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Documentary short following one family and the residents of Ventura County, CA through a journey of devastation, repair and survival after one of the largest wildfires in state history—the 2017…

Follow the self-managed Australian heavy metal band Parkway Drive on their 15 year underdog journey.

In 2012, California voters approved Proposition 36, effectively repealing the state’s notoriously harsh three-strikes law that had sentenced thousands of nonviolent offenders to a lifetime behind bars. But what does…

Theatre of War is an essay on how to represent war, performed by former enemies. British and Argentinian veterans of the Falklands war come together to discuss, rehearse and re-enact…

With never-before-seen footage, “Witness to 9/11” reveals in real time how New Yorkers struggled to make sense out of the panic, confusion, and fear gripping their city just beyond the…

A documentary that explores the power of cult film told through the lens of the Monster Squad and the impact it has on fans, cast and crew and the industry.

Pro snowboarders Bryan Iguchi, Jeremy Jones and Travis Rice have shaped their careers around exploring the frontiers of the sport. Follow them into the largest wilderness of the lower 48…

Eye Filmmuseum and the British Film Institute present a compilation film of newly-restored rare images from the first years of filmmaking. Immerse yourself in enchanting images of Venice, Berlin, Amsterdam…

This documentary follows a team of local archaeologists excavates never before explored passageways, shafts, and tombs, piecing together the secrets of Egypt’s most significant find in almost 50 years in…

A first-hand look into the revolutionary rise of the “citizen investigative journalist” collective known as Bellingcat. Comprised of various distinct personalities from around the globe, Bellingcat is an online association…

It influences elections and sways outcomes — gerrymandering has become a hot-button political topic and symbol for everything broken about the American electoral process. But there are those on the…

Writer, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and presidential biographer John Meacham offers his timely and invaluable insights into the country’s current political and historical moment by examining its past. Based on…

Ira is one of America’s unsung champions of civil rights and liberties. As his generation retires from the barricades, Ira reminisces on his life at the forefront of defending the…

In the spring of 2016, global music sensation Major Lazer performed a free concert in Havana, Cuba—an unprecedented show that drew an audience of almost half a million. This concert…

Three Aussie boys are on a rocky path towards jail until they meet a rule-breaking jackaroo and join his legendary dog jumping team.

Dr. Dre narrates the story of Lennox Lewis’ rise from humble beginnings to become the greatest Undisputed Heavyweight Champion in the modern era.

An Argentine journalist strives to prove that his countryman, Guillermo Villas, was wrongly denied the No.1 world ranking in the 1970s.

An intimate portrait of a group of very different suicide bombers working for Al Qaeda in Syria. From the Saudi who loves singing and fried chicken, to a 26-year-old white…

A documentary about the First Yale Unit, a group of Yale students who trained for World War I.

Examines how an epidemic of hatred has left America helpless in the face of crisis—and how a return to empathy can save us.

A plea for the liberation of female sexuality in the 21st century. The film questions millennial patriarchal structures, as well as todays omnipresent porn culture. It accompanies five extraordinary women…

Iron Cowboy: The Story of the 50.50.50 Triathlon is the true story James Lawrence’s (aka the Iron Cowboy) herculean 50-day journey to complete 50 Ironman distances in 50 consecutive days…

Two parallel stories of Japanese and American WWII enemies play out on the island where they fought 60 years prior. They meet face-to-face for the first time and their adventures…

Through the lens of filmmaker Marcia Machado, code blue reveals lapses in the current state of medicine and provides a common sense solution by featuring the practice of lifestyle medicine…

Manet is one of the main candidates for the title of the most important artist there has been. As the reluctant father of Impressionism, and the painter of Dejeuner sur…

A documentary that follows the lives of multiple chicken enthusiasts as they prepare for the New Zealand national Chicken competition.

The filmmaker Jeppe Rønde has invited 10 of the world’s foremost researchers – and a robot! – to rethink our relationship with technology and its dilemmas from the outside. Philosophers,…

A documentary. David Sieveking takes the advice of his idol, David Lynch and tries out Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s transcendental meditation technique.

The Élan School was a for-profit, residential behavior modification program and therapeutic boarding school located deep within the woods of Maine. Delinquent teenagers who failed to comply with other treatment…

Artists devoted to radical individualism pit themselves against the elements deep in Southern California deserts. A pervasive mysticism draws to it those desperate to connect- whether it be to themselves,…

About the extraordinary doctors and activists—including Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, and Ophelia Dahl—whose work 30 years ago to save lives in a rural Haitian village grew into a global…

An unflinching look at Los Angeles’ top exotic & private dancers. Enter with a full-access pass into the lives of five women whose raw ambitions drive them through struggles and…

Kimberley Traditional Owners question what meaningful negotiation looks like and offer humanising portraits of those at the centre of this battle in Australia’s spectacular north-west corner, which governments aspire to…

Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza’s journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.

From reuse to energy generation, new innovations across five continents are explored in this documentary about building a future for sustainable water.

What do a farmer in Kansas, a laid-off factory worker in Ohio, and an Uber driver in Florida have in common? All three are resourceful, positive thinkers who strive to…

This documentary examines unidentified aerial phenomenon. With testimony from high-ranking government officials, and NASA Astronauts, Senator Harry Reid says it “makes the incredible credible.”

Documentary chronicling the political machinations that led to the unprecedented, contested outcome of the 2000 presidential election, including the chaotic voter recount in Florida that ended with George W. Bush…

One of the most frightening of American urban myths is the legend of The Mothman, a red-eyed creature seen by some as a harbinger of doom in 1960s rural West…

Craig McMahon sits down with four people that died and but came back to life or better known as NDE, Near Death Experience. Their stories will shock some and comfort…