Category: Documentary
Posted on October 7, 2019 |
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Hunting for Hedonia (2019)
Documentary
What if there was a place deep in the brain that can take you from pain to pleasure? Hunting for Hedonia explores the effects of a revolutionary technique called Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). First explored by pioneers in the 1960s, the treatment has led to incredible progress in treating major illnesses. But what future lies ahead for the mind when we start tampering with our brain and emotions?
Starring: Tilda Swinton
Director: Pernille Rose Grønkjær
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Posted on October 4, 2019 |
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Wrinkles the Clown (2019)
Comedy | Documentary | Horror | Mystery
In Florida, parents can hire Wrinkles the Clown to scare their misbehaving children.
Director: Michael Beach Nichols
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Posted on September 27, 2019 |
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Buzz (2019)
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Pulitzer prize-winning reporter and author, Buzz Bissinger, experiences a sexual awakening while collaborating with Caitlyn Jenner on her tell-all memoir.
Starring: Buzz Bissinger, Caitlyn Jenner, James Miles, Lisa Smith
Director: Andrew Shea
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Posted on September 26, 2019 |
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Amplify Her (2019)
Biography | Documentary | Music
By combining ecstatic energy and artistry, Amplify Her follows talented young women in the electronic music scene as they come-of-age amidst the emerging cultural renaissance of the feminine.
Starring: Mya Hardman, Madeline Fauss, Samantha Mathews, Adi Laflamme
Director: Ian Mackenzie, Nicole Sorochan
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Posted on September 26, 2019 |
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The Queen (1968)
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Jack is 24, sometimes he's a drag queen named Sabrina. In 1967, as Sabrina, he's the mistress of ceremonies at a national drag queen contest in New York City. The camera goes behind the scenes, recording the rehearsals leading up to the contest, the conversations in the dressing room (about draft boards, sexual identity and sex-change operations, and being a drag queen), and the jealousies that emerge before and after the competition. Jack introduces us to Richard, a young man who becomes Jack's protégé. As Miss Harlow, Richard enters the contest. One of his principal competitors is Miss Crystal, who's from Manhattan. Who will win the crown?
Starring: Jack Doroshow, Rachel Harlow
Director: Frank Simon
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Posted on September 24, 2019 |
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Lake of Fire (2006)
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A graphic documentary on both sides of the abortion debate.
Starring: Noam Chomsky
Director: Tony Kaye
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Posted on September 21, 2019 |
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How to Prepare For Prison (2016)
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Through stories fuelled by fear, regret, defiance and redemption, How To Prepare For Prison takes a unique and intimate look at people caught in the legal system and facing prison for the first time.
Director: Matt Gallagher
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Posted on September 18, 2019 |
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Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea (2019)
Documentary
Chelsea Handler explores explores how white privilege impacts American culture and the ways it's benefited her life and career.
Starring: Chelsea Handler
Director: Alex Stapleton
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Posted on September 16, 2019 |
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Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005)
Documentary
A look at the impact of the retail giant on local communities.
Starring: Lee Scott, Don Hunter, Jon Hunter, Jeremy Hunter, Matt Hunter
Director: Robert Greenwald
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Posted on September 14, 2019 |
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Diana: 7 Days That Shook the Windsors (2017)
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Follows the aftermath of the death of Princess Diana in 1997, when the British Royal Family nearly lost their place in the hearts of the nation.
Starring: James D'Arcy
Director: Ben Ryder
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Posted on September 14, 2019 |
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The Waldheim Waltz / Waldheims Walzer (2018)
Documentary | History
A biographical drama film about Kurt Josef Waldheim, former UN Secretary General and the controversy of his participation and role in the Nazi regime during WW II .
Starring: Kurt Waldheim, Ruth Beckermann
Director: Ruth Beckermann
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Posted on September 14, 2019 |
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Untouchable (2016)
Documentary
After discovering his daughter has been sexually abused, the most powerful lobbyist in Florida pushes the toughest sex offender laws in the county, with surprising and troublesome consequences.
Director: David Feige
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Posted on September 14, 2019 |
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Super Size Me (2004)
Comedy | Documentary | Drama
While examining the influence of the fast food industry, Morgan Spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely McDonald's food for one month.
Starring: Morgan Spurlock
Director: Morgan Spurlock
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Posted on September 13, 2019 |
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Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! (2017)
Documentary
Morgan Spurlock reignites his battle with the food industry – this time from behind the register – as he opens his own fast food restaurant.
Starring: Morgan Spurlock, Jonathan Buttram
Director: Morgan Spurlock
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Posted on September 13, 2019 |
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Stevie (2003)
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In 1995, director Steve James returned to rural Southern Illinois to reconnect with Stevie Fielding, a troubled young boy to whom he had been an "Advocate Big Brother" ten years earlier.
Starring: Stephen Fielding, Steve James, Bernice Hagler, Verna Hagler
Director: Steve James
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Posted on September 12, 2019 |
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In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11 (2019)
Documentary
Drawing on intimate access to eight eyewitnesses, this documentary offers a unique perspective on this tragic events of September 11, 2001.
Director: Amy Schatz
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Posted on September 10, 2019 |
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Our Godfather (2019)
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OUR GODFATHER is a feature-length documentary about Tommaso Buscetta, the first high-ranking Italian mafia boss ever to turn against Cosa Nostra. Buscetta helped convict more than 400 Mafiosi. He became the Mob's most wanted man in the world – and 11 members of his family were killed. "He was the most important, protected and endangered witness in US criminal history" The film tells – for the first time- the Buscetta story with exclusive access to his family, which is breaking its silence after 30 years in hiding.
Starring: Tommaso Buscetta, Cristina Buscetta, Roberto Buscetta
Director: Mark Franchetti, Andrew Meier
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Posted on September 10, 2019 |
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Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)
Crime | Documentary | News | War
Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.
Starring: Alex Gibney
Director: Alex Gibney
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Posted on September 10, 2019 |
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The Kleptocrats (2018)
Documentary
In one of the world's biggest financial crimes, 3.5 billion dollars were stolen from a Malaysian government fund. Investigative reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Hollywood Reporter follow the money as it travels across the globe, financing everything from luxury real estate and decadent parties to Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street. Capturing white-collar crime at its greedy best, The Kleptocrats is tale of embezzlement, scams and greed run amok.
Starring: Robin Leach
Director: Sam Hobkinson, Havana Marking
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Posted on September 9, 2019 |
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Chris Claremont's X-Men (2018)
Documentary
Chris Claremont came to Marvel as a young man, and was assigned a book that no one else wanted, a book on the brink of cancellation: X-Men. Over the next 17 years, his work on the title turned it into the biggest franchise in comic book history. Forty years later, his work has been adapted into 10 films, three TV series, countless video games and become a part of our cultural mythology.
Starring: Chris Claremont, Hallie Cooper-Novack
Director: Patrick Meaney
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