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Fifty Shades Uncovered

2015

Fifty Shades Uncovered

2015
6
Fifty Shades Uncovered is a brand new feature documentary filmed in London and New York which explores the twilight zone of submissive romance and the power of the Fifty Shades of Grey film and books. Featuring the latest interviews from authors, stars and fans, take an in-depth look into why this trilogy has become such a runaway success, whether classified as erotic fiction, adult romance or mommy porn, it lifts the lid on a cultural and sexual phenomenon that won’t be restrained as it reaches world domination!
The Drop Box

2015

The Drop Box

2015
7.6
One winter, a pastor finds an abandoned infant on his church steps, and builds 'a drop box' to rescue any future foundlings.
The Paedophile Hunter

2014

The Paedophile Hunter

2014
6.5
A look at the work of Stinson Hunter and his gang who pose as underage girls in order to catch pedophiles.
Bridgend

2013

Bridgend

2013
6.7
Since 2007, dozens of young people have been found hanged in Bridgend, a town in southern Wales. Many of them knew one another-they were friends, neighbors, and family. The striking similarities between their deaths have confounded authorities and struck fear into the hearts of parents. Headlines splashed across the UK earned Bridgend its infamous nickname: ""Death Town."
The Truth Shall Not Sink with Sewol

2014

The Truth Shall Not Sink with Sewol

2014
7.6
A documentary on the South Korean ferry disaster that claimed the lives of more than 300 passengers in April, 2014.
Playing for the Mob

2014

Playing for the Mob

2014
6.4
The story of how mobster Henry Hill - played by Ray Liotta in Martin Scorsese 1990 classic, Goodfellas - helped orchestrate the fixing of Boston College basketball games in the 1978-79 season. The details of that point-shaving scandal are revealed for the first time on film through the testimony of the players, the federal investigators and the actual fixers. Playing For The Mob may be set in the seemingly golden world of college basketball, but like Goodfellas, this is a tale of greed, betrayal and reckoning. Ultimately, they both share the same message: With that much money at stake, you can't trust anybody.
Paradise

2014

Paradise

2014
5.9
"Since childhood, I've had the good fortune of going through two mini depressions of happiness, and I'm serenely awaiting the third. This alone is enough for me to believe in a certain beauty to life and to have the pleasure of attempting to film it in all its forms (trees, animals, gods, humans...) and to do so when love is intense. The filmmaker has lost a part of innocence. It's so difficult to spot it around you, so difficult not to lose it during a film shoot. I'm grateful to those who you look at on screen. To stand up to time, I've a tactic, which is to dig into my stock of emotions and old images. Not so as to find what will never come back, but to discover the signs of spring in winter. This allows me to begin another day with an easy, light step." (Alain Cavalier)
Diptych

1967

Diptych

1967
6
A short film by Walerian Borowczyk in two parts. The first 'panel' follows the morning routine of Leon Boyer who, despite being almost 100 years old, still farms the land, drives a vintage car, and plays with his two dogs. The second panel shows shots of beautiful flowers and a cat, to a recording of Tino Rossi singing 'La romance de Nadir / Je crois encore entendre' from Bizet's opera 'Les pêcheurs de perles'.
The Decline of the Century: Testament L.Z.

1994

The Decline of the Century: Testament L.Z.

1994
7.5
An epic documentary of rise and fall of Ustasha regime in Croatia.
We Maintain It Is Possible

1973

We Maintain It Is Possible

1973
6.5
In 1973, after the failure of wage negotiations with the management of the Lip watch factories, the workers went on strike. Marker was responsible for assembling clips from various photographers into one cohesive film.
Live and Let Live

2013

Live and Let Live

2013
8
Live and Let Live is a feature documentary examining our relationship with animals, the history of veganism and the ethical, environmental and health reasons that move people to go vegan.
The Man Who Cracked the Nazi Code: The Story of Alan Turing

2014

The Man Who Cracked the Nazi Code: The Story of Alan Turing

2014
6.9
During the Second World War, the allies' key objective was to crack the German army's encrypted communications code. Without a doubt, the key player in this game was Alan Turing, an interdisciplinary scientist and a long-forgotten hero.
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

2008

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

2008
8.5
Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century. In 1903, the brothers entered the budding motion picture business. In time, the Warner Brothers moved into film production and would open their own studio in 1923.
Our Curse

2013

Our Curse

2013
5.8
The film is a personal statement of the director and his wife, who have to deal with a very rare and incurable disease of their newborn child – the Ondine’s Curse (also known as CCHS, congenital central hypoventilation syndrome). People affected with this disease stop breathing during sleep and require a lifetime mechanical ventilation on a ventilator. The film shows the process of taming fear associated with the disease.
Shake Hands with Danger

1980

Shake Hands with Danger

1980
4.8
This short cautionary training film examines dangers associated with earthmoving equipment operation, showing many simulated accidents on construction sites.
Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

2013

Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

2013
6.5
"Plastic Paradise" is an independent documentary film that chronicles Angela Sun's personal journey of discovery to one of the most remote places on Earth, Midway Atoll, to uncover the truth behind the mystery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Along the way she encounters scientists, celebrities, legislators and activists who shed light on what our society's vast consumption of disposable plastic is doing to our oceans -- and what it may be doing to our health.
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009
7.5
This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance

1968

God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance

1968
5.5
Les Blank's poetic documentation of 1967's Los Angeles Easter Sunday Love-In. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.
In the Name of God

1992

In the Name of God

1992
8.6
The film explores the campaign waged by the Hindu right-wing organisation Vishva Hindu Parishad to build a Ram temple at the site of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, as well as the communal violence that it triggered. A couple of months after Ram ke Naam was released, VHP activists demolished the Babri Masjid in 1992, provoking further violence.
Kurosawa's Way

2011

Kurosawa's Way

2011
5.8
Eleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover surprising influences on their own work.