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Brave Miss World

2013

Brave Miss World

2013
5.5
Linor Abargil, an Israeli beauty queen, was raped two months before being crowned Miss World in 1998. Ten years later, she’s ready to talk about it – and to encourage others to speak out.
The Shimmering Beast

1982

The Shimmering Beast

1982
6.7
A documentary film about a group of hunters who gather annually to hunt moose near Maniwaki, Quebec.
Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers

2012

Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers

2012
8.1
Adapted from the multi-award winning BBC1 series, Planet Dinosaur 3D recreates the lost world of the dinosaurs in a groundbreaking stereoscopic production. This is one of the most ambitious animated programmes ever attempted for broadcast TV, recreating every detail of these extraordinary animals in an entirely digital production that stretches the boundaries of broadcast 3D with a scale and ambition normally reserved for Hollywood feature films. Planet Dinosaur 3D is a thrilling and immersive journey into a lost world. Pulling together cutting edge research from around the world this programme uses the latest, stunning fossil evidence to chart the rise and fall of the 'Ultimate Killers'; from the iconic Spinosaurus, the largest predator ever to walk the Earth, to Microraptor and the feathered, flying dinosaurs from China. At last, thanks to the advances in technology, and for the first time ever, these monsters can be experienced in all their full, magnificent wonder.
David Bowie: Cracked Actor

1975

David Bowie: Cracked Actor

1975
7.4
The documentary depicts Bowie on tour in Los Angeles, using a mixture of vérité sequences filmed in limousines and hotels, and concert footage. Most of the concert footage was taken from a show at the Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre on 2 September 1974 (Also featured are excerpts from D.A. Pennebaker's concert film shot at London's Hammersmith Odeon on 3 July 1973). Cracked Actor is notable for being a source for footage of Bowie's ambitious Diamond Dogs tour, and also for showing Bowie's fragile mental state during this period.
Earthflight

2013

Earthflight

2013
6.6
Nature documentary that takes a breathtaking flight on the wings of birds across six continents and experiences some of the world's greatest natural spectacles from a bird's-eye view.
Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism

2009

Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism

2009
4.8
Mutantes sheds light on a feminism that was little talked about in France. This documentary comprises of a series of interviews conducted in the USA, Paris and Barcelona, and documents from the archives about the political action of sex workers, queer activists and post-pornographic performances.
Le tonnelier

1942

Le tonnelier

1942
6.3
A short documentary about the barrel making process.
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King

2011

A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King

2011
7.9
Author Stephen King discusses the various types of horror films and why they are so popular with moviegoers.
The Snowshoers

1958

The Snowshoers

1958
5.6
This short documentary records the celebration and ritual surrounding a snowshoe competition in Sherbrooke in the late 1950s. The film marked the beginning of a new approach to reality in documentary and prefigures the trademark style of the NFB's newly formed French Unit. Today, Les raquetteurs is considered a precursor to the birth of direct cinema.
Jaguar

1967

Jaguar

1967
6.7
Jaguar, a kind of road movie on foot, tells of the journey of three friends, Damouré, Lam and Illo, on their way to the Gold Coast where they hope to make a fortune in order to return to their village in a few months.
La Cabale des oursins

1992

La Cabale des oursins

1992
5.5
A travelogue of abandoned strip mining sites in France extolling their potential for recreational use.
Nitrate Kisses

1992

Nitrate Kisses

1992
4.9
Essay documentary explores eroded emulsions and images for lost vestiges of lesbian and gay culture. First feature by a pioneer of lesbian cinema, Hammer weaves gay and lesbian couples with footage that unearths the forbidden and invisible history of a marginalized people.
Portrait of a Young Man in Three Movements

1931

Portrait of a Young Man in Three Movements

1931
6.4
This is a non-narrative film, comprised of shots that "portray a certain young man in the terms of the things that he likes", such as the flow of the tide on a seashore, the motion of finely-tuned machinery, and sunlight shining through the fronds of a palm.
Surname Viêt Given Name Nam

1989

Surname Viêt Given Name Nam

1989
5.2
The film evolves around questions of identity, popular memory and culture. While focusing on aspects of Vietnamese reality as seen through the lives and history of women resistance in Vietnam and in the U.S, it raises questions on the politics of interviewing and documenting.
Bosphore

1964

Bosphore

1964
6.7
Short doc by Maurice Pialat. The first film in the series set at Turkey, Bosphore, is also the only one that was shot in color.
Men for Sale

2008

Men for Sale

2008
5.5
An intimate and unflinching look over 12 months at the hardscrabble lives of hustlers in downtown Montreal.
Barcelona Park at Twilight

1904

Barcelona Park at Twilight

1904
4.8
Early short showing the titular park in around 2 minutes.
Stolen Seas

2013

Stolen Seas

2013
7.4
A chilling exploration of the Somali pirate phenomenon through audio recordings and found video, right into the middle of the real-life hostage negotiation of a Danish shipping vessel, the CEC Future.
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

2008

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

2008
7.8
To mark the 25th anniversary since the first transmission of Blackadder in 1983, the iconic cast of the much-loved sitcom appear together in a documentary for the first time. The show includes an exclusive in-depth interview with Edmund Blackadder himself, Rowan Atkinson - the first time he has agreed to be interviewed about his experience making the show.
Marie-Antoinette, la véritable histoire

2006

Marie-Antoinette, la véritable histoire

2006
7
Marie Antoinette, Archduchess of Austria and a very young girl, marries King Louis-Auguste, Dauphine of France. This historical drama tells the tragic tale of a young woman who, in the beginning started out with task, that ended with great sadness and sorrow.