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When Elephants Were Young (2016) A young man and his young elephant street beg in gritty Bangkok amid the controversial elephant business that threatens their survival, until the opportunity comes to release the elephant to the wild.

A musicians journey to create a song with some of the biggest stars in the industry Along the way, he faces up to his painful past, while giving viewers a deep personal insight into the issue of bullying

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

Sweetheart Dancers (2018) SWEETHEART DANCERS is a story about Sean and Adrian, a Two-Spirit couple determined to rewrite the rules of Native American culture through their participation in the 'Sweetheart Dance.' ...

Blacks Cant Swim: The Sequel (2021) The story follows two Black youths (Layla and K-Frost) from a gritty south London council estate, who are part of a music and sports-based community program designed to help give young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds a better chance in life. But, to complete

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

Chasing Legends 2010 Documentary following the progress of Team Columbia HTC throughout the 2009 Tour de France including race footage interspersed with interviews, archive clips and brief history of the Tour

Thomas Banks Quest for Love 2019 Falling in love is never easy, especially when youre different Thomas Banks is a young, gay playwright with cerebral palsy who is on a quest to find true love He struggles to find someone who will commit, looks for love in all the wrong places and crosses many hurdle

Hitlers Riches 2014 Hitlers Riches examines how Hitler during World War II use his position to power to personally enrich himself It looks at Hitlers will dictated during his final hours in the Fuhrerbunker before his suicide and talks to the Brit

Get Better: A Film About Frank Turner (2016) "Get Better: A Film About Frank Turner" is a yearlong character study of one of the hardest working musicians on earth. Encompassing footage from friends, family and fans across England, Europe and the USA, film maker and friend Ben Morse set ou

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

This is Gwar 2021 The powerful story of the most iconic heavy metalart collectivemonster band in the universe, as told by the humans who have fought to keep it alive for over thirty years

Follows the start of a dramatic weight loss program of two of the fattest people in britain

Anthony Clark: Ambiguous (2012) The "Ambiguous" Anthony Clark returns in his first stand-up comedy special in nearly 8 years. His self-deprecating real life routine was filmed live in San Bernardino. Anthony's gullible, self-deprecating charm and ability to tap into everyman humor has kept

flüstern & SCHREIEN (1989) Documents important parts of the East German rock music scene of the late 1980s, from well-established bands like Silly, to underground rock bands like Feeling B. This road movie features young people using music to express their take on life, opposition to their parents'

Exhibition on Screen The Artists Garden American Impressionism 2017 NA

Little Richard I Am Everything 2023 The one of a kind rocknroll icon who shaped the world of music

Wheels Over Paradise (2015) A brotherhood of downhill skateboarders battle negative public perception and a recent ban on the sport, while pushing their limits on the dramatic and dangerous mountain roads above Santa Barbara, California.

Dont Break Down: A Film About Jawbreaker (2017) In 2007, 11 years after one of the most influential American punk bands, Jawbreaker, called it quits, the three members, Blake Schwarzenbach, Chris Bauermeister, and Adam Pfahler reconnect in a San Francisco recording studio to listen back to their alb

Deseret (1995) James Benning took the founding of the New York Times in 1851 as a departure point for his latest film, Deseret. In the best Benning tradition, Deseret unfolds magnificent landscapes captured with a stationary camera during a dozen-odd trips throughout the calendar year - deserts, pla

Give Up Tomorrow (2011) As a tropical storm beats down on the island of Cebu, two sisters leave work and never make it home... Simultaneously a murder-mystery and an exposé of endemic corruption in the Philippines today, GIVE UP TOMORROW looks intimately at the case of Paco Larrañaga, a student ac

Bellingcat: Truth in a PostTruth World (2018) Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World explores the promise of open source investigation, taking viewers inside the exclusive world of the "citizen investigative journalist" collective known as Bellingcat.

Win! (2016) The all-access story of the inaugural 2015 season of New York City Football Club, aka NYCFC. Even with the backing of the New York Yankees and British soccer powerhouse Manchester City, winning over the hearts of New Yorkers will be an uphill battle. The first step is to sign three of th

Sign o the Times 1987 Music legend Prince and his band perform 13 numbers, most of them from his double album, Sign o the Times This is high energy stuff neon signs flash above the stage, suggesting the honky tonk district of a big city, and between numbers there are vignettes of street life Sheila

A Tiny Ripple of Hope 2021 Jahmal Cole is the confident and charismatic leader of My Block, My Hood, My City an organization that brings hope and opportunity to teenagers across Chicagos segregated South and West Sides Away from the spotlight of his important work though, Jahmal is in the fight of h

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.

Monique Marvez: Not Skinny Not Blonde (2013) Monique Marvez stars in her first one hour Stand-up Comedy Special based on the writings from her critically acclaimed book "Not Skinny Not Blonde." The Radio host is on a humorous mission to enlighten both men and women about what's truly impor

Documentary examining the origins and growth of the anti-vaccination movement, and its impact on global efforts to defeat the Covid-19 pandemic. Interviews with experts shed light on this well-funded and organised movement and its methods.

B2 Stealth at War 2013 The most expensive and specialized airplane ever built, the B2 Stealth bomber carries a price tag of more than two billion dollars Highly effective and extremely technically advanced, it

Ancient Alien Origins 2015 Hidden from us by misunderstanding, mistranslation and clouded in mythology, the birth of religion on this planet was no mere accident It was the result of a vast alien invasion that sparked the worship of the original ancient gods Those gods are the oldest recorded figure

The Witches of Hollywood 2020 Having found Cinema Red Natives amp Horror 2019 also reviewed to be an interesting swift doc about Native Americans in Horror cinema,I was happy to spot the online Soho Horror Film Festival screeningstreaming a doc about the history of Wicca and witches in Horror,leadin

Trauma to Triumph Women Entrepreneurs 2020 Trauma to Triumph Women Entrepreneurs details the traumatic experiences of Cathy Hughes Racism and Teen Pregnancy, Dana Donofree Breast Cancer Survivor and Maria Trusa Sexual Assault Victim, to show how they used the power of entrepreneurship to overcome th

Old Thieves: The Legend of Artegio (2007) Until recently, petty theft in Mexico City was an occupation subject to a strict code of honour. Ranking in the hierarchy of thieves depended...

White Rhino 2019 A professional surf photographer chases down the largest surf ever seen in hopes of capturing a once in a lifetime image What he receives is much more than that

Beaver Trilogy Part IV (2015) A chance meeting in a parking lot in 1979 between filmmaker Trent Harris and a young man from Beaver, Utah inspired the creation of an underground film that is now known as Beaver Trilogy. But the film itself is only part of the story.

Australia: Land Beyond Time (2002) A breathtaking journey through the exotic, surreal and dramatic natural environment of Australia.

Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert (2008) The film features live stand-up performances by Azhar Usman, Preacher Moss and Mohammed Amer as well as behind the scenes sequences highlighting the individual comedians. The trio poke fun at Muslims and non-Muslims alike and their comedic material plays w

John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls (2018) In-depth look at the life of John McCain, from his time as a POW in Vietnam to his three decades of service in the US Senate.

Toxic Hot Seat (2013) TOXIC HOT SEAT follows a courageous group of firefighters and mothers, journalists and scientists, politicians and activists as they fight to expose a shadowy campaign of deception that left a toxic legacy in our homes and bodies - a campaign so cunning, it's taken nearly 40 ye

The Name of the Game (2018) The Name of the Game is a feature-length documentary about the team up between the legendary arcade game designer, Eugene Jarvis, and the Finnish game developer, Housemarque. During their transatlantic quest for the ultimate gaming experience, the newcomers learn a thing

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close (2020) Documentary film about the legendary improv guru, Del Close.

Apollo Missions to the Moon 2019 In the late 1960s, the United States space program neared its goal of landing a man on the Moon, but it was a journey that began years before This is the story of Project Apollo 12 years, 12 manned missions, one impossible goal With rare archival footage and audio, t

Capturing the Killer Nurse 2022 This documentary reveals how investigators proved ICU nurse Charles Cullen was killing patients and how close he came to getting away with murder

My Stuff 2013 Petri Luukkainen conducts an experiment with his own life He packs all his things and puts them in storage At first naked in an empty apartment, he only allows himself to retrieve one item per day

The Unbelievable Plight of Mrs Wright 2019 The story of American nurse and entrepreneur, Diana Wright Overcoming poverty and abuse, Wright built a multi million dollar business devoted to improving the quality of life for nurses, only to be given a terminal Cancer death sentence by the very industry

Walts Disenchanted Kingdom 2023 NA

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

Man of Aran (1934) In this blend of documentary and fictional narrative from pioneering filmmaker Robert Flaherty, the everyday trials of life on Ireland's unforgiving Aran Islands are captured with attention to naturalistic beauty and historical detail.