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One Pandemic Day

2021

One Pandemic Day

2021
It’s Tuesday, April 14, 2020. The world is 35 days into the COVID-19 global pandemic. In Oakville, Ontario, Canada, a community wakes up to another day of home isolation, uncertainty, boredom, financial stress, worry, procrastinating teens and an uncooperative banana bread recipe. This unique documentary features the lives of 17 groups, the footage recorded by them using their own smartphones and cameras. We go behind the scenes of small business owners, essential workers, parents, students, children, political leaders and many more. This relevant and timely film provides us with an up-close and personal view into One Pandemic Day that will go down in history forever.
ETs Among Us 4: The Reality of ET/Human Hybrids

2020

ETs Among Us 4: The Reality of ET/Human Hybrids

2020
4.5
Renowned psychotherapist Barbara Lamb provides irrefutable proof of ET/Human Hybrids, detailing various hybrid species, their specific traits, extraordinary abilities, and their mission on Earth. Lamb's long-term relationships with several hybrid species give her unique insight into these highly intelligent creative beings. With detailed artwork from acclaimed illustrator Christine Dennett Kesara. —Cybela Clare
Return to the River

2015

Return to the River

2015
8
BBC Frozen Planet and The Hunt cameraman Stephen de Vere films and narrates the insider guide to the wildlife of the British waterway. Otter families, tiny water shrews, kingfishers and water voles – secret worlds just as poignant and fascinating as those he’s filmed on the African plains.
Meet the Mormons

2014

Meet the Mormons

2014
Follow a young Mormon as he gives up 2 years of his life and goes off to convert the people. For 20-year-old Josh Field, it's an emotional journey full of sacrifice.
Anina

2017

Anina

2017
A container ship is not an inanimate object. The ship that travels thousands of miles on the high seas is full of life, stories, tragedy and hope. The harbours reached, the industrial landscape one encounters, the cargo that floats in an endless ocean. Anina is a psycho-geographic film essay, documenting the ethnographic tendencies of the industrial landscape and its malevolent stature over the individual. The shipping industry’s ever-shifting landscape, affecting even this interaction you are having with this text, crafts its own mythology.
Step by Step to Auschwitz

2019

Step by Step to Auschwitz

2019
This short documentary reveals the way how victims arrived at Auschwitz.
Upon This Rock

2013

Upon This Rock

2013
An examination of monastery life around a one hundred thirty foot rock outcrop upon which a monk hopes to live and become the first stylite there in six hundred years.
Libertai

2019

Libertai

2019
Botswana artist Crawford Mandumbwa speaks openly about African politics, society, art and culture, and also addresses the question of why Africa remains with major problems of social vulnerability.
Strange 80's 2: A Charity Rockumentary

2018

Strange 80's 2: A Charity Rockumentary

2018
Strange 80's is a benefit concert for mental health in Los Angeles, which features a rotating cast of the biggest marquis talent and emerging artists in rock, performing songs from the world's favorite decade, the 80's. Strange incorporates musicians, comedians, and cast members from the latest binge-worthy series in pop culture. Most importantly, proceeds raised in Los Angeles go to support 320 Changes Direction in partnership with Give An Hour.
The Battle of Ypres

2017

The Battle of Ypres

2017
5
A documentary detailing the four battles fought during WWI for the control of the Belgian town of Ypres.
The Happy Hamster: Your Virtual Pet Hamster - Hassle-Free Pet Ownership for the Modern Age

2016

The Happy Hamster: Your Virtual Pet Hamster - Hassle-Free Pet Ownership for the Modern Age

2016
This is hamster care 101 as told by Mr. Cookie. When you’re done finding out how to care for your little ball of joy, sit back and experience a virtual hamster experience all in the comfort of your living room, minus the smells and clean up.
A Century of Dreams

2017

A Century of Dreams

2017
A Century of Dreams is a feature documentary about the oldest Slovenian inventor, Peter Florjančič, who has recently celebrated his 100th birthday. In the film, the controversial innovator gives a first-hand account of, in his own words, a life as thrilling as Hitchcock’s films. Florjančič considers himself a hedonist whose inventions have given him a luxurious and exciting life.
Breaking 60: Challenging the Impossible

2017

Breaking 60: Challenging the Impossible

2017
6
Breaking 60: Challenging the Impossible is a documentary about the Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge, a Fat Ass-style trail running event where there are no race fees, no prizes, no medals, no pats on the back for being super awesome. Just a bunch of slightly left field individuals trying to run all four of Hong Kong’s ultra trails ‐ totaling 298km ‐ non stop, unsupported and in less than 60 hours. Each year a small group of runners are hand selected and Breaking 60 explores the personal challenges facing 4 of them. Since its inception, no one has ever gone sub 60.
Elvis Presley: The Final Hours

2018

Elvis Presley: The Final Hours

2018
10
The death of the King of Rock n Roll shocked the world. How did this happen? The true story of Elvis Presley's last hours on Earth is told by the men who knew him best, his Memphis Mafia. Elvis' closest friends and confidants share their memories and experiences with the King and what really happened during his final hours. Including interviews with Sonny West, Billy Smith, Larry Geller, Joe Esposito, Jerry Schilling, Marty Lacker, and Lamar Fike.
Sick School

2019

Sick School

2019
6
The students at Frank P. Long Elementary School have been getting sick.
Wanderlust: Female Bodies in Transit

2016

Wanderlust: Female Bodies in Transit

2016
5
An autobiographical documentary by two women travelling from Egypt to Germany, this film explores the experience of the female traveller as they focus on their own perspective of crossing places and spaces.
Batería

2016

Batería

2016
2.3
A former military fortress in Havana, Cuba, is now a clandestine cruissing spot for hidden gay men. They look for sex, but most of all for a shelter.
Women's Voice - India's Choice

2019

Women's Voice - India's Choice

2019
10
Idol

2019

Idol

2019
"Idol" is China's first independent music series documentary, produced and produced by Beijing Maichao Film. The "Idol" documentary focuses on Chinese independent music practitioners, presenting their relationship with the world and telling how they use independent attitudes to prove that music is still alive. The plot revolves around the popularization of individual types, the restoration of objective records and the story emotions. Through "Idol", more people know and understand Chinese independent music and independent music circles, making "Chinese independent musicians" no longer just thin. The literal meaning of the word, let more people see the life and stories behind the "Chinese independent musicians" works. The documentary will be available for exclusive broadcast on the Youku Documentary Channel on January 10, 2019.
We are Traffic!

1999

We are Traffic!

1999
The film chronicles the history and development of "Critical Mass", the leaderless, grassroots bicycle movement from its 1992 beginnings in San Francisco to its spread across the globe to over 200 cities in 14 countries. With traffic congestion, pollution, and road rage on the rise, cyclists are advocating for transportation alternatives. Critical Mass is at the cutting edge of this mindset.