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The True Summit

2023

The True Summit

2023
This documentary follows 14 men and mountaineer Kevin DeVries on a trek to Everest Base Camp as he prepares to climb in the region after a cardiac arrest. More than a hike in the Himalayas, The True Summit calls men to the inward journey and the inescapable reality that the change we seek can only be found in a Christ-centered community.
Runaways

2024

Runaways

2024
The Marem Group is a team of volunteers helping victims of domestic violence in the North Caucasus, Russia. It was created in 2020 by Dagestani journalist Svetlana Anokhina. After their shelter was raided by a joined team of Chechen and Dagestani cops, they had to leave Russia. But Svetlana continues to evacuate girls. The documentary traces these runaways on different phases of evacuation – from their republics to the long process of rehabilitation in other countries. But abusers threaten not only girls. Members of the Marem Group are not safe even outside Russia. They can also become runaways at any moment.
Flying for the Flag

2023

Flying for the Flag

2023
6
Hopping in the cockpit with The Bandit Flight Team, America's most active formation fliers.
Passport to the World: Peru

2019

Passport to the World: Peru

2019
Peru, the center of the Inca Empire, preserves a number of traces of the civilization that used to occupy a vast territory extending from the Pacific Ocean into lands we now know as the countries of Colombia and Chile. Travel through Peru to experience the center of the ancient Inca Empire! This documentary features Machu Picchu, Colca Canyon, and the current capital, Lima.
Whoopee!

1929

Whoopee!

1929
Short film from the British Pathé collection about an amusement park in Germany - various rides are seen, including a Helter Skelter. Was an item in Eve's Film Review issue number 459.
Name of the Game

2025

Name of the Game

2025
Independent Documentary exploring the lives and history of male exotic dancers in South Central Los Angeles and how it intersects with the origins of hip hop, gang culture, and kung fu assassins.
Women in Hip-Hop

2023

Women in Hip-Hop

2023
6
3 women. 3 modern hip-hop legends. Each of them has brought something new to the game. All have fierce individuality and ferocious ambition. In a genre previously only dominated by men, these badass women have flexed their skills and come out on top.
Hot Water on Long Island

0000

Hot Water on Long Island

0000
About the toxins that exist within the groundwater and aquifer that supplies the drinking water for all of Long Island.
For the Animals

2023

For the Animals

2023
Twin sisters Tena and Tama Lundquist take to the streets to combat the stray dog epidemic in Houston, TX, and show that it just takes one person caring to make a difference. With catastrophic numbers of stray dogs roaming the streets of Houston TX, twin sisters Tena and Tama Lundquist take matters into their own hands to save the animals they love.
Common Ground: The Story of Bears Ears

2020

Common Ground: The Story of Bears Ears

2020
President Obama declared Bears Ears a national monument in December 2016. One year later, President Trump reduced the monument by 85 percent. While the political debate continues, this documentary seeks to transcend the rhetoric, following the inhabitants of San Juan County, and revealing the mutual ideals between opposing ideologies: love and awe of a beloved land.
For What It's Worth

2023

For What It's Worth

2023
2
Three stories about gold, from a working mine in the Philippines, a proposed mine in a Greek forest, and a laboratory in Belgium. Together, they form a meditation on the possible meanings of value.
Necessity: Climate Justice & The Thin Green Line

2022

Necessity: Climate Justice & The Thin Green Line

2022
Set along the rivers of Oregon and the Columbia Gorge. We meet Lauren Regan, a criminal defense attorney using this same strategy to defend her clients, including social worker and Umatilla tribal elder, Cathy Sampson-Kruse, arrested for blocking a megaload carrying toxic materials.
Necessity: Oil, Water & Climate Resistance

2019

Necessity: Oil, Water & Climate Resistance

2019
Traces the fight in Minnesota against the expansion of pipelines carrying highly toxic tar sands oil through Native lands and essential waterways in North America.
IED - Improve Every Day

2019

IED - Improve Every Day

2019
A Scottish soldier is forced to redefine his identity after losing his legs in combat and becomes a 'strongman' with the help of a former Royal Marine.
Les Virtuoses

2023

Les Virtuoses

2023
7.5
Black Liberators WWII

2021

Black Liberators WWII

2021
Black Liberators WWII tells the heroic stories of Black Canadian and Caribbean soldiers who served in the Canadian Army during World War II. These little-known war stories reveal the amazing acts of bravery and patriotism of these soldiers, all while they faced the harsh realities of racism both at home and on the battlefield. Director Adrian Callender invites audiences to uncover this history while paying homage to the individuals who fought for their country and their freedom. This ground-breaking documentary is an essential piece of Canadian history, ensuring that the sacrifices of these veterans are never forgotten.
Bama and the Lost Gorillas

2011

Bama and the Lost Gorillas

2011
8
Alfred Bama, an animal keeper from Cameroon, has an extraordinary connection with gorillas. "Nyango," one of the gorillas he looks after, is the world's only Cross River gorilla in captivity. Until just a few years ago, this species was thought to be extinct. Now, Bama embarks on the greatest challenge of his life: locating Nyango's family in the wild to protect them before it's too late.
In the Name of Wild

2022

In the Name of Wild

2022
Ethnographer Phillip Vannini travels with his family over five years, to five continents and ten countries in search of the different meanings of wilderness, wildness, and wild nature.
I Am A Martial Autist

2022

I Am A Martial Autist

2022
Icefyre Martial arts bring an exciting combination of martial arts and rehab services together to make martial arts therapy for children in the city with special needs.
Tek Sing: China's Titanic

2011

Tek Sing: China's Titanic

2011
This unique program tells the remarkable story of the search for the Tek Sing, a Chinese Junk which sank in 1822 on the Belvidere Reef in the South China Sea with the loss of nearly 2000 lives and its valuable cargo.