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Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011) A feature length documentary work which presents a case for a needed transition out of the current socioeconomic monetary paradigm which governs the entire world society. This subject matter will transcend the issues of cultural relativism and traditional ideology an

Papa Machete (2014) Papa Machete is an intimate account of 'Professor' Alfred Avril, one of the world's only known masters of the esoteric martial art of Haitian machete fencing, known in Creole as 'Tire ...

Where Does a Body End? (2019) The worldview of Michael Gira, through his life as a globetrotter and his four decades leading Swans, a group that he founded in the noisy and iconoclastic New York underground of the early '80s and that keeps reinventing itself today.

Featuring rare and never before seen footage, this is the mind boggling story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. A humour empire like no other, the impact of the magazines irreverent, often shocking, s

The Surprising History of Egypt (2002) Bringing to life the everyday details of the ancients Egyptians - bizarre, hilarious or shocking - this wonderfully entertaining and factually revealing film is packed full of surprises. With Jones throwing informed yet sometimes crazed light on the subject, a

The Age of Stupid (2009) This ambitious documentary/drama/animation hybrid stars Pete Postlethwaite as an archivist in the devastated world of the future, asking the question: "Why didn't we stop climate change when we still had the chance?" He looks back on footage of real people around the world i

In this visual essay style documentary, intimate audio of journalist Michael Azerrad's interviews with Kurt Cobain is played over more recently photographed footage of Cobain's Washington state homes and haunts.

Bones Brigade: An Autobiography (2012) When six teenage boys came together as a skateboarding team in the 1980s, they reinvented not only their chosen sport but themselves too - as they evolved from insecure outsiders to the most influential athletes in the field.

Like Air (2015) Like Air is a feature length documentary that follows three high school competitive dancers on their journey to a nationals championship competition. With every step towards the trophy, ...

The Family I Had (2017) In The Family I Had, a mother recalls how her brilliant teenage son came to shatter their idyllic family through one horribly violent and shocking act.

Surviving Home (2017) Moved to action by a shocking incident in their neighborhood, a husband and wife embark on a five year journey across the United States. Matt and Jillian meet with military veterans of different generations in an effort to understand their post-war challenges. Along the way, th

Titanics Tragic Twin: The Britannic Disaster (2016) The Titanic's twin sister, the Britannic, was bigger and better built, but she sank to the bottom three times faster. Why she sunk has remained a mystery until now.

Benedict Men 2020 One of the top athletic high schools with a storied basketball program and the highest graduation rate in New Jersey, the series will follow the brotherhood of young men who seek to balance life in complicated surroundings

Last Breath (2019) A deep sea diver is stranded on the seabed with 5 minutes of oxygen and no hope of rescue. With access to amazing archive this is the story of one man's impossible fight for survival.

My Year of Living Mindfully 2020 Overwhelmed with insomnia and an incurable autoimmune disease, Shannon Harvey needed to make a change But while the award winning health journalist found plenty of recommendations on diet, sleep and exercise, when she looked for the equivalent of a 30 minute workout

Nas Live From the Kennedy Center Classical Hip Hop 2018 Two decades after the albums critically acclaimed release, hip hop artist Nas teamed up with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D C , to stage a symphonic rendition of Illmatic, one of the most

URBEX Enter at Your Own Risk 2016 URBEX Enter At Your Own Risk is an exclusive new 8 part series that reveals the ordinary people taking part in arguably the worlds most extraordinary hobby Urban Explorers come from every walk of life and every country on earth They spend their lives illegally scali

Searching for Cannibal Holocaust 2021 Italian horror fan and academic Calum Waddell speaks with some of the original makers of the controversial horror classic Cannibal Holocaust before venturing into the Amazon jungle and surrounding city port, Leticia, to uncover some of the local stories behind t

Ghostheads (2016) Ghostheads is a documentary that explores the extreme side of the Ghostbusters fandom, and looks back at the impact the franchise has had on the world over the past three decades. Through interviews with key cast and crew, including Dan Aykroyd, Ivan Reitman, Ernie Hudson and many

The Dawn Wall (2017) In an unbelievable story of perseverance, free climber Tommy Caldwell and climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson attempt to scale the impossible 3000ft Dawn Wall of El Capitan.

A special documentary companion to Bravo's "Dirty John" scripted anthology series, "Dirty John, The Dirty Truth" delves into con man John Meehan’s terrifying history of deception that began long before he seduced and manipulated Debra Newell.

Where the Trail Ends (2012) Where the Trail Ends is a film following the worlds top freeride mountain bikers as they search for untraveled terrain around the globe, ultimately shaping the future of big mountain free riding. This unparalleled story documents man's challenge of mother nature and himse

Missing Mom (2016) "Missing Mom" is a documentary that shows the search for film director Rob McCallum's mother who's been missing for almost 25 years.

Wrestle 2018 Hoop Dreams goes to the mat in WRESTLE, an intimate coming of age documentary about four members of a high school wrestling team at Huntsvilles J O Johnson High School, a longstanding entry on Alabamas list of failing schools Coached by teacher Chris Scribner, teammates Jailen, Jamario,

Heartworn Highways (1976) The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country.

Payback (2012) An adaptation of Margaret Atwood's book examining the metaphor of indebtedness.

The Gilligan Manifesto (2018) At the height of the Cold War, Gilligan's Island depicted seven Americans living in an analogue of a post-apocalyptic world where the survivors have to rebuild civilization. Remarkably, the society they create is pure communist. Interviews with the show's creator and so

Brave Blue World is a documentary exploring the exciting new technologies and innovations that have the potential to solve the worlds water crisis The film highlights scientific and technological advancements that have been taking place, often behind the scenes, to ensure the worlds population has a

Restaurant Hustle 2020 All on the Line 2020 In this documentary from Executive Producer Guy Fieri, four of Americas favorite chefs Maneet Chauhan, Antonia Lofaso, Christian Petroni and Marcus Samuelsson pick up the cameras and

LA 92 (2017) Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, filmmakers examine that tumultuous period through rarely seen archival footage.

Seeing Allred (2018) Women's rights attorney Gloria Allred takes on the biggest names in American culture as coverage of sexual assault allegations in the media become more prevalent.

Tea with the Dames (2018) Dames Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Joan Plowright, and Maggie Smith get together for tea to reminisce and discuss their acting careers.

Harry & Meghan: A Modern Royal Romance (2018) Meet the new royal couple and their entourage as we follow their story from the beginning of their romance through their engagement announcement and discover how an American actress will soon be a member of the British Royal family.

Love Meetings (1964) Microphone in hand, Pier Paolo Pasolini asks Italians to talk about sex: he asks children where babies come from, young and old women if they are men's equals, men and women if a woman's ...

VHS Lives 2: Undead Format (2017) VHS Documentary looking at the culture of VHS and collectors.

Into the Ice 2022 A grand, cinematic adventure on the Greenland ice sheet with three leading scientists in search of what the ice can tell us about our climate, our past and possible future Epic and thought provoking

Hermanos/Siblings (2017) HERMANOS/SIBLINGS tells in parallel the story of two Mexican brothers that want to go back to the US after being deported for life, with the story of an American woman who lost her house ...

Lego Masters 2017 2019 The hunt is on for the UK and Irelands best amateur Lego builders, as some of the most skilled brick fanatics do battle over a series of fiendish challenges that will test their design and construction skills

Of all the toys arising from the 20th century, there has never been one like Lego bricks. This film covers the history of this product of Denmark and how it arose from a toy company with an owning family that refused to let either hard times or multiple fiery disasters get them down. Furthermore, we

A Thousand Pieces 2020 It exposes the workings of the Deep State

The Substance: Albert Hofmanns LSD (2011) In 1943, the year in which the first A-bomb was built, Albert Hofmann discovered LSD, a substance that was to become an A-bomb of the mind. Fractions of a milligram are enough to turn our ...

Three candidates running for sheriff during the 2018 midterm elections in two very different counties

Faces of Death IV (1990) Follows the same pattern of the other Faces of Death movies. In this one we see many staged and not so staged looking deaths ranging from bungee jumping accidents and magic tricks gone bad.

The Observers 2021 I cant believe I actually paid for this nonsense A selection of so called experts spouting thier own hypothesis on a variety of unexplained phenomenon, and how it all comes back to non human entities and the intelligence community in the USA About 5 of the content is credible, the

The Beatles and India 2021 A unique historical chronicle of the enduring love affair between The Beatles and India that started more than half a century ago Rare archival footage, photographs and eye witness accounts, along with location shoots across India, bring alive the fascinating journey of Ge

Loud Krazy Love (2017) At the downbeat of the new millennium there was no bigger, darker, or more deeply influential hard rock band in the world than KoRn. But for lead guitarist Brian Head Welch, a dream come ...

Lost Cities with Albert Lin 2019 Utilizing ground penetrating radar, LiDar and 3D scanning, Lin will work with boots on the ground archaeologists to discover and re create unexcavated worlds still hidden beneath the earth

Voyage of Time: Lifes Journey (2016) An exploration into our planetary past and a search for humanity's place in the future. With narration by Cate Blanchett.