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I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2014) Think you know everything there is to know about Sesame Street? You don't. You might know that Frank Oz turned down an offer to play Big Bird, but you probably don't know that until a last minute change of heart by NASA, Big Bird was supposed to go to s

Searching for Superhuman 2020 Dr Shalin Naik hosts this programme outlining discoveries that have revolutionised our understanding of what it means to be human, allowing us to live longer, better, smarter and stronger

Papi Aint No Snitch: The Rasheed Thurmond Story (2015) A documentary about a Brooklyn comedian Rasheed Thurmond, who passed away in 2007, left the comedy world in shock. Known for his appearance on Bad Boys of Comedy and Def Comedy Jam, Rasheed...

The Jonah Movie (2018) In 1999, Jonah Sorrentino's dream came true. He signed his first record deal. A year later, he was dropped. What followed was a journey of faith and perseverance as Jonah sought to shape and define the genre of christian hip hop music.

Ukulele (2016) A documentary following 4 lads and 1 ukulele along the GR20, 14 days crossing Corsica's rugged heart on Europe's toughest trail.

The Illumination of Jim Woodring (2019) Drawing from childhood hallucinations and haunting visions, cartoonist Jim Woodring challenges mundane perception through his nightmarish, cartoon wonderland of terrifying beauty. The ...

Rivers of Danger (2004) The rivers of Africa bring life and abundance to their inhabitants, but they can also be the arena for some of nature's greatest challenges and dramas. Harsh seasonal cycles dictate the course of life - and death - along the rivers. Only the fittest survive crossing the croco

Fittest in Dubai (2019) The Dubai CrossFit® Championship was a four-day CrossFit Sanctioned competition that took place in Dubai. Produced by Dubai Film LLC, and with the goal of bringing together the top individual athletes from around the world to compete in the spirit of fitness, "Fittest i

Marc Emery, Canada's most prominent marijuana activist popularly known as the "Prince of Pot," faces extradition to the U.S. and a possible life sentence for selling marijuana seeds. ''Prince of Pot'' follows the controversial self-made leader of the marijuana movement as he attempts to raise an arm

Sled Dogs (2016) Filmmaker Fern Levitt examines the breeding and care of dogs raised specifically for sled dog racing.

Scotch: The Golden Dram (2018) An impressive bottle of fine Scotch is in your hand. From barley to barrel, who made it and how did they do it?

Most people have heard of it and many of us say we have a little bit of it, but what exactly is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder It effects between 2 3 of the Irish population and presents

OG: The Harry Jumonji Story (2017) The life story of legendary downtown NYC skateboarder Harry Jumonji.

The Grounded (2013) The Grounded movie tells the true tale of an Alaskan wildlife filmmaker's persistent curiosity and quest to test the claims of what appears to be an outrageously simple and "too good to be ...

Superstorm New York What Really Happened 2012 Epic flooding, millions without power, numerous fatalities, gridlock and heartbreak go inside the megastorm to learn why it happened and how one could hit again Superstorm New York What

Blossoms Back to Stockport 2020 A documentary on Blossoms the British indie quintet This intimate biographical documentary takes a look at life in the band as they prepare to play a homecoming show at Edgeley Park, Stockport

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

Art Krimes by Krimes 2021 Follows Philadelphia artist Jesse Krimes, who created spectacular works while incarcerated and continues to use his work to inspire and challenge

Running with Beto (2019) A behind-the-scenes documentary following Beto O'Rourke's breakaway campaign to unseat Ted Cruz in the U.S. Senate.

How to Change the World (2015) In 1971, a group of friends sail into a nuclear test zone, and their protest captures the world's imagination. Using never before seen archive that brings their extraordinary world to life, How To Change The World is the story of the pioneers who founded Greenpeace and

The New Normal (2019) The New Normal intimately follows five student survivors of the Stoneman Douglas high school Shooting, Gabby, Nicole, Daniel, Brandon, and Kelsey, as they cope with finishing the school ...

Exporting Raymond (2010) Follow Phil Rosenthal, creator of the hit TV series 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' in this incredibly funny true story of the attempt to translate 'Raymond' into a Russian sitcom. A hilarious, warm and intimate journey of one man, considered an expert in his country, who travels

143 Sahara Street 2019 In the middle of the Algerian Sahara, in her relay, a woman writes her History, she welcomes, for a cigarette, a coffee or eggs, truckers, wandering beings and dreams, Her name is Malika

The Talk: Race in America (2017) The Talk: Race in America documents the increasingly common conversation taking place in homes and communities across the country between parents of color and their children, especially ...

The Pathological Optimist (2017) In the center of the recent Tribeca Film Festival scandal surrounding his film VAXXED: From Cover-up to Controversy stands Andrew Wakefield, discredited and stripped of his medical license ...

Jack White: Kneeling at the Anthem D.C. (2018) Fans get a front row seat when Jack White's Boarding House Reach tour stops in Washington, D.C..

Can We Take a Joke? (2015) In the age of social media, nearly every day brings a new eruption of outrage. While people have always found something to be offended by, their ability to organize a groundswell of opposition to-and public censure of-their offender has never been more powerful. Today we'r

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David Blaine Real or Magic 2013 Magician David Blaine ventures across America from New York to Los Angeles, performing to various celebrities and the general public

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

Farewell, Ferris Wheel (2012) Farewell, Ferris Wheel examines the link between America's carnival industry and a small Mexican town that legally provides one third of the carnival's labor. However, increased regulations are compromising this longstanding connection, putting both the industry and its

Perfect Feet (2019) Perfect Feet is a feature length documentary film about the foot care & shoe industries. This film will explore a variety of topics that include the fashion, athletic, health care, cosmetic, shoes & nail industries. Perfect Feet will also look heavily into the business si

Lady You Shot Me: Life and Death of Sam Cooke (2017) American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur Sam Cooke died at the age of 33 on December 11, 1964, at the Hacienda Motel, at 9137 South Figueroa Street, in Los Angeles, California.

Bodyslam: Revenge of the Banana! (2015) Ronald McFondle, Eddie Van Glam, and other social outcasts made up the Seattle Semi-Pro (SSP) Wrestlers, an off-kilter family of cabaret fighters that spoofed the pros. When newcomer Paul, the Banana, fell on the wrong end of the joke, he ran to the government

Point of No Return 2017 Soaring at 26,000 feet without a drop of fuel, nothing is predictable Not the weather, not the technology And certainly not the fate of a man, alone for five days in a fragile, first of its kind aircraft with nothing but ocean below Point of No Return takes you behind the hea

My Life in China (2014) In America, everyone has a family story of immigration. Every family, at some point, has had somebody leave their native country behind to search for a better life. How did they hold onto their identity? How did they adapt to their new life? Every family has a special story.

Dead Good (2019) Several people died during the making of this film.

Silver Dollar Road 2023 A Black family in North Carolina has been harassed for decades by land developers attempting to take their waterfront property

HEART: Flatline to Finish Line (2016) One in three people will suffer from heart disease in their lifetime, but only one in a million will thrive from it. HEART: Flatline to Finish Line is the raw and emotional journey of six individuals from hospital beds to the finish line of one of the world's mo

Finding Sally (2020) A personal investigation into the mysterious life of the director's Aunt Sally, an Ethiopian aristocrat-turned-communist-rebel who disappeared after the revolution that lead to the overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie.

The Politics of Hate (2017) A far-reaching investigation into the rise of the far-right in Europe and America.

Wasted The Story of Food Waste 2017 The issue of food waste is presented in light of the statistics forty percent of food produced for human consumption in the US goes to waste over ninety percent of this amount will end up in the landfill, where the waste produces methane gas a greenhouse gas in an

Finding Farideh 2018 Finding Farideh is about an Iranian girl named Farideh, who has been adopted by a Dutch couple 40 years ago, and now overcomes her fears and travels to her motherland Iran for the first time to meet three families who claim to be her real family and have a DNA test with them, an

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

The documentary film, Inside The Edge is an unprecedented glimpse into the world of elite blackjack players as they take on casinos for millions

Underground (1976) It's the mid 1970s and the Weather Underground Organization (WUO), a radical (and violent) offshoot of the Students for a Democratic Society, explains to leftist filmmakers the difficulties and experiences of being underground and wanted by the federal government.

Adam Devines Secret Shark Lair 2020, Adam Devine and a team of marine biologists discovered a secret shark lair. Along with some friends, he finds out what makes this tiger shark party so epic.