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This documentary examines the philosophy behind the concept of Democracy, from ancient Athens to modern Greece and the American Civil Rights movement

In the first year of Donald Trumps presidency, Daryle Lamont Jenkins, an Antifa activist, combats the rise of the alt right movement, while Richard Spencer, an alt right leader, fights to gain ground, culminating in a tragic showdow

An extension of Renae Bluitts In Her Shoes blog, She Did That offers an intimate peek inside the lives of four Black women who continuously raise the glass ceiling for future

A road movie of the soul

A documentary about childrens horror classic Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark It includes the authors family, scholars, folklorists, artists, and childrens book authors such as R L Stine, Q L Pearce, and more

An impressive number of veteran strippers are interviewed here, offering their memories Also on hand are Lou Costellos daughter, and Alan Alda Hes introduced here as son of Robert Alda, and only later is it established that the

A behind the scenes look at the New York rare book world

The story of New York City journalists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill lauded in their time as the voice of New York

From performing across world stages to winning and losing Drag Race or dealing with major tragedies, The Queens lifts the lace front, giving insight into one of the most fascinating and popular art forms

A caving expedition recently discovered a community of dwarf crocodiles living in the Abanda Caves, Gabon The crocs are living in pitch darkness, hunt bats and some have bright orange skin Part of the original team returns to find

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The journey of A SINGLE FRAME weaves an exploration of the impact of photography from both sides of the shutter The fascinating post war culture of Kosovo serves as backdrop

Hardball The Girls of Summer follows the top female baseball players in the USA, all members of the globally ranked US Womens National Baseball Team They play BASEBALL not softball and fight for equality, recognition, and ac

A journey into the secret world of 76 year old Renaldo Kuhler, a scientific illustrator who invented an imaginary country to survive his disaffected youth

Why has letterpress printing survived Irreplaceable knowledge of the historic craft is in danger of being lost as its caretakers age Fascinating personalities intermix with wood, metal, and type as young printers save a traditional

Chuck Leavell The Tree Man is the cinematic documentary that explores the worlds fascination with the greatest piano and keyboardist over the last 40 years Hear the stories and go behind behind the stage to hear from the Rolling S

Venezuela, Guatemala, Cuba, Chile, Salvador, Bolivia peoples struggle for democracy versus US imperialism in Latin America since the 1950s, backing coups and supporting dictatorships

Documentary feature following one womans quest to uncover why her biological clock hasnt started ticking, before she runs out of time Armed with insight from those that write and think about the current state of affairs for mother

Shot over a sixteen year span, Hiros Table takes an intimate look at master chef Hiroshi Obayashi and his family as they emigrate from Japan to start a thriving restaurant in a Hollywood strip mall

Having grown up in the mountains Chiayi, installation artist WANG Wen chih weaves his memories of mountains and forests into his work Using natural materials such as bamboo, rattan and wood, WANG creates his art with hands and colle

Agnes Vardas documentary on murals in Los Angeles

A story about the British rock band Blur and the recording of their most unexpected music album, Magic Whip, which captured in only five days, in Hong Kong

Two young London actors set out together to face the greatest challenge in the world of acting Shakespeare

Few Words is the story of a modern skiing pioneer, who became one of the most successful and talented freestyle skiers in the world, Candide Thovex Winner of the Best Male Performance Candide Thovex, the Full Throttle Award, the B

For the past 35 years, Jeff Voth has led his sons and other groups of men on an annual backpacking trip into the Colorado Rocky Mountains This trip has become a legendary, masculine benchmark Learning life skills, trout fishing, ex

A filmmaker from Moldova tries to discover the truth about Soviet experiments in atomic gardening

No Safe Spaces contends that identity politics and the suppression of free speech are spreading into every part of society and threatening to divide America

This is a story about an 84 year old woman trying to take down the third largest industry in the world Jean Hill, a self proclaimed warrior, leads historic Concord, Massachusetts on Americas first environmental crusade to ban the s

A story of globalization filtered through the fever dream of a Mexican shaman, THE MODERN JUNGLE is also an intimate portrait of Zoque culture, commodity fetish, and the predicament of documentary

Since the 1950s, the legendary skiing filmmaker drove the worldwide ski industry His last interview was months before he passed at age 93 He details his personal and professional challenges of the perfect ski run throughout his car

A look at Roger Waters 2017 2018 concert tour

Have You Seen Andy is the personal story of a childhood friendship abruptly ended by the tragic abduction of a young boy On a hot summer day in August 1976, ten year old Andy Puglisi

Mercy Love Grace is the story of six former combat veterans gathered together to train for their next mission saving the oceans coral reefs and in the process, saving themselves

The largest black community in the country started as a safe haven for escaped slaves but for the past century has faced economic struggle, limited government resources, violence, and constant systemic racism that continues to this d

A personal investigation into the mysterious life of the directors Aunt Sally, an Ethiopian aristocrat turned communist rebel who disappeared after the revolution that lead to the overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie

After a startling UFO encounter, a man becomes a trance channel for an extraterrestrial intelligence