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Motorkite Dreaming

2016

Motorkite Dreaming

2016
Motorbike Dreaming is an extreme cultural adventure following two young Aussie adventurers and their fiancées giving wings to their crazy idea to be the first to fly microlights 5,000 km across Australia, with an award-winning filmmaker trying to keep up.
Generation Revolution

2016

Generation Revolution

2016
Introducing the powerful stories of London’s new generation of black and brown activists, Generation Revolution explores the successes and unexpected challenges these inspiring young people face. Motivated by the desire for a more equal future, they embark on the rewarding but difficult path that must be trodden in their struggle for liberation.
Return to Cuba

2016

Return to Cuba

2016
After 18 years living in Italy, the Cuban Barbara Ramos returns to live in her homeland. In the town of Santa Clara, she discovers through the projects of family and friends what has changed in Cuba but also what has not and will likely never change. Shot over a period of three years - the time it took Barbara to build her dream house - RETURN TO CUBA chronicles her life in the wake of Raul Castro's liberal reforms and reconciliation with the United States of America. A light-hearted yet energetic movie positively demonstrating that finding happiness is possible in today's Cuba!
Consumed

2016

Consumed

2016
'Consumed' is a cinematic journey through the landscapes, mines, factories, and shipyards of Chinese production. Blurring the lines between documentary and fiction, a single worker narrates his story to the rhythm of industrial machinery. The film reveals the hidden world behind our everyday objects, re-framing complex supply chains that feed global desires as a narrative performance played out at a global scale, and investigating the place of the individual within this context.
We The People 2.0

2016

We The People 2.0

2016
American citizens who are normally marginalized, forgotten and left to fend against toxic dumps and other violations, come to understand that the only way to survive and save their communities is to challenge the system head-on.
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary

2016

Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary

2016
From off the grid to under the grow lights, Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary follows the story of a back to the land pot farmer coming to terms with raising her son and her income in a black market economy.
Jackson

2016

Jackson

2016
5.9
With a single abortion clinic remaining in the state of Mississippi, the city of Jackson has become ground zero in the nation's battle over reproductive health-care. Jackson is an intimate portrait of the interwoven lives of three women in this town. Wrought with the racial and religious undertones of the Deep South, the lives of two women are deeply affected by the director of the local pro-life crisis pregnancy center and the movement she represents.
Saved for a Reason

2016

Saved for a Reason

2016
This 60-minute documentary chronicles the unforgettable journey of the 2014-2015 King's Knights boys basketball team. A mid-season accident threatened to derail the Knights' quest for a state championship, but players and coaches soon found themselves intertwined in an inspiring story about more than a game.
Germans & Jews - Eine neue Perspektive

2016

Germans & Jews - Eine neue Perspektive

2016
Following Germany's transformation as a society from the Holocaust to becoming the moral leader of Europe as the country embraces hundreds of thousands of refugees.
Hotel Coolgardie

2016

Hotel Coolgardie

2016
6.8
Fresh off the plane and in need of money, two Finnish backpackers find themselves the latest batch of “fresh meat” sent to work as barmaids at the only pub in a remote Australian mining town.
The Age of Consequences

2016

The Age of Consequences

2016
6.4
'The Hurt Locker' meets 'An Inconvenient Truth', THE AGE OF CONSEQUENCES investigates the impacts of irreversible climate change, resource scarcity, mass migration, and pandemic conflict through the lens of US national security and global instability.
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble

2016

The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble

2016
7
Follow several talented members of the ensemble as they gather in locations across the world, exploring the ways art can both preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution.
De Palma

2016

De Palma

2016
7.1
An intimate conversation between filmmakers, chronicling De Palma’s 55-year career, his life, and his filmmaking process, with revealing anecdotes and, of course, a wealth of film clips.
Figures of Speech

2016

Figures of Speech

2016
8.3
Figures of Speech is a feature-length documentary that follows a group of high school students from all over the country as they vie for glory in the little-known world of competitive acting, otherwise known as Speech or Forensics. It is a coming-of-age story wrapped inside a quirky sub-culture competition doc, that will remind you what it feels like to be on the edge of adulthood, fighting to become whoever it is you’re meant to be.
Bosch: The Garden of Dreams

2016

Bosch: The Garden of Dreams

2016
7.2
2016 marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Hieronymus Bosch. It is almost the only information about the artist of The Garden of Earthly Delights that we can put a precise date to. Bosch, the garden of dreams is a film about his most important painting and one of the most iconic paintings in the world: The Garden of Earthly Delights.
Blaxploitalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema

2016

Blaxploitalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema

2016
A documentary that uncovers the careers of a population of entertainers never heard from before: Black actors in Italian cinema. With modern day interviews and archival footage, the documentary discloses the personal struggles and triumphs that classic Afro-Italian, African-American and Afro-descendant actors faced in the Italian film industry, while mirroring their struggles with those of contemporary actors who are working diligently to find respectable, significant, and non-stereotypical roles, but are often unable to do so. Blaxploitalian is more than an unveiling of a troubled history; it is a call-to-action for increased diversity in international cinema through the stories of these artists in an effort to reflect the modern and racially diverse Italy.
Sacred Water

2016

Sacred Water

2016
6.2
Sacred Water is a film about female ejaculation and the discussions around it.
Digital Edition

2016

Digital Edition

2016
9
In the midst of a publishing revolution, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, one of America's most storied institutions of journalism, is experimenting with new tools to tell stories in preparation for the end of print in the digital era.
Relish

2016

Relish

2016
New Hendo's documentary featuring Sheffield actor (Ian Reddington) is one to relish. The story of Sheffield's culinary secret is to be aired for the first time. Owners of Henderson's Relish allowed cameras into their Sheffield factory for the first time. The secret recipie has made Henderson's Relish an essential part of the Sheffield dinner for 100 years.
They Call Us Monsters

2016

They Call Us Monsters

2016
6.7
Behind the walls of the Compound, LA’s most violent juvenile offenders await their trials. To their advocates, they’re kids. To the system, they’re adults. To their victims, they’re monsters. Who are they to you?