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Multiracial children and their families share the joys and struggles of growing up mixed in the Bay Area

In this deeply personal doc, a Muslim man seeks spiritual guidance at a Japanese Buddhist monastery, but only an unorthodox monk more concerned with earthly pleasures than nirvana will speak with him

When a peace agreement between the FARC rebel movement and the Colombian government looks like it will put an end to half a century of conflicts, 30 year old Yira visits her mother in Colombia after spending 10 years in exile in C

Irwin Cotler and his team fight for justice and human rights, womens rights and media freedom in the cases and causes of Raif Badawi, Amal Clooney Shaparak Shajarizadeh, Anatoly Sharansky, and Bill Browder

An in depth look at the life and work of Cherokee Nation chief, Wilma Mankiller

A young and charismatic leader takes on the corrupt ruling party in Zimbabwes 2018 presidential election

From the 60s to the 80s, Greek born Chelly Wilson built a porn cinema empire and a reputation as a savvy operator in the Times Square vicinity known as the Deuce

THE INVISIBLE PATIENTS tells the story of Jessica Macleod, a nurse practitioner, and four homebound patients she cares for in Evansville, Indiana

Americas paid leave crisis and the cost of doing nothing

Present day, fraught political reality by exploring historical challenges of the past

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The 3 leading cause of death in the United States is its own health care system 1 7 million Americans experience a preventable mistake during medical care, and these mistakes lead to many as 440,000 deaths annually Directed by

Much has been written, but little is known about Johannes Vermeer, painter of iconic paintings and crowd pleasers such as The Milkmaid and Girl with a Pearl Earring His small oeuvre is almost everything he left behind Close to V

A powerful documentary film that tells stories from the front lines of the opioid crisis The film features four families whose lives have been impacted and forever changed by addiction, and includes perspectives from the recovery

John Early performs his silly, surreal, spontaneous stand up set in live audience

The history of New Yorks Meatpacking District told from the point of view of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there They recount the violence, policing, and gentrification that lead to a movement for transgender rights

As a medical team tries to understand 10 year old Maya Kowalskis rare illness, they begin to question her parents Suddenly, Maya is in state custody despite a family desperate to bring their daughter home

Built on archive footage much of it previously unseen this film reveals one of the most unexpected legacies of the First World War popular participation in sports, once the realm of the elite For four years, sport represen

Sir Tony Robinson tells the story of the lost Blackadder pilot, and meets Blackadder co writers Ben Elton and Richard Curtis, before screening the pilot in full for the first time ever

A story of the most important document in sports history James Naismiths original rules of basketball and the quest to return it home

The definitive documentary about the iconic puppetry technique developed by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, Supermarionation was used in all their programmes throughout the 1960s including Stingray, Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds

50 years after its release, Don McLean shares the secrets behind his iconic song American Pie, one of the great musical touchstones of the 20th century

The unbelievable first hand account of Gerald Blanchard, one of the most creative, calculating and accomplished criminal masterminds in modern history

Inspired by the photography of legendary explorer Brad Washburn, three friends traverse some of Alaskas most challenging peaks

The untold story of Robert Stigwood and how he amped the disco era

After 40 years of solitude, a spirited elderly hermit opens his life to young female director as he tackles ill health, a declining memory, and questions whether he can live out his last years in the wilderness he calls home

An intimate window into Williams isolated world and a moving and poignant depiction of a family, devoted to finding a way to save their son

Based on the journey of the Negro Baseball League

In 1973, five men and six women drifted across the Atlantic on a raft as part of a scientific experiment studying the sociology of violence, aggression and sexual attraction in human behavior Although the project became known in

This highly controversial documentary explores the relationship between, Spirituality, Religion, and Psychedelics Lead by Zappy Zapolin, the film explores the many myths about reality, and includes first of its kind interviews

Explores the fantastic highs and unsettling lows of 8 time All Star and slam dunk champion, Vince Carter, as he looks back on his record breaking 22 season professional basketball career

Jackie Martling just may be Americas last great joke teller His savant like ability to remember every joke hes heard since he was 8 years old, combined with his lightning fast wit and infectious laugh helped established him as

Filmmaker Jason Baffa examines the personal bonds and dynamic relationships that form between golfers and caddies

Anita Chitaya has a gift she can help bring abundant food from dead soil, she can make men fight for gender equality, and she can end child hunger in her village Now, to save her home from extreme weather, she faces her greatest

Local residents and thousands of vacationers flock to Cape Cod every summer begin to grapple with this alarming new reality of sharks while following the science to investigate

The documentary analyzes a dark period in Hollywoods history due to the Red Scare of the 1940s and 1950s, when actors, writers and directors were persecuted and investigated by the House of Un American Activities Committee afte