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The Queen and the Coup

2020

The Queen and the Coup

2020
7
Planned by Britain’s MI6 and then executed by America’s C.I.A., the coup d’état which follows will destroy Iran’s last democracy, and relations between Iran and the West until the present day. Most shocking of all, the truth about Her Majesty’s role will be hidden from the Queen herself, and even the all-powerful Shah who will be used by Britain and American to replace Iran’s last democratic Prime Minister. The coup will lead to political upheaval all over the Middle East for decades to come, eventually resulting in the Islamic Revolution of 1979 which will end the reign of the Shah, and British and American influence in Iran, inspiring countless other Islamist revolutions around the world.
Totems and Taboos

2018

Totems and Taboos

2018
7
In Brussels, Belgium, the Royal Museum of Central Africa is undertaking a radical renovation, both physical and ethical, to show with sincerity, crudeness and open-mindedness the reality of the atrocities perpetrated against the inhabitants of the Belgian colonies in Africa, still haunted and traumatized by the ghost of King Leopold II of Belgium, a racist and genocidal tyrant.
Creation is Violent: Anecdotes on Kinski's Final Years

2021

Creation is Violent: Anecdotes on Kinski's Final Years

2021
3.5
Interviews with associates of Klaus Kinski in his final years offer anecdotal evidence of his fragile state of mind and deteriorating work ethic.
Becoming Evil: Serial Killers of the Old West

2021

Becoming Evil: Serial Killers of the Old West

2021
4.5
American serial killers are hardly a phenomenon confined to the 20th and 21st centuries. The Old West was a well-known time of lawlessness. A time when serial killers stalked the mountains, prairies and deserts of North America. A time when men like, Billy the Kid, Jesse James, John Wesley Hardin, and the Kentucky cannibal left a trail of victims strewn across the landscape. The ruthlessness of their murders will shock in this feature-length documentary goes back into history to uncover the origins of evil during the Old West.
Becoming Helen Keller

2021

Becoming Helen Keller

2021
8
The life and legacy of Helen Keller, including how she used her celebrity to advocate for human rights and social justice for women, the poor and people with disabilities.
Megalodon!: Great White Godfather

2021

Megalodon!: Great White Godfather

2021
3.5
70-foot Sharks with teeth like shovel blades and fins the size of huge sails. A whaler's harpoon would bounce off Megalodon like a toothpick. Explore Mega!
Hunting Bigfoot

2022

Hunting Bigfoot

2022
4
Hunting Bigfoot (2021) A film that skillfully melds the worlds of narrative feature and documentary to capture this portrait of a broken man obsessively pursuing personal and professional redemption in a world where many of those close to him think he's crazy.
Lise Meitner: The Mother of the Atom Bomb

2013

Lise Meitner: The Mother of the Atom Bomb

2013
9
To historians, physicist Lise Meitner deserves to be placed on a par with Einstein, Heisenberg and Otto Hahn. In the 1930s on the verge of World War II, she led a small group of scientists who discovered that splitting the atomic nucleus of uranium releases enormous energy. This extraordinary film tells the story of a woman who was far ahead of her time as a scientist and a pioneer of feminism.
Cachita. La esclavitud borrada

2020

Cachita. La esclavitud borrada

2020
7
The King of North Sudan

2021

The King of North Sudan

2021
8
Danny Abel’s documentary tells the incredible, all-American story of Jeremiah Heaton and his geographical conquest. It all starts in 2014, when Heaton lays claim to 500,000 acres of desert land between Egypt and Sudan; his initial aim is to establish a kingdom so that his daughter can be made a princess. What follows is media attention, a movie deal with Disney, and a shift in motivation: Heaton decides to create a bonafide nation, with industry, a military, and more.
Girl Like You

2021

Girl Like You

2021
9
Over six years, a couple battles to stay together as one of them transitions genders; confronting the effects of new body parts, changing gender roles as well as navigating their own evolving sexual identities.
Boeing's Fatal Flaw

2021

Boeing's Fatal Flaw

2021
8
An investigation of Boeing’s flawed 737 Max jet and the crashes that killed 346 people. With the New York Times, revealing the commercial pressures, flawed design, and failed oversight behind the creation of Boeing’s fastest-selling plane.
The Will to See

2021

The Will to See

2021
9
An old-time war reporter, philosopher and writer, BernardHenri Lévy is sent by a group of newspapers (Paris Match, La Repubblica, The Wall Street Journal, Der Stern, and others) to bear witness and report from places in the world where suffering and misery is at its peak: where wars are going on under our noses, the world’s fate is being determined, and no one, it seems, is paying attention. An unflinching look at the most urgent humanitarian crises around the globe.
Generation 9/11

2021

Generation 9/11

2021
7.5
"Generation 9/11" is an intimate film driven by the stories and personalities of its protagonists, who were born in the wake of a global tragedy which, for them, was also deeply personal. But it is also the story an entire generation that has been shaped by the attacks and their aftermath.
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

1995

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

1995
8.5
There is only one Yul Brynner. No other actor had his looks, his range of talents, his energy and his capacity to draw others into the spell of his charm. A true sophisticate of deliberately mysterious origins, Yul Brynner was at home in a wide variety of languages and social environments.
Britney Spears: Fighting for Freedom

2021

Britney Spears: Fighting for Freedom

2021
10
Britney Spears’ life has been out of her hands since a dramatic series of events put her in a strict conservatorship in 2008. The #FreeBritney movement is skyrocketing into the international spotlight, as we watch Britney fighting for freedom.
Touching the Asteroid

2020

Touching the Asteroid

2020
7
Spacecraft OSIRIS-REx attempts to grab a piece of an asteroid to bring back to Earth so scientists can study it to learn about the planet's origins.
Gemmel & Tim

2021

Gemmel & Tim

2021
9
In 2017 and 2019, Gemmel “Juelz” Moore (26) and Timothy “Tim” Dean (55), two gay black men, died of a meth overdose at the West Hollywood apartment of white businessman, activist & political donor Ed Buck (66). The parallel stories of these two men, are intimately told by the friends who loved them, grieve their loss, and who hope to protect others from similarly tragic fates.
A Life on the Farm

2023

A Life on the Farm

2023
6.5
A strange story from Somerset, England about a filmmaking farmer and the inspiring legacy of his long-lost home movies.
The Krays: Gangsters Behind Bars

2021

The Krays: Gangsters Behind Bars

2021
8.5
Steve Wraith had a fascination with the Krays, and after writing them letters Reg took an instant liking to him, even requesting Steve visit with his brother Ron, in Broadmoor. They would go on to ask Steve to take over their business interests in the outside world. As it turned out, this was an exercise in trust, grooming him, as what came next was a stark lesson in just how terrifying the Krays could be, even behind bars.