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Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party

2016

Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party

2016
6.5
The story of a famously lavish five-day party held by the Shah of Iran in 1971 to celebrate 2,500 years of Persian monarchy. The event was held at a specially constructed oasis surrounded by a city of tents and attended by 60 world leaders, who enjoyed a five-course banquet and a pageant featuring thousands of soldiers dressed in historical costume. However, the decadence on display had far-reaching consequences, breeding resentment of the Shah's regime among the Iranian people.
Between Fences

2016

Between Fences

2016
5.7
Genetically Modified Children

2016

Genetically Modified Children

2016
We have to break the silence on what is happening in Argentina. In a decade, cancer cases in children have increased threefold and malformations in newborn babies have gone up 400 percent. Why? Because they are the children of farmers, working in tobacco plants, in a country that allowed the commercialization of transgenic seeds and the use of huge quantities of the herbicide glyphosate. Women and men are fighting for their rights and their life. Farmers, parents, doctors, scientists, lawyers. They cry, they shout, they hope, they suffer. They are met with silence. And the reality: their children are doomed.
Cornish Cowboy

2016

Cornish Cowboy

2016
A documentary on horse whisperer Dan Wilson
National Parks Adventure

2016

National Parks Adventure

2016
6.8
Narrated by Academy Award winner Robert Redford, National Parks Adventure takes audiences on the ultimate off-trail adventure into the nation’s awe-inspiring great outdoors and untamed wilderness. Immersive IMAX 3D cinematography takes viewers soaring over red rock canyons, hurtling up craggy mountain peaks and into other-worldly realms found within America’s most legendary outdoor playgrounds, including Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, Yosemite, and Arches. Celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the national parks with world-class mountaineer Conrad Anker, adventure photographer Max Lowe and artist Rachel Pohl as they hike, climb and explore their way across America’s majestic parks in an action-packed expedition that will inspire the adventurer in us all.
Living Without Water

2016

Living Without Water

2016
6
What's it like to live without running water? In Peru's sprawling capital, Lima, this is the everyday reality for 1.5 million children and adults, forced to pay up to a week's salary for just one day's water.
Free to Laugh

2016

Free to Laugh

2016
2
Free to Laugh is about the power of comedy after prison. Female Ex-cons hone their comedy chops through workshops and performing.
Who Wants to Live Forever? The Wisdom of Aging.

2016

Who Wants to Live Forever? The Wisdom of Aging.

2016
6
Who Wants to Live Forever, the Wisdom of Aging is a one hour documentary film about the myths, facts and contradictions in the never-ending battle for both longevity and healthy aging.
Memory Hackers

2016

Memory Hackers

2016
8.7
Memory is the glue that binds our mental lives. But how does it work? Neuroscientists using cutting-edge techniques are exploring the precise molecular mechanisms of memory. By studying a range of individuals ranging-from an 11-year-old whiz-kid, Jake Hausler, who remembers every detail of his life to a woman who had memories implanted-scientists have uncovered a provocative idea.
These Are The Ones That Count

2016

These Are The Ones That Count

2016
An intimate portrait of body building champion Simon Ackroyd as he sacrifices everything for his biggest competition yet, Mr Universe.
Will.I.Am: The Way I Am

2016

Will.I.Am: The Way I Am

2016
The complete life story of songwriter, producer and entrepreneur- Will.I.Am. From “being raised in the ghetto’ to forming the Black Eyed Peas, everything Will.I.Am touches turns to gold. He has dabbled in fashion, technology, acting and business. He is the first artist to have a song sent to Mars. There are no limits or boundaries for this universal superstar. What will he do next?
Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma

2016

Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma

2016
7
An insider’s account from the perspectives of those who helped construct America’s counter-terrorism machine -- and of its targets.
Life Off Grid

2016

Life Off Grid

2016
7.1
Off-grid is not a state of mind. It is not about being out of touch, living in a remote place, or turning off your mobile phone. Off-grid simply means living without a connection to the electric and natural gas infrastructure. From 2011 to 2013 Jonathan Taggart (Director) and Phillip Vannini (Producer) spent two years travelling across Canada to find 200 off-gridders and visit them in their homes. -
Beartrek

2016

Beartrek

2016
10
BEARTREK is a conservation story wrapped in an adventure. Follow adventurer and renowned biologist Chris Morgan on an epic and entertaining journey to find the world's most elusive and endangered bears. Discover the threats facing them in the wild, meet the dedicated people racing to save them from extinction, and join the campaign to protect bears and their habitat.
Being George Clooney

2016

Being George Clooney

2016
6.1
A documentary that delves into the creative, often humorous world of audio dubbing a Hollywood motion picture for the international market.
Crossing Bhutan

2016

Crossing Bhutan

2016
Bhutan is known as the last Himalayan Buddhist Kingdom and one of the happiest places on earth. 'Crossing Bhutan' tells the story of four veteran athletes and their journey to explore Bhutan’s enigmatic policy of Gross National Happiness by making the first 485-mile, border-to-border crossing of this isolated kingdom entirely by foot and bike.
Atlantic

2016

Atlantic

2016
7
Documentary about the two big resources in the North Atlantic, fish and oil, and the impact of their exploitation on the environment in various countries on both sides of the Atlantic.
Projekt A - A Journey to Anarchist Projects in Europe

2016

Projekt A - A Journey to Anarchist Projects in Europe

2016
6.5
PROJEKT A is a documentary that resists the common clichés about anarchism to instead show anarchist ideas of a society in which no one shall have the power to control knowledge, natural resources, land, soil or other people. After inspiring over 25,000 German cinema-goers, this award-winning documentary about anarchism and anarchist projects in Europe is now available on VoD! “Projekt A stirs up the audience and is grippingly shot, getting close to the kinds of tenacious people who are so vital to change in our society.” (kinokino) “…a cinematic portrait, not of anarchy, but of anarchists. A story, not of possibilities, necessities or even failure, but a depiction of achievements, initiative, action, ideas, as well as success.” (kino-zeit.de) Audience Award Filmfest Munich
Murder of a President

2016

Murder of a President

2016
7.6
The life of President James Garfield, including his rise to power and the aftermath of his assassination.
The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith

2016

The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith

2016
6.6
Art, obsession and anxiety permeate a dilapidated Manhattan loft building in Mid-century: The first movie to use photographer W. Eugene Smith's massive, fly-on-the-wall archive of photos and audio tapes documenting the likes of jazz greats Thelonious Monk, Zoot Sims, Jimmy Giuffre, Hall Overton and others at work and play in the Sixth Avenue wreck that was Smith's home and studio from 1957 through the '60s.