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The Lovers and the Despot

2016

The Lovers and the Despot

2016
6.9
Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.
Chernobyl's Café

2016

Chernobyl's Café

2016
5.8
Three decades on from the disaster, Chernobyl shows signs of life again.
DIY Country

2016

DIY Country

2016
Over a 2-year period, “DIY Country” captures the origins and evolution of the Donetsk People’s Republic in East Ukraine from hopeful and naive beginnings, to hate, destruction and infighting. In the first part we follow the sinister and at times comical mechanics of how our heroes make a Revolution that will immediately eat them up. In the second part we will see them trying to find a role to play in the new State, as power is once again taken away from the people.
To Joey, with Love

2016

To Joey, with Love

2016
10
A documentary surrounding the life, marriage, and subsequent career of the country duo Joey + Rory, including the birth of their daughter Indiana, and Joey's diagnosis and eventual death from cervical cancer.
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War

2016

Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War

2016
6.9
Join an American couple’s courageous mission in 1939 to help refugees escape Nazi-occupied Europe. Over the course of two years, the pair will risk their lives so that hundreds can live in freedom.
Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said

2016

Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said

2016
Bono and others in a major Dublin, city wide event in honor of revered human rights activist Aung San Suu Kyi.
Thank You for Your Service

2016

Thank You for Your Service

2016
6.2
An investigation into the failed mental health policies within the US military and the deadly consequences to the troops.
Live Another Day

2016

Live Another Day

2016
Live Another Day is the untold, inside story of the U.S. Automobile industry's collapse and rescue. Using firsthand accounts from the players at the center of the story, this film reveals surprising facts about how these companies were really saved.
Dancer

2016

Dancer

2016
7.3
Sergei Polunin is a breathtaking ballet talent who questions his existence and his commitment to dance just as he is about to become a legend.
Silicon Cowboys

2016

Silicon Cowboys

2016
6.7
Launched in 1982 by three friends in a Houston diner, Compaq Computer set out to build a portable PC to take on IBM, the world’s most powerful tech company. Many had tried cloning the industry leader’s code, only to be trounced by IBM and its high-priced lawyers. Explore the remarkable David vs. Goliath story, and eventual demise, of Compaq, an unlikely upstart who altered the future of computing and helped shape the world as we know it today.
Hillsong: Let Hope Rise

2016

Hillsong: Let Hope Rise

2016
5.5
Chronicles the unlikely rise to prominence of the Australia-based Christian band, Hillsong United.
Command and Control

2016

Command and Control

2016
6.8
September 18, 1980, 6:25 p.m., Titan II base in Damascus, Arkansas. On this fateful night an explosion kills an Air Force member and transforms the lives of everyone on the base. Honing in on a single case of so-called “human error”, Command and Control juxtaposes precision on a minute scale against the gargantuan risks inherent in the United States’ aggressive nuclear proliferation policy during the Cold War.
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.
The Enemies Within

2016

The Enemies Within

2016
4.8
Trevor Loudon's terrifying documentary "Enemies Within" exposes the ties between elected officials in the highest reaches of the United States government and their radical, anti-American allies.
Ice Guardians

2016

Ice Guardians

2016
7.2
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.
In Exile

2016

In Exile

2016
2.5
Burmese filmmaker Tin Win Naing documents the plight of migrants who have fled the civil war in Myanmar for refuge in Thailand, and now toil as plantation workers in conditions tantamount to slave labour.
REM

2016

REM

2016
4
Architecture is often seen from the outside, as an inanimate object represented in still imagery. ‘REM’ exposes the human experience of architecture through dynamic film.
Magnus

2016

Magnus

2016
6.8
From a young age Magnus Carlsen had aspirations of becoming a champion chess player. While many players seek out an intensely rigid environment to hone their skills, Magnus’ brilliance shines brightest when surrounded by his loving and supportive family. Through an extensive amount of archival footage and home movies, director Benjamin Ree reveals this young man’s unusual and rapid trajectory to the pinnacle of the chess world. This film allows the audience to not only peek inside this isolated community but also witness the maturation of a modern genius.
Cameraperson

2016

Cameraperson

2016
6.7
As a visually radical memoir, CAMERAPERSON draws on the remarkable footage that filmmaker Kirsten Johnson has shot and reframes it in ways that illuminate moments and situations that have personally affected her. What emerges is an elegant meditation on the relationship between truth and the camera frame, as Johnson transforms scenes that have been presented on Festival screens as one kind of truth into another kind of story—one about personal journey, craft, and direct human connection.
For the Love of Spock

2016

For the Love of Spock

2016
7.4
The life of Mr. Spock, as well as that of Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played him for almost fifty years, written and directed by his son: Adam.