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On Thin Ice

2021

On Thin Ice

2021
1.3
Athletes who have struggled for acceptance due to race, religion, sexual orientation, and other prejudices, endure conflict in their quest to level the playing field.
American Werewolves

2022

American Werewolves

2022
6.2
Each year dozens of encounters with upright canids are reported in North America. These beings often behave in similar ways with many reports recounting a creature that is aggressive, ghastly, and disturbing. While many theorize that the Dogman is some sort of unidentified species of animal, many believe that what they were confronted by was something else. Something more.
Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit

2022

Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit

2022
Once heralded as the spirit of American manufacturing, music, and democracy, Detroit kicked its fiscal can down the road for decades plummeting into insolvency, culminating in the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. GRADUALLY, THEN SUDDENLY is the inside story of how a state-appointed Emergency Manager and the people of this iconic American city- confronting financial ruin-followed a treacherous path towards a new beginning.
Althea

2014

Althea

2014
7
Althea Gibson’s life and achievements transcend sports. A truant from the rough streets of Harlem, Althea emerged as a most unlikely queen of the highly segregated tennis world in the 1950s. Her roots as a sharecropper’s daughter, her family’s migration north to Harlem in the 1930s, mentoring from Sugar Ray Robinson, David Dinkins and others, and fame that thrust her unwillingly into the glare of the early Civil Rights movement, all bring her story into a much broader realm of the American story.
Beyonce & Jay-Z: Power Love

2021

Beyonce & Jay-Z: Power Love

2021
A merger of megastar music. Discover the story of multi-genre performer and fashion promoter, Beyonce Knowles sand the world's first hip hop billionaire, Jay-Z.
I Might Be Dead by Tomorrow

2020

I Might Be Dead by Tomorrow

2020
6
In Montreal, front-line workers work hard to provide appropriate care to the most vulnerable citizens in our society.
Otters and the Exotic Pet Trade

2019

Otters and the Exotic Pet Trade

2019
Tracking the exotic pet trade of otters across the globe, is a story of gangsters and guns, mammals and middlemen.
Paranormal Rosslyn Chapel

2013

Paranormal Rosslyn Chapel

2013
4
Paranormal and supernatural mysteries abound at Scotland's Rosslyn Chapel, one of the most mysterious places in the world. From the head of Jesus and the Holy Grail, to the Secret Templar text and Dark Magick, explore this enigmatic Paranormal hot spot.
Nénette

2010

Nénette

2010
6.5
Nénette, an orangutan, is the star of the Parisian zoo where she has lived most of her long life. She is a mother of four and has survived three mates, and she bonds only with a few select keepers. The camera rests throughout on Nénette and the other apes in everyday situations. We only see the visitors as occasional reflections in the glass, but we hear their recorded comments and conversations alongside interviews with the zoo keepers.
Kinder sind keine Rinder

1970

Kinder sind keine Rinder

1970
The film documents the work of an anti-authoritarian and self-organized school store in Witzlebenstraße in Berlin-Charlottenburg, which emerged as a critique of the development of children's stores. The film shows how the teachers discuss the conversion of open spaces into playgrounds with the children and how the children jointly prepare the publication of their newspaper "Radau". The concept of the children's stores was developed by the Action Council for the Liberation of Women, which emerged from the Socialist German Student Union (SDS), at the Free University of Berlin (FU) and was organized as self-help from January 1968. Helke Sander was one of the co-founders of the Action Council.
Heads

2025

Heads

2025
Come inside the head of NYC sculptor Jack Cox who makes heads from his head.
The Devil Operation

2010

The Devil Operation

2010
The charismatic Father Marco Arana, named a Hero of the Environment in 2009 by Time Magazine, has been so effective in advocating against the US-owned Yanacocha mine that he's code-named "the Devil" and targeted in a campaign of harassment and terror.When one colleague is threatened with rape and another is killed, the activists fight back, capture a spy, and uncover a military-scale operation of surveillance and violence that shocks even them. When billions of dollars are at stake, just how far are corporations willing to go to protect their bottom line?
The Southern Rebel

2022

The Southern Rebel

2022
Known as the "Southern Rebel", Chris Calvin was a fast-rising, hard-hitting puncher showcased frequently on the ESPN network before one of his opponents suffered a tragic death in the ring.
Caffeinated

2015

Caffeinated

2015
6
This documentary explores a vivid and unmatched perspective to the existence of coffee in our daily lives. Expanding production to United States, Italy, India, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, the film takes coffee enthusiasts on a trip that will transcend their knowledge of the beverage and get them close to a human reality they haven't experienced before.
The Nuer

1970

The Nuer

1970
5.5
Portrays the Nuer, Nilotic herdsmen of the Nile basin. Shows how their daily lives revolve about their cattle, and depicts the psychological bonds between them. Includes extensive use of Nuer music and poetry.
Shinjuku Boys

1995

Shinjuku Boys

1995
6.7
This documentary is set in the New Marilyn night club in Tokyo, Japan - where the hosts are transgender men. They can only make their living as hosts in a nightclub with other wannabes like them. The young women who come there often have relationships with them but the underlying fear is whether such a relationship can withstand the pressures on a girl to get married and have children. All three boys deal with this in different ways. These three hosts, the Shinjuku Boys, take us into their lives.
GAMERA 1999

1999

GAMERA 1999

1999
6
Hideaki Anno's documentary about the making of Shusuke Kaneko's Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris. From concept to film, the documentary is a video diary of the film's production.
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

2012

Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

2012
6.9
The life and career of renowned magician and sleight of hand artist Ricky Jay.
Inferno without Borders

2021

Inferno without Borders

2021
The unprecedented bushfire crisis that struck Australia during the 2019-2020 summer sparked numerous controversies and its abnormality revealed underlying major issues with bush management and Australia’s part in contributing to global warming. Experts in politics, ecology and land management stress the importance of adjusting to the new reality of extreme weather conditions and most importantly adopting methods to reduce global warming. Can our past save our future?
Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance

2012

Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance

2012
The Joffrey Ballet: Mavericks of American Dance, narrated by Mandy Patinkin, tells the full story of this groundbreaking company, from their founding in 1956 to the present.