Shari Lewis was a dancer, singer, and magician but is best known as the ventriloquist behind sock puppets Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy and, of course, Lamb Chop. This lively doc charts the life, loves, and career hits and misses of this spunky perfectionist, who forever changed the face of children’s television.
Jim Thorpe was a Native American icon whose athletic prowess reshaped the landscape of 20th-century sports, defying the brutal challenges of racial prejudice along the way. Based on extensive interviews and utilizing Jim’s own writing this documentary brings together a diverse array of Native American scholars, historians, athletes, and influential sports commentators.
Filmed at Elvis' Palm Springs getaway in early 2023, and containing archival footage from the band's early days, "Give Me a Word: The Collective Soul Story" is the definitive feature-length documentary on Collective Soul. Currently in their 31st year, "Give Me a Word" tells the untold story, the family component to the band, the creativity, and the wisdom that has been hard won over a three decades plus career.
From Executive Producer Bradley Cooper, this is the story of paid and unpaid caregivers navigating the challenges and joys of this deeply meaningful work. Intertwining intimate personal stories with the untold history of caregiving, the documentary reveals the state and the stakes of care in America today. Narrated by Uzo Aduba (The Residence) and directed by Chris Durrance. Caregiving explores systemic issues in the US care system, where over 50 million provide unpaid care, and personal stories of caregivers for loved ones.
Gianfranco is an innkeeper in Italy. After reading Pope Francis' call to reform society which encouraged reconnecting and respecting the environment, Gianfranco decides to embark on a journey to deliver a basket to the Pope.
The story of the almost forgotten man who started the rock revolution. The humble and talented Link Wray was a Native American. Born into extreme poverty, he invented the power chord and eventually a whole new genre of music with his song Rumble. Both Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan paid tribute to Link Wray after his death. Who was Link Wray and why doesn't the world know his name and story, even though his influence is undeniable? In the documentary, famous guitarists talk about Link Wray's influence on modern rock music. (The Rock Prophet: Link Wray. United Kingdom, 2023.)
In 1979, inmates at a maximum-security prison in Virginia came together to record an album of original music, rediscovered decades later and used in the Oscar-winning film “Moonlight,” attesting to the power of the creative spirit even within prison walls.
For BD Athlete Carlo Traversi, Yosemite Valley is more than just a climbing area. It’s his past, present, and future. From his grom days climbing Midnight Lightning as a young teen in baggy athletic shorts, to his recent FA of the park’s hardest boulder, the blocs of Yosemite have become Carlo’s testing ground—a veritable canvas for creativity and craft. The Dark Side is a film documenting the often-overshadowed climbing of Yosemite—the boulders where jedis—from Kauk to Carlo—learn to harness the force.
Meme Gods, directed by Sean Flax and Bryan Black along with executive producer Cedric the Entertainer, will take a deep dive into the world of internet memes and explore their origins, and comedic and cultural significance.
Honors student Christina balances school, track, and teen life while caring for her mom with a 59 IQ and supporting her dad. A powerful true story about sacrifice, disability, and the unspoken weight of growing up as a young caregiver.
CBD Nation examines the real research and evidence surrounding one of the safest, most therapeutically active medicines known to humanity. The documentary features the world's leading experts in the field of cannabis scientific research, and follows the emotional stories of several patients who bravely took control of their own medical journeys - often in the face of powerful resistance - to significantly improve their quality of life.
The film is the representation of a poem about the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, the oldest licensed pharmacy in the US. The plot takes place in the museum itself, and the actor is a real museum guide who was the inspiration for Andy Young's poem.
When 14-year-old Whippet Abby is given a short time to live, her human Mark whisks her away on an unforgettable cross-country road trip. From befriending a dolphin to peeing on the world’s tallest trees, Abby’s List is a heartwarming and hilarious adventure celebrating the bond between dog and human. But when the Universe has other plans, their three-week bucket list turns into a magical three-year journey of a lifetime.
In the post–Roe v. Wade United States, scientists are on the cusp of a watershed moment in birth control, the introduction of new, viable male contraceptives. As we watch brave individuals fight to make medical history, Big Pharma’s reluctance to invest in these new products remains a maddening obstacle to the groundbreaking prospect of changing family planning and gender politics forever.
At a time when dialogue has completely collapsed in the international arena, a group of policemen fight with dialogue as a weapon for democracy and everyone's right to meet and express their opinion in the streets and squares. We follow the dialogue policemen in the midst of the 2022 election campaign.
If the ice sheet covering Greenland melted, global sea levels would rise 21 feet, profoundly impacting our planet. How, why, and when could this happen? A few years ago, scientists found lost sediment from a secret sub-ice Cold War base in the Arctic from the 1960s that holds clues to a time when Greenland Ice Sheet was gone. The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice is an hour-long documentary about the discovery of this sediment and the critical implications of the science to our future. The finding that the ice sheet melted in the past completely transforms our understanding of the stability of the Greenland Ice Sheet.