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Vintage Tomorrows

2016

Vintage Tomorrows

2016
6.8
Vintage tomorrows examines the steampunk movement's explosive growth, origins, and cultural significance. It explores the fundamental question: what can we learn about tomorrow from steampunk's playful visions of yesteryear?
Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party

2016

Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party

2016
5.4
Bestselling author and influential filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza reveals the sordid truth about Hillary Clinton and the secret history of the Democratic Party. This important and controversial film releases at a critical time leading up to the 2016 Presidential campaign and challenges the state of American politics.
Everything in the Song Is True

2016

Everything in the Song Is True

2016
A feature length documentary film about four iconic characters who define the American West. Gary McMahan is a renowned cowboy singer and poet and champion yodeler. Brice Chapman is one of the world's most talented trick ropers and horse trainers. Yvonne Hollenbeck is a fourth generation rancher and award-winning poet and quilter. Jeff Nourse is a rancher, singer-songwriter and iron sculptor.
Adolf Hitler: Pure Evil

2016

Adolf Hitler: Pure Evil

2016
4
There have been many evil men in the history of the world including serial killers, rapists and mass murderers – but none of them as extreme and as monstrous as Adolf Hitler.
Antarctic Dream

2016

Antarctic Dream

2016
10
In this spectacular real-life adventure, a small team of Argentinean mariners sets sail for Antarctica in a custom-built sailboat. But to get there they and their vessel will have to brave the treacherous Drake Passage, one of the most dangerous bodies of water on Earth.
It's Not Yet Dark

2016

It's Not Yet Dark

2016
7.4
The story of Simon Fitzmaurice, a young filmmaker who becomes completely paralyzed from motor neuron disease but goes on to direct an award-winning feature film through the use of his eyes.
The Bootlegger

2016

The Bootlegger

2016
THE BOOTLEGGER is the story of Henry "Kelly" Wagle, a hometown gangster turned folk hero in the town of Colchester, Illinois (population 1,493).
The Kennedys’ Irish Mafia

2016

The Kennedys’ Irish Mafia

2016
Explores the never before told story of the Irish who surrounded JFK and the Kennedy family. This historically eye-opening documentary features interviews with key witnesses to the Kennedy Presidency, professional and amateur archive footage and new scenes of the locations and reminiscences of one of the most remarkable periods in modern history.
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape

2016

Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape

2016
6.4
Cassette inventor Lou Ottens digs through his past to figure out why the audiotape won't die. Rock veterans join a legion of young bands releasing music on tape to push Lou along on his journey to remember.
From the Kill Pen

2016

From the Kill Pen

2016
Horse slaughter is more than inhumane. It's big business.
Aircraft Carrier - Guardian of the Seas

2016

Aircraft Carrier - Guardian of the Seas

2016
6.2
One of the greatest engineering feats in history, the modern US nuclear carrier is a masterpiece of technology, and the flagship of a fleet.
Santoalla

2016

Santoalla

2016
7
A Dutch couple, Martin and Margo Verfondern, move to a remote Spanish village of Santoalla to start a new life. There is conflict with the Spanish residents resulting in the disappearance of Martin.
Street Shadows

2016

Street Shadows

2016
One street in southern Tel Aviv - doomed to be a home for refugees ever since it was planned - brings forth a mosaic of characters living in a hallucinatory reality of a cityscape that has its charms, but is not always kind and merciful.
Motorkite Dreaming

2016

Motorkite Dreaming

2016
Motorbike Dreaming is an extreme cultural adventure following two young Aussie adventurers and their fiancées giving wings to their crazy idea to be the first to fly microlights 5,000 km across Australia, with an award-winning filmmaker trying to keep up.
Figures of Speech

2016

Figures of Speech

2016
8.3
Figures of Speech is a feature-length documentary that follows a group of high school students from all over the country as they vie for glory in the little-known world of competitive acting, otherwise known as Speech or Forensics. It is a coming-of-age story wrapped inside a quirky sub-culture competition doc, that will remind you what it feels like to be on the edge of adulthood, fighting to become whoever it is you’re meant to be.
Bosch: The Garden of Dreams

2016

Bosch: The Garden of Dreams

2016
7.2
2016 marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Hieronymus Bosch. It is almost the only information about the artist of The Garden of Earthly Delights that we can put a precise date to. Bosch, the garden of dreams is a film about his most important painting and one of the most iconic paintings in the world: The Garden of Earthly Delights.
Denial

2016

Denial

2016
3
Every day our changing climate pushes us closer to an environmental catastrophe, but for most the problem is easy to ignore. David Hallquist, a Vermont utility executive, has made it his mission to take on one of the largest contributors of this global crisis-our electric grid. But when his son Derek tries to tell his father's story, the film is soon derailed by a staggering family secret, one that forces Derek and David to turn their attention toward a much more personal struggle, one that can no longer be ignored. - Written by Aaron Woolf
Dr. Feelgood

2016

Dr. Feelgood

2016
7
Dr. Feelgood shares several perspectives on prescription drug use, exploring the issues involved when doctors are faced with patients seeking help for chronic pain.
Political Animals

2016

Political Animals

2016
5.5
The story of four pioneering lesbian politicians and the battles they fought to pass a wide range of anti-discrimination laws.
A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity

2016

A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity

2016
7.7
A feature-length documentary that follows a community in Australia who came together to explore and demonstrate a simpler way to live in response to global crises.