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Crime and Punishment
7.5

Crime and Punishment

Jan. 01, 2007

Crime and Punishment

In a small town near China’s North Korea border, a state police station exerts itself as a solicitous caretaker of the locals. As it goes ...
Hermann My Father
7.3

Hermann My Father

Jan. 01, 1987

Hermann My Father

“Hermann mein Vater” is a companion piece by director Helma Sanders-Brahms to her 1980 film “Germany Pale Mother”. The ...
The British Academy Television Awards
6

The British Academy Television Awards

Greg James and Maisie Adam will team up to tackle some of the classic Indiana Jones stunts – we’re talking dodging poisonous darts, outrunning ...
Montauk Chronicles
4.2

Montauk Chronicles

Jan. 17, 2015

Montauk Chronicles

A study of the dark legends that surround the Camp Hero Air Force Base in Montauk, Long Island.
Studs Terkel: Listening to America
6.9

Studs Terkel: Listening to America

For over 60 years, Studs Terkel elevated the voices and experiences of everyday Americans through his skillful interviews on radio, in books and ...
Into Our Own Hands
7

Into Our Own Hands

Oct. 06, 2010

Into Our Own Hands

When confronted with their lingerie factory (Starissima) going bankrupt, the employees attempt to take it over by forming a cooperative. Soon ...
Autumn Gold
7.5

Autumn Gold

Jul. 08, 2010

Autumn Gold

The film follows five senior athletes along their biggest challenge – maturity. As all of them are between 80 and 100 years old it is a ...
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story
7.4

The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story

The compelling, heart-wrenching story of high school football star Chris Carnales, whose life changed when he became paralyzed after breaking his ...
… But Film Is My Mistress
6.9

… But Film Is My Mistress

Guided by Liv Ullmann and with commentaries from a number of prominent filmmakers for whom Bergman is and remains an important influence – ...
The Motion Picture Camera
6.4

The Motion Picture Camera

The history and development of motion picture machinery is lovingly and authoritatively presented and narrated by ASC cinematographer and film ...
The Art of Flight
8.2

The Art of Flight

Sep. 08, 2011

The Art of Flight

Iconic snowboarder Travis Rice and friends redefine what is possible in the mountains. Experience the highs, as new tricks are landed and new ...
I Wish I Knew
6.9

I Wish I Knew

Jul. 02, 2010

I Wish I Knew

Focuses on the people, their stories and architecture spanning from the mid-1800s, when Shanghai was opened as a trading port, to the present day.
Queen of the Sun
7.2

Queen of the Sun

Apr. 01, 2010

Queen of the Sun

In 1923, Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian scientist, philosopher & social innovator, predicted that in 80 to 100 years honeybees would collapse. ...
Inside Job
8.2

Inside Job

Oct. 08, 2010

Inside Job

A film that exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, ...
A Bipolar Expedition
5.6

A Bipolar Expedition

May. 25, 2010

A Bipolar Expedition

Midland’s businessman Paul Downes hires a castle in Jamaica and invites 12 young Ukrainian women to join him in the hope one will marry ...
Absent
7

Absent

Sep. 05, 2011

Absent

Documentary on the social pandemic of fatherlessness afflicting today’s societies.
Armadillo
7.4

Armadillo

May. 27, 2010

Armadillo

Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They’re stationed on ...
The Secret Diary of the Holocaust
6.6

The Secret Diary of the Holocaust

The Secret Diary Of The Holocaust tells the extraordinary tale of a 14-year-old Polish girl, Rutka Laskier, who was murdered at Auschwitz in ...
The Armstrong Lie
7.2

The Armstrong Lie

Sep. 08, 2013

The Armstrong Lie

In 2009, Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong’s comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal ...
Fresh
7.4

Fresh

May. 26, 2009

Fresh

FRESH is more than a movie, it’s a gateway to action. Our aim is to help grow FRESH food, ideas, and become active participants in an exciting, ...
Chasing Madoff
6.2

Chasing Madoff

Nov. 19, 2010

Chasing Madoff

A look at how one investigator spent ten years trying to expose Bernie Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme that scammed an estimated $18 billion ...
Overdose: The Next Financial Crisis
7.6

Overdose: The Next Financial Crisis

When the world’s financial bubble blew, the solution was to lower interest rates and pump trillions of dollars into the sick banking system. But ...
Carts of Darkness
7.6

Carts of Darkness

Apr. 17, 2008

Carts of Darkness

In the picture-postcard community of North Vancouver, filmmaker Murray Siple follows men who have turned bottle-picking, their primary source of ...
Burzynski, the Movie
7.4

Burzynski, the Movie

Oct. 28, 2010

Burzynski, the Movie

Burzynski, the Movie is the story of a medical doctor and Ph.D biochemist named Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski who won the largest, and possibly the ...
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
7.9

Van Gogh: Painted with Words

A drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. Every word spoken by the actors in this film is sourced ...
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
5.7

Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

Charming, intelligent and iconoclastic, Ben Lee is an Australian singer-songwriter whose creative growth since his early adolescence has ...
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
7.6

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the ...