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Echoes of a Hermit: Solitude, Resilience, and the Power of Writing

2024

Echoes of a Hermit: Solitude, Resilience, and the Power of Writing

2024
"Echoes of a Hermit" is an intimate exploration of Lawrence Nault, a reclusive author living in the Badlands of Alberta. As he confronts his past, Lawrence shares the stories behind his books, the challenges of isolation, and his journey toward artistic fulfillment in a rapidly changing world. Through raw conversations and the stark beauty of the Badlands, this documentary captures the essence of a man whose voice is both unique and universal.
With a Stroke of the Chaveta

2007

With a Stroke of the Chaveta

2007
WITH A STROKE OF CHAVETA takes viewers into the legendary cigar factories of Cuba to witness the survival of the collective reading of literature while “tabaqueros” roll cigars. We learn how through "la lectura de tabaquería" cigar workers have been entertained, educated, and maintained a sense of class solidarity. Current day cigarmakers tell us they can’t imagine a workplace without their beloved “lectores.
The Greening of Cuba

1996

The Greening of Cuba

1996
Witness an entire nation transforming its agriculture using organic techniques. The Greening of Cuba profiles Cuban farmers and scientists working to reinvent a sustainable agriculture, based on ecological principles and local knowledge rather than imported machinery and agro-chemicals. When trade relations with the socialist bloc collapsed in 1990, Cuba lost 80% of its pesticide and fertilizer imports and half of its petroleum - the mainstays of its highly industrialized agriculture. Challenged with growing food for 11 million people in the face of the continuing U.S. embargo, Cuba embarked on the largest conversion to organic farming ever attempted. The Greening of Cuba is told in the voices of the campesinos, researchers, and organic gardeners who are leading the organic agriculture movement. This moving video reminds us that entire nations can choose a healthier environment and still feed their people.
Shakira: New Era, New Woman

2024

Shakira: New Era, New Woman

2024
The story of the Colombian-born superstar, who has sold over 100 million records, and her unwavering advocacy and philanthropic efforts.
Eternal Theater

2024

Eternal Theater

2024
"Eternal Theater" is a thought provoking documentary examining the Christian teaching on the afterlife.
Mãos de Pedra

2014

Mãos de Pedra

2014
Suburban Fury

2024

Suburban Fury

2024
On September 22, 1975, 45-year-old Sara Jane Moore took a revolver out of her purse and fired two shots at President Gerald Ford on a crowded sidewalk in San Francisco’s Union Square. This failed political assassination was destined to become a strange historical footnote, yet Moore is revealed as an extraordinary subject in this expansive, fascinating new documentary by the protean Robinson Devor (The Woman Chaser, NYFF37). Having served more than 30 years of a life prison sentence, Moore tells her own story, from FBI informant to would-be assassin, all of which Devor dramatizes against the backdrop of the era’s prevalent political unrest and militancy, of Attica, the Black Panthers, the U.S.-backed Chilean coup, and the Symbionese Liberation Army. A pugnacious and unapologetic interview subject, Moore holds the center of a fleet and compelling nonfiction drama with the feel of a 1970s thriller.
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow

2025

My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow

2025
American filmmaker Julia Loktev, born in the Soviet Union, returned to Moscow in 2021 to make a documentary on the persistence of independent media journalism in Putin’s Russia—just months, as it turned out, before the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Structured in five chapters, Loktev’s film is an extraordinary vérité document of a moment of immense change and anxiety.
Огни большой деревни. Хор отца Дионисия

2024

Огни большой деревни. Хор отца Дионисия

2024
A priest, father of 9 children, farmer and blogger Dionisy Solyakov, living in a village near Ryazan, and his family take part in an all-Russian vocal competition to compete for 3 million rubles.
American Highway

2024

American Highway

2024
A 32-year-old man leaves his stable life to revive a past dream, embarking on a 10,000-mile journey with a friend to capture diverse stories of everyday Americans, showcasing their shared humanity.
The Final Copy of Ilon Specht

2024

The Final Copy of Ilon Specht

2024
The Final Copy of Ilon Sprecht is an intimate deathbed account of the unsung advertising genius who coined L'Oréal's iconic "Because I'm Worth It" slogan in 1971, a four-word feminist manifesto that, against all odds, changed advertising forever.
Murderous Minds: Harold Shipman

2023

Murderous Minds: Harold Shipman

2023
Harold Frederick Shipman, known to acquaintances as Fred Shipman, was an English general practitioner and serial killer. He is considered to be one of the most prolific serial killers in modern history, with an estimated 250 victims. We delve into the psychology of Harold to try and understand what turned him into such a cruel murderer and how he managed to get away with it for so long.
Penn's Seed: The Awakening

2023

Penn's Seed: The Awakening

2023
This documentary traces the life and legacy of William Penn, an early advocate of religious freedom and democracy.
Love Works: A Story of Healing and Hope

2022

Love Works: A Story of Healing and Hope

2022
Faced with his father’s explosive temper and impossible expectations, Chris walks away from a pro golf career to follow a calling to the ministry.
Postcards from Babylon - Evangelicals in the Shadow of Christian Nationalism

2021

Postcards from Babylon - Evangelicals in the Shadow of Christian Nationalism

2021
Based on the popular book of the same name, the film begins with author Brian Zahnd some 350 miles into his 500-mile pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago in Spain. He walks “the Camino” in spiritual pilgrimage as preparation for the mental mayhem of the polarized political climate in America. It’s against the backdrop of the elections that Zahnd exposes how the church in America has succumbed to the seduction of empire and has entangled Christianity with the Red, White, and Blue.
The Asbestos City

2024

The Asbestos City

2024
This documentary film captures the human story of small-town America in Manville, New Jersey throughout and beyond the storm events of Hurricane Ida in 2021. This is a borough in the heart of the state that is in a constant struggle for economic resilience and famous for tragedy, yet it remains strong in its community values, American pride, and cultural history.
Women on Death Row

2017

Women on Death Row

2017
60 women are waiting for their execution on death row. Who are they? We decided to follow five of them. Dive in these women's lives full of horror, hope, death, and love, in one of the most terrible places in the USA, death row.
JFK: The Lost Assassination Tapes

2018

JFK: The Lost Assassination Tapes

2018
Hundreds of hours of news reports from the days surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy.
The Kaiser's Pirates

2016

The Kaiser's Pirates

2016
In a continuous 64,000-mile voyage lasting fifteen months, the commerce-raider SMS Wolf caused havoc across three oceans, launched Germany’s only direct attacks on Australia and New Zealand in the Great War.To all appearances an ordinary freighter, the Wolf carried an arsenal of seven guns and four torpedo tubes concealed behind drop-down deck walls, and 465 mines which were dropped overboard from a door hidden in her stern. Surviving on fuel and food from plundered ships, the Wolf became a world in miniature, crew and prisoners crowded together in an improbable survival story.
Meteor Strike: Fireball from Space

2013

Meteor Strike: Fireball from Space

2013
In early 2013, meteorite bigger than a double decker bus, travelling at 40,000 miles an hour, crashed into planet Earth. This film shows previously unseen footage of what happened. Astrophysicists explain exactly what it was and reveal how likely it is to happen again.