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Kate Plays Christine

2016

Kate Plays Christine

2016
5.7
Follow actress Kate Lyn Sheil as she prepares for her next role: playing Christine Chubbuck, a Florida newscaster who committed suicide live on-air in 1974. As Kate investigates Chubbuck’s story, uncovering new clues and information, she becomes increasingly obsessed with her subject.
The Woman Who Wasn't There

2012

The Woman Who Wasn't There

2012
6.7
Tania Head was the ultimate 9/11 survivor. She had the grimmest story. None of it was true.
Mystify: Michael Hutchence

2019

Mystify: Michael Hutchence

2019
7.3
Michael Hutchence was flying high as the lead singer of the legendary rock band INXS until his untimely death in 1997. Richard Lowenstein’s documentary examines Hutchence’s deeply felt life through his many loves and demons.
How to Dance in Ohio

2015

How to Dance in Ohio

2015
6.6
In Columbus, Ohio, a group of autistic teenagers and young adults role-play this transition by going through the deceptively complex social interactions of preparing for a spring formal. Focusing on several young women as they go through an iconic American rite of passage, we are given intimate access to people who are often unable to share their experiences with others. With humor and heartbreak, How to Dance in Ohio shows the daily courage of people facing their fears and opening themselves to the pain, worry, and joy of the social world.
Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen: The World of Santa Sangre

2011

Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen: The World of Santa Sangre

2011
7
After his dream project DUNE fell apart, visionary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky took a break from cinema, only to return over a decade later with his most triumphant work: SANTA SANGRE.
Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues

2002

Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues

2002
5.8
For years, STAR WARS fan have squared off against STAR TREK fans over which space fantasy is the better choice. As a result, both franchises have been embroiled in a continuing battle for merchandise sales, publicity and box-office receipts. The science-fiction genre has never seen anything like it and, as these fictional universes continue to expand, the competition seems to be never ending. Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues compares the space opera worlds of George Lucas and Gene Roddenberry for a one-of-a-kind intergalactic documentary.
Eve After Dark

2023

Eve After Dark

2023
From Super Bowl LVI recognition to ushering in the rap group N.W.A, Eve After Dark explores the legacy of the first hip-hop club on the West Coast.
Drag Becomes Him

2015

Drag Becomes Him

2015
6.5
An intimate glimpse inside the life of internationally acclaimed drag performer Jinkx Monsoon.
H2: The Occupation Lab

2022

H2: The Occupation Lab

2022
8.7
Segregated, highly surveilled, heavily filmed and intensely guarded: H2 uncovers the ways in which a single neighborhood in Hebron fuels the entire Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 54 years of military occupation, told through the story of a one-kilometer long street.
No Home Movie

2016

No Home Movie

2016
6.7
Documentary about humans dealing with changing technology, the basic concepts of communication, cinema, and Akerman's mother, seen in her Brussels apartment.
The Invisible Father

2021

The Invisible Father

2021
In the 1960s, beat poet and experimental filmmaker Piero Heliczer helped shape New American Cinema, and was enmeshed with iconic filmmaker Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground at the very start of their careers. Through interviews with family and friends, found photos, and archival footage, Piero’s daughter, Thérèse Casper, explores the promise and perils of leading an authentic, creative life, and the impact that it can have on the people you leave behind in the process. Wondering if she can make peace with her absent father if she can find a connection to him through his art, she explores the artistic legacy and life of a man she never knew.
Christmas in Hollywood

2003

Christmas in Hollywood

2003
Dozens of stars--including Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Bob Hope, and more--demonstrate how the yuletide season is celebrated in the perpetually warm and sunny world of Hollywood, California.
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

2009

My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

2009
8.5
Famous New Yorkers and the pooches they love are the focus of this refreshingly honest and endearing series of interviews that celebrates the meaningful connections people share with their pups. Gossip columnist Cindy Adams, playwright Edward Albee, designer Isaac Mizrahi, and actors Glenn Close, Edie Falco and Richard Gere are among the many celebs who pay tribute to their beloved canine companions.
Finding Oscar

2016

Finding Oscar

2016
7.7
Thirty years after a forgotten massacre that occurred during the Guatemalan civil war, a forensic scientist and prosecutor search for Oscar, a young boy who survived the horror.
Mindfulness: Be Happy Now

2015

Mindfulness: Be Happy Now

2015
9.5
Mindfulness is the art of simply being present. From Oprah to Phil Jackson to Anderson Cooper, it's an art practiced by some of the world's most successful people. Brought to the west by Zen Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh, who was once nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., mindfulness has recently gained mainstream popularity in both the media and in mental health treatment. This film features insights from Deepak Chopra, Thich Nhat Hanh, Sharon Stone, Oliver Stone, Cesar Milan, and many more. Watch it and learn how to embrace mindfulness in your own life!
United We Fan

2018

United We Fan

2018
6
Fans, stars, creators, and more come together to explore the dynamic history and evolution of save-our-show television fan campaigns from the letter-writing and product mail-in campaigns of yesterday to the social media and crowdfunding campaigns of today.
Prince - The Glory Years

2008

Prince - The Glory Years

2008
8.5
A documentary film that reviews and recaptures this golden decade and, with the aid of his friends, colleagues, fellow musicians and other notable contributors, helps discover why Prince Rogers Nelson simply stole the 80s as far as music was concerned. Includes classic Prince performances reassessed by a team of esteemed experts, with live and studio footage, brand new interviews with Prince's closest confidantes, and rare photographs.
Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words

2020

Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words

2020
6.1
Justice Thomas tells his entire life’s story, looking directly at the camera, speaking frankly to the audience. Unscripted and without narration, the documentary takes the viewer through a complex and often painful life, dealing with race, faith, power, jurisprudence, and personal resilience.
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

2017

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

2017
2
Chronicles the making of director Werner Herzog’s 2009 feature, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, providing profound insight into the director and his craft. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done was inspired by the true story of an actor who committed in reality the crime he was supposed to enact on stage: murdering his mother. With longtime friend Herbert Golder behind the lens, Herzog reveals the privacy and deep solitude that defines the director and his art.
Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations

2020

Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations

2020
2
Antisemitism in the US and Europe is spreading and is seemingly unstoppable. Andrew Goldberg examines its rise traveling through four countries to follow antisemitism and their victims, along with experts, politicians and locals.