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The Stand Up Doll

2019

The Stand Up Doll

2019
On the cusp of her 100th birthday, Risa Inglefeld looks back on a life full of hard knocks and shares her secrets to getting up again with joy and humor. A meditation on life, aging, love and the secret to living with joy.
Speed is My Need

2019

Speed is My Need

2019
10
This daredevil documentary trails behind and into the minds of the biggest names in one of the world's most dangerous sports, superbike racing.
Nothing Like Before

2018

Nothing Like Before

2018
6
They are 19 years old, lead normal teenage lives, and attend the same school in a small Czech border town. The film portrays Teo, Renata, Anicka, and Nikola at a time when looming adulthood is beginning to cast an anxious shadow over their carefree high school existence. Each of them faces a momentous challenge whose outcome will change their life forever.
Moment of Contact

2022

Moment of Contact

2022
6.1
An exploration of potential extraterrestrial encounters centered on a series of events in Varginha, Brazil during 1996. Residents reported seeing one or more strange creatures and a UFO crash.
Rams

2018

Rams

2018
7.4
RAMS is a documentary portrait of legendary designer Dieter Rams by filmmaker Gary Hustwit. For over fifty years, Rams has left an indelible mark on the field of product design with his iconic work at Braun and Vitsoe, and his influence on Apple. So at 86 years old, why does he now regret being a designer? RAMS is a design documentary, but it’s also a rumination on consumerism, materialism, and sustainability. Dieter's philosophy is about more than just design, it’s about a way to live. The film also features an original score by pioneering musician Brian Eno.
Big Bang in Tunguska

2008

Big Bang in Tunguska

2008
7.4
At 7:14 am on 30 June 1908, the largest explosion recorded in human history to date reverberated throughout our planet. The force of the explosion was two thousand times that of the Hiroshima bomb. A woodland area the size of Luxembourg was eradicated in the Siberian taiga. This incident is recorded in history books as the Tunguska catastrophe. To this day, internationally renowned scientists of various disciplines argue about the causes of this disastrous explosion. The documentary discusses the latest and most controversial insights of these leading scientists. It identifies the reasons why Tunguska has evolved into a phenomenon and points out the curious results produced by this mythical event in culture and economy.
Johnny Physical Lives

2015

Johnny Physical Lives

2015
3
This heart-rending love letter from one brother to another uses animation to mythologize Jonathan's fantasy life as punk singer Johnny Physical. After being hit on the head with a beer bottle, Jonathan was dealt a devastating diagnosis—and escape into rock star Johnny's sex, drugs and rock ‘n' roll lifestyle becomes a vital source of energy as he fights for his life
The Great Barrier Reef

2017

The Great Barrier Reef

2017
5.7
The well-known actress and world champion in freediving, Marina Kazankova, presents the most beautiful and wonderful reef in the world: the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Threatened by the ongoing global warming and over acidification of the ocean, it is fighting for the preservation of this unique UNESCO World Heritage Site. She takes us on an extraordinary journey from the Hardy Reef across the Whitsunday Islands to the unique Coral Cays. It is accompanied by a variety of reef-based life forms such as whale sharks, turtles and the rare, up to three meters long giant grouper. Once again we experience the underwater world of the world’s largest reef with its hidden caves, mysterious shipwrecks and fantastic horizontal waterfalls.
Charlie Hebdo, Before the Massacre

2015

Charlie Hebdo, Before the Massacre

2015
In this short documentary filmed at Charlie Hebdo in 2006, cartoonists and editors design a satirical front page image of Muhammad.
Bug Farm

2020

Bug Farm

2020
Four women in Central Florida establish a unique bond while working with crickets, superworms and roaches on an insect farm in the rural town of LaBelle.
Drew Peterson: An American Murder Mystery

2017

Drew Peterson: An American Murder Mystery

2017
7
When 23-year-old mother of four Stacy Peterson vanishes, suspicion lands on her police officer husband, Drew.
Živeli! Medicine for the Heart

1987

Živeli! Medicine for the Heart

1987
This little-known Blank gem is a portrait of the Serbian-American communities of Chicago and California, highlighting their history in this country, their music, dancing, and religion.
Of the Land

2015

Of the Land

2015
Within the last half century, our agriculture and food has changed more than it has changed before in several thousand years. New technologies and scientific ingenuity have given rise to genetically modified organisms (GMO) and other novel foods. Some people have raised concerns about the safety of GMOs in our food supply, given their incredible dominance in the majority of our diet. Traditional, organic farmers, have consistently been under attack by large corporate farming interests, who seek to dominate the food industry and run family farms out of business. This film looks at our current food system as well as a variety of smaller, organic options available to consumers who want to support sustainable farming methods.
Greedy Lying Bastards

2013

Greedy Lying Bastards

2013
5.5
What happens when an industry has too much power? "Greedy Lying Bastards" presents a searing indictment of the influence, deceit and corruption that defines the fossil fuel industry.
David Macaulay: Cathedral

1986

David Macaulay: Cathedral

1986
Author David Macaulay hosts CATHEDRAL, based on his award-winning book. Using a combination of spectacular location sequences and cinema-quality animation, the program surveys France's most famous churches. Travel back to 1214 to explore the design of Notre Dame de Beaulieu, a representative Gothic cathedral. The program tells period tales revealing fascinating stories of life and death, faith and despair, prosperity, and intrigue.
Patriocracy

2011

Patriocracy

2011
5.9
An examination of the current state of political polarization in the United States of the America.
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024
7.6
Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War. In 1960, the UN became the stage for a political earthquake as the struggle for independence in the Congo put the world on high alert. The newly independent nation faced its first coup d'état, orchestrated by Western forces and Belgium, which were reluctant to relinquish control over their resource-rich former colony. The US tried to divert attention by sending jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to the African continent. In 1961, Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba was brutally assassinated, silencing a key voice in the fight against colonialism; his death was facilitated by Belgian and CIA operatives. Musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach took action, denouncing imperialism and structural racism. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev intensified his criticism of the US, highlighting the racial barriers that characterized American society.
Children of the Mist

2022

Children of the Mist

2022
6.7
Di is a 12-year-old girl from the mist-shrouded mountains of northern Vietnam. She belongs to the Hmong, an ethnic minority in which girls get married at a very young age. This is often preceded by a controversial “bride-napping,” where the girl is abducted by her future husband on New Year’s Eve. Negotiations between the families follow. This also happened to Di’s sister and their mother, so it doesn’t seem strange that in preparation the women and girls discuss sex and married life without embarrassment. But Di also goes to school, where she learns very different values. And in her own way, even Di’s mother tries to warn her daughter about child marriage.
Jerry Quarry: Boxing's Hard Luck Warrior

2021

Jerry Quarry: Boxing's Hard Luck Warrior

2021
A ringside seat to the most competitive era of heavyweight history with the Bellflower Bomber, made famous for his battles with Frazier and Ali.
Pickle

2016

Pickle

2016
6.4
An ode to man's capacity to care for all creatures throughout their sometimes greatly protracted existence, displayed through the homegrown remedies Tom and Debbie Nicholson create for disabled animals.