Tag: Documentary

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Director Pasolini traverses Italy in 1963 with camera and microphone interviewing people in public places about sex, marriage and gender roles.

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In 2011, Japan was hit by a tsunami that killed more than 15,000 people. This sensitive trip along several coastal communities reveals how traumatizing the disaster has been.

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In Australia, two men work to provide the last hope of relief for thousands suffering chronic and terminal illnesses.

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Journalist Craig Leeson teams up with diver Tanya Streeter and an international team of scientists and researchers, and they travel to twenty locations around the world over the next four years to explore the fragile state of our oceans.

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A look at the quick rise and influence of the controversial religious group known as The Satanic Temple.

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A meditation on the elemental bonds of family told through portraits of four Syrian families in the aftermath of war.

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The Life of the Jews in Palestine: 1913 is an extraordinary look at the pioneers of the First and Second Aliyah in Palestine.

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We all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash? Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping and survive only on discarded food. What they find is truly shocking.

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Based on Thomas Piketty’s No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, Capital in the Twenty-First Century explores one of the most important and controversial subjects of our time: wealth, and who gets a share of the dividends.

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Follow-up to “Eaten Alive: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film”, this documentary was produced for the 88 Films UK Blu-Ray release of “Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story” and looks at the dying days of the controversial Italian cycle of jungle-based horror-adventures.

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In China, single women are under immense pressure to marry young or face the stigma that comes with being “leftover.” Leftover Women follows three hopeful singles seeking to define love on their own terms.

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Director Martin Scorsese talks to actor Steven Prince about his past. As the night goes on, Prince reveals some very amusing and moving stories of his experiences with drugs and violence.

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A documentary focused on Stuxnet, a piece of self-replicating computer malware that the U.S. and Israel unleashed to destroy a key part of an Iranian nuclear facility, and which ultimately spread beyond its intended target.

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The documentary takes a look at the history, and current activism against voter suppression; barriers to voting that most people don’t even know is a threat to their basic rights as citizens of the United States.

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A road trip through famous museums in Frankfurt, Cologne, Paris, Copenhagen and Berlin.

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A look at Tarantino’s career from the beginning, with interviews from co-workers, critics, stars and master filmmakers alike as well as a tribute to his greatest collaborator, Sally Menke.