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Elevate

2011

Elevate

2011
6.5
From a basketball academy in Senegal, to the high-pressure world of American prep schools, the film documents the extraordinary personal journeys of four particularly tall West African Muslim teenage boys with NBA dreams.
Dark Circle

1982

Dark Circle

1982
5.7
Documentary about the nuclear industry.
Make People Better

2022

Make People Better

2022
5.5
A rogue Chinese biophysicist disappears after developing the first designer babies, shocking the world and the entire scientific community, but an investigation shows he may not have been alone in his attempts to create a “better” human being.
Critical Mass

2013

Critical Mass

2013
Things aren't looking good for the world's population; as we multiply at an alarming rate there is not enough food, space... or sense. This intelligent film interweaves a fascinating 1960s rat experiment by Dr. John B. Calhoun with a slick snapshot of today's urban jungle.
BBOY for LIFE

2012

BBOY for LIFE

2012
In the gritty streets of Guatemala City, "BBOY for LIFE" intertwines the vibrant world of breakdancing with the harsh realities of gang life. Following two determined dancers and a gang member, this true story reveals their struggles for identity, hope, and a brighter future.
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos

2008

The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos

2008
7.2
In the remote and forgotten wilderness of Lake Natron, in northern Tanzania, one of nature's last great mysteries unfolds: the birth, life and death of a million crimson-winged flamingos.
Aging Evolution

2025

Aging Evolution

2025
At the Ready

2021

At the Ready

2021
4
Home to one of the region’s largest law enforcement education program, students at Horizon High School in El Paso train to become police officers and Border Patrol agents as they discover the realities of their dream jobs may be at odds with the truths and people they hold most dear.
Under the Volcano

2021

Under the Volcano

2021
7
The story of George Martin’s AIR Studios Montserrat and the island that changed music forever.
Call Us Ishmael

2018

Call Us Ishmael

2018
Each and every year hundreds of people flock to New Bedford, MA in bleak mid-winter to partake in a celebration like none other. They read this single book out loud over the course of two full days without stopping. All of these people have one thing in common: they are obsessed with Moby Dick, the book that most call the Great American Novel.
Of Fathers and Sons

2017

Of Fathers and Sons

2017
7
Talal Derki returns to his homeland where he gains the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years. His camera focuses on Osama and his younger brother Ayman, providing an extremely rare insight into what it means to grow up in an Islamic Caliphate.
Playground

2015

Playground

2015
A battle between nature and culture, between organic rye-grass and artificial turf. American football is played on rectangular fields, 120 yards long and 160 feet wide. These dimensions defined the framework for this film. Made with images found in Google Earth. With music by Michel Banabila.
American Circumcision

2017

American Circumcision

2017
6.9
Circumcision is the most common surgery in America, yet America is the only industrialized country in the world to routinely practice non-religious infant circumcision. Why does America continue to cut the genitals of it's newborn baby males when the rest of the world does not?
Wonderful World 3D

2014

Wonderful World 3D

2014
8.3
Our world is the home of millions of plant as well as animal species and provides several territories, each with its own geological and climatic conditions: steep mountains, deep forests, wide oceans and arctic ice deserts. The inhabitants have adapted to its different conditions and are still developing new strategies to survive. “Wonderful World 3D” not only takes a look at the interesting creatures of our planet, but also highlights cosmological circumstances, which made our world unique, diversified and above all so adorable.
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

2008

Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

2008
6.9
Filmmaker and author Kevin Rafferty takes viewers back to 1968 to witness a legendary college football game and meet the people involved, interweaving game footage with players' reflections. The names may be familiar, but their views on the game's place in the turbulent history of the 1960s college scene add an unexpected dimension.
Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America's Elections

2020

Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America's Elections

2020
6.9
In advance of the 2020 Presidential election, Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America's Elections takes a deep dive into the weaknesses of today's election technology, investigating the startling vulnerabilities in America's voting systems and the alarming risks they pose to our democracy.
A Cops and Robbers Story

2020

A Cops and Robbers Story

2020
7
In the 1980s, Corey Pegues found himself embroiled in a life of crime as a member of New York’s City’s infamous Supreme Team gang. After an incident forces Pegues away from the streets, he unexpectedly emerges as a rising star in the NYPD, his past unknown to his fellow officers. A decorated 21-year police career is threatened when his political stances and revelations about his former life cause strife within the police community.
Obituaries

2014

Obituaries

2014
A chronicle of lives lost in a school shooting. In the wake of another tragedy, we get a glimpse of each victim and see who they were, who they loved, who they hurt, and who they wanted to be.
White Spot

2020

White Spot

2020
The film White Spot lets you experience the unbelievable adventures of the Brazilian-German couple, Ariane and Tin, moving along crazy difficulties. Picking the viewer from the beginning to get introduced to the background story by evolving a continuous raising tension. Ariane's visa gets declined, and even with a 90-day permit to stay, she gets refused to enter New Zealand. Tin is at that time already in Christchurch with a bought camper. They figure the only possible solution is to change the entire plan to South America. After a two-year long-distance relationship, the couple is facing again incredibly difficult situations. Several local confrontations and a broken car strengthens their bond and accelerates the year in the wild into an immersive experience. Passing the small ridge between a nature-travel documentary and a story which lets your blood run cold, White Spot makes you wanna break out of the system and travel the world.
Speed Demons

2018

Speed Demons

2018
8
When a popular honors graduate becomes an unlikely campus gunman, citizen sleuths embark across the country to investigate the metamorphosis of a respected prosecutor turned mass shooter.