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Go Ganges!

2012

Go Ganges!

2012
6.5
Television producers and adventurers Josh Thomas and J.J. Kelley test their skills on an epic adventure down India's sacred River Ganges.
Soulja Boy: The Movie

2011

Soulja Boy: The Movie

2011
10
The young and charismatic yet polarizing entrepreneur offers an all access glimpse into his life, his music, and his fascinating career.
Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?

1998

Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?

1998
6
Documentary covering the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a black nationalist and journalist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer and sentenced to death in a trial marked by controversial prosecutorial and defense tactics and charges of racism.
BLAST!

2008

BLAST!

2008
7
With extraordinary access, BLAST exposes a world of risky, hardcore, scientific adventure. The story follows an international team of astrophysicists trying to launch a multi-million dollar telescope on a NASA high-altitude balloon. Their journey to discover thousands of early galaxies takes them from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Revealing frustrations, inevitable failures and ultimate triumph, BLAST puts a human face on the quest to answer our most basic question - How did we get here?
She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column

2012

She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column

2012
10
Documentary about the groundbreaking queer feminist art band Fifth Column, who were at the centre of Toronto’s influential Queercore scene in the 1980-90s.
Born In Chicago

2013

Born In Chicago

2013
8
"Born In Chicago" is a soulful documentary film that chronicles a uniquely musical passing of the torch. It’s the story of first generation blues performers who had made their way to Chicago from the Mississippi Delta and their ardent and unexpected followers – young white, middle class kids who followed this evocative music to smoky clubs deep in Chicago’s ghettos. There, against all odds, they were encouraged by the greats who had became their musical mentors and learned the art of the blues at the feet the masters, going on to make the music their own.
All The Labor: The Story of The Gourds

2013

All The Labor: The Story of The Gourds

2013
5
A genre-defying band forms in Austin, covers a notorious rap tune, creates its own acclaimed roots music, and becomes a touring institution while striving to find its place in the challenging landscape of the music industry.
Mighty Uke

2011

Mighty Uke

2011
8
Mighty Uke travels the world to discover why so many people of different nations, cultures, ages and musical tastes are turning to the ukulele to express themselves, connect with the past, and with each other.
William and the Windmill

2013

William and the Windmill

2013
6
William Kamkwamba builds a windmill from scrap to rescue his family from famine, transforming his life and launching him onto the world stage. His success leads to new opportunities and complex choices, distancing him from the life he once knew.
Balkan Melody

2012

Balkan Melody

2012
8
What Swiss director Stefan Schweitert did for accordion music and for yodeling (Accordion Tribe, Cinequest, 2005; Echoes of Home, Cinequest 2008) he now does for traditional Balkan music. This wonderful film is also a love story – and a door into a world of musical wonders.
Harvard Park

2012

Harvard Park

2012
3
This sports documentary charts the lives of baseball stars Darryl Strawberry and Eric Davis, who returned each year to the South Central Los Angeles community where they grew up, to work out before spring training and give back to neighborhood kids. [netflix]
Breath of the Gods

2012

Breath of the Gods

2012
7
A Journey to the Origins of Modern Yoga. Yoga is known to go back to God Shiva, who perfected 8,4 million postures, according to Indian tradition. Far less known is the fact that yoga is at the same time an early 20th century-creation of Indian savant T. Krishnamacharya, which is what this film is about. Krishnamacharya's life and teachings are seen through the eyes of the director on his search for authentic yoga. His journey leads him from students and relatives of Krishnamacharya's such as the legendary teachers Iyengar and Pattabhi Jois to the source of modern yoga: the palace of the Maharaja of Mysore, where Krishnamacharya founded the first ever yoga school. A feature-length documentary including rare historical footage as well as lavish reenactments.
Searching for Bill

2012

Searching for Bill

2012
6
Bob Maser has had his car and money stolen by a con man called Bill. The car is found in Detroit and Bob leaves his home and family to go and reclaim it. In the car he finds Bill's old notebook filled with names, phone numbers, addresses, odd drawings and texts. Bob decides to try to track Bill down to see justice happen.
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

2013

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal

2013
10
The film chronicles the life and revolutionary times of death row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.
It's Rhys Darby Night!

2011

It's Rhys Darby Night!

2011
4
Hey party-goers, look who’s back! This is the long awaited return of ME on DVD. I developed this show on the road and received big LOL’s in LA, London, Edinburgh, and parts of Australia. Finally I toured my home country, New Zealand. It was absolutely choisome! (choice + awesome). Loads of you turned up, so thanks for jumping on board. Here’s the final stop on the Darby train – The mighty Civic Theatre, Auckland. In the extra’s section I have put together behind the scenes footage from the NZ tour, and my favourite characters, Bill Napier and Ron Taylor make an appearance. It’s Rhys Darby night!
Paddle to Seattle: Journey Through the Inside Passage

2009

Paddle to Seattle: Journey Through the Inside Passage

2009
8
In “Paddle to Seattle” two friends build their own kayaks and paddle alone for 97 days in the wilderness. They travel an epic adventure that takes them over 1,300 miles from Alaska to Seattle and survive still able to talk about most of their experiences.
Sweet Dreams

2012

Sweet Dreams

2012
7
A group of Rwandan women embark on a journey to heal the wounds of the past and create their own unique path to a future of peace and possibility.
Big Words

2013

Big Words

2013
5
Members of a once-promising hip-hop group, now in their late 30s, struggle with regret, disappointment, and change on Election Night 2008.
Uprising

2012

Uprising

2012
6
The leaders of Egypt's 2011 revolution discuss the fire, courage and resiliency behind their movement to remove President Hosni Mubarak from office.
Poetry in Motion

1982

Poetry in Motion

1982
7
More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy of poets and of a poem. These poets are the children of Walt Whitman and of Charles Olson, incantatory and oratorical, radical, sometimes incorporating contemporary political imagery. Black Mountain poets, the Beats, minimalists like John Cage, the wordless Four Horsemen, Tom Waits, and others capture aspects of poets as troubadours.