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500 Days of Silence

2023

500 Days of Silence

2023
Tempe rockers "The Black Moods" hit Billboard Top 20 just as the pandemic shutters the music industry. After years of work, artists face an uncertain future as live music is canceled. A story about the bond, struggles and creativity to continue their passion, relying on each other through difficult times.
The Pollinators

2019

The Pollinators

2019
8
Our complex food system rests on the wings of the honey bee and the commercial beekeepers that move them from farm to orchard, pollinating the crops that we eat.
Justin Bieber: Limitless

2014

Justin Bieber: Limitless

2014
1
Justin Bieber is the teen idol of his generation - a young musician with the world at his feet. The transformation from small-town Canadian boy to international superstar happened almost overnight for recording artist Justin Bieber.
H. H. Holmes: Original Evil

2018

H. H. Holmes: Original Evil

2018
2.2
In the world of evil and deranged serial killers, there is no equal. Meet the Dark Lord of a murder castle who killed roughly 200 people in a self-made house of horrors who may have also been the notorious Jack the Ripper.
As it Happened: Tarawa

2020

As it Happened: Tarawa

2020
6
Tarawa was the most strongly defended island in the Pacific which the Japanese boasted that a million Americans couldn’t take the island in one hundred years. On Tarawa the Marines faced their sternest test yet.
Tracking Satyrs

2022

Tracking Satyrs

2022
This is a contemporary interpretation of The Ichneutae by Sophocles, which, along with Cyclops, is the only Euripides satire that survived to our times.
Girls Can't Surf

2021

Girls Can't Surf

2021
7.8
It’s the 1980s and the world of professional surfing is a circus of fluorescent colors, peroxide hair and radical male egos. "Girls Can't Surf" follows the journey of a band of renegade surfers who took on the male-dominated professional surfing world to achieve equality and change the sport forever. Featuring surfing greats Jodie Cooper, Frieda Zamba, Pauline Menczer, Lisa Andersen, Pam Burridge, Wendy Botha, Layne Beachley and more, "Girls Can't Surf" is a wild ride of clashing personalities, sexism, adventure and heartbreak, with each woman fighting against the odds to make their dreams of competing a reality.
We Were Here

2011

We Were Here

2011
6.8
A reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of the crisis.
Four Died Trying: Prologue

2023

Four Died Trying: Prologue

2023
Spirit of the Pony Express

2012

Spirit of the Pony Express

2012
10
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the short-lived but far-reaching American Institution The Pony Express by following a historical re-enactment along the original trail from Sacramento California to Saint Joseph Missouri.
Origins

2014

Origins

2014
8.8
"Origins" takes a journey through the biological roots of where we have come from and where we have gone. Using fire as a metaphor for technology, the film looks at the advances of our civilization and how the recklessness of unchecked technology is now choking out the environment and poisoning our bodies. Interviews with the biggest names in the health and green space create compelling context and arguments for how we can better coexist with nature. "Origins" shows how man, technology, and nature can walk together in balance.
Our Queen at War

2020

Our Queen at War

2020
7.3
Learn how the longest reigning monarch in British history was shaped by World War II. Princess Elizabeth’s experiences during the war mirrored those of the public and helped shape her into the Queen she is today.
Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History

2023

Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History

2023
Narrated by Chuck D, Freestyle 101: Hip-Hop History explores the genre's early days through the lens of freestyle rap, featuring legendary artists discussing the history and intricacies of rapping with musical performances throughout.
Killing the Indian in the Child

2021

Killing the Indian in the Child

2021
6.5
The Indian Act, passed in Canada in 1876, made members of Aboriginal peoples second-class citizens, separated from the white population: nomadic for centuries, they were moved to reservations to control their behavior and resources; and thousands of their youngest members were separated from their families to be Christianized: a cultural genocide that still resonates in Canadian society today.
Disturbing the Peace

2009

Disturbing the Peace

2009
6.2
"Disturbing the Peace" is a documentary of an incident during Tan Zuoren's trial on August 12, 2009. Tan Zuoren was charged with inciting subversion of state power. Chengdu police detained witnessed during the trial of the civil rights advocate, which is an obstruction of justice and violence. Tan Zuoren was charged as a result of his research and questioning regarding the 5.12 Wenchuan students' casualties and the corruption resulting poor building construction. Tan Zuoren was sentenced five years to prison.
Själö - Island of Souls

2020

Själö - Island of Souls

2020
5.3
Själö means 'the island of souls', and no name could be more fitting for the island in the Baltic Sea, which for centuries was a last stop for women who were considered social outcasts – and who are today forgotten. They were forcibly placed in a closed institution to be studied, measured and weighed – exactly in the way that nature itself was starting to be examined around the same time. Today, the place is a research centre. A young female scientist collects samples on the island, while the whispering voices of the past and never-sent letters echo in the empty hallways.
Screenwriters on Screenwriting

2008

Screenwriters on Screenwriting

2008
This documentary premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Explore the challenging world of the screenwriter with renowned industry writers.
Huxley on Huxley

2009

Huxley on Huxley

2009
5
Italian-born Laura Huxley, a teenage violin virtuoso, played for European royalty and made her American debut at Carnegie Hall before leaving the concert stage to become a renowned psychotherapist and author. In 1956 Laura married Aldous Huxley, author of BRAVE NEW WORLD, literary giant and prophet of the 20th century.
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.
Snoop Dogg: Uncaged

2022

Snoop Dogg: Uncaged

2022
9
From Crime to Primetime. For over five decades rapper, songwriter, and media personality Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. aka 'Snoop Dogg' would go onto global fame, with tens of millions of record sales and a career in movies and television.