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Thats It, Thats All. (2008) Dedicated to everything snowboarding, Travis Rice and a dream team crew set out on a seek-and-destroy operation for the new zone, the new trick and the new perspective on the sport. New Zealand, Valdez, B.C., Munich, Tokyo, Jackson Hole and deeper...seen in a new light wi

I Know What I Saw (2009) A documentary that compiles interviews of the most credible UFO witnesses around the world, and further details investigations conducted by analysts and government officials into UFO sightings.

The Rachel Divide (2018) Rachel Dolezal becomes a social phenomenon when she passes herself off as an African American and becomes the head of her local N.A.A.C.P. chapter.

Sustainable (2016) America is facing a food crisis driven by profitability and a lack of consumer education. While the window to transforming our heartland continues to shrink, passionate individuals have emerged who provide hope that the health of our nation might still remain within our grasp. Sus

Ailey 2021 Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance An immersive portrait told in his own words and through the creation of a new commission inspired by his life, Ailey fully profiles this brilliant and enigmatic man who when confronted by a world that refused to embrace

The Sixties 2014 Interviews and archival footage focusing on the politics, music, technical advancements, drugs and the free love movement of the 1960s

The Randall Scandal Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump 2023 Investigates allegations against Randall Emmett for racial discrimination and employment abuse

Million Dollar Moon Rock Heist 2012 In July 2002 physics genius Thad Roberts and three accomplices pulled off perhaps the greatest ever theft in NASA history at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston, Texas

Black Pharaohs Sunken Treasures 2019 The 2,300 year old royal tomb of a Nubian pharaoh appears nearly untouched and submerged in rising groundwater Nastasens watery tomb is located at the ancient site of Nuri, which sprawls across more than 170 acres of sand near

Charles Darwin is taken aback when he receives a manuscript from a colleague, Alfred Wallace, which contains many of the same conclusions as he on evolution and the development of various species. Darwin's theory was developed over a great many years and in flashbacks, the manner in which it develop

The Problem with Apu (2017) Comedian Hari Kondabolu confronts his cartoon nemesis, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Indian convenience store owner from The Simpsons (1989).

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young (2014) In its first 25 years only 10 people have finished The Barkley Marathons. Based on a historic prison escape, this cult like race tempts people from around the world to test their limits of physical and mental endurance in this documentary th

Burn (2012) The city of Detroit, Michigan has been in severe decline in recent decades. Among the resulting problems is the dramatic rise of fires in a decaying urbanscape of abandoned buildings that seems to have no future. This film profiles the lives and trials of the personnel of the Detroit Fir

The Bleeding Edge (2018) A look at the unforeseen consequences of advanced technological devices used in the medical field.

Baby Snakes (1979) Rock artist Frank Zappa hosts a concert in New York City. This movie contains tons of on-stage footage, off-stage footage, and animation.

This Aint Normal (2016) A profile of the stories of gang involved youth and young adults in the high impact crime neighborhoods of inner city Boston, the street workers and social workers tasked with helping ...

Labour of Love (2015) An amateur racing team consists of motorsport enthusiasts from every inhabited continent of the world decided to take on one of the toughest endurance races on the planet, the Dubai 24 Hours.

Brothers in Arms 2018 Charlie Sheen narrates, as cast and crew share their personal experiences making the Academy Award winning film, Platoon This non union, low budget, independent film was cast almost exclusively with young, unknown actors making their first film Together they share their first h

Agatha Christie 100 Years of Suspense 2020 To mark the centenary of the publication of Agatha Christies debut novel, a celebration of ten of her most beloved stories

McLaren (2017) The story of Bruce McLaren, the New Zealander who founded the McLaren Motor Racing team. A man who showed the world that a man of humble beginnings could take on the elite of motor racing and win.

Cuba: The Accidental Eden (2010) Cuba may have been restricted politically and economically for the past 50 years, but its borders have remained open to wildlife for which Cuba's undeveloped islands are an irresistible draw. While many islands in the Caribbean have poisoned or paved over their ecolo

Mavis! (2015) Her family group, the Staple Singers, inspired millions and helped propel the civil rights movement with their music. After 60 years of performing, legendary singer Mavis Staples' message of love and equality is needed now more than ever.

Making the Witcher 2020 Journey into the extraordinary world of The Witcher from casting the roles to Jaskiers catchy song in this behind the scenes look at the series

Uncle Art (2018) Uncle Art tells the story of the man behind some of the most memorable gaming music of the 80's and 90's - Starglider, Carrier Command, Beneath a Steel Sky, After Burner and more. Dave Lowe...

Rat Film (2016) Across walls, fences, and alleys, rats not only expose our boundaries of separation but make homes in them. "Rat Film" is a feature-length documentary that uses the rat--as well as the humans that love them, live with them, and kill them--to explore the history of Baltimore

Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes (2018) The life and times of Muhammad Ali, as shown through the lens of his numerous appearances on The Dick Cavett Show.

Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It (2020) Taking an intimate, hilarious look at what being Nigerian-American means to Yvonne.

The Walrus and the Whistleblower (2020) An animal trainer becomes an unlikely whistleblower and is sued for $1.5 million for plotting to steal a walrus, falling down the rabbit hole of a personal quest while a larger movement grows to end marine mammal captivity.

Let the Fire Burn (2013) On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police dropped two pounds of military explosives onto a city row house occupied by the radical group MOVE. The resulting fire was not fought for over an hour although firefighters were on the scene with water cannons in place. Five children and

Maurizio Cattelan Be Right Back 2016 An art world upstart, provocative and elusive artist Maurizio Cattelan made his career on playful and subversive works that send up the artistic establishment, until a retrospective at the Guggenheim in 2011 finally solidified his place in the contemporary art ca

My Beautiful Broken Brain (2014) MY BEAUTIFUL BROKEN BRAIN is 34 year old Lotje Sodderland's personal voyage into the complexity, fragility and wonder of her own brain following a life changing hemorrhagic stroke. Regaining consciousness to an alien world - Lotje was thrown into a new existence of d

The Sentence (2018) Cindy Shank, mother of three, is serving a 15-year sentence in federal prison for her tangential involvement with a Michigan drug ring years earlier. This intimate portrait of mandatory ...

The Saturn V Story (2014) In 1961, when President Kennedy pledged to put a man on the Moon by the end of the decade, no rocket existed with the power or capability to rise to the challenge. In order to win the race to Space, the United States would need to establish a multi-billion dollar space prog

Caesars Messiah: The Roman Conspiracy to Invent Jesus (2012) Based on the best-selling religious studies book by Joseph Atwill, this documentary shows that Jesus is not a historical figure, the events of Jesus' life were based on a Roman military campaign, his supposed second coming refers to an eve

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011) A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement.

Terminal Norte 2021 SummaryThe sensation of sisterhood of the artists and a relaxed spontaneity run through this short documentary on female music, of course with the ineffable visual and sound treatment of Lucrecia Martel Terminal Norte is a collective and diverse song of feminist resistance expres

Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty (1938) After being commissioned by the 1936 Olympic Committee to create a feature film of the Berlin Olympics, Riefenstahl shot a documentary that celebrates the human body by combining the poetry of bodies in motion with close-ups of athletes in the heat of comp

What Lies Upstream (2017) In this classic detective story, investigative filmmaker Cullen Hoback travels to West Virginia to uncover the truth behind a massive chemical spill that left 300,000 people without drinking water for months. But when Hoback discovers an obscene collusion between chemical c

Tipping Point: the End of Oil (2011) In an oil-scarce world, we know there are sacrifices to be made in the pursuit of energy. What no one expected was that a tiny Native community living down the river from Canada's tar sands would reach out to the world for help, and be heard.

Nothing to Declare 2021 The charming story of two Irish boys aged 10 and 13 on a stowaway adventure of a lifetime from Dublin to New York in the summer of 1985

Alien Endgame 2022 It follows former members of the U S military as they break their silence about the massive cover up of their terrifying UFO close encounters

The Work (2017) Set inside a single room in Folsom Prison, three men from the outside participate in a four-day group-therapy retreat with a group of incarcerated men for a real look at the challenges of rehabilitation.

My Father and the Man in Black (2012) After the suicide of Johnny Cash's former manager, Saul Holiff, his estranged son, Jonathon, returns home. There, Jonathon learns from his mother that his father's personal records exist in storage. As Jonathon searches through them, he discovers much about his

American Hardcore (2006) Inspired by Steven Blush's book "American Hardcore: A tribal history" Paul Rachman's feature documentary debut is a chronicle of the underground hardcore punk years from 1979 to 1986. Interviews and rare live footage from artists such as Black Flag, Bad Brains, Minor Threat,

Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams (2013) Excellent one hour documentary narrated by Professor Simon Schaffer which explores the fascinating and rarely told story of automata, those intricate clockwork devices built hundreds of ...

Hitlers Children (2011) Bettina Göring is the great-niece of Nazi official Hermann Göring. Katrin Himmler is the great-niece of Heinrich Himmler, second in command of the Nazi Party under Adolf Hitler. Rainer Höß is the grandson of Rudolf Hoess, creator and commandant of the Auschwitz Co

Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic (2021) This special sees Louis travel to America to investigate the story of a man who has become one of the most controversial and captivating icons of recent times: the gun-toting, self-described 'gay hillbilly' and 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic.

Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain (2004) Stand-up special from Patton Oswalt.