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Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (2016) CHASING TRANE is the definitive documentary film about an outside-the-box thinker with extraordinary talent whose boundary-shattering music continues to impact and influence people around the world. This smart, passionate, thought-provoking and upl

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976) Based on a true story, Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system (which is unlike being born with AIDS). As such, he must spend the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. His room is completely hermetically sealed against bacteria and viru

The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977) Howard Hughes is a driven man who amassed wealth and recognition as a Hollywood mover and shaker, aviation giant and man of mystery.

Requiem for the American Dream (2015) REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM is the definitive discourse with Noam Chomsky, on the defining characteristic of our time - the deliberate concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a select few. Through interviews filmed over four years, Chomsky unpacks t

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013) A documentary on legendary movie-poster artist Drew Struzan.

Brothers (1977) Thinly disguised account of the relationship between radical black activist Angela Davis and Black Panther and prison inmate George Jackson, who was one of those killed in a failed 1971 prison breakout.

Jappeloup (2013) A horse with amazing courage and a big heart.

Spitfire (1942) By the late 1920's aircraft designer R.J. Mitchell feels he has achieved all he wants with his revolutionary mono-planes winning trophy after trophy. But a holiday in Germany shortly after Hitler assumes power convinces him that it is vital to design a completely new type of fighter

The CourtMartial of Billy Mitchell (1955) The true story of General Billy Mitchell, a pioneering crusader for the Army's fledgling air corp. In spite of an impressive performance during the First World War, the commanders of America's armed forces still think of the airplane as little more then a ca

Filmmaker Alex Gibney chronicles Lance Armstrong's attempt to return to cycling, his admission of doping and subsequent fall from grace.

Under the Bridge 2024 Reena Virk, a fourteen year old girl, went to join friends at a party and never returned home Seven teenage girls and a boy were accused of the savage murder

Beyond the Mat (1999) This documentary focuses on the lives of professional wrestlers Terry Funk, Mick Foley (Mankind), Jake Roberts (Jake the Snake) and Darren Drozdov (Droz). As the film progresses, the story of their lives unfolds, as we also learn how the wrestling industry is not the plastic-we

The State Of Marriage (2015) The untold story of how legal pioneer Mary Bonauto partnered with small town Vermont lawyers Beth Robinson and Susan Murray in a 2-decade long struggle that built the foundation for the entire marriage equality movement. Despite fierce opposition, Vermont became the firs

Patsy & Loretta (2019) It is an an original movie about the friendship between country music stars Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn.

Caravaggio The Soul and the Blood 2018 An exciting and unsettling cinematic journey through the life, work and torments of Caravaggio Light and shadow, contrasts and contradictions, genius and intemperance distinguish his existence and his art A narrative and visual excursus, filmed in Milan, Floren

Susanne Bartsch: On Top (2017) A feature documentary exploring NYC culture through the influence of nightlife legend Susanne Bartsch.

A Place to Be Loved (1993) Gregory Kingsley, a boy passed off onto social services by his natural mother and abused by his natural father, finds the foster family he is put into to be the type of family he needs and takes his natural mother to court to have her parental rights revoked so that he can

All Is True (2018) A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare.

Quincy (2018) An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America.

The Flight of the Eagle (1982) The Swedish 19th century engineer S. A. Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but th

The Plainsman (1936) With the end of the North American Civil War, the manufacturers of repeating rifles find a profitable means of making money selling the weapons to the North American Indians, using the front man John Lattimer to sell the rifles to the Cheyenne. While traveling in a stagecoach wi

The Whalebone Box (2020) RUNNING TIME - 01.22.58 Ratio - ACADEMY 1.33.1 Stereo Sound SUPER 8 and COLOUR/B/W apps HD Pinhole Photographs 16mm ARCHIVETHE WHALEBONE BOX is a film about a whale bone box. A box made of ...

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (2012) Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction is a mesmerizing, impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his own heart-breaking renditions of American folk songs. Stunningly lensed in color an

The Grey Fox (1982) Old West highwayman Bill Miner, known to Pinkertons as "The Gentleman Bandit," is released in 1901 after 33 years in prison, a genial and charming old man. He goes to Washington to live and work with his sister's family. But the world has changed much while he has been

Balibo (2009) As Indonesia prepares to invade the tiny nation of East Timor, five Australian based journalists go missing. Four weeks later, veteran foreign correspondent Roger East is lured to East Timor by the young and charismatic José Ramos-Horta to tell the story of his country and investigate

The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story (2012) The compelling, heart-wrenching story of high school football star Chris Carnales, who's life was dramatically altered when he broke his neck in a football game leaving him paralyzed. Chris soon learned of others who suffered similar injuries

Amplify Her (2017) By combining ecstatic energy and artistry, Amplify Her follows talented young women in the electronic music scene as they come-of-age amidst the emerging cultural renaissance of the feminine.

James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend (2013) the cast off the sopranos talk about james gandolfini as a friend and a actor

Müslüm (2018) A biopic about turkish vocal artist Müslüm Gürses, drama, childhood, his life.

The Playlist 2022 At the height of piracy, established heavy hitters were fighting against where the turbulent music industry was heading The series centers around young Swedish tech entrepreneur, Daniel Ek, and his partner Martin Lorentzon, who revolutionized a whole industry by offering free and l

Glory Daze: The Life and Times of Michael Alig (2015) New York City. 1987. A new group of individuals arrives to fill the artistic power vacuum created by Andy Warhol's untimely death and the demise of his "Factory", in the form of The Club Kids. They would reign supreme over The City's ni

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) Miles Davis: Horn player, bandleader, innovator. This documentary feature explores archival photos and home movies shot by Miles and his colleagues, his manuscripts and Miles' original paintings, to explore the man behind the music.

The Rise of Jordan Peterson (2019) A documentary about the controversial Canadian university professor Jordan B. Peterson.

The Case Against 8 (2014) After the California Supreme Court ruled in May 2008 that same-sex couples could marry, a proposition was put to voters to amend the state constitution to define marriage as being between a man and a woman. After that proposition was passed a group decided to challenge the

Cezanne et Moi (2016) A historical drama traces the lifelong friendship between two renowned 19th century French artists - painter Paul Cézanne (Guillaume Gallienne) and writer Emile Zola (Guillaume Canet) - from their first meeting as schoolmates to their creative rivalry as fame and success conti

Holy Rollers (2010) Inspired by a true story of a young Hasidic man who was lured into the world of international drug trafficking in the late 90s.

Team Foxcatcher (2016) Team Foxcatcher (2016) is a documentary about how John du Pont used his money supposedly to help the USA Olympic Wrestling Team by building expensive training facilities on his home property, called 'Foxcatcher'. Dave Schultz, the USA's most successful wrestler at the time, wa

Killing Reagan (2016) A look at John Hinkley's 1981 assassination attempt against U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (2016) An exploration of the global power and impact of the music of John Coltrane where the passions, experiences and forces that shaped his life and revolutionary sounds are revealed.

Beau Brummell (1954) In 19th century England, captain George Brummell is an upper-class dandy. He has to leave the army after having insulted the crown prince. This gives him the opportunity to start a smear campaign against the prince. The prince, who is tired of all the yes-men around him, hires h

Marie (1985) It's the mid 1970s. Marie Ragghianti left an abusive marriage and moved back home with her mother Virginia in Tennessee to eke out a better life for herself and her three young children. She waited tables, while also completing the degree requirements at Vanderbilt to obtain a B.A. in E

Barefoot Gen (1983) Gen and his family are living in Hiroshima as Japan nears the end of World War II. Gen's father has come to believe that the war is unwinnable, thus earning the wrath of the town officials and, in turn, discrimination from the rest of their neighbors. Shunned by the local merchan

Olen suomalainen (2019) The life and times of singer Kari Tapio.

I Am a Girl 2013 In I AM A GIRL, we meet 14 year old Kimsey from Cambodia, forced to sell her virginity at 12 Aziza from Afghanistan, who will be shot if she goes to school Breani, a teen living in a ghetto of NYC and dreaming of stardom Katie from Australia, who is recovering from a suicide attempt

Come Sunday (2015) Based on an episode of the public radio series This American Life, which centers on Bishop Carlton Pearson, a rising star among evangelicals until he was ostracized by his own church and declared a heretic after he started preaching that there is no Hell.

The Captains (2011) The Captains takes the audience on a voyage of discovery as pop culture phenom William Shatner interviews Sir Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard Star Trek: The Next Generation), Avery Brooks (Captain Benjamin Sisko Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Kate Mulgrew (Captain Kathryn

Bergen 2022 Bergen, a valuable turkish arabesque singer, fights to stay afloat despite all the difficulties in her life

Bobby Sands: 66 Days (2016) In the spring of 1981 Irish Republican Bobby Sands' 66-day hunger strike brought the attention of the world to his cause. Drawing on an Irish Republican tradition of martyrdom, Sands' emotive, non-violent protest to be classified as a political prisoner became a defining