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No Way Out But One

2011

No Way Out But One

2011
In 1994, Holly Collins became an international fugitive when she ignored the court's ruling, grabbed her three children, and went on the run from her abusive ex-husband. In what would become an incredible saga, Holly eventually fled the United States and lived beneath the radar. Their story is of hope, determination, and, ultimately, justice.
Bruce Springsteen: Glory Days

2012

Bruce Springsteen: Glory Days

2012
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen, more fondly know as "The Boss" by his millions of fans, is widely regarded as one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century and one of the greatest artists of all time. This is his remarkable story.
Assault on El Capitan

2013

Assault on El Capitan

2013
The story of Wings of Steel is part legend and part myth. The first ascent team spent 39 days climbing the controversial route. The result - death threats, physical assaults and a slander campaign that polarized the climbing community for over 30 years.
American Mind Control: MK Ultra

2015

American Mind Control: MK Ultra

2015
Project MK Ultra was formed by the CIA after WWII when the US extracted Nazi scientists to perform top secret testing on human subjects. MK Ultra drugged, raped, tortured and murdered innocent citizens. The project was reportedly shut down, but experts reveal it is very much alive today.
Shadows in Paradise: Hitler's Exiles in Hollywood

2008

Shadows in Paradise: Hitler's Exiles in Hollywood

2008
To escape Hitler's regime, thousands of intellectuals and radicals fled Europe for the United States in the 1930s; this documentary focuses on the prominent figures who moved to Hollywood and made contributions to American music, art and culture. Well-known exiles profiled here include Bertolt Brecht, Fritz Lang, Arnold Schoenberg, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Salka Viertel, Thomas Mann and many others.
Jermaine Jackson : the Jackson Musical

2014

Jermaine Jackson : the Jackson Musical

2014
YOU ARE NOT ALONE, the Musical was performed in Paris (in English) by Jermaine Jackson. During this evening of music and stories, Jermaine Jackson told the whole Jackson story from their native house in Gary, Indiana, to Motown where they became the Jackson Five and from Michael's Thriller to his tragic death. You'll learn everything you need to know about the greatest family in the entertainment industry.
God Came Near

2014

God Came Near

2014
Travel back in time and relive Christ the Son of God becoming man. Come with Max Lucado as he brings to life the most important event in history ... when God came near.
Fight Like a Girl

2013

Fight Like a Girl

2013
Follow Jill Morley as she delves inside the world of female boxers. Real emotional histories and traumas bubble up, fleshing out a compelling story about women overcoming adversity.
Roy Shaw: Brute Force

2005

Roy Shaw: Brute Force

2005
When he wasn't duking it out in the boxing ring, Roy "Pretty Boy" Shaw terrorized Britain as one of the country's most feared gangsters, as revealed in this documentary. The program chronicles Shaw's shady history, a criminal career that includes armed robbery, murder and brutal beatings. Known as the only man who ever broke his way out of two prison cells, Shaw became one of Britain's most powerful gangsters in the 1960s.
Uprising

2014

Uprising

2014
Uprising is all action film with intense sequences of airs, carves and new maneuvers on the made for ripping walls of Lower Trestles. An epic battle from the best surfers in the world in a one hundred percent free surfing bananza. This is the hottest freshest action to date. Bonus features include huge Wedge from hurricane Marie and State of The Art surfing by the best woman surfers in the world. All set to epic music by Cruzmatik.
Troubadours

2014

Troubadours

2014
Four artists - born in the same city - dig deep to reveal their connection with music. They are modern troubadours. Music is their soul - their lyrics transmit an intimate, sincere and unconventional message. A superb portrait of underground artists.
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet

1982

Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet

1982
Through interviews, archival footage, photos and classic tunes, learn about the remarkable career and troubled life of legendary jazz cornetist Bix Beiderbecke, who influenced countless musicians before alcoholism lead to his premature death. Close friends and associates such as Hoagy Carmichael, Charlie David and Louis Armstrong share their memories of Bix's abilities, playing style and personality.
The Idiot Cycle

2009

The Idiot Cycle

2009
The Idiot Cycle investigates six major chemical companies—Dow Chemical, BASF, Bayer, Dupont, Astrazeneca and Monsanto—that are not only responsible for producing decades of cancer causing chemicals and pollution all across the globe, but also profit extensively from controlling cancer treatments and the production of drugs for those treatments. The irony is palpable. Also examined is how these very same companies own the most patents on genetically modified foods that have also never been tested for long-term health impacts like cancer. When there’s dioxin in every mother’s breast-milk, rivers throughout the world that no longer support life, cataclysmic environmental damage from industry and manufacturing—when do we say enough is enough?
Project Censored the Movie

2013

Project Censored the Movie

2013
'Project Censored: The Movie' explores media censorship in our society by exposing important stories that corporate media fails to report/under report. Using the media watchdog group, Project Censored, as their road map, two fathers from California decided to make a documentary film that will help to end the reign of Junk Food News that Corporate Media continues to feed the American people.
Land Mines: A Love Story

2005

Land Mines: A Love Story

2005
Habiba and Shah who, because of the wars fought in Afghanistan over the past 25 years, have experienced immense suffering, but who have survived to show how it is possible to be brave and moral in this world of sanctioned violence and lies. Shah, a former Mujaheddin soldier and land mine victim, works as a cobbler on the pavements of the ruined city of Kabul. One day, he noticed a pretty Tajik girl who had only one leg, and he began to court her. Amidst the chaos and violence, and despite all the obstacles of tradition and religion, Shah and Habiba were able to marry.
Arresting Power: Resisting Police Violence in Portland, Oregon

2015

Arresting Power: Resisting Police Violence in Portland, Oregon

2015
Media artists and social activists Jodi Darby, Julie Perini, and Erin Yanke’s film speaks to the history of police violence in our society, providing a framework for understanding the systems of social control in Portland and its history of exclusion laws, racial profiling, redlining, and gentrification practices. Through conversations with community leaders that include Walidah Imarisha, author of the “Oregon Black History Timeline,” JoAnn Hardesty, and Rev. LeRoy Haynes of the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice & Police Reform, Dan Handelman of Portland Copwatch, and Kent Ford, founder of the Portland Chapter of the Black Panther Party, the filmmakers explore alternatives to current policing practices and consider strategies for community safety that do not employ constant surveillance and unneeded violence.
Desire for Beauty

2013

Desire for Beauty

2013
Four people turn to plastic surgery as the last resort in their search for perfection - their appearances will change, but will their lives?
Foreign Puzzle

2019

Foreign Puzzle

2019
Foreign Puzzle is an intimate documentary that captures the journey of an inspiring Mexican American dancer as she communicates the impermanence of life through dance while juggling the roles of a recently divorced parent of a 6-year-old, a choreographer and a primary school teacher amidst intensive treatments for breast cancer.
Beaverland

2014

Beaverland

2014
Derek and Giorgia, a young couple of biologists, settles in the hostile Tierra del Fuego to study and combat the devastating beaver plague that destructs the area. This violent mission is a unique scenario for their love story.
Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North

2008

Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North

2008
A descendant of the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history, filmmaker Katrina Browne explores the contemporary legacy of slavery by traveling with fellow descendents from Rhode Island to Ghana and Cuba, retracing the Triangle Trade route. Along the way, Browne and her companions meet with similarly interested travelers and discover the considerable importance slavery once had for Northern commerce.