When Joey Thurmond, a former professional wrestler and rodeo cowboy, quits the police force to realize his dream of performing as a clown full time, he recruits his family and puts his life's savings into the show. However, pressures mount while on the road when his acrobat is threatened with deportation and the 24/7 schedule puts a strain on his relationship with his co-star and son. Can Joey keep NoJoe's Clown Circus going until the end of the season?
A documentary that explores the challenges, successes and lives of five transgender women. These five women represent normality and abnormality seamlessly in their daily efforts to achieve a daily balance of both feminine and masculine.
The dramatic and inspiring story of the musicians on the Titanic's only voyage, who played on the ship's deck while it was sinking in a valiant effort to provide peace, calm and dignity to those facing certain death.
Too Sane for This World explores the challenges, gifts, and distinct perspectives of 12 adults on the autism spectrum. Featuring an introduction by bestselling author, Dr. Temple Grandin, and interviews designed by adults with high-functioning autism, the film discusses many of the problems facing the autism community – from bullying to marginalization and discrimination. A unique collaboration between neurotypical and atypical individuals, men and women living on the spectrum speak candidly about defining and coming to terms with their autism, difficulties they’ve faced, and the experiences that have shaped their lives, illustrating the neurodiversity of the mind and its limitless potential.
The story of Grand Canyon's hidden slot canyons, the canyoneers who systematically explored their drainages, and the secrets hidden deep within their walls.
There is no place for doubt, sadness and fear in the American army. Still, many soldiers struggle with these feelings. Beer is Cheaper than Therapy portrays what goes on behind the facade of heroism and the 'John Wayne mentality'.
Trey Canard's crash last season was one that most riders don't come back from. But #41 knew he had a higher calling. When others doubted and the pain progressed, he knew he was destined to race again.
The Loch Ness Monster has been encountered by locals since the 7th Century, but no scientific investigation has fully explained the mystery until now. Prepare for a mind blowing revelation as a well-respected and worldwide scientific expert reveals the Alien of Loch Ness.
The Fourth World takes you inside slums on three continents to meet individuals caught up in the largest people migration in the history of the world. Understanding 'a billion people' is almost impossible, but meeting a handful of slum dwellers strips away the statistic and begins the process of building understanding. Journey with the filmmakers to Guatemala, Kenya and the Philippines to meet slum dwellers. Listen to published experts--leaders in their fields from three more continents--as they bring understanding to the 'why' of slums, and foreshadow what's going to happen if the world ignores this social powder keg much longer.
Documentary - This special seeks to explain the enigmatic Oswald using a brand new approach. No other documentary has exclusively traced Oswald's actions in the minutes, hours and days following the events in Dallas. By shifting the focus on that November weekend, we're able to tell a familiar story in an unfamiliar way, providing a refreshing new perspective on Oswald himself, as well as on the Kennedy assassination. - Michael Baker, Jason Lee Boyson, Sarah Joy Byington
Documentary - tember 11th... Pearl Harbor... the assassination of JFK. Days that forever changed America. But the Kennedy assassination is different: 50 years after it happened, most Americans think we don't know who did it. Now History has conducted the largest nationwide survey ever attempted on the topic to learn exactly what the country believes. Who do Americans suspect was really responsible for JFK's death? - Jonathan Adams, Vincent Bugliosi, Z. Dieterich
The film offers exclusive and intimate insights into how and why the classically trained artist risked rejection to revolutionize the traditional Chinese ink art form in Singapore.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going: sleep, health, and hygiene become inconsequential once the snow hits the ground...All Damn Day is a visual journey into the lifestyle of the youth of the freeskiing movement- an uncut account of the modern day essence of the sport- no helicopters, exotic destinations, or mega-park shoots, but a 24-hour a day lifestyle dedicated to testing individual and collective limits in the mountains and cities of the West... The 4bi9 crew takes you on an avant-garde journey into the 2013 season- in which time is irrelevant, and the possibilities are endless…. Buy the ticket, take the ride
A documentary film, delivers insight into multiple American counter-cultures by following the great American artist and underground legend Robert Williams. From Hot Rods to Punk and Metal, from LSD to the top of the art world, the influential paintings of Robert Williams defied categorization until they became their own art movement.
Mary Gallagher was a prostitute in the 1800's who stole a customer from her friend. Her fellow trollop retaliated by decapitating Gallagher with a hatchet. Mary is said to return every seven years, walking the streets of Griffintown, searching for her lost appendage. The old Fiddlers' Green pub has new owners who have inherited the ghost of a young woman (a heartbroken maid who committed suicide) resulting in many sleepless nights. The state of Kentucky was ravaged by the dreaded Tuberculosis plague, claiming the lives of thousands of individuals who died in the sprawling Waverly Sanitarium. Now abandoned, the ghosts of these disease victims and those who tried to heal them, still walk the crumbling hallways. These encounters and more are investigated by a team of psychics who attempt to contact the spirit world while being rattled to the core by the events that unfold in this bone chilling collection of ghost encounters.
On August 19, 1942 the Allies launched their first amphibious attack on mainland Europe at the small French port of Dieppe. Now, investigative reporting, interviews and reenactments bring the events of that day to life and reveal the role James Bond-creator Sir Ian Fleming played in one of the darkest hours of WWII.
Director Kevin Booth navigates through the cutting edge of Cannabis research while becoming a foster parent to a child court ordered to take powerful mind altering drugs.