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Following Seas

2016

Following Seas

2016
8.3
A sailing family makes 20 ocean voyages over two decades, sometimes following the path of Captain Cook, but more frequently following nothing but their own hearts and the siren call of adventure.
Out Run

2016

Out Run

2016
5.9
Mobilizing working-class transgender hairdressers and beauty queens, the dynamic leaders of the world's only LGBT political party wage a historic quest to elect a trans woman to the Philippine Congress.
El Chivo

2016

El Chivo

2016
5.5
'El Chivo' (the Mountain Goat) is what the indigenous Tarahumara Indians of Mexico's Copper Canyons call Runner Will Harlan ever since he won the Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon in 2009, a race made infamous in the bestseller 'Born to Run.' Since Harlan's first visit with the Tarahumara, who are renown for long distance running and their sustainable life-style, he's dramatically changed the way his family lives by moving to an off-the-grid farm in North Carolina, where they grow their food and run a non-profit for the Tarahumara. El Chivo chronicles what motivates Harlan to live life this deliberately by showing the physical and mental demands while also detailing the toll it takes on the family of an altruistic, elite Ultra Marathoner.
Two Trains Runnin'

2016

Two Trains Runnin'

2016
7.2
The search of several young, white men for blues singers who have been missing for decades coincides with the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1960s.
I Am Belfast

2016

I Am Belfast

2016
6.7
Belfast, it's a city that is changing, changing because the people are leaving? But one came back, a 10,000 year old woman who claims that she is the city itself.
Who Is Lydia Loveless?

2016

Who Is Lydia Loveless?

2016
Who is Lydia Loveless? Singer/songwriter, alt-country queen, cow punk, hard rocker? The second coming of Hank Williams or Patti Smith? Or just a bubbling cauldron of hormones and emotions holding steadfast to the ideal of keeping rock & roll alive?
God Knows Where I Am

2016

God Knows Where I Am

2016
6.4
Well-educated, New Hampshire mother, Linda Bishop, was determined to stay free of the mental health system after her early release from a 3 year commitment to New Hampshire State Hospital. Instead, she became a prisoner of her own mind, a fate which she documents in one of the most evocative and chilling accounts of mental illness and of our systemic failure to protect those suffering from it.
Yorimatã

2016

Yorimatã

2016
10
The lives of Luhli and Lucina, two especially important artists in the alternative cultural scene during the 1970s. In a time when transgression, love and peace guided behavior, we discover the love of two women for art, their spiritual universe, their lives in community and their three-way relationship with photographer Luiz Fernando Borges da Fonseca.
10 Homes that Changed America

2016

10 Homes that Changed America

2016
Ten American homes designed by visionary architects, their eclectic clients and current homeowners are highlighted. Each home combined form, function and art to challenge the nature of a home and evolving relationship with it.
I Am Chut Wutty

2016

I Am Chut Wutty

2016
In one of the last remaining wildernesses in South East Asia, a community of activists are struggling to defend their forest.
Ode to Joy: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

2016

Ode to Joy: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

2016
Showcasing a musical masterpiece in a rare full-length television recording by the Vienna Chamber Orchestra with the Westminster Symphonic Choir, under the direction of conductor Mark Laycook. An introduction to the performance, narrated by actor John Lithgow, gives a unique perspective on music history.
Liberty & Slavery

2016

Liberty & Slavery

2016
5
America's Founding Fathers were yearning for a nation of individual liberty. But, the origins of America were overflowing with a deep-seated paradox. The Founding Fathers were rallying the colonists to liberty, while many were slave owners.
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats

2016

A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats

2016
1
A biography of the poet W. B. Yeats and his contribution to the Irish independence movement as a Protestant nationalist.
Kiki

2016

Kiki

2016
5.6
25 years after Paris is Burning, we dive back into the fierce world of voguing battles in the Kiki scene of New York City, where competition between Houses demands leadership, painstaking practice, and performances on point. A film collaboration between Kiki gatekeeper, Twiggy Pucci Garçon, and Swedish filmmaker Sara Jordenö, we’re granted exclusive access into this high stakes world, where tough competitions act as a gateway into the daily lives of LGBTQ youth of color in NYC. The new generation of ballroom youth use the motto, “Not About us Without Us”. Twiggy and Sara’s insider-outsider approach to their stories breathes fresh life into the representation of a marginalized community who demand visibility and real political power.
Peaky Blinders: The True Story

2016

Peaky Blinders: The True Story

2016
8.6
The story of the real Peaky Blinders and how they became a TV sensation. Hear of the actual gangsters who became leading characters in the series and the real events behind many of the main story lines, learn the identity of the crime family that inspired the Shelbys, then take a tour of the film locations where the dark and violent world of the Peaky Blinders was recreated.
Ecuador: The Royal Tour

2016

Ecuador: The Royal Tour

2016
0.5
The Royal Tour is a groundbreaking series of television specials, produced and hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist and CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg. Guided by some of the most dynamic and powerful heads of state, Peter journeys deep inside each country to offer viewers an all access pass to extraordinary locations, historic landmarks, and cultural experiences. In this latest edition, Peter received a royal tour from the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa. For an entire week, Mr. Correa became the ultimate guide, showcasing the visual gems that his country has to offer. They took four camera crews along as they swam with piranha in the Amazon rainforest, went whale watching off the coast of Manta, shopped like a local in a rural town in the Andes Mountains, returned to the President's hometown of Guayaquil and the school he attended, visited a cacao plantation (aka chocolate) farm in Cacao, and went diving with sharks in the Galápagos Islands.
Forgotten

2016

Forgotten

2016
7.5
From the glitzy sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard to the urban wasteland of Skid Row, "Forgotten" portrays the cruel reality of being homeless in Los Angeles and how these men and women cope with life on the streets of one of America's largest cities.
Starring Austin Pendleton

2016

Starring Austin Pendleton

2016
6.7
A quirky and inspirational documentary film on the philosophical approach to the life and work of character actor, Austin Pendleton.
Among Wolves

2016

Among Wolves

2016
7.8
An uncommon motorcycle club led by Bosnian War veterans finds redemption helping their struggling small town heal and defending the threatened herd of wild horses they first met on the front line.
Unseen

2016

Unseen

2016
6.6
In 2009, police discovered the bodies of eleven women decomposing in and around the home of known sex offender. With unprecedented access to the surviving victims, UNSEEN looks into how this killing spree went unnoticed for so long.