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The Forbidden Reel 2019 Afghan filmmakers gave birth to an extraordinary national cinema and protected it from extremists Afghan Canadian director Ariel Nasr crafts a thrilling and utterly original story of modern Afghanistan

Xuan Zang (2016) During the Tang Dynasty's during the era of "Zhen Guan" (era name during rule of Emperor Taizong), the young Xuan Zang monk, in his quest for the knowledge in Buddhism, embarked on a journey to India, that is fraught with perils and dangers, natural disasters, and sees the

Robin Williams Remembered (2014) Celebrating the life of Robin Williams with interviews, tributes and clips from his career.

Culloden 1964 The 1746 Battle of Culloden, the last land battle fought in the British Isles and the battle that ensured that Scotland was controlled by England

Fengshui (2018) Set in Joseon, the story depicts a battle to gain the propitious site for a grave.

Josephine (2016) In the spring of 1864, a desperate young farmers wife enlists in the confederate Army posing as a man. She must battle the Union Army, the men of her unit and her own identity in the quest to find her missing husband.

First They Killed My Father 2017 In the 70s, a Cambodian middle class girl sees the lives of her family and her turning upside down when the Khmer Rouge invades the Cambodia They leave their comfortable apartment and lifestyle to live in a primitive working camp Her father, a former officer, is kill

Armada 12 Days to Save England 2015 Three part documentary about the sinking of the Spanish Armada, featuring dramatic reconstructions and information gleaned from recently recovered documents Dan Snow takes to the sea to tell the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588

The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) 2 Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Harvey Milk & San Francisco Mayor, 'George Moscone (I)' were assassinated by recently resigned Supervisor Dan White on Monday, November 27th, 1978, approximately 8:45 AM to 9:15 AM. Milk's life leading up to his

The Lumber Baron (2018) Upon the unexpected death of his father, Daniel Rimsdale leaves medical school and returns home to the Chippewa Valley to try to salvage the floundering family lumber business and save his ...

Off Label (2012) A road trip through medicalized America, examining the pervasiveness of pharmaceutical drugs through the lives of eight very unique characters.

Bill Cunningham New York (2010) Chronicles a man who is obsessively interested in only one thing,the pictures he takes that document the way people dress. The 80-year-old New York Times photographer has two columns in the paper's Style section, yet nobody knows who he is.

Magnificent Doll (1946) Dolly Payne is adored by two leaders of the fledgling American government, James Madison and Aaron Burr. She plays each against the other, not only for romantic reasons, but also to influence the shaping of the young country. By manipulating Burr's affections, she helps Thoma

The Four Falls of Buffalo 2015 While chronicling quarterback Jim Kellys battle with cancer, this documentary examines the American obsession with winning and losing through the spectrum of the early 90s Buffalo Bills teams that went to four straight Super Bowls and lost every time Theyve been seen a

The Iron Horse (1924) Springfield, Illinois. Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west, but Marsh, a contractor, is sceptical. Abraham Lincoln looks on as their children, Davy Brandon and Miriam Marsh, play together. Brandon sets off with Davy to survey a route. They discover a n

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band (2019) A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band.

17 Miracles (2011) The Mormon pioneers trek across the plains.

Cabiria 1914 Three centuries before Christus Young Cabiria is kidnapped by some pirates during one eruption of the Etna She is sold as a slave in Carthage, and as she is just going to be sacrificed to god Moloch, Cabiria is rescued by both Fulvio Axilla, a Roman noble, and his giant slave Maciste Ma

January 6th 2022 Follows the events of the attack on the U S Capitol on January 6th of 2021, told by those who witnessed the chaos firsthand

A young, ambitious journalist risks love, career, and ultimately his life to uncover the true identity of an Eastern European refugee and his connection to the British governments collusion in the cover up of one of Joseph Stalins most notorious crimes

The Juggler (1953) Hans Muller is a Jewish refugee from Germany. Relocating to Israel after World War II, he can not overcome the psychological effects of the war. After attacking a policeman, Hans becomes a fugitive, traveling through Israel with a teenage boy.

Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth (2013) THE LOTTERY OF BIRTH is the first in a three-part documentary series entitled 'Creating Freedom' exploring the relationship between freedom, power and control in Western democracies. The ...

Made in Auschwitz: The Untold Story of Block 10 (2019) This chilling documentary uses intimate survivor testimonies, archival footage and legal records to tell the story of the over 400 young women who underwent medical experimentation in ...

Bang Rajan 2000 Set right before the fall of Thailands old capital, Ayuttaya, Bang Rajan draws on the legend of a village of fighters who bravely fended off the Burmese armies With no support from the Royal army, the villagers drives the invading Burmese away many times until their names have become

Blood on the Mountain (2014) 'Blood on the Mountain' focuses on the environmental and economic injustice and corporate control in West Virginia and its rippling effect on all American workers. This film will tell the story of a hard-working people who have historically had limited choices and have n

The Broken Key (2016) In a near future, due to the effects of an uncompromising law on the eco-sustainability of supports, paper has become a rare item, a luxury possession. Printing is now a crime. Libraries have turned into inaccessible museums. Everything is floating, in a stream of data running

Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown (2016) Since the early days, Jerry Lewis - in the line of Chaplin, Keaton and Laurel - had the masses laughing with his visual gags, pantomime sketches and signature slapstick humor. Yet Lewis was far more than just a clown. He was also a groundbreaking filmmake

Command and Control (2016) Documentary of 1980s near-nuclear ground explosion of a Titan II missile in Damascus, Arkansas in Silo 374-7, based on Eric Shlosser's award-winning book of the same title. A riveting minute by minute account of the accident started by the failure to follow written mainten

Palau the Movie (2018) A story of relentless grit, motivational strength and humbling triumph, PALAU is a film many will relate to. As a young man, a passion and vision to proclaim the Good News of Jesus to all ...

Esta Es Tu Cuba (2018) In the wake of Fidel Castro's rise to power, over 14,000 unaccompanied children fled to the United States in hopes of a better life. Inspired by their stories, Esta Es Tu Cuba follows Anton...

The Howards of Virginia (1940) Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbrining when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard. Matt joins the Colonial forces in their fight for freedom against England. Matt will meet Jane's father in the battlefield.

Pan Tadeusz 1928 An emigrant in Paris recalls the idyllic past in his homeland full of hope, love, happiness, colourful characters and magnificent landscapes

The Weight of Chains 2010 The Weight of Chains is a Canadian documentary film that takes a critical look at the role that the US, NATO and the EU played in the tragic breakup of a once peaceful and prosperous European state Yugoslavia The film, bursting with rare stock footage never before seen by W

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2016) In 1936, Stefan Zweig, the illustrious author of " 24 Hours of a Woman's Life" and "Letter from an Unknown Woman", leaves Austria for South America. Being Jewish and hating the inhumanity that prevails in Germany while threatening his nativ

Resistance (2015) 80 years ago antibiotics revolutionized medicine. Only now are we realizing the potentially catastrophic consequences of these miracle drugs. The question is: have we reached a point where we must save antibiotics to save ourselves? RESISTANCE uses interviews, archival material, an

Space Tourists (2009) Space Tourists succeeds in surprising its audience with images and situations that have very little to do with the futuristic fantasy of 'space-tourism'. The filmmaker sets up encounters with the least likely people imaginable: places even stranger and more unknown than outer s

Frank Matthews (2012) Richer than Frank Lucas. More powerful than the Mafia. He was the biggest drug dealer in America. In 1973 he jumped bail and disappeared with 15 million dollars. He has never been seen again. Nearly four decades later, the fate of Frank Matthews remains a complete mystery. It's

The Scarlet Empress (1934) Young Princess Sophia of Germany is taken to Russia to marry the half-wit Grand Duke Peter, son of the Empress. The domineering Empress hopes to improve the royal blood line. Sophia doesn't like her husband, but she likes Russia, and is very fond of Russian soldiers. She d

Edge of the Knife (2018) In a 19th-century summer, two large families gather for their annual fishing retreat on the far-removed island of Haida Gwaii. Adiits'ii, a charming nobleman, accidentally causes the death ...

Double Crossbones (1951) Falsely accused by the corrupt Governor Elden of Charleston of fencing stolen pirate booty, young Davey Crandall and friend Tom Botts buy passage on the ship of local buccaneer Bloodthirsty Ben. They avoid being killed by faking a case of the pox, which causes the panicked c

Barolo Boys. The Story of a Revolution (2014) For the first time on the big screen, the film tells the fascinating story of one on the world's most famous wines and how it exploded as a world phenomenon.

La Marseillaise (1938) A news-reel like movie about early part of the French Revolution, shown from the eyes of individual people, citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course the king Louis XVI, showing their own small problems.

Concerning Violence (2014) The most daring moments in the struggle for liberation from colonial rule.

The Final Quarter (2019) Adam Goodes was a champion AFL footballer and Indigenous leader. In the final years of his career, the cheers turned to boos. Using archival footage only, this film reveals the incidents that provoked heated media commentary and divided the nation. Coming in 2019.

Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong 2021 Set in 1973, Hong Kong The Hong Kong governor sets up Independent Commission Against Corruption to deal with corrupt police and sinister gang Two prosecutors join and lead the team to investigate and arrest the chief Chinese inspector Tsui Lok, and gang boss Crippl

Jamestown: Pioneers of America (2017) This documentary examines the conditions and circumstances that ultimately led to the birth of the Unites States, and the extremely important, yet little known, role Polish immigrants ...

The Last Command (1928) A decorated, aristocratic Czarist General is reduced to penury after the collapse of Imperial Russia. An old adversary, now a successful director hires the general to re-enact the revolution which deposed him.

The World Moves On (1934) Richard Girard is part of a New Orleans family working closely with the English Warburtons. When Richard meets Mary Warburton she is engaged to Erik von Gerardt. He does wed Mary but their time in America is financially difficult.