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Observations at 65° South

2021

Observations at 65° South

2021
7
A team of nine "rogue" scientists embark on a journey to Antarctica. Their choice of transport: a small sailboat. An intimately human account of what it means to live and work alongside one another under relentless conditions, set within the wider context of rapidly advancing global change, impending habitat destruction and the current zeitgeist of environmentalism.
For the Left Hand

2021

For the Left Hand

2021
At age 10, aspiring pianist Norman Malone is paralyzed on his right side after being attacked by his father. Over the next several decades he masters the left-hand repertoire in secret, before a chance discovery of his talent leads him towards making his concert debut. Aged 78, he will perform the greatest work in the canon: Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.
Finding Kendrick Johnson

2021

Finding Kendrick Johnson

2021
7.8
A filmmaker cracks a major case dealing with the racially charged murder of a teen.
39 Seconds

2021

39 Seconds

2021
The story of John Donaldson, a star pitcher in the Negro Leagues and "the greatest baseball player you've never heard of."
Flying Boat

2021

Flying Boat

2021
A celebration of those still flying the last remaining Grumman Albatross, a seaplane from a long-lost era of adventure and romance.
Echoes of the Invisible

2021

Echoes of the Invisible

2021
Echoes of the Invisible interweaves a mosaic of profound quests: a blind man running alone from the lowest point in the western hemisphere to the highest mountain peak in the U.S.; artist Rachel Sussman’s struggles to photograph the oldest continuously living things on Earth; journalist Paul Salopek’s 21,000-mile walk retracing the migration route through which our ancestors first discovered the planet; astronomers and physicists attempting to see into the furthest depths of time; and monks probing the most extreme environment of all - the human heart. They discover, in their own way, something that transcends all that divides us in a world lost in the speed and noise of the digital age.
Reach for the Rings

2021

Reach for the Rings

2021
The world's top Functional Fitness athletes converge on Malmo, Sweden to crown their World Champions. Will the USA dominate in 2019? Will Canada's Alex Parker defeat her rival, USA's Jordan Adcock? Does this sport belong in the Olympics?
Miss Angela

2021

Miss Angela

2021
The remarkable story of 91 year old Cuban-American singer-songwriter Angela Alvarez who's lifetime of songs were nearly lost to the world. An inspiring tale of love, loss, struggle but ultimately triumph, 'Miss Angela' is a story 75 years in the making.
Pedja Bajovic: The Balkan Brain

2021

Pedja Bajovic: The Balkan Brain

2021
Balkan comedian Pedja Bajović leads his first English language comedy special.
Stronger for Life

2021

Stronger for Life

2021
Follow an international fitness expert's inspiring journey from cancer to recovery proving her philosophy that physical exercise makes you stronger to face all of life's adversities.
Searching for Sasquatch Chapter II The Watchers

2021

Searching for Sasquatch Chapter II The Watchers

2021
Jason Kenzie goes back into the deep forests of British Columbia in search of the legendary Cryptid creature known as Sasquatch and as Bigfoot in the United States.
The Boys in Red Hats

2021

The Boys in Red Hats

2021
On January 18, 2019, 17-year old Nick Sandmann, a student at the affluent Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky, was internationally villainized on social media and in the 24-hour news cycle as he and his classmates appeared to confront Native American elder Nathan Phillips on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. during a March for Life rally. Video clips of the interaction went viral overnight and Sandmann and his classmates faced worldwide outrage as the entire Covington Catholic community became the center of uncomfortable conversations about racism, privilege and politics.
Stuck in the Groove

2021

Stuck in the Groove

2021
7
A Documentary film exploring the history and evolution of vinyl records. Featuring Interviews with the experts, musicians and fans alike, 'Stuck in the groove' takes you on a journey of vinyl-mania, music and nostalgia.
The Sleepless Unrest: The Real Conjuring Home

2021

The Sleepless Unrest: The Real Conjuring Home

2021
5.3
Filmmakers and paranormal investigators spend two weeks in the world-famous home that inspired the horror movie "The Conjuring."
The Witches of the Orient

2021

The Witches of the Orient

2021
6.5
The Japanese volleyball players called the “Oriental Witches” are now in their 70s. From the formation of the team at the factory until their victory at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, memories and legends rise to the surface and blend inextricably.
Resurgence

2021

Resurgence

2021
8
To be called the Fittest on Earth, one would have to be capable of conquering a number of both physical and mental challenges. In the year of 2020, those challenges were plentiful. "Resurgence" captures all the drama as the organization of CrossFit pivots to pull off an in-person event amidst a world pandemic. Developing a new competition format to narrow a large field of athletes to only 5 men and 5 women. These athletes descend on a small ranch in California to take on whatever challenges are necessary to be crowned the Fittest on Earth.
The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52

2021

The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52

2021
7.6
THE LONELIEST WHALE is a cinematic quest to find the “52 Hertz Whale,” which scientists believe has spent its entire life in solitude calling out at a frequency that is different from any other whale. As the film embarks on this engrossing journey, audiences will explore what this whale’s lonely plight can teach us — not just about our changing relationship to the oceans, but to each other. Executive Produced with Leonardo DiCaprio and Adrian Grenier.
Miracle on 4th Street

2021

Miracle on 4th Street

2021
On November 5th 2017 the largest mass shooting in Texas history occurred inside a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Although 26 were murdered that day, more than half the people survived, some of them miraculously.
Overdosed

2021

Overdosed

2021
7.2
Interviews with former drug dealers, over-prescribing doctors and DEA agents uncover a shocking truth of the pharmaceutical industry’s plan to target opioid sales to an impoverished community.
Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie and Tupac

2021

Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie and Tupac

2021
6.7
Last Man Standing takes a look at Death Row and how L.A.’s street gang culture had come to dominate its business workings, as well as an association with corrupt LA police officers who were also gang affiliated. It would be this world of gang rivalry and dirty cops that would claim the lives of the world’s two greatest rappers: Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls.