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Big Men
Executive produced by Brad Pitt, Big Men is a real-life Treasure of the Sierra Madre about ambitious people who uncover oil in one of the poorest places on earth. An international suspense story with extraordinary access.
Fed Up
See the film the food industry doesn’t want you to see. From Katie Couric, Laurie David (the Oscar-winning producer of AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH), FED UP will change the way you eat forever.
Point and Shoot
In 2006, Matt VanDyke, a timid 26-year-old with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, left home in Baltimore and set off on a self-described “crash course in manhood.” He bought a motorcycle and a video camera and began a three-year, 35,000-mile motorcycle trip through Northern Africa and the Middle East. While traveling, he struck up an unlikely friendship with a Libyan hippie, and when revolution broke out in Libya, Matt joined his friend in the fight against dictator Muammar Gaddafi. With a gun in one hand and a camera in the other, Matt fought in -- and filmed -- the war until he was captured by Gaddafi forces and held in solitary confinement for six months. Two-time Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker, Marshall Curry, tells this harrowing and sometimes humorous story of a young man’s struggle for political revolution and personal transformation.
Code Black
In this vivid and provocative portrait of the American health care system, doctor Ryan McGarry gives us unprecedented access to America's busiest ER at Los Angeles County Hospital. Amidst life-and-death situations, McGarry captures a team of dedicated young doctors as they struggle to reconcile their ideals with the realities of saving lives in a complex and overburdened system. Their training ground is "C-Booth," LA County's legendary trauma bay, and the birthplace of Emergency Medicine, where more people have died and been saved than in any other square footage in the US. Powerful and vital, CODE BLACK offers a tense an unforgettable doctor's-eye view into the heart of the healthcare crisis.
Meet The Mormons
Meet Carolina, Ken, Bishnu, Jermaine, Dawn and Gail - six seemingly ordinary individuals with extraordinary stories of service and redemption. This entertaining and inspiring film examines the challenges and triumphs of leading a life of faith.
Inside Job (2010)
Oscar®-nominated documentary filmmaker Charles Ferguson clearly shows that the 2008 global financial Armageddon was no accident. It was predicted and could have been prevented. This compelling, serious, easy-to-follow film will make you want to raise your voice and declare..."Enough!" (Original Title - Inside Job (2010)) © 2010 Sony Pictures Classics Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Stand and Deliver
Edward James Olmos's Oscar-nominated performance energizes this true- life story of a Los Angeles high school teacher who drives his students on to excellence at calculus. MPAA Rating: PG (c) 1988 Warner Bros. All Rights Reserved.
Island of Lemurs: Madagascar
Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman narrates Island of Lemurs: Madagascar, the incredible true story of nature's greatest explorers lemurs. Captured with IMAX 3D cameras, the film takes audiences on a spectacular journey to the remote and wondrous world of Madagascar. Lemurs arrived in Madagascar as castaways millions of years ago and evolved into hundreds of diverse species but are now highly endangered. Join trailblazing scientist Patricia Wright on her lifelong mission to help these strange and adorable creatures survive in the modern world.
Oxyana
Tucked in the Appalachian mountains of Southern West Virginia, Oceana, is a small, once thriving coal-mining town that has fallen victim to the fast spreading scourge of prescription painkiller Oxycontin. As the coal industry slowly declined and times got tough, a black market for the drug sprung up and along with it a rash of prostitution, theft and murder. Soon its own residents had nicknamed the town Oxyana and it began to live up to its reputation as abuse, addiction and overdoses became commonplace. Oxyana is a harrowing front line account of a community in the grips of an epidemic, told through the voices of the addicts, the dealers and all those affected. It is a haunting glimpse into an American nightmare unfolding before our eyes, a cautionary tale told with raw and unflinching honesty.
Waiting for "Superman"
From the Academy Award-winning Director of An Inconvenient Truth comes the groundbreaking feature film that provides an engaging and inspiring look at public education in the United States. Waiting For "Superman" has helped launch a movement to achieve a real and lasting change through the compelling stories of five unforgettable students such as Emily, a Silicon Valley eighth-grader who is afraid of being labeled as unfit for college and Francisco, a Bronx first-grader whose mom will do anything to give him a shot at a better life. Waiting For "Superman" will leave a lasting and powerful impression that you will want to share with your friends and family.
Sirius
We are not alone in the Universe... Nor here on Planet Earth. The Earth has been visited by advanced Inter-Stellar Civilizations that can travel through other dimensions faster than the speed of light. They use energy propulsion systems that can bring us to a new era. Humans have also developed these systems but those in power have suppressed them in order to keep us at the mercy of fossil fuels. Emmy award winning director Amardeep Kaleka, introduces you to the world of Dr. Steven M. Greer, revealing his proof of alien visitors, and examining his intel of existing energy technologies, technologies that have the power to change the world as we know it.
Dear Mr. Watterson
Calvin & Hobbes took center stage immediately when it appeared in newspaper comics across the country in 1985. The funny pages were a big part of popular culture, and it was hard to find a comics reader who didnt like Calvin & Hobbes. A decade later, when creator Bill Watterson retired his strip, millions of readers felt the void left by the sudden departure of Calvin and his beloved tiger, and many fans would never find a satisfactory replacement. It has now been 18 years since the end of the Calvin & Hobbes era. Bill Watterson has kept an extremely low profile during this time, living a very private life in Ohio. Despite his quiet lifestyle, he is remembered and appreciated daily by fans who still enjoy his amazing collection of work. Dear Mr. Watterson is not a quest to find Bill Watterson, or to invade his privacy. It is an exploration to discover why his 'simple' comic strip has made such an impact on so many readers, and why it still means so much to us today.
Finding Vivian Maier
Who is Vivian Maier? Now considered one of the 20th century's greatest street photographers, Vivian Maier was a mysterious nanny who secretly took over 100,000 photographs that went unseen during her lifetime. Since buying her work by chance at auction, amateur historian John Maloof has crusaded to put this prolific photographer in the history books. Maier's strange and riveting life and art are revealed through never-before-seen photographs, films, and interviews with dozens who thought they knew her.
Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of
An intimate film portrait of the world's biggest boy band: THE BACKSTREET BOYS; charting the highs, lows, betrayals and good fortunes of their 20 year journey from boyhood to manhood.
Last Days in Vietnam
During the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War, North Vietnamese forces closed in on Saigon as South Vietnamese resistance quickly crumbled. With the specter of a Communist victory looming and only a skeleton crew of diplomats and military operatives still in the country, the United States prepared to withdraw. As they began to realize the likely imprisonment and possible death of their South Vietnamese allies, American diplomats and soldiers confronted a moral quandary: obey White House orders to evacuate only U.S. citizens, or risk being charged with treason and save the lives of as many South Vietnamese citizens as they can. With time running out and the city under fire, an unlikely group of heroes emerged as Americans and South Vietnamese took matters into their own hands.
Manny
World Champion. Congressman. Father. Manny Pacquiao fights any obstacle that comes his way. As his home country of 100 million people watches his every move, the question now is: what bridge is too far for Manny?
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Rise Of A Texas Bluesman: 1954-1983
Film revealing and dissecting the formative years of Stevie Ray Vaughan's career and his place within Texas blues. - This film reveals and dissects the formative years of Stevie Ray Vaughan's career - his influences and his first recordings - and traces the history of Texas blues itself, identifying Vaughan's place within this larger tradition. Featuring rare archive footage, exclusive interviews and a host of other features which all at once provide the finest document on the celebrated guitarist yet to emerge.
The Widowmaker
Could we be preventing millions of heart attacks from happening every year? Four million Americans die from heart failure every year, the majority of the cases are sudden death, with no warning signs at all. But heart attacks and strokes are preventable, so why do we still see so many of these cases? The Widowmaker uncovers the chilling conspiracy of silence that surrounds large corporations who don’t want to see people getting better.
Babies
Documentary filmmaker Thomas Balmes charts the simultaneous early development of four babies from different parts of the world, illustrating what makes human life unique, similar and precious wherever it occurs.
Bully
More than 13 million American kids will be bullied this year, making it the most common form of violence experienced by young people in the nation. BULLY, one of the most buzzed about documentaries in recent years, brings a human scale to this startling statistic, offering an intimate, unflinching look at how bullying has touched five kids and their families. Filmed over the course of the 2009/2010 school year, BULLY opens a window onto the pained and often endangered lives of bullied kids, revealing a problem that transcends geographic, racial, ethnic and economic borders.
Alien Agenda: Planet Earth
Alien Agenda Planet Earth reveals the shocking truth about UFOs and Extraterrestrials, a truth that has been suppressed and hidden for centuries. In this definitive expose, see amazing UFO photos and footage and hear abductees share their riveting testimonies that lead to only one conclusion - we are not alone and the ruling elite have known for thousands of years. Mankind's most carefully guarded secret Exposed.
Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty
From the producer of SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN and MAN ON WIRE, follow two documentary filmmakers on their manhunt to find Mexico’s most notorious and wanted drug lord, Shorty: a latter-day Robin Hood to some, and Public Enemy No. 1 to others.
An Inconvenient Truth
Director Davis Guggenheim eloquently weaves the science of global warming with Al Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change in the most talked-about documentary at Sundance. An audience and critical favorite, An Inconvenient Truth makes the compelling case that global warming is real, man-made, and its effects will be cataclysmic if we don't act now. Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way: often humorous, frequently emotional, always fascinating. In the end, An Inconvenient Truth accomplishes what all great films should: it leaves the viewer shaken, involved and inspired.
Good Hair
Chris Rock visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and Indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of the black community in this exposé of comic proportions that only he could pull off. A raucous adventure prompted by Rock's daughter approaching him and asking, "Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?", GOOD HAIR shows Chris Rock engaging in frank, funny conversations with hair-care professionals, beauty shop and barbershop patrons, and celebrities including Ice-T, Nia Long, Paul Mooney, Raven Symoné, Dr. Maya Angelou, Salt-N-Pepa, Eve and Reverend Al Sharpton - all while he struggles with the task of figuring out how to respond to his daughter's question.
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Big Men
Executive produced by Brad Pitt, Big Men is a real-life Treasure of the Sierra Madre about ambitious people who uncover oil in one of the poorest places on earth. An international suspense story with extraordinary access.
Island of Lemurs: Madagascar
Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman narrates Island of Lemurs: Madagascar, the incredible true story of nature's greatest explorers lemurs. Captured with IMAX 3D cameras, the film takes audiences on a spectacular journey to the remote and wondrous world of Madagascar. Lemurs arrived in Madagascar as castaways millions of years ago and evolved into hundreds of diverse species but are now highly endangered. Join trailblazing scientist Patricia Wright on her lifelong mission to help these strange and adorable creatures survive in the modern world.
Kidnapped for Christ
A young evangelical filmmaker is granted unprecedented access inside a controversial Christian behavior modification program for troubled teens, where she discovers shocking secrets and young students that change her life.
Point and Shoot
In 2006, Matt VanDyke, a timid 26-year-old with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, left home in Baltimore and set off on a self-described “crash course in manhood.” He bought a motorcycle and a video camera and began a three-year, 35,000-mile motorcycle trip through Northern Africa and the Middle East. While traveling, he struck up an unlikely friendship with a Libyan hippie, and when revolution broke out in Libya, Matt joined his friend in the fight against dictator Muammar Gaddafi. With a gun in one hand and a camera in the other, Matt fought in -- and filmed -- the war until he was captured by Gaddafi forces and held in solitary confinement for six months. Two-time Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker, Marshall Curry, tells this harrowing and sometimes humorous story of a young man’s struggle for political revolution and personal transformation.
Code Black
In this vivid and provocative portrait of the American health care system, doctor Ryan McGarry gives us unprecedented access to America's busiest ER at Los Angeles County Hospital. Amidst life-and-death situations, McGarry captures a team of dedicated young doctors as they struggle to reconcile their ideals with the realities of saving lives in a complex and overburdened system. Their training ground is "C-Booth," LA County's legendary trauma bay, and the birthplace of Emergency Medicine, where more people have died and been saved than in any other square footage in the US. Powerful and vital, CODE BLACK offers a tense an unforgettable doctor's-eye view into the heart of the healthcare crisis.
Unstoppable
In this powerful visual journal, Kirk Cameron takes viewers on a personal, inspiring, and hope-filled journey to better understand the biggest doubt-raising question in faith: "Where is God in the midst of tragedy and suffering?” Going back to the beginning, literally, Kirk investigates the origins of good and evil and how they impact our lives and our eternities.
Assault in the Ring
A fighter's journey reveals the underbelly of prizefighting as the film confronts the truth behind the most brutal and controversial crime ever committed.
The Creators
Oscar nominee director Nanette Burstein is behind The Creators, a documentary film that charts the rise of a new kind of celebrity, YouTube creators. Starring Zoella amongst others, the film explores the lives of several YouTube vloggers, seen from a different angle by going behind the video camera to see what it takes to succeed on YouTube.
Oxyana
Tucked in the Appalachian mountains of Southern West Virginia, Oceana, is a small, once thriving coal-mining town that has fallen victim to the fast spreading scourge of prescription painkiller Oxycontin. As the coal industry slowly declined and times got tough, a black market for the drug sprung up and along with it a rash of prostitution, theft and murder. Soon its own residents had nicknamed the town Oxyana and it began to live up to its reputation as abuse, addiction and overdoses became commonplace. Oxyana is a harrowing front line account of a community in the grips of an epidemic, told through the voices of the addicts, the dealers and all those affected. It is a haunting glimpse into an American nightmare unfolding before our eyes, a cautionary tale told with raw and unflinching honesty.
From Nothing, Something
From Nothing, Something profiles creative thinkers across a variety of disciplines to find the common techniques, habits and neuroses that lead to breakthrough ideas. This is an intimate, unvarnished, often funny look at the creative process - straight from some of our culture's most unique and accomplished talents. Featuring Sara Quin of Tegan & Sara, Comedian Maria Bamford, Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter/Novelist Tom Perrotta (Little Children, The Leftovers), Creature Designer Neville Page (Avatar, Prometheus), Pulitzer-Winning Cartoonist Steve Breen and others.
America: United We Fall
A Union is being developed between Canada, the United States, and Mexico in an effort to create a “new” North America similar to the European Union. An in-depth expose on yet another attempt by corporate and political factions to eradicate our hard earned freedoms and liberties in America.
The Invisible Front
In 1944, Soviet forces occupied Lithuania for a second time in less than five years. This time the youth of the nation chose to fight back and formed a guerrilla army of partisans called the Forest Brothers. Among them was a charismatic leader named Juozas Luksa who joined the resistance with his three brothers. Having realized that the pen was mightier than the sword Luksa risked his life to escape to Paris in 1948 to spread the word of the partisan struggle. In Paris, Luksa quickly joined up with Western intelligence agencies, wrote a memoir and met the love of his life: Nijole. Shorlty after their wedding, Luksa, was air-dropped back into Soviet Lithuania by the CIA to help liberate his country. The Invisible Front tells the story of Lithuanian resistance, Luksa and Nijole through the use of Luksa’s writings and his love letters to Nijole.The Invisible Front won the Audience Award at the international film festival "Kino Pavasaris" in Vilnius 2014.
Nick Pope: The UFO Phenomenon Unveiled (The Man Who Left the MOD)
Nick Pope worked for the British Ministry of Defense for twenty one years. He became known as the Fox Mulder of Great Britain due to his 'special position' as the chief UFO investigator. In this documentary, Nick Pope for the first time since leaving the MOD goes on the record and spells out his beliefs, opinions and reveals the scope of his incredible insider knowledge.
Citizenfour
CITIZENFOUR is a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving unprecedented access to Edward Snowden as he hands over classified documents providing evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the NSA.
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Da Vinci's Darkest Secret
The Holy Grail is inextricably linked with the mysterious family known to the ruling elite as the Merovingians; a name used in the Da Vinci Code, The Matrix and others due to the undeniable power it holds. Prepare to discover Da Vinci's darkest secret.
Istanbul United
Istanbul’s three soccer teams are backed by clubs of hardcore fans, or Ultras. They're organised, violent, and have a long history of mutual hatred. But after they came together for mass-protests in 2013, will Istanbul ever be the same again?
“If Galatasaray was a body…we are the fists,” says Kerem Cürbüz. He’s a member of Ultraslan, the supporters’ club for Galatasaray. He started going to football matches as a child and was struck by the camaradery shown to him by complete strangers, just because he was wearing the Galatsaray jersey. He never stopped going back for more, and proudly sporting the club’s red and yellow colours.
“Black and white for us is like life and death without distinction,” declares Ayhan Guner, leader of Carsi, a rival Ultra club, referring to his team’s colours. “For us there’s nothing in between. There’s no grey. Only black and white. We would die for Besiktas. We would kill for Besiktas.” He didn’t get to be leader of the club without demonstrating his passion, with words and actions. In the over 500 away games he has attended and the many more at home, he has had his fair share of scrapes with opposing fans, and with the police.
Different jerseys, same passion. The Ultras' mutual hatred may be legendary, but clearly there have much in common. It will take a dramatic turn of events to make them realise it, and to unite them behind a cause. When the government threatens the basic civil liberties of the population, they will join the throng, supplying their chants, their numbers, and their courage to the citizens’ fight. The Ultras are no strangers to tear gas and water cannons.
This unprecedented and unexpected show of solidarity will capture the public imagination. But what will remain when the protests are over? Will the Ultras go back their old ways? Or will this political coming of age leave a mark that cannot be erased? Will Istanbul ever be the same again?
“If Galatasaray was a body…we are the fists,” says Kerem Cürbüz. He’s a member of Ultraslan, the supporters’ club for Galatasaray. He started going to football matches as a child and was struck by the camaradery shown to him by complete strangers, just because he was wearing the Galatsaray jersey. He never stopped going back for more, and proudly sporting the club’s red and yellow colours.
“Black and white for us is like life and death without distinction,” declares Ayhan Guner, leader of Carsi, a rival Ultra club, referring to his team’s colours. “For us there’s nothing in between. There’s no grey. Only black and white. We would die for Besiktas. We would kill for Besiktas.” He didn’t get to be leader of the club without demonstrating his passion, with words and actions. In the over 500 away games he has attended and the many more at home, he has had his fair share of scrapes with opposing fans, and with the police.
Different jerseys, same passion. The Ultras' mutual hatred may be legendary, but clearly there have much in common. It will take a dramatic turn of events to make them realise it, and to unite them behind a cause. When the government threatens the basic civil liberties of the population, they will join the throng, supplying their chants, their numbers, and their courage to the citizens’ fight. The Ultras are no strangers to tear gas and water cannons.
This unprecedented and unexpected show of solidarity will capture the public imagination. But what will remain when the protests are over? Will the Ultras go back their old ways? Or will this political coming of age leave a mark that cannot be erased? Will Istanbul ever be the same again?
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Rise Of A Texas Bluesman: 1954-1983
Film revealing and dissecting the formative years of Stevie Ray Vaughan's career and his place within Texas blues. - This film reveals and dissects the formative years of Stevie Ray Vaughan's career - his influences and his first recordings - and traces the history of Texas blues itself, identifying Vaughan's place within this larger tradition. Featuring rare archive footage, exclusive interviews and a host of other features which all at once provide the finest document on the celebrated guitarist yet to emerge.
The Widowmaker
Could we be preventing millions of heart attacks from happening every year? Four million Americans die from heart failure every year, the majority of the cases are sudden death, with no warning signs at all. But heart attacks and strokes are preventable, so why do we still see so many of these cases? The Widowmaker uncovers the chilling conspiracy of silence that surrounds large corporations who don’t want to see people getting better.
On the Way to School
2014 Cesar winner for Best Documentary. They live in all four corners of the planet and share a thirst for knowledge. Almost instinctively they know that their wellbeing, indeed their survival, depend on knowledge and education. From the dangerous savannahs of Kenya to the winding trails of the Atlas mountains in Morocco, from the suffocating heat of Southern India to the vast, dizzying plateaux of Patagonia, these children are all united by the same quest, the same dream. Jackson, Zahira, Samuel and Carlito are the heroes of “On the Way to School”, a film that interweaves the four pupils forced to confront and overcome countless, often dangerous obstacles – enormous distances over treacherous territory, snakes, elephants, even bandits – on their journey to the classroom. By setting foot on their extraordinary path, by embarking on this adventure littered with traps and challenges, they will begin to leave their childhoods behind.
Champs
More than just a sports documentary, CHAMPS explores the pursuit of the American Dream through boxing and paints a picture of a controversial and unregulated sport in a moment of crisis. Built around the stories of heavyweight legends Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, and Bernard Hopkins - who open up about their lives and careers as never seen before - CHAMPS weaves their uncensored recollections with classic fight footage and candid interviews with Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington, Ron Howard, Spike Lee, Mary J. Blige, and 50 Cent. Boxing has long given kids from America’s roughest neighborhoods the opportunity to escape violence with violence. But in a sport where careers are made and broken in the blink of an eye, and whose athletes are often ill-equipped for the fame and fortune that accompany a title belt, one question remains… What does it take to be a champ?
Pixel Poetry
A documentary about what video games have become in the 21st century and how they've transcended art and technology on their way to becoming a leading cultural influence on creativity everywhere.
The Immortalists
The Immortalists is the story of two eccentric scientists struggling to discover medical breakthroughs to create eternal youth. And yet they fight to gain support for their cause in our world, which they call a world “blind to the tragedy of old age.” Bill Andrews is a lab biologist and famed long-distance runner racing against the ultimate clock. Aubrey de Grey is a genius theoretical biologist who conducts his research with a beer in hand. They differ in style and substance, but are united in their common crusade: to cure aging or die trying. They publicly brawl with the old guard of biology who argue that curing aging is neither possible nor desirable. As Andrews and de Grey battle their own aging and suffer the loss of loved ones, their journeys toward life without end ultimately become personal.
Monk with a Camera
This 90 minute feature documentary chronicles the life and spiritual quest of Nicholas (Nicky) Vreeland, who for the past twenty-eight years has been a Tibetan Buddhist monk. The son of a United States Ambassador, grandson of legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland, and a photographer by trade, Nicky left his privileged life behind to follow his true calling. He moved to India, cutting his ties with society, photography, and his pleasure-filled world, to live in a monastery with no running water or electricity. There he would spend the next fourteen years studying to become a monk. Then in one of lifeʼs beautiful twists, Nicky went back to photography in order to help his fellow monks rebuild their monastery, one of the most important in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. His journey from photographer to monk, and most recently, to the abbot of the monastery he helped rebuild form the core of the story.
How I Got Over
For the formerly homeless women at the 8th Street Recovery Center in Washington DC, the arts don’t have much meaning in their day-to-day lives. Recovering from abuse and drug addiction, these women are perfect illustrations of the ease at which vulnerable women can slip through the cracks. But for Thom Workman, an acting instructor, the arts hold the key to helping them each overcome the traumas of the past. Together, they work to craft and stage a play based on their true-to-life experiences, which will be performed at a special event at the world-famous Kennedy Center. Using their untapped artistic talents, these women take a leap of faith to grow and move on from the pitfalls of their previous lives and step on to the stage in front of a sold-out crowd. Revealing both the struggle of homelessness and the power of the arts, filmmaker Nicole Boxer asks the question that if doctors and police officers can save lives, why can’t art?