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Publisher
The History® Channel
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Tells the true story of America's iconic 16th president. Across three two-hour episodes, the mini-series immerses viewers into the world and story of Abe before Lincoln. A young man looking to make his mark, who grows into a leader.
Publisher
Bridgestone Multimedia Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Chris Bombardier is on a mission to become the first person with severe hemophilia to climb the Seven Summits, the highest mountain on each continent. He’s completed five of the climbs already, but he next faces the big one: Everest. Having trained with his mentor “Crazy Uncle Dave,” under his expert doctors' supervision and with his adoring wife's support, Chris is prepared for the mountain. What he’s not as prepared for are the Nepalese...
7) Mister Organ
Publisher
Drafthouse Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Intrepid journalist and filmmaker David Farrier (Tickled) faces off against his greatest foe yet in MISTER ORGAN, a bizarre tale that finds Farrier in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a mysterious con man.
10) Intervention: S9
Publisher
A&E®
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Profiles people who have hit rock bottom in their addiction as they are confronted by friends and family seeking to intervene.
11) No Limits
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Shot over 25 years, NO LIMITS is a ‘7 Up’ inspired long form narrative documentary that follows the lives of our disabled protagonists over the course of decades, and reveals how changes in societies attitudes to disability have affected them. This is a continuation of director John Zaritsky's research on thalidomide, its effect on survivors, and their fight for justice.
Publisher
Java Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The investigation begins in Iraq, in the oil fields which extend from Nahr Umar to Halfaya. Black gold is a sensitive subject, a notorious source of conflict throughout Iraq’s recent history. This region is as rich as it is dangerous. We meet local people who are convinced that pollution from flares at the oil refineries is responsible for a rise in illness, including breathing difficulties and childhood cancer. The site is vital for Iraq. It supplies...
13) Naked
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
We’ve all had the dream. You’re going about your normal day and suddenly you’re naked. But nudity doesn’t have to be embarrassing; it can also be liberating. Three life models, one man and two women, discuss their work posing in the nude. From the nerves of modelling for the first time, to nudity's power to inspire creativity and liberate the model, this insightful doc looks at what it really means to bare yourself to the world.
14) Passing Strange
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Spike Lee's adaptation of the Broadway show "Passing Strange" presents the portrait of a musician as a young man. In 1970s Los Angeles, a talented but rebellious middle-class African-American discovers punk rock. Through the intervention of a sincere choir director, the young man travels to Europe, where his talents blossom, but at the expense of those who care for him. The film is based on the life of musician Stew, who appears as narrator and commentator...
15) White Riot
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
English
Description
Britain, late-1970s. Punk is exploding. The country is deeply divided over immigration. The National Front, a far-right and fascist political party, is gaining strength as politicians like Enoch Powell push a xenophobic agenda. Outraged by a racist speech from Eric Clapton, music photographer Red Saunders writes a letter to the music press, calling for rock to be a force against racism. NME, Melody Maker, and Sounds all publish the letter. Flooded...
16) Peace Boat
Publisher
Lightbeam
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Meet the youth ambassadors on the front lines of climate change. They’re boarding Peace Boat to raise awareness about how global warming affects their countries.
Publisher
Ronin Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The COVID-19 pandemic began a new era of uncertainty. One person, Veyd, is still standing albeit with the aid of crutches, observing the chaos of past and present from his effective incarceration. Being physically vulnerable, Veyd has been ‘shielded', totally isolated, in suburban London for the previous six months. He will continue to be so - imprisoned indefinitely, or at least until it is safe for him to leave which won't be anytime soon. Somehow,...
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
An Al Jazeera investigation into how the U.S. is now driven by radically differing views on what is real, and what is not. THE TRUTH ILLUSION looks at how those deepening divisions began, and how they have eroded faith in authority – spawning conspiracy theories and creating ‘alternative realities’.
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by ancestral interpretations of the bond between humankind, nature and the cosmos, ROCK BOTTOM RISER is a vibrant essay film set in Hawaii that explores the different kinds of matter to be found in geology, ethnography and astronomy.
20) Gaia Soil
Publisher
Lightbeam
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Paul Mankiewicz is the creator of Gaia Soil, a light-weight soil used for urban gardens. His work couples ecological engineering and restoration with the integration of human communities in natural systems. We need plants to sustain life. They recycle carbon and rainfall and are a vital part of our ecosystem. Plants need soil to thrive, which means places like New York City, that are mostly concrete and pavement, lack the natural systems that improve...
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