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Nervous Laughter

2017

Nervous Laughter

2017
When winter swells collide with a chunk of reef off the north shore of Maui, massive waves up to 60 feet rise and crash to create the best big wave on earth. It’s called Peahi, or “Jaws,” and every year it attracts dozens of elite surfers from around the world to attempt the lethal wave. More and more, however, it’s the local crew that steals the show. An eclectic group childhood friends that followed each other into the Jaws lineup as teenagers, and through peer pressure and rivalries, pushed each other to unprecedented performances in the ensuing years. Then came the El Niño of 2016, which promised to serve up the largest swells in big-wave history. Follow the crew for an inside look at a season rife with nerves, injury, triumph and friendship.
The Gateway Bug

2017

The Gateway Bug

2017
Over 2 billion people on earth eat insects for protein. The Gateway Bug explores how changing daily eating habits can feed humanity in an uncertain age, one meal at a time.
Love & Saucers

2025

Love & Saucers

2025
David Huggins, a 72 year-old New Jersey man, claims to have had a lifetime of encounters with otherworldly beings. His experiences include an interspecies romance with an extraterrestrial woman. He’s chronicled it all in his surreal impressionist paintings, but are his experiences dreams, hallucinations, or possibly reality?
The Thing About Greece... A Snowboard Documentary

2015

The Thing About Greece... A Snowboard Documentary

2015
In 2015 filmmaker Themistocles Lambridis set off on an adventure to shed light on a side of Greece that few are aware of. With his camera in hand and snowboard under foot, he shredded a vast playground of snow, explored fresh tracks and revealed a backcountry unlike any other. From the island of Crete to Mount Olympus, “The Thing About Greece” is an epic documentary that will forever alter your perception of this coastal country.
Chasing Shadows

2015

Chasing Shadows

2015
Once you experience a total solar eclipse, it changes you.
Ocean Driven

2017

Ocean Driven

2017
Making a big wave dream come true. Ocean Driven is a true and gripping story that chronicles the development of South African big wave surfer Chris Bertish. His single minded pursuit of his dreams and refusal to let seemingly insurmountable obstacles stand in his way, culminates with his winning the world's premiere big wave surfing competition at Mavericks in California 2010. Moments after nearly drowning, Bertish takes the world by storm in the largest waves ever seen there. Ocean Driven is a tale of overcoming obstacles and fears, redefining possible, and empowering viewers to never give up in pursuit of their dreams. Ocean Driven features countless big wave legends, ocean specialists, and breathtaking images.
The Girl in Centerfield

2017

The Girl in Centerfield

2017
In 1973, little girls could not play Little League Baseball. Carolyn King's epic Summer helped to change all that. In what is one of the most important events in the struggle for Equal Rights, "The Girl in Centerfield, a documentary by Emmy-Nominated filmmakers Brian Kruger and Buddy Moorehouse tells the story that changed youth baseball forever.
The Last Playlist

2014

The Last Playlist

2014
Aging record producer, Nick Silver sets out to prove he's still relevant by curating a playlist with multiple artists instead of an album with one artist. When his doctor tells him he'll be deaf in three months, he panics and begins speaking his memoirs into a video camera in bathroom mirrors all over Los Angeles.
Whiteley

2017

Whiteley

2017
A visual journey into the life and legacy of one of Australia's most celebrated artists, Brett Whiteley.
Kick Like a Girl

2008

Kick Like a Girl

2008
The story of what happens when "The Mighty Cheetahs," an undefeated all-girls soccer team, competes in the boys division. With humor and candor this documentary gets at the heart of the boy-girl issues and explores what "Kick Like A Girl" really means on and off the playing field. Kick Like A Girl reminds us all of the lessons learned in competitive athletics and how sports has been one of the most effective instruments of social change in our lifetime.
Craving Cuba

2016

Craving Cuba

2016
A documentary that explores bi-cultural identity through the Cuban-American lens, exploring the Cuban-American experience and their complicated relationship with Cuba.
Props BMX: Owned

2011

Props BMX: Owned

2011
The concept behind Owned is simple: A movie with a bunch of top notch, absolutely killer sections from some of today's best riders, produced by some of today's best videographers and editors. Owned was filmed over the course of 11 months at spots all over the world including Africa, Israel, Europe & North America. The riders and videographers for Owned dedicated themselves tirelessly to get one of the most amazing collections of eclectic riding styles together in one release.
The Wall

2020

The Wall

2020
David Kinsella, funded by the Norwegian Film Institute, arrived in North Korea ready to make a documentary about a young poet at the invitation of the North Korean government, but filming hadn’t gotten very far when Kinsella realized that everything he was filming was fiction not fact, even the young poet. Each day the government brought in extras and staged every scene too essentially create a propaganda film for the country. Not to be deterred Kinsella took the manipulation of his work in stride and started to capture large expanses of industrial areas to alter later with animation and create an amazing film.
A Matter of Time

2015

A Matter of Time

2015
Kathryn Calder, one of the vocalists behind the Influential and successful indie band The New Pornographers, puts her life on hold when her mother is diagnosed with ALS. After moving back to her childhood home to care for her mother, she is inspired to record her first solo album, 'Are You My Mother?' there as a gift to her as she fights the disease. Old bandmates, friends, and a new extended family only recently discovered all join Kathryn in her and her mother's journey.
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.
We don't want to stay

2010

We don't want to stay

2010
Luxembourg is rich, Luxembourg is quiet, Luxembourg is safe. Why leave this apparent heaven? From Northern Canada to tropical paradise, from Jerusalem to the desert kingdom of Gobir, this film is about Luxembourgers who had to leave their home country, in order to find themselves better at home. A question spurs this trip around the world: do we want to remain who we are?
This Is Hamlet

2010

This Is Hamlet

2010
A mockumentary examination of Shakespeare's greatest tragedy using "breaking news" style interviews and commentary.
Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film

2017

Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film

2017
The film follows Postcommodity, an interdisciplinary arts collective comprised of Raven Chacon, Cristóbal Martinez and Kade L. Twist, who put land art in a tribal context. The group bring together a community to construct the Repellent Fence, a two-mile long ephemeral monument “stitching” together the US and Mexico.
Aurora - Fire in the Sky

2012

Aurora - Fire in the Sky

2012
A ghostly flickering illuminates the polar night – a mysterious, coloured display in the night sky that has intrigued people from time immemorial. The aurora is without doubt the most striking natural phenomenon in the polar regions of our planet. The documentary ‘Aurora – Fire in the Sky’ presents the phenomenon of the polar lights from various aspects. The film crew for this international production shot in Norway, Greenland, Canada, Alaska and New Zealand.
Secrets of the Founding Fathers

2009

Secrets of the Founding Fathers

2009
Experts and authors discuss George Washington's connection to the ancient and powerful Freemasons. Experts discuss Benjamin Franklin's possible membership in several secret societies. Such as the orgiastic Hell Fire Club in England. Paranormal investigators use high-tech tools to uncover the existence of ghosts in the famous Hell Fire Caves. Experts then attempt to explain how the remains of over 1200 people wound up in the basement of Ben Franklin's London townhouse. Secret Masonic symbols and images are analyzed and uncovered in the layout and streets of Washington DC.