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  • Bad Attitude: The Art Of Spain Rodriguez

    Legendary underground cartoonist Spain Rodriguez is described as a “Working-class Latino hood, crossed with crazy artist, crossed with left-wing radical.” Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez is an intimate portrait by his wife, filmmaker Susan Stern. From the propaganda comics of WWII, to th...

  • Raised On Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy

    This film is about a famous music family who influenced Elvis, The Beatles and Lef Zeppelin. The friction between the famous brothers carried down to their sons who also became famous and the film is an adventure where the director struggles to reunite the family at the end of the film.

    EXCLUSI...

  • DanceAblers: Dancing On My Own

    In the midst of a global epidemic that is still spreading , on the subtropical island of Taiwan , a group of seemingly ordinary but extraordinarily independent dancers showcase their disabled bodies in the natural scenery. As in normal daily life , their dance is the posture for life and the chor...

  • H is For Harry

    A coming of age story about Harry, a charismatic 11-year old boy, who arrives at secondary school in suburban London unable to read or write. With the help of Sophie, his extremely dedicated teacher, can he overcome the illiteracy ingrained across generations of his family? Against the backdrop o...

  • Night Life

    The gripping story of Reverend Kenneth McKoy, known to St. Louis as the Pastor of the Streets and his Nightlife Ministry's mission to fight an epidemic of mental illness and drug addiction while they actively interrupted the gun violence crisis within a city notoriously known for being the murder...

  • Pola's March

    Pola's March is the inspirational documentary film that chronicles Holocaust survivor Pola Susswein's emotional journey back to Poland. The film travels from balmy, vibrant Israel, when Pola is in an active member of her local community, to Poland, where Pola recounts for the first time her war ...

  • Pushing The Boundaries - The Mavis Bramston Show

    In 1964 Carol Raye became the first female television executive in Australia when she created The Mavis Bramston Show which boldly tackled subjects such as sexuality, politics, religion, women's rights add racism. Nothing was sacred.

    EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH STEPHAN WELLINK

    How and why did you ...

  • Where The Light Shines

    Afghanistan's first ski team reach for a brighter future, From their amateur efforts at home in the Bamyan peaks, Sajjad and Alishah have the chance to ski for Afghanistan in the Winter Olympics. As local kids strap wood to their feet and imitate their heroes, the men face up to the difficulty of...

  • The Middle Way

    The Middle Way is the story of Jam Alker's childhood of trauma-abuse, neglect, and abandonment-and how he tried valiantly to overcome it. Through interviews and archival footage, this documentary traces how Alker's tumultuous upbringing drove him to pursue false idols in adulthood-money, fame, wo...

  • Blindfold

    After 17 years of international success, the blink skier Jon Santacana bids farewell to competing, and to what has been his greatest achievement, his relationship with Miguel Galindo, his guide on and off the slopes. This documentary won the Best World Cinema category at the Sport Film Festiva...

  • I Am Mariam Bin Laden

    Mariam Bin Laden is going to swim across the English Channel. This represents not only an athletic challenge, but a symbolic and ardent dream: to give a second chance to her family, to inspire and empower Arab women to go after their dreams, as well as promote awareness for one of the most import...

  • The Eye Of Istanbul

    The story of legendary Armenian-Turkish photographer, Ara Guler
    An insightful doc thick with the sights and smells of a foreign rarely glimpsed world. Ara Güler's archive of photographs captures the essence of Istanbul over sixty years. The legendary Armenian-Turkish photographer dedicated his li...

  • Black And Arab - The Hidden Reality

    Nareeman Dosa - Saudi-born, and of Sudanese heritage, - grew up in the Arab world experiencing the casual racism that most Black Arabs face. In Black and Arab, she visits Tunisia, the first Arab country to have made racial discrimination a criminal offence, embarking on a journey to explore wheth...

  • Liz Smith's Summer

    A film about age, loneliness and an old lady at sea, this is a celebrity travelogue like you've never seen before. Actress Liz Smith, known for playing elderly women (who are always eventually killed off) she is now 87 and while her life has been an eventful one, she's never had a real holiday. T...

  • The Museum On The Mountain

    60-minute documentary on the concept, design, and construction of the Miho Museum, near Kyoto, Japan, the most recent building of renowned architect I. M. Pei. Filmed over a six-year period from 1991 to 1997.

  • A Journey To Sundance

    Three filmmakers embark on a decade-long journey to answer the perennial question: What is Independent Film and when does it stop being independent? Filmed over 10 years, what follows is an in-depth look at the world-renowned Sundance Film Festival.

    EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JULIAN STARKS

    How an...

  • Finding Inner Hero

    The breaking point is the making point. Through the lens of the heroes journey, we examine how each person turns tragedy into an opportunity to create more joyful and meaningful lives.

    EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CONSTANCE BRENNEMAN

    How and why did you become a documentary filmmaker?
    Exploring the...

  • Maxima

    An indigenous woman from the Peruvian Andes who cannot read or write, stands up to the largest gold producer in the world, US-based Newmont Mining Corporation.

  • Mr Fish - Cartooning From The Deep End

    We find Mr. Fish, once successful outrageous editorial cartoonist, as his profession is dying out. Can he support his family and maintain his unique defiant voice in a world where biting satiric humor has an ever-diminishing market value.

  • Alaska Long Hunters

    This story follows the life of a young pilot who flew in Alaska’s frontier Arctic. You'll experience the front-seat thrills of bush planes that operated in the most dangerous conditions on earth and scenery that only Alaska has to offer.

  • A Man And His Trumpet - The Leroy Jones Story

    Follow the fascinating life story of trumpeter Leroy Jones. From the projects of New Orleans, Jones goes on to lead the brass band revival, and eventually catches the ear Harry Connick Jr., and becomes known worldwide.

  • The Boy From The Wild

    Growing up on a Game Reserve meant to help wildlife get out of captivity, it shares how it began and how Peter Meyer survived some incredible moments in the wild.

  • Finding Francis

    The award winning documentary film, follows one man on his journey to find the meaning of life, after being told by his doctors that he has one year to live.

  • Touching The Sound

    Miraculous story of Japanese pianist blind from birth, who has become a symbol of Hope for all those with disabilities, hurdles to overcome, and problems in life. Performing throughout the world as a musical ambassador for his country, Nobuyuki Tsujii, or 'Nobu' as he is called by millions on fan...