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Addiction Incorporated

2011

Addiction Incorporated

2011
5.5
When a young drug researcher is hired by a tobacco company, Victor DeNoble unexpectedly discovers the ingredients of addiction and fuels a national campaign to have it regulated.
Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island

2024

Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island

2024
6.3
In this thrilling documentary, indomitable women fight back against the nuclear industry to expose one of the biggest cover-ups in US history: the 1979 Three Mile Island meltdown and its aftermath. The film reveals the never-before-told stories of four intrepid homemakers who take their case all the way to the Supreme Court, and a young female journalist who's caught in the radioactive crossfire.
What Tomorrow Brings

2016

What Tomorrow Brings

2016
7
Inside the very first girls' school in a small Afghan village, education goes far beyond the classroom as the students discover the differences between the lives they were born into and the lives they dream of leading.
Cinema Perverso

2015

Cinema Perverso

2015
6.7
Before there were home video formats and the internet, the “Bahnhofskinos” (“Train station cinemas”) in West Germany regularly showed trash and erotica movies. Various filmmakers and especially contemporary witnesses recount in the documentary “Cinema Perverso – the wonderful and broken world of Bahnhofskino” their experiences and impressions.
Jellyfish

2019

Jellyfish

2019
Jellyfish is a cinematic novel; a meditative approach to talk about notions of gender by translating cognitive knowledge and literary elements into filmic narrative. The film depicts two types of characters: inhabitants of the fictional planet of gender utopian society that are gender fluid, and real characters who find themselves outside of cisnormativity. It offers another way of seeing gender with its possibility to float between different forms without limitations and restrictions.
Howard Zinn: A People's History of the United States

2015

Howard Zinn: A People's History of the United States

2015
6.9
Between 1900 and 1920 more than 14 million immigrants arrived in the US, like Howard Zinn's parents. They came fleeing poverty or war, or racism, or religious persecution. They dreamed of a promised land, of wealth, or simply of a better life.
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Resurrection

2020

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Resurrection

2020
6.7
In this two-hour special event from The Boulet Brothers' Dragula, previous drag monsters from Seasons 1-3 return for a chance to earn a spot in Season 4 and $20,000 cash.
Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes

2024

Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes

2024
An intimate look at pioneering artist George Platt Lynes, who took radically explicit photographs of the male nude. The documentary reveals Lynes’ gifted eye for the male form, his long-term friendships with Gertrude Stein and Alfred Kinsey, and his lasting influence as one of the first openly gay American artists.
Marilyn Monroe: Beauty is Pain

2021

Marilyn Monroe: Beauty is Pain

2021
6
Marilyn Monroe is easily the most iconic woman of 20th Century Hollywood. Born Norma Jeane Mortenson and raised in Los Angeles, Marilyn reached the height of fame in Hollywood, leaving behind the troubled world that Norma Jeane had once lived in. Her undeniable sex appeal and star quality still has as much influence today as it did then, and her image can still be seen in major cities around the world. Marilyn created a legacy that continues decades after her tragic death, and has a history of iconic moments that will keep her at the forefront of Hollywood forever.
The Beginning of Life 2: Outside

2020

The Beginning of Life 2: Outside

2020
7
Genuine connections between children and nature can revolutionize our future. But is this discovery still possible in the world's major urban centers? The new chapter of "The Beginning of Life" reveals the transformative power of this concept.
Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis

2013

Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of C.S. Lewis

2013
6.9
C.S. Lewis's biographer A.N. Wilson goes in search of the man behind Narnia, a highly secretive man whose personal life was marked by the loss of the three women he most loved.
Desert Runners

2013

Desert Runners

2013
7.1
An aging Irish businessman, an aspiring Australian actress, a retired American baseball player and a widowed British bodyguard attempt to complete the four most difficult ultra marathon races on Earth-- a goal previously only attempted by professional athletes. The four races bring them to the world's most picturesque and brutal deserts in Chile, China, Egypt and Antarctica, where they will push their bodies, minds and spirits to their limits. Desert Runners chronicles the intense, year-long journey of these dedicated runners and the many obstacles that they face - both expected and unexpected,external and internal - and provides an intimate view into the complex ways human beings deal with heartbreak and triumph.
Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche

2022

Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche

2022
8
In 1982, a massive avalanche descended on Alpine Meadows Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe, California, that triggered a desperate five-day search for eight missing people.
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

2015

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand

2015
Unprecedented access to Wilson’s theatrical archives, rarely seen interviews and new dramatic readings bring to life his seminal 10-play cycle chronicling a century of African-American life. Wilson won two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama.
Fresno

2014

Fresno

2014
6
A film of and through the trees. Leaves catch, consume and resist the light through the seasons.
Hoaxed

2019

Hoaxed

2019
6.9
An insider's look at the fake news phenomenon and the consequences of media misinformation. Interviews from those who have been accused of spreading it themselves are featured in variety throughout the film.
Kollek

1995

Kollek

1995
Chronicles the life of one of Israel's founding fathers, Teddy Kollek, from his days as a Zionist leader to his rescue of 3,000 Jews and his 29 years as mayor of Jerusalem.
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.
Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre

2023

Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre

2023
5.5
This film provides a retrospective of 24 hours at the Nova festival in Re'im through the lens of young individuals who endured the horror.
Finding the Money

2024

Finding the Money

2024
6.4
FINDING THE MONEY follows economist Stephanie Kelton on a journey through Modern Money Theory or “MMT”. Kelton provocatively asserts the National Debt Clock that ticks ominously upwards in New York City is not actually a debt for us taxpayers at all, nor a burden for our grandchildren to pay back. Instead, Kelton describes the national debt as simply a historical record of the number of dollars created by the US federal government currently being held in pockets, as assets, by the rest of us. MMT bursts into the media with journalists asking, “Have we been thinking about how the government spends money, all wrong?” But top economists from across the political spectrum condemn the theory as “voodoo economics”, “crazy” and “a crackpot theory”. FINDING THE MONEY traces the conflict all the way back to the story we tell about money, injecting new hope and empowering countries around the world to tackle the biggest challenges of the 21st century: from climate