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Daughters of Dolma

2013

Daughters of Dolma

2013
Dolma is the Tibetan name of Tara, a Buddhist female deity, and means 'she who saves'. Dolma is regarded as a Bodhisattva of compassion and action. She is known as the mother of all buddhas. Our team felt that Dolma relates to the message we would like to convey via our movie and used her name in the documentary title. One of the main legends about her origin as a bodhisattva tells a story of a young princess who lived in a different world millions of years ago. Her name is Jnanachandra.
A Ripper in Canada: Paranormal Hauntings in the Great White North

2014

A Ripper in Canada: Paranormal Hauntings in the Great White North

2014
Evil entities reaching out from beyond the grave, murder victims reliving their grisly demise and lost souls searching for a way home - Canada has no shortage of paranormal tales. Could these events stem from the dying curse of an innocent woman burnt as a witch?
Half the Road: The Passion, Pitfalls & Power of Women's Professional Cycling

2014

Half the Road: The Passion, Pitfalls & Power of Women's Professional Cycling

2014
6.2
HALF THE ROAD is a documentary film that explores the world of women's professional cycling, focusing on both the love of sport and the pressing issues of inequity that modern-day female riders face in a male-dominated sport. With footage from some of the world's best races to interviews with Olympians, world champs, rookies, coaches, managers, officials, doctors and even the U.S. Surgeon General, HALF THE ROAD offers a unique insight into the drive, dedication and passion it takes for a female cyclist to thrive despite oppression. Both on and off the bike, the voices and advocates of women's pro cycling take the audience on a journey of enlightenment, depth, strength, love, humor and best of all, change and growth.
Amazing

2011

Amazing

2011
Relive the greatest season in the history of BYU Basketball! Watch Coach Dave Rose and his team, led by NCAA player of the year Jimmer Fredette, march to a record 32 wins and their first Sweet 16 appearance in 30 years! With exclusive interviews from the team, the coaches, legendary ESPN analyst Dick Vitale, NFL Hall of Famer Steve Young, Boston Celtics General Manager Danny Ainge, along with coverage from ESPN and the 2011 NCAA Tournament, this feature length documentary puts you court-side in the middle of the action. This is the official, most complete and comprehensive look you'll get into a season that can only be described as AMAZING.
Crafting a Nation

2013

Crafting a Nation

2013
6.6
Crafting A Nation is a feature length documentary and new media project about how the American craft brewers are rebuilding the economy one craft beer at a time.
The Secret World of Gold

2013

The Secret World of Gold

2013
In a wide-ranging look at the history and present of the barbarous relic, CBC's Brian McKenna and Ann-Marie MacDonald have gathered many perspectives (pro and con) on gold. The following documentary moves from historical shipwrecks to Nazi 'death gold' and England's war chest to recent years where widespread economic uncertainty has given the yellow metal a "new lustre in the world of high finance." Valued for its permanence, beauty and scarcity, people will lie, cheat, steal and kill in the name of gold; and the clip provides color on many of the market manipulations of the last few years.
Beauty and the Breast

2012

Beauty and the Breast

2012
3.8
A first time documentary filmmaker offers a compelling insight into a devastating reality of breast cancer, as seen through the eyes of several female patients helping demystify the disease while painting poignant and often humorous intimate portraits of survival.
Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse

2013

Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse

2013
Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse is a feature length documentary film about one mans struggle with schizophrenia and the extraordinary brutality that ended his life. It is the story of a city in denial that was forced to face the truth and learn, grow and change as a result. Alien Boy explores issues of impunity, police brutality, and mental illness.
Art Pepper: Notes from a Jazz Survivor

1982

Art Pepper: Notes from a Jazz Survivor

1982
6
Saxophonist Art Pepper (1925-1982) lived the kind of jazz life only found in Hollywood movies. His prodigious talent led him to top gigs as a teenager, but drugs and attendant criminal activity knocked him out of commission for virtually all of the 1960s and early 1970s. This documentary, shot shortly after his searing memoir, {-Straight Life}, was published in 1979, shows Pepper in the full flower of a remarkable comeback. His third wife, Laurie, is featured prominently; they met in the drug treatment facility Synanon in 1969 and were married in 1974. She took over his business affairs and helped him write {-Straight Life}. Pepper tells his own story here, but the emphasis is on an evening's performance at a club in Malibu, with the musician in fine form, backed by a terrific trio. (Tom Wiener, Rovi)
Where Soldiers Come From

2011

Where Soldiers Come From

2011
5.4
From a small town in northern Michigan to the mountains of Afghanistan, "Where Soldiers Come From" follows the journey of childhood friends who join the National Guard after graduating from high school. It chronicles the young men's transformation from teenagers to soldiers to 23-year-old combat veterans. The film offers an intimate look at the young men who fight our wars.
Assault in the Ring

2009

Assault in the Ring

2009
6.5
On June 16, 1983, in front of a capacity crowd of 25,000 at Madison Square Garden, the lives of two young men were forever changed during a controversial boxing match. A tough club fighter from Puerto Rico named Luis Resto fought Billy Collins Jr., an Irish golden boy, for ten grueling rounds. Resto was declared the winner, but within minutes, was accused of tampering with the padding in his gloves - in effect brutalizing Collins Jr. with his bare fists for thirty minutes. More than two decades later, Luis Resto is still a broken man shouldering the burden of his opponent's death; a prison sentence; and a lifetime ban from boxing. Resto relives that infamous night in New York City and exposes the sport's dark side - unfolding an emotional story which finally reveals the truth.
Know Your Mushrooms

2009

Know Your Mushrooms

2009
5.6
KNOW YOUR MUSHROOMS follows uber myco visionaries Gary Lincoff and Larry Evans (two of the more expert and unforgettably mercurial characters in the community) as they lead us on a hunt for the wild mushroom and the deeper cultural experiences attached to the mysterious fungi.
Who, If Not Us? The Fight for Democracy in Belarus

2023

Who, If Not Us? The Fight for Democracy in Belarus

2023
In 2020, the biggest protests against the government to date formed in Belarus. The protesters were met with violence and restrictions, many of them were given draconian prison sentences. A dangerous climate that sought to nip political activism in the bud took hold. For “Who, If Not Us? The Fight for Democracy in Belarus,” Juliane Tutein filmed and researched for three years in a country that had not seen a change of elites with its supposed independence in 1991. She discovered mainly women at the forefront of the courageous protesters. This portrait is dedicated to three of them: Nina Baginskaya, in her mid-seventies and active in the fight for an open Belarus since the 1980s, Tatsyana “Tanya” Hatsura-Yavorskaya, founder of the human rights film festival “Watch Docs”, and Darya Rublevskaya, the youngest at 22, who works for the “Viasna” human rights centre founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski.
Expedition Wallacea – The Cradle of Marine Life

2007

Expedition Wallacea – The Cradle of Marine Life

2007
Exploring one of Earth's last paradises, this documentary takes a look at the mysterious flora and fauna habitats of the Malay archipelago.
Seeking Fire

2022

Seeking Fire

2022
Filmmakers Ian Bawa and Quan Luong travel the world meeting with people that are financially free, while also exploring their own relationship with money.
Salt in My Soul

2022

Salt in My Soul

2022
7
Based on Mallory Smith's posthumously published memoir, Salt In My Soul offers a look inside the mind of a young woman trying to live while dying. Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, Mallory turned to a secret diary to record her thoughts.
DataLand

2019

DataLand

2019
7
AI already plays a major role in the developed world, from transport logistics to health-care and national security. But we're only just scratching the surface of AI's capabilities. From Ireland's 'smart cities' in Europe's Silicon Valley to China's dystopian Social Credit system, Dataland shows us the breadth of latent potential being unleashed by the world's top data scientists.
Non Western

2020

Non Western

2020
In a small community of Montana, between green valleys and wild mountains, Thaddeus, a Cheyenne native, and Nanci, a non-native woman, prepare their wedding. While we get to know them, we realize that what seems to be an everyday affair appears as a difficult path of reconciliation and cultural confrontations deeply rooted in the history of the United States of America.
Alla Salute

2018

Alla Salute

2018
Can one be happy despite being gravely ill? Nick Difino, a food performer, posed this question to himself. After being diagnosed with a Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, his disease became a challenge to find his own "recipe for happiness". His story - mainly narrated using his video diaries - is alternated with the voices of seven acclaimed Chefs and artists - among which Simone Salvini, Roy Paci, Diego Rossi and others - who portray Nick's struggle, since cooking for him during the treatment has got them closely involved. While preparing the meals they ponder over subjects as disease, happiness, love for life, death and - of course - the role of Food.
Parkland

2018

Parkland

2018
A documentary about an intinerant amusement park that travels through the poor Brazilian Northeast and the hardships faced by the people around it.