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Bodyguards: Secret Lives from the Watchtower

2016

Bodyguards: Secret Lives from the Watchtower

2016
4.6
Explore the secret world of the bodyguards who risk their lives to protect the rich, famous and powerful.
Journey in Sensuality: Anna Halprin and Rodin

2016

Journey in Sensuality: Anna Halprin and Rodin

2016
Auguste Rodin's sculptures and Anna Halprin's creative process come together in this poetic film of dances in nature.
The Billboard Boys

2016

The Billboard Boys

2016
5
A documentary that tells the true story of three men who lived on a billboard for nearly nine months to win a modular home.
SEED: The Untold Story

2016

SEED: The Untold Story

2016
6.3
A film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keepers and activists from around the world.
A Plastic Ocean

2016

A Plastic Ocean

2016
7.7
A documentary focused on plastic pollution in the world's oceans.
Paraguay, Droga y Banana

2016

Paraguay, Droga y Banana

2016
8.1
Documentary that explores the relationship between politics and drug trafficking in Paraguay
The Terry Kath Experience

2016

The Terry Kath Experience

2016
7.1
One of the original members of the band Chicago, Terry Kath has been praised by icons like Jimi Hendrix and Joe Walsh for his voice and guitar playing. Michelle Sinclair, first-time filmmaker and Terry's daughter, searches for the truth surrounding the life and untimely death of her father, in this look at one of the most underrated guitarists in rock history.
Ice Guardians

2016

Ice Guardians

2016
7.1
On-ice enforcers struggle to rise through the professional ranks of the world's most prestigious hockey league, only to be confronted with a new found fight for the existence of the role itself.
For the Love of Spock

2016

For the Love of Spock

2016
7.5
The life of Star Trek's Mr. Spock — as well as that of Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played Mr. Spock for almost fifty years —written and directed by his son, Adam.
Reset

2016

Reset

2016
7.8
In early 2013, it was announced that choreographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied, known as the man behind the ballet of Black Swan, would take over as director of the Paris Opera Ballet. Reset finds Millepied on the eve of his first gala with the Opera, designing and refining his inaugural choreography for the esteemed institution. As a film, Reset possesses of the same artistic assuredness as its subject as he blocks out the preliminary steps for his choreography. It explores various concepts of space simultaneously: the digital space, the space of the opera house (each scene opens with a declaration of which studio it’s in) and the space of the stage, the distance from stage right to stage left. It’s a portrait of a watershed moment for one of the ballet's oldest institutions and one of its brightest new stars, both on the cusp of great transition.
Finding Oscar

2016

Finding Oscar

2016
7.7
Thirty years after a forgotten massacre that occurred during the Guatemalan civil war, a forensic scientist and prosecutor search for Oscar, a young boy who survived the horror.
American Anarchist

2016

American Anarchist

2016
6.3
The story of one of the most infamous books ever written, "The Anarchist Cookbook," and the role it's played in the life of its author, now 65, who wrote it at 19 in the midst of the counterculture upheaval of the late '60s and early '70s.
The Business of Amateurs

2016

The Business of Amateurs

2016
8
The NCAA is the face for college athletics, and it generates billions of dollars every year for the top universities in the United States. This is the first documentary that challenges the NCAA from the perspective of former student-athletes. Director Bob DeMars, a former USC football player, interviewed former student-athletes to find the problems and potential solutions regarding players' rights.
Citizen Soldier

2016

Citizen Soldier

2016
5.7
CITIZEN SOLDIER is a dramatic feature film, told from the point of view of a group of Soldiers in the Oklahoma Army National Guard's 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known since World War II as the "Thunderbirds.” Set in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan at the height of the surge, it is a heart-pounding, heartfelt grunts' eye-view of the war. A modern day Band of Brothers, Citizen Soldier tells the true story of a group of young Soldiers and their life-changing tour of duty in Afghanistan, offering an excruciatingly personal look into modern warfare, brotherhood, and patriotism. Using real footage from multiple cameras, including helmet cams, these Citizen Soldiers give the audience an intimate view into the chaos and horrors of combat and, in the process, display their bravery and valor under the most hellish of conditions.
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

2016

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

2016
7
In 1936, 18 African American athletes dubbed the "black auxiliary" by Hitler defied Nazi Aryan Supremacy and Jim Crow Racism to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin. The world remembers Jesse Owens. But, Olympic Pride American Prejudice shows how all 18 are a seminal precursor to the modern Civil Rights Movement.
Embrace

2016

Embrace

2016
6.6
Embrace follows body image activist Taryn Brumfitt's crusade as she explores the global issue of body loathing, inspiring us to change the way we feel about ourselves and think about our bodies.
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross

2016

Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross

2016
6
The definitive, adrenaline-soaked story of the birth and boom of the most extreme sport on the planet: Freestyle Motocross.
How to Win the US Presidency

2016

How to Win the US Presidency

2016
6.2
This whimsical look at rough-and-tumble American politics examines the influence of money, religion and even ancient Rome on presidential campaigns.
Big Voice

2016

Big Voice

2016
8.5
BIG VOICE captures a tumultuous year in the life of a visionary high school choir teacher and his students as they overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles to become one big voice in this inspiring musical documentary.
The Rise and Fall of El Chapo

2016

The Rise and Fall of El Chapo

2016
7
A study of the life and career of Mexican drug-cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.