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When the Applause Died

1990

When the Applause Died

1990
Hollywood's glittering stars and starlets have always been the envy of the movie-going public. With their fame, wealth and lush lifestyles, they epitomize the "good life" we find so glamorous. Yet every pleasure has its price, and sometimes bearing the burden of fame can be an overwhelming task. All too often, celebrities find refuge and solace in a bottle of booze, a vial of pills, or a dirty syringe...and destroy their careers, families, and lives in the process. Through exclusive footage and little known facts, “When The Applause Died” takes an uncensored, shocking look at Hollywood's brightest stars and music's hottest rockers who burned out and faded away due to their own self-abuse.
Hunting the Essex Lorry Killers

2021

Hunting the Essex Lorry Killers

2021
8
It started with a 999 call from a lorry driver in Essex and ended in one of the UK’s biggest ever police investigations, a hunt for those responsible for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants. Spanning Britain, Europe and Vietnam, this film shows how detectives cracked open a multimillion-pound international smuggling ring with its roots in a seemingly innocuous haulage business in the heart of Northern Ireland.
Peel: The Peru Project

2006

Peel: The Peru Project

2006
7
Presenting the newest film from the family that made surf-film history, (Bruce Brown, Endless Summer, Dana Brown, Step into Liquid) Wes Brown and T.J. Barrack take us on-location to the beautiful waters of Peru where surfing is a way of life and surfers are worshiped as National Heroes. Including an enchanted visit to Machu Picchu, this surf odyssey fuses unique cultural aspects and electrifying surf footage.
49 Pulses

2017

49 Pulses

2017
4
Utilizing survivor interviews, re-enactments, and police body cameras, this documentary examines the Orlando Night Club shooting, one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history.
Above Top Secret: The Technology Behind Disclosure

2022

Above Top Secret: The Technology Behind Disclosure

2022
6.8
We're at a tipping point in history, the hidden technology that could change everything has been suppressed for decades. Dr. Steven Greer presents mind-blowing information along with never before seen access into the crusade behind disclosure. Retired FBI special agent John Desouza, Aerospace Historians James C, Goodall along with Michael Schratt breakdown the implications of the cover-up, and the false UFO narrative created by the major media. How much does the President of the United States really know about the UFO phenomenon, and the Above Top Secret projects involved with exotic technology? Billy Carson presents the real motivation behind the major media, and the U.S. Military role out of the UAP phenomenon.
Ramones: The True Story

2005

Ramones: The True Story

2005
2
Through interviews with Ramones founding band member Tommy Ramone, put-upon tour manager Monte Melnick and others, this biographical documentary chronicles the history of the seminal group, which led the New York City punk-rock movement of the 1970s.
...and Juliet

2024

...and Juliet

2024
The film's author runs auditions for a new film set after Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Three female actors come to try for Juliet. What if Romeo and Juliet luckily survived? Would they have been happy together? This question is answered by yet another audition. The audition is over. A feature film 'Romeo and Juliet' transforms into '...and Juliet' docufiction.
Sons of Perdition

2010

Sons of Perdition

2010
6.8
An inside look at polygamist teens who have become religious refugees in mainstream America.
David Chase: A Sopranos Session

2021

David Chase: A Sopranos Session

2021
7.6
An exclusive interview with The Sopranos creator David Chase, where he talks about his childhood memories of Newark, the vision behind the series and The Sopranos on the big screen.
Bad Vibes, Brown Eyes: The Redemption Story

2020

Bad Vibes, Brown Eyes: The Redemption Story

2020
8
Being a black filmmaker and creating films with a mostly black cast in an industry that rarely supports such work comes with challenges. This compelling documentary follows Sean Reid and Brian White as they
Wi-Find: Downloading Our Future

2023

Wi-Find: Downloading Our Future

2023
7
It's a genius story that all started with a silly word, Google. While most may know Google, few know the story of the revolution's geniuses. Follow masterminds, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, whose brilliance has forever changed the world.
Signing

2018

Signing

2018
5
By taking an interest in sign languages, Nurith Aviv invites us to expand our perception of the human langage. Three generations of deaf and hearing persons, as well as researchers from a specialised laboratory from the university of Haifa make us discover the languages, complex and diverse, that exist today in Israel.
Secrets of the Sasquatch

2022

Secrets of the Sasquatch

2022
Travel into the abyss and transform your mind with chilling investigative campouts and tales from real people with real experiences to uncover the Secrets of the Sasquatch.
A Space in Time

2021

A Space in Time

2021
10
A candid, lyrical, intimate portrait of one family's struggle to transcend a fatal muscle wasting disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which in turn becomes an unlikely celebration of the disabled life, the life cut short by rare disease.
Losing the West

2013

Losing the West

2013
"Losing The West" is a documentary film that promotes small ranching and farming, as told through the eyes of a 70-year-old Native American cowboy. The film was shot primarily in Colorado. The director was born in Denver and owns a small ranch near Ridgway, Colorado.
Love It Was Not

2022

Love It Was Not

2022
5.1
A young Jewish woman named Helena Citron is taken to Auschwitz, where she develops an unlikely romantic relationship with Franz Wunsch, a high-ranking SS officer. Thirty years later, a letter arrives from Wunsch's wife asking Helena to testify on Wunsch's behalf. Faced with an impossible decision, Helena must choose. Will she help the man who brutalized so many lives but saved hers?
Robert Irwin: A Desert of Pure Feeling

2022

Robert Irwin: A Desert of Pure Feeling

2022
An in-depth look at the career of iconoclastic artist Robert Irwin, whose investigations into the nature of perception have radically expanded the possibilities of what art can be.
Long Live Chainsaw

2021

Long Live Chainsaw

2021
8
Long Live Chainsaw reveals the true story of the meteoric rise, untimely death and long-lasting legacy of Canadian downhill mountain bike legend, Stevie Smith. Born into poverty and raised by a devoted single mom, Stevie's unwavering belief not only propelled him to become the best in world, it inspired everyone he touched to believe in their own impossible dreams.
The Real Haunted Mansion

2020

The Real Haunted Mansion

2020
7
A Documentary that uncovers the ghostly secrets and tragic past of an Antebellum Mansion in Florida with a Team of Historians, former residents and Ghost Hunters.
Alien Abduction: Betty and Barney Hill

2022

Alien Abduction: Betty and Barney Hill

2022
6.7
In 1961, Betty and Barney Hill encountered a UFO on a deserted New Hampshire highway. When the story leaked, they gained fame as the first widely reported alien abductees. Compelling new evidence may prove the Hills' terrifying close encounter was real.