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Newman (2015) Legendary American asocial backwoods inventor Joseph Newman haps onto a brilliant discovery that ends the need for oil gas and nuclear dependency as we know it, but spends most of his life fighting conspiracy and Washington DC for a patent.

Betty: They Say Im Different (2017) Funk Queen Betty Davis changed the landscape for female artists in America. She "was the first..." as former husband Miles Davis said. "Madonna before Madonna, Prince before Prince". An ...

The Image You Missed 2018 An Irish filmmaker grapples with the legacy of his estranged father, the late documentarian Arthur MacCaig, through MacCaigs decades spanning archive of the conflict in Northern Ireland Drawing on over 30 years of unique and never seen before footage, The Image You Missed i

The Last Movie Painter 2020 A thrilling journey through the world of Renato Casaro, one of the most important living illustrators that the worlds film poster industry has ever known

Moments Like This Never Last 2020 Dash Snow rejected a life of privilege to make his own way as an artist on the streets of downtown New York City in the late 1990s Developing from a notorious graffiti tagger into an international art star, he documented his drug and alcohol fueled nights with the s

Stewart 2022 Set in the late 60s early 70s, STEWART follows Scottish racing driver Jackie Stewart on an immersive, colorful and emotive journey that transcends motor sport and explores universal themes of love, loss and human vulnerability

My Gal Sal 1942 Chronicles the early life of gay nineties era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job as carnival entertainer and moves up into New York society, writing one hit song after another Despite his egotistical behavior, he manages to woo and win Sally Elliott, one of the more popul

35 Up (1991) Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.

Beautiful Boxer 2003 Based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol, a Muay Thai boxer who underwent a sex change operation to become a woman The movie chronicles her life from a young boy who likes to wear lipstick and flowers to her sensational career as a kickboxer whose specialty is ancient

Follows Terry Bradshaw, an Intimate Portrait Of Hall Of Fame Quarterback, in a revealing interview and rare archival footage.

The Pacifist (2018) On April 18th, 2017, Larry Bassett refused to pay federal income taxes on over $1 Million, becoming the top tax resister in US history. In his defiance, he wrote letters to U.S. government ...

Dying to Do Letterman (2011) When 35 year old stand-up comedian Steve Mazan learned he was dying of cancer, he dedicated the rest of his life to making his dream come true: performing comedy on The Late Show with David Letterman. This documentary chronicles his five-year journey, as he races his own

My Many Sons (2016) The life story of legendary basketball coach Don Meyer.

Sunrise at Campobello (1960) The story of Franklin Roosevelt's bout with polio at age 39 in 1921 and how his family (and especially wife Eleanor) cope with his illness. From being stricken while vacationing at Campobello to his triumphant nominating speech for Al Smith's presidency in 1924, the stor

My Talk with Florence 2015 Two Persons One Tape One Interview No Cuts No tricks One of the most brutal and disturbing pieces of oral history Florence Burnier Bauer was born in Paris in 1949 to an upper middle class family with Russian roots Raped by her Granddad at an early age and passed around in

Landfill Harmonic (2015) Landfill Harmonic follows the Recycled Orchestra. An unlikely orchestra made out of recycled trash. As this group takes its inspiring spectacle of trash-into-music around the world, we follow the lives of a garbage picker, a music teacher and a group of children from a Parag

South Bureau Homicide (2015) South Bureau Homicide, set in South Los Angeles, explores the unsung bond created by the homicide detectives of LAPD and the local community's anti-violent-crime activists who together investigate and cope with the persistent menace of homicidal violence that plagues a d

My Friend Rockefeller (2015) Christian Gerhartsreiter, a man eventually known as "Clark Rockefeller", lived a life of deception; the FBI called it "the longest-running con in FBI history." After ingratiating himself into New York society and marrying a top banker with a Harvard M

Art of Darkness (2014) Art of Darkness is a feature documentary intimately profiling controversial painter and performance artist Bryan Lewis Saunders. Bryan is renowned for his commitment to producing a self portrait every day, which, to date, number well over 10,000. A complex individual with admi

Gut Hack (2017) A bio-hacker seeks to cure himself by swapping his microbiome with a donor's, a controversial and dangerous technique.

Lacenaire 1990 On 9 January 1836, Pierre Lacenaire goes to the guillotine, a murderer and a thief He gives Allard, a police inspector, his life story, written while awaiting execution He also asks Allard to care for Hermine, a lass to whom he has been guardian for more than ten years In flashbacks,

Martha A Picture Story 2019 In 1970s New York, Martha Cooper captured the birth of the global graffiti art movement Decades later, she is celebrated as the an icon, and at 75 years of age she continues to document not only the dynamic street art and graffiti movement but has also produced decades of

Who Is Harry Nilsson And Why Is Everybody Talkin About Him 2010 The documentary explores the enigmatic life and music of Harry Nilsson in an attempt to answer the question, Who is Harry Nilsson The film includes new and archive audio and film including interviews with Robin Williams, Yoko Ono, Van D

Her Aim Is True (2013) Before Leibovitz, there was Jini... Her Aim Is True brings together musicians and rock photographers in an inspiring and unforgettable journey revealing unlikely rock 'n' roll photographer, Jini Dellaccio who visualized punk before it had a name and embodied indie before it wa

Whina 2022 A biopic of the trailblazing Maori leader, Dame Whina Cooper, whose extraordinary life saw her break gender boundaries, champion the rights of Maori, and fight for the land all the while staying true to her heart and her beliefs

Lenz (1982) An adaptation of George Buchner's novella, "Lenz", chronicling the poet Jakob Lenz's slide into insanity and madness. The setting is transposed from 18th century Germany to New York in the early 1980s.

Felix Austria 2013 Compelled by the inheritance of a mysterious box of letters, American aesthete Felix Pfeifle begins the journey of a lifetime to reach the source of the correspondence the last heir of the Holy Roman Emperors, aging Archduke Otto von Habsburg The quest takes Felix across America ,

Moses 1995 A retelling of the Bible story Pharaoh Ramses II decrees the death of all Hebrew children, but Moses, placed in a basket in the Nile by his mother, is taken by a royal Princess and raised as the brother of the heir to the throne of Egypt, Mermefta Moses is called by God to lead his people

Waltz with Bashir 2008 One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs Every night, the same number of beasts The two men conclude that theres a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early ei

Jump Shot uncovers the inspiring true story of Kenny Sailors, the proclaimed developer of the modern day jump shot in basketball He defined the game, but only now is he ready to share his thoughts on why the game never defined him

The Road to Coronation Street 2010 In 1960 a former child actor with writing ambitions,Mancunian Tony Warren begins submitting television scripts for Shadow Squad to progressive Canadian producer Harry Elton,who wants to nurture local talent Tony,however,is keen to sell a drama he has written about

Son of Cornwall 2020 Son of Cornwall is a biopic about the life and career of opera star John Treleaven His son takes him on a personal and emotional journey down memory lane, exploring what drives him as an artist The film tells of success and sacrifice and the cost of living your dream As the son

Verplant Wie zwei Typen versuchen, mit dem Rad nach Vietnam zu fahren 2021 Matthias and Tobias want to cycle from Germany to Vietnam Their lack of training shows when they start their endeavor in August 2018 Against all odds and without ever losing their humor they push forward to reach that one amb

Love, Lizzo 2022 Follows Lizzos life from her humble beginnings to her meteoric rise Having an intimate look into the moments that shaped her hard earned rise to fame, success, love and international stardom

Janet Jackson 2022 An intimate and unfiltered look at the untold story of Janet Jackson filmed over the span of three years featuring archival footage, never before seen home videos and star studded interviews

Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent (2016) Both a biopic of a complicated man and an exploration of the gathering forces that converged to shape a new American cuisine and create the cult of "celebrity chef"... A consummate hedonist, Jeremiah Tower's career spans the riotous sexual revolu

A Life in Pictures 2013 This documentary follows legendary photographer Douglas Kirkland as he assembles his first visual memoir, A Life in Pictures, and recalls pivotal moments in his career

Rembrandt (1936) This character study joins the painter at the height of his fame in 1642, when his adored wife suddenly dies and his work takes a dark, sardonic turn that offends his patrons. By 1656, he is bankrupt but consoles himself with the company of pretty maid Hendrickje, whom he's unable t

Raising Matty Christian (2014) This inspirational documentary profiles the life of Matthew G. Christian (1983-2009), known as 'Matty' from the town of Canton, Massachusetts, who was born without a full set of arms and legs and without a tongue. As told through interviews with his parents Allie and J

The Great Moment 1944 In the winter of 1868, Eben Frost goes to a Boston pawnshop and redeems a silver medal, inscribed to Dr W T G Morton, the Benefactor of Mankind, with the Gratitude of Humanity Frost drives to a country farmhouse and gives the medal to Mortons widow, Elizabeth Morton who explain

Trump 2024 The World After Trump 2020 Addresses the aggressive movement to transform America, strip away its freedoms and Judeo Christian values

Navalny 2022 Follows the man who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020 During his months long recovery he makes shocking discoveries about the attempt on his life and decides to return home

One Nation Under Trump (2016) One Nation Under Trump is the first comprehensive feature documentary to delve into the zeitgeist of the unstoppable Donald Trump revolution, from the ground floor all the way to the pinnacle of the 2016 American political landscape.

Endurance (1998) The gold medal for the men's 10,000-metre race in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics is won by Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie.

Memories and Confessions 1993 A docu drama that follows Manoel de Oliveiras life during the times of dictatorship in Portugal

Dennis Viollet: A United Man (2016) Directed by Rachel Viollet, and featuring interviews with soccer legends; Sir Alex Ferguson, Bryan Robson, Denis Law, Nobby Stiles and Paddy Crerand, this inspiring documentary showcases the life of Manchester United and Busby Babe legend Dennis Viollet. A natural

The People Vs. Fritz Bauer (2015) The story of the man who brought high-ranking German Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann to justice.

Maharashtra Shaheer 2023 Follows the life of one the most influential Marathi folk singer, writer, and theatre actor, Krushnarao Sable