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Every evening a man in his late 50s commutes home at the end of the working day in the outer suburbs of Melbourne

A gripping, emotionally charged film that follows wrongfully convicted men freed by DNA evidence after decades in prison as they struggle to transition back into society

Dives deep into the bizarre actual events behind the hit Hollywood movie Cocaine Bear

A documentary of a daughters problematic relationship with her mother

A British soldier who lost both legs and half of a hand in Afghanistan rebuilds his body and mind when he enters into the world of competitive strongman with the help of a former Royal Marines Commando

Well before he made the Westerns for which he would primarily be remembered, director Budd Boetticher put together this documentary of World War IIs Battle of Okinawa from footage shot by Navy cameramen in the thick of the fighti

South African filmmaker Jo Menell is most well known for the cult feminist classic, Dick 1989, which featured 1000 penises accompanied by an audio commentary from women The nature of that film, however, belies a rich career in

Moved by the work of director Yasujiro Ozu, Wim Wenders travels to Japan in search of the Tokyo seen in Ozus films

The Real Cost goes deep in the all time high student debt The origins, the consequences and the solutions, if any

This docuseries examining the chilling true stories of four Korean leaders claiming to be prophets exposes the dark side of unquestioning belief

Tolyatti, once the symbol of socialist pride, is today the Russian Detroit, a limbo city where there is no future for the youth In this hopeless environment, Boyevaya Klassika arises, a movement that rescues iconic old Lada cars

Judy Blume and the generations of readers who have sparked to her work It will examine her impact on pop culture and the occasional controversies over her frankness about puberty and sex

Finding Farideh is about an Iranian girl named Farideh, who has been adopted by a Dutch couple 40 years ago, and now overcomes her fears and travels to her motherland Iran for the first time to meet three families who claim to b

Shake the Dust is a feature documentary that tells the stories of break dancers from conflicted third world communities around the globe who, although separated by cultural boundaries and individual struggles, are intrinsical

Philosopher Slavoj Zizek examines the hidden themes and existential questions asked by world renowned films

Follows the life of Northern Irish investigative journalist Lyra McKee by telling her story through her own work and words

School headmaster Kevin McArevey tries to change the fortunes of an inner city Irish community plagued by urban decay, sectarian aggression, poverty and drugs

They sell everything cloth, food, curtains in the streets of Istanbul, and some of them have been at it for more than 50 years But their way of life is about to change

Craig Hamilton Parker stumbles upon a 5,000 year old Indian oracle that has his name written on it When translated, it reveals the story of his life with 100 accuracy The oracle proclaims what will happen in the future even g

This film showcases different rappers in Mexico and follows them as they go to events or spend daily activities with family They discuss the sub culture and their survival in a country with limited opportunities

A disturbing portrait of four Western volunteers who risk their lives to fight ISIS alongside Kurdish forces The feature documentary MY WAR probes the complex motives behind the need to take up arms on someone elses behalf

Three survivors of the Holocaust return to the locations that mark their past, seeking answers They visit the places they came from, the extermination camps, and the spots where they hid

In 1986, Luciano Pavarotti was invited to Beijing to present La Boheme, conduct master classes and perform concerts for more than 150 million people Academy Award winning filmmaker DeWitt Sage captures every moment of Pavarottis

They have no roots, no seeds, no flowers, but mosses show immense survival capacities and can suspend their biological activity for long periods Today, researchers are exploring the exceptional resistance of these archaic organis

Shamima Begum the teenager who travelled to Syria to join ISIS before trying to return and having her citizenship revoked

As the Earths average temperature rises each year, experts warn that we are nearing a fatal tipping point, 2 degrees Celsius above the norm, that will set into motion a cascade of natural disasters that will devastate America and

After a life altering experience, an influential musician is moved to challenge his Culture with a message of Resurrection in an era dedicated to murder, death, and self destruction

This feature documentary presents a thoughtful and vivid portrait of a community facing imposed relocation At the centre of the story is a remarkably astute and luminous 12 year old black girl whose poignant observations about li

A look at the life and work of Italian cinematographer, Carlo di Palma

Tipping Point weaves the stories of individual workers such as Nataki Rhodes of Chicago and Naomi Debebe of Detroit with the efforts of thousands of restaurant workers across the country to demand respect and one fair wage

Facing pressure to marry and a disdain for monogamy, a filmmaker attempts an open relationship with the woman he loves and embarks on a search to understand why human beings practice marriage and monogamy in a world rife with infi

Since 2012 the Colombian Government and FARC have held Peace Talks in Cuba With unprecedented access to both political leaders, this intimate, insightful documentary goes behind the scenes during this profound moment in history

Renowned paranormal investigator Chad Calek shares over an hour of the most intense paranormal activity hes ever captured during his 25 year investigative career

Hockney sees the charismatic artist take director Randall Wright on an exclusive tour of his archives and into his studio, where he still paints seven days a week The film, which looks back at Hockneys formative years in the Bri

SATAN amp ADAM chronicles the unlikely pairing of legendary one man band Sterling Mr Satan Magee and harmonica master Adam Gussow Shot over 20 years, the film showcases one of the greatest blues duos you probably never got a cha

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