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Terminal Device

2017

Terminal Device

2017
Tired of the negative stereotyping of prosthesis-wearing characters in cinema, Ross Turnbull set out to overturn the idea that prosthetics are indicative of a twisted and evil soul. Through interviews and footage, from some of Hollywood's best-loved classics, Ross challenges our preconceptions of what it means to live as an amputee. Clever, funny, and masterfully crafted, Terminal Device will ensure you'll never look at a hook the same again.
Life of a Butterfly

2016

Life of a Butterfly

2016
Polish professional heavyweight Marcin Rozalski cuts a menacing figure with his shaved head, tattoo-covered body and his two pit-bulls, Stalin and Satan. 'Life of a Butterfly' takes an intimate look at the man behind the bellicose mask and what motivates him to fight everyday. At 33 he knows his career cannot last forever and part of him longs to begin a new chapter in life. On the other hand, he feels resigned to his violent fate.
Tracks

2016

Tracks

2016
Every year about 80 people kill themselves in Sweden by standing on a rail track and waiting for a train. Every single tragedy thus also takes place in the train cab.
Swift Current

2016

Swift Current

2016
Former NHL hockey player Sheldon Kennedy was sexually abused by his junior hockey coach, and has since become one a leading advocate for victims of child abuse. During a speaking engagement at a University in Ontario, Canada, Sheldon met two students who disclosed the sexual abuse they had suffered as children to Sheldon and the audience. The film tells the story of these victims and the challenges they face while attempting to recover from the trauma they suffered as children.
The Cinematographer Project - World View

2017

The Cinematographer Project - World View

2017
Some of the best filmmakers in skateboarding take an assorted cast of skaters around the globe to skate some of the most epic spots that have ever been seen. Featuring segments from Sour, Isle, PASS~PORT, Kyle Camarillo, and Patrik Wallner.
Grant Langston: Motocross Training with the Champ

2017

Grant Langston: Motocross Training with the Champ

2017
Few riders in professional motocross have elevated themselves to the level achieved by South Africa's Grant Langston. Just off his 18th birthday, the teen speedster from Durban won the first of many motocross titles on his way to clinching the 2000 F.I.M. 125cc World Championship aboard a Factory KTM. With all this experience, Grant decided to share his vast knowledge with you in this one-of-a-kind production.
The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things

2017

The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things

2017
The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things is the incredible journey of 5 female filmmakers driving across America to encourage, empower, and inspire the next generation of strong women to go after their career ambitions. Driving over 7,000 miles from Los Angeles to New York over the course of 30 days, the documentary spotlights 17 positive and powerful women leaders across a variety of lifestyles and industries. Along the way, these filmmakers relay the candid insight on how these women define their success, what it takes to be a woman in their position, and valuable advice on how to improve the female role in the workplace. In celebration of the all-female focus in front of and behind the camera, the filmmakers turned the cameras on themselves, capturing their transformational journey. Created for women by women, they challenge the audience to ask themselves, "What would you do if you weren't afraid to fail?"
How to Prepare for Prison

2016

How to Prepare for Prison

2016
Through stories fuelled by fear, regret, defiance and redemption, How To Prepare For Prison takes a unique and intimate look at people caught in the legal system and facing prison for the first time.
Bogalusa Charm

2017

Bogalusa Charm

2017
A contemporary portrait of a small Louisiana town created at the site of the world’s largest lumber mill. Captured here in its last days after thirty years, Miss Dixie Gallaspy conducts a charm school for girls in order to teach the young women of Bogalusa the social graces and skills that would guide them into “Ladyhood”. Dixie’s week long school, in a town confronted with many challenges (including a legacy of racial conflict and financial dissipation) preserves fragments of a world that may already be lost.
Surviving Indie

2016

Surviving Indie

2016
Several independent game creators retell their struggles, failures, and triumphs while discussing what it means to be an "indie", and what it means to be a creative.
The End of Malice

2016

The End of Malice

2016
In 2002 the Clipse dropped like a bomb on the music scene, reverberating out of Virginia Beach with an undeniable swagger as they cleverly spit rhymes about the dope game over hard hitting beats from super producers, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo (The Neptunes). A hip-hop subgenre was born - coke rap - and brothers Malice and Pusha T were the centerpieces in a storm of sudden stardom. But despite the tremendous success Malice achieved, he was left questioning the significance and value of his pursuits in the music industry. Throughout the next decade the Thornton brothers made music that would forever influence a generation of hip hop fans, while Gene descended deeper into guilt and personal turmoil. Finally, at the breaking point, with a multi-million dollar drug bust taking down his manager and several members of his inner circle, Gene chose to turn away from the rap game and start a journey of spiritual renewal.
Wildcats Never Die

2016

Wildcats Never Die

2016
Snowboarding for the sheer fun of it. Comradery. Friendship. Bordering-on-insanity partying antics that would put James Brown to shame. The notorious Whistler-rooted snowboard crew, The Wildcats, are back and better than ever with their first film in a decade, Wildcats Never Die.
110%

2016

110%

2016
Chasing Bonnie & Clyde

2015

Chasing Bonnie & Clyde

2015
'Don't build prisons, they cost too much!' In this era of Great Recession, the conservative and tough-on-crime State of Texas takes an unprecedented path by becoming a social justice leader with programs that rehabilitate offenders. Looks like rape, abuse and death are no longer parts of the solution for modern-day Bonnie and Clyde...
Answering the Call

2016

Answering the Call

2016
The bloody attacks on protesters in Selma in 1965 led to the historic protection of all Americans' right to vote. The film explores a cherished family story of Selma and the current state of voter suppression in America.
All God's Saints

2016

All God's Saints

2016
St. Joseph of Cupertino was known as the flying monk, and Saint Denis walked and talked holding his own severed head. History also tells us of Saints who were murdered coming back to life, walking on water and much more. Welcome to the world of the Super Humans we call Saints. Voiceover clearly has issues with Catholic dogma and doctrine, sarcasm is used frequently and St Christopher is discussed while an image of St Anthony is displayed, gave up watching after half an hour.
The Hudson River School: Artistic Pioneers

2016

The Hudson River School: Artistic Pioneers

2016
In the vicinity of New York's Hudson River Valley, a group of American painters led by British born artist Thomas Cole forged an artistic vision of the wilderness. This was the first American school of landscape painting. Men with the names of Cole, Durand, Cropsey, Bierstadt, and Church would impress the world with their creative brilliance and wondrous vision. On canvas they would bring to life 19th century America.
Fukushima: Is There a Way Out?

2015

Fukushima: Is There a Way Out?

2015
Full Moon

2016

Full Moon

2016
Be inspired by women who push boundaries. FULL MOON showcases the legends, current icons and future prodigies of this ever-evolving lifestyle sport. Seven of the world’s best female snowboarders join forces for the first time ever to explore their backyard, the backcountry of magnificent British Columbia. We are inspired through the intimate, heart-felt stories through the eyes of some of the most influential females in our sport. Full Moon is a two-year film project documenting the past, present, and future of women's snowboarding. For the first time, some of the best women riders in the sport will work together as a crew to push their limits and capture the camaraderie and adventure that comes with it. Through interviews and resurrected classic footage, Runway Films is producing a film that pays tribute to the history of women's snowboarding and showcases how it has influenced and encouraged the current state of the sport.
Paradise! Paradise!

2016

Paradise! Paradise!

2016
Kurdwin Ayub captures the intimacy of a trip she made with her father. Family visits alternate with real estate tours searching for an ideal apartment: her father's will, as he's planning to retire, is to find a place so he can finally return to that stateless territory he proudly calls "homeland".