feels the ghost of Frank Sinatra.
Our Blood Is Wine

2018

Our Blood Is Wine

2018
6.2
Filmmaker Emily Railsback and award-winning sommelier Jeremy Quinn provide intimate access to rural family life in the Republic of Georgia as they explore the rebirth of 8,000-year-old wine-making traditions almost lost during the period of Soviet rule.
The Fight of Our Lives: Defeating the Ideological War Against the West

2018

The Fight of Our Lives: Defeating the Ideological War Against the West

2018
10
The Fight of Our Lives - Defeating the Ideological War Against the West is a hard-hitting new documentary film by Gloria Z. Greenfield that examines the internal and external threats facing the West. "There are two threats facing the West, and they are linked. There's the threat from within, and the threat from without," states Melanie Phillips. "And the threat from without is made much more threatening by the threat from within."
Escape to the Great Dismal Swamp

2018

Escape to the Great Dismal Swamp

2018
7
In the 1800s, southern newspapers ran ads seeking runaway slaves suspected of taking refuge in a vast wetland called the Great Dismal Swamp. For decades, scholars have sought proof that the reports were true, and now they finally have it. See how a team of archaeologists is using new discoveries and modern dating methods to piece together this lost part of American history. Then discover what life was like for these brave men and women, who chose to suffer in the swamp and keep their freedom rather than live under the conditions of slavery.
Frey: Part I - The Architectural Envoy

2018

Frey: Part I - The Architectural Envoy

2018
Albert Frey, the unpretentious Swiss-born mid-20th century architect, was a significant force in the development of Modernism in the US, where 11 of his buildings are now on the National Register of Historic Places. The Architectural Envoy is the first film of a two-part film series and features Frey's early life up until 1939.
A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation

2018

A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation

2018
Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line in 1947, but it took another generation of Black and Latino players to make the sport truly open to all. Playing in remote minor-league towns, these were the men who, before they could live their big-league dreams, first had to beat Jim Crow.
The Trouble with Wolves

2018

The Trouble with Wolves

2018
Death threats, court battles, and an iconic endangered species in middle, The Trouble With Wolves takes an up close look at the most heated and controversial wildlife conservation debate of our time. The film aims to find out whether coexistence is really possible by hearing from the people directly involved.
Moving Stories

2018

Moving Stories

2018
10
Six dancers from the acclaimed Battery Dance company travel the world, working with young people who've experienced war, poverty, prejudice, sexual exploitation, and severe trauma as refugees.
Koka, the Butcher

2018

Koka, the Butcher

2018
A young pigeon fighter in Cairo leads his neighbourhood into the final battle. While pigeons may symbolize peace, here they reflect martial spirit and pride.
We Live Machinery

2018

We Live Machinery

2018
A frenzied on-the-go account of the 2015 Targa Baja California, a classic car rally run annually through the deserts, mountains, and cities of Baja California, Mexico. High speeds, hard partying, and tense drama are all part of the journey.
Lives Well Lived

2018

Lives Well Lived

2018
7.5
Lives Well Lived celebrates the incredible wit, wisdom and experiences of adults aged 75 to 100 years old. Through their intimate memories and inspiring personal histories encompassing over 3000 years of experience, forty people share their secrets and insights to living a meaningful life. These men and women open the vault on their journey into old age through family histories, personal triumph and tragedies, loves and losses - seeing the best and worst of humanity along the way. Their stories will make you laugh, perhaps cry, but mostly inspire you.