First responders make up less than 2% of the population, but account for nearly 20% of the suicides. This doc looks at the mental health struggles of firefighters, police officers and EMTs, through the lens of a small town in New England.
Food is an important pillar of culture. It's what brings people together; it’s about family, tradition, and celebration. Food is where fusion happens. Mixed Up is a conversation about the desperate need for belonging and what it means to embrace your culture in New Zealand today. Led by Jess' introspection as she quietly cooks in a lonely studio, we meet four other women of colour: Hannah and Elizabeth, Nicky, and Matilda. Guided by a recipe and defined by different cultural experiences, we find parallels and similarities across their stories - mixed feelings of pride, shame, longing, and inspiration.
The Cost Of Convenience examines how internet platforms are impacting our mental health, restructuring our communities, threatening our democracy, and violating our human rights.
A modern team of explorers venture to the legendary "Lost World"- the remote jungle plateau of Roraima in Venezuela. Cut off from time and the jungle below, feared by natives because of "evil spirits", flying reptiles and other beasts, Roraima has sparked human imagination since the time of the 19th century explorers. Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based his book "The Lost World" (1912) about men and dinosaurs on the tales from early explorers to this plateau. This was the inspiration for Jurassic Park. The modern expedition team encounters the animals, people and extreme habitat on its route across the Gran Sabana and up the 9000 ft. mountain. Once there they explore a new cave system, that may well contain new forms of life.
Follow three mothers from Minnesota, the national hotbed for the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, as they fight for accountability for their fallen sons, finding strength in one another to make sure no other mothers suffer their grief again.
Early humans may have discovered wine accidentally, but now it's grown and sold just about everywhere. Jim Hodgson stops in Egypt, ancient Rome, Spain, France and other locations to trace wine's delicious history.
Follows longtime collectors and a new generation of buyers from the trading card industry, diving deep into the real-time trading card fever as the hobby goes nuclear.
Abuse, rape, and murder, all to reform our youth. Boys School is the harrowing tale of a group of men that experienced unspeakable horrors at the infamous Dozier School for boys, in Marianna, Florida. After nearly 50 years in silence these men, along with a brave reporter serving as the narrator, tell their story.
Unraveling the chilling case of William and Patricia Wycherley, an unassuming couple who vanished from their Mansfield home in 1998, leaving their neighbours oblivious to the sinister truth lurking beneath the surface.
Nora built a shelter in a rural village, where she lives with 500 fruit bats, a gang of turkeys all named Hertzel, a mayna bird named Itzik and her beloved dog Koper. Isolated from society, she is helping the bats and every other animal that crosses her path. She soon discovers that there is no shelter far enough or secluded enough to protect them from the pain, loss and love that life brings.
The film delves into the lives of baseball legends and tells the story of how one man, Chico Heron, came to impact so many icons that the sport now cherishes, including MLB Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera.
New York City's beloved Ukrainian restaurant Veselka is best known for its borscht and varenyky, but it has become a beacon of hope for Ukraine. As the second-generation owner Tom Birchard reluctantly retires after 54 years, his son Jason faces the pressures of stepping into his father’s shoes as the war in Ukraine impacts his family and staff.
This Albuquerque music documentary was filmed during the Summer and Fall of 2022 and captures a sample of bands, venues, characters, and history that make up the DIY scene. Featuring Los Mocos, Cracks in the Sidewalk, Nomestomper, Crushed!?, Sabertooth Cavity, Raven Chacon, Manny Rettinger, Gordy Andersen, and many more.
DJ Khaled may have started by spinning records in his garage, but today is one of the recognized social media moguls and record producers. 12 albums, a hit Miami restaurant, and one Grammy to his credit. A story in the making.