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Life to AfterLife: I Died, Now What

2019

Life to AfterLife: I Died, Now What

2019
Craig McMahon asks leading spiritual experts about the afterlife. What happens when we die, where do we go, and what is important to know about the afterlife.
Elizabeth: Senator Warren's Fight To The Finish

2020

Elizabeth: Senator Warren's Fight To The Finish

2020
Few People have made as much of an impact on today's political scene as Democratic United States Senator from Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren. As Warren's campaign heads into the 2020 election, this documentary takes a close look at Warren and her fight to bring the American people into a brave new era.
Beyonce: Queen B

2016

Beyonce: Queen B

2016
One of the most recognizable figures in contemporary music, Beyoncé rose to fame as the central member of pop-R&B group Destiny's Child before embarking on a multi-platinum, record-breaking solo career in 2001. Booming record sales, Grammy awards, movie roles, and marriage to rapper & CEO Jay-Z, combined to heighten her profile in the 2000s. Billboard named her female artist of the decade, while the R.I.A.A. acknowledged that, through 64 gold and platinum certifications, she was the decade's top-selling artist. Once she released her fifth solo album in 2013, it was evident that the singer, songwriter, and dancer wasn't merely an entertainer but a progressive artist as well. Get lost in the ultimate story of modern day superstardom, as we take you through the incredible Journey of Beyoncé.
Babi & Elvis

2019

Babi & Elvis

2019
Babi is going to marry Elvis at Fernando's bar.
Sold

2019

Sold

2019
A film about friendship and the occasional loneliness.
Tony Fraginals

2019

Tony Fraginals

2019
In the early 1990s, a bizarre hoax mesmerised the U.S. media landscape and even called Oprah Winfrey to the scene. The occasion: the autobiography of a minor, called “Tony”, who suffers from Aids and syphilis after years of abuse. But despite his numerous celebrity supporters, Tony never appears in public. His adoptive mother, Vicki Johnson, does instead. Now an old friend from Great Britain speaks up at last …
Women's Voice - India's Choice

2019

Women's Voice - India's Choice

2019
Micro-Budget Marauders

2019

Micro-Budget Marauders

2019
What is a Micro-Budget film? How are they made? Where can you find them? Do they actually make any money? Six micro-budget filmmakers take us through the arduous process of making movies with little-to-no money. They shed light on the physical, financial and moral complexities of this unusual side of Hollywood.
Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own

2019

Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own

2019
This compelling documentary portrait is a quiet ode to a woman whose approach to form and material are unmatched in the art world. Working primarily in cedar, von Rydingsvard creates monumental sculptures that play with texture and shape in ways that evoke surprising emotion. Born in Germany to Ukrainian-Polish parents, von Rydingsvard’s family was detained for five years in a post-WWII refugee camp before moving to America. The pain and trauma of this experience, coupled with the anger born from an abusive childhood, left indelible marks on Ursula. But her ability to channel this into her work and practice undoubtedly birthed an artist of singular determination and talent.
Fiddlin'

2019

Fiddlin'

2019
Sister filmmakers Julie Simone and Vicki Vlasic return to their Appalachian roots to film at the world's oldest Fiddler's Convention. With multiple generations jamming together, Fiddlin' is a love-letter to American roots and the uplifting power of music.
The Thought Of Art

2017

The Thought Of Art

2017
Research and dissemination documentary-film about contemporary art in which more than 30 staff members of museums and galleries, visual and sound artists, collectors, art critics and curators share their knowledge and give an account of their experiences and anecdotes.
Trailblazers: The New Zealand Story

2017

Trailblazers: The New Zealand Story

2017
New Zealand is a place of great natural beauty and resources, of pioneering immigrants from the Maori to the more recent settlers. They’re fierce, hardy, and strong, able to withstand challenges like the massive economic challenge they faced in the mid 1980’s. With their economy unraveling, they made huge, controversial changes, including doing away with farm subsidies and protectionist import controls. At first, it hurt. A lot. But now, the farmers and the fishers, the people and the economy, are prospering. And they wouldn’t go back to subsidies, special interests, or support for manufacturers. Travel to New Zealand with scholar Johan Norberg to meet some amazing Kiwis and see how they blazed a trail to economic prosperity.
Lost in America

2019

Lost in America

2019
Following director Rotimi Rainwater, a former homeless youth, as he travels the country to shine a light on the epidemic of youth homelessness in America.
Modern British Slavery

2017

Modern British Slavery

2017
Explores the rise of modern slavery in the UK, giving a portrait of the dark world of forced labor through the eyes of the people involved.
The Unknowns

2016

The Unknowns

2016
Witness volunteers from the U.S. Army’s most elite ceremonial unit take on the intense training cycle at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Journey with the ‘New Men’ as they progress through a 9 month gauntlet of instruction, correction, and the endless pursuit of perfection. Watch as these soldiers are exposed to the rich history and honorable traditions of the brotherhood of Sentinels who guard the Tomb, as they learn what it means to protect our Nation’s Patriots amidst America’s most hallowed grounds.
Finding Noah

2015

Finding Noah

2015
A group of intrepid explorers go on a journey of discovery and excitement as they climb and live atop a 17,000ft mountain in Eastern Turkey to conduct a scientific expedition to determine the final resting place of Noah's Ark. Finding Noah is more than a quest for answers, it is a testament of the human spirit, where belief and the need for exploration transcend risk and limitations.
Desire for Beauty

2013

Desire for Beauty

2013
Four people turn to plastic surgery as the last resort in their search for perfection - their appearances will change, but will their lives?
Who Bombed Judi Bari?

2012

Who Bombed Judi Bari?

2012
Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney were falsely arrested for car-bombing themselves on May 24, 1990 while on an Earth First! musical organizing tour for Redwood Summer. They sued the FBI for violations of the First Amendment, claiming the FBI knew they were innocent but arrested them to try to silence them. Having survived the bomb but now stricken by cancer, Judi Bari, a leader of the movement to save California's old growth redwoods, gives her on-camera, deathbed testimony about the attempt on her life and her colorful organizing history with the radical environmental movement Earth First.
What Are You?

2019

What Are You?

2019
'What Are You' is a short twenty-minute personal documentary that uses interviews and poetic images to explores the lives of multiracial people as they reveal the struggles and challenges of living in a racially divided world.
Underbelly

2008

Underbelly

2008
Ever wonder whatever happened to ’80s punk icon Pleasant Gehman? Even if you didn’t, she has transformed herself into Princess Farhana, the acclaimed bellydancer. This documentary is her story, as well as an in-depth look at the art and what it takes to be a professional bellydancer anyway.