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Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel

2018

Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel

2018
8
A team of nice Jewish baseball players takes on the world.
The Soham Murders

2023

The Soham Murders

2023
4
Using exclusive interviews, this film tells the story of the 2002 double murder of two girls in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England in unflinching detail.
Soaring Over America

2010

Soaring Over America

2010
Created from public television's popular Over series, this is a tour unlike any other! Fly above landscapes and landmarks in Alaska; the Pacific Northwest; California; the Southwest; Chicago; New York City; Washington, D.C.; and everywhere in between.
Alpine Zoos and You

2020

Alpine Zoos and You

2020
This moving, family documentary goes behind the scenes at The Big Bear Alpine Zoo, which is only one of two high elevation, Alpine Zoos in the United States.
A Matter of Respect

1980

A Matter of Respect

1980
Teen pregnancy short drama, mixed with a real Planned Parenthood group session of women, and excerpts from a lecture by Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Secrets in Our DNA

2021

Secrets in Our DNA

2021
Some 30 million Americans have sent their DNA to be analyzed by companies like 23andMe and AncestryDNA, hoping to obtain clues to family origins and forecasts of their future health. Some users have found family members and discovered lurking genetic risks. But what happens once the sample is in the hands of testing companies? What are they looking at and how accurate are their results?
Rescue Me

2020

Rescue Me

2020
10
An in depth look at animal rescue with perspectives from rescues, shelters, sanctuaries, fosters, and adopters. It's a heart-warming, tearful, and sometimes painful look at the needs of our furry friends.
Breaking Ice

2020

Breaking Ice

2020
In 1986 a London-Irishman by the name of Larry Tracey took it upon himself to form the Irish Bobsleigh and Luge Association. He recruited a group of elite Irish rowers and set his sights on qualifying the team for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Having achieved qualification for the games, the stage was set for an historic Olympic debut. But one thing stood in their way; the Olympic Council of Ireland. Despite qualifying for the games, the OCI refused to allow them to compete at the games in Calgary, which saw the famous Jamaican bobsleigh team become Olympic heroes. Undeterred, the team evolved and set their sights on the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France.
Something in the Air

2019

Something in the Air

2019
7.3
Something in the Air is a one hour documentary that shows new risks in the most essential element for survival – air – that affect our brains, our DNA, and how new technology is changing the equation for the better.
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

1989

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

1989
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice documents the dramatic life and turbulent times of the pioneering African American journalist, activist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader of the post-Reconstruction period. Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison reads selections from Wells' memoirs and other writings in this winner of more than 20 film festival awards.
Pecking Order

2017

Pecking Order

2017
8.1
A documentary that follows the lives of multiple chicken enthusiasts as they prepare for the New Zealand national Chicken competition.
American Cannibal

2006

American Cannibal

2006
4.6
This film documents the train-wreck production and sudden shutdown of American Cannibal, the reality TV show produced by the promoter behind the Paris Hilton sex tape.
Edward Snowden: Whistleblower or Spy?

2018

Edward Snowden: Whistleblower or Spy?

2018
Five years after his sensational disclosure of top-secret NSA documents, this film tells the untold story of Edward Snowden. it presents highly revealing interviews with participants and witnesses, some of whom have never before spoken on camera.
Bitcoin: Digital Gold

2022

Bitcoin: Digital Gold

2022
Update of award-winning "Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know It", hosted by filmmaker Torsten Hoffman.
Art House

2016

Art House

2016
The film reveals the inventiveness derived from the dialogue between each artist's practice and the construction of their handmade homes. The results range from the romantic (Hudson River School painter Frederic Church's Olana, framing views of the Catskills to echo his paintings), to the futuristic (Urbanist Paolo Soleri's silt-casted structure Cosanti growing out of experiments in bell making in the Arizona desert). Commentary from cultural critic Alastair Gordon and an original score by Jamie Rudolph help to evoke the spiritual dimension of the locations and argue the case that the intuitive vision of artists can create great architecture.
Mãos de Pedra

2014

Mãos de Pedra

2014
Erik H. Erikson: A Life's Work

1999

Erik H. Erikson: A Life's Work

1999
Narrated by Erikson's colleague, Margaret Brenman-Gibson, Ph.D. and Ruthie Mickles, Ph.D. Using archival materials and newly shot footage, this film introduces students to the rich wisdom of Erik H. Erikson. Best known for his identification of the eight stages of the life cycle, Erikson spent a lifetime observing and studying the way in which the interplay of genetics, cultural influences and unique experiences produces individual human lives. This film combines biographical information about Erikson with his theoretical proposals to give students an understanding of the relationship between the life experience of a theorist and the work that is produced.
Normal People Scare Me

2006

Normal People Scare Me

2006
A filmmaker with high-functioning autism documents others who have the disorder.
TOTE_Grandfather

2019

TOTE_Grandfather

2019
The unexpected encounter between an old man, who is going blind, and his granddaughter, who has a limited memory of her childhood. As the grandfather weaves a traditional hat, the threads of family history are untangled. Between these two silences, it becomes possible to understand the meaning of love in Tzotzil.
China Dolls

1998

China Dolls

1998
3.5
Aussie boys of Asian descent candidly discuss their status as a "minority within a minority".