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- DirectorShawn BannonWhat is the price some pay for the world's pork? North Carolina residents take on one of the world's most powerful companies in a fight for their rights to clean air, pure water, and a life free from the stench of pig feces.
- DirectorLars EdmanWilliam JohanssonIn the mid-80's the Swedish mining giant Boliden dumped 20000 tonnes of hazardous waste in Arica in Northern Chile. Thousands of 'Ariqueños' were affected with cancers and other serious illness. Now a group of survivors are seeking justice.
- DirectorEddie MartinStarsJon AbrahamsPeter BiciTom Brokaw26 years after indie cult classic Kids was released to an unsuspecting nation, this documentary explores the divergent paths of the original cast, delivering an unflinching look back at one of the most iconic films of the 1990's.
- DirectorMonty WatesStarsRobin Carhart-HarrisRosalind WattsIn 2012 a team of medical researchers asked themselves, "what would happen if we gave psilocybin (magic mushrooms) to people suffering from severe depression"? It took them three years to get the necessary permissions to find out.
- DirectorEd PerkinsFollow one extraordinary man's quixotic and recklessly brave adventure in search of hidden treasure, in a belated rite of passage to rediscover the meaning of his life.
- DirectorLisa HurwitzStarsMel BrooksJohn W. RomasCarl ReinerDocumentary centers on the vending machine popularized in the 20th century that offered fresh cooked meals in a commissary-style eatery.
- DirectorSuzanne Joe KaiStarsBen Fong TorresRay ManzarekJohn BurksThe documentary about Ben's life is an epic sweep through the world of rock and roll. The American-born son of Chinese immigrants, Ben grew up in Chinatown with only a radio to the outside world.
- DirectorMark BenjaminMarc LevinStarsSid ChakravartyPeter HammarstedtOona Isabelle LayolleA thrilling high seas adventure feature documentary where two marine conservation captains from Sea Shepherd go on a hundred day chase of the illegal poacher and pirate fishing vessel, the Thunder.
- DirectorVera WagmanIn 1940, a French Jewish girl's dream of becoming a ballerina is cut short by World War II. She vows that if she has daughters, they will become dancers. Nearly 80 years later, she and her two daughters confront the impact of that pledge. Petit Rat is a portrait of three women, bonded by the intergenerational trauma of war and uplifted by the resilience of familial love.
- DirectorBrad LichtensteinStarsVictoria DavisonNathan KingClaud MotleyA victim of gun violence becomes conflicted about the punishment for his attacker.
- DirectorAbdallah Al-KhatibStarsAbdallah Al-KhatibAfter the Syrian Revolution, Al-Assad's regime besieges the district of Yarmouk, largest Palestinian refugee camp in the world. Yarmouk is cut off. The director records the daily deprivations while celebrating the people's courage.
- DirectorStephanie SoechtigStarsDavid AndersonDale ArcherTim ArmstrongThe story focuses on families with ADHD members, depicting their challenges and successes in an effort to shift the narrative surrounding ADHD and recognize its potential as an asset rather than solely a disorder.
- DirectorToyin Ibrahim AdekeyeStarsGary ShawIyanifa Ajisebo AbimbolaWande AbimbolaWhen the slave boats docked in the Americas, Cuba and the Caribbean, hundreds of cultures and religions came with the Africans but only one survived the plantations. To date, the most pronounced African Culture of the Diasporas remains the culture of the Yoruba. From Brazil to Trinidad, the United States to Cuba, Haiti and the entire Caribbean, this West African culture dominates all other Cultures of Africa and could be said to have survived the plantations for hundreds of years. Bigger Than Africa follows the trans-Atlantic slave trade route from West Africa to six different countries-- USA, Nigeria, Brazil, Republic of Benin, Trinidad and Tobago and Cuba-- to explore and find reasons for the survival of this particular West African Culture.
- DirectorLina MannheimerStarsCatherine Robbe-GrilletBeverly CharpentierDominique CorringerThe most famous dominatrix in France creates sadomasochist "Ceremonies" in her chateau. Catherine Robbe-Grillet, age 84, defies the relations between power and submission, sensuality and physical pain.
- DirectorEmilio Silva TorresStarsRoxana BlancoManuel LamasMaría Inés PelfortThe story of "Act of Violence Upon a Young Journalist," a 1988 Uruguayan cult film created by enigmatic filmmaker Manuel Lamas.
- DirectorStephen EdwardsStarsLuisa AlmagiàMartin BlankenPietro BorromeoSyndrome K is the true story about a highly contagious, highly fictitious disease created by three Roman Catholic doctors during the holocaust to hide Jews in a Vatican-affiliated hospital.
- DirectorPenelope SpheerisStarsFleaKeith MorrisEyeballThe Decline of Western Civilization III is a 1998 documentary film that follows the gutter punk lifestyle of homeless teenagers.
- DirectorAnn ShinStarsBina48Nick BostromLincoln CannonIf you could create an immortal version of yourself, would you? Once the stuff of science fiction, A.I. experts now see it as possible. This feature documentary explores the latest thinking and technological advancements in AI.
- DirectorDonal O'CeilleachairStarsGlen HansardLiam HoldenDanny SheehyA crew including a Writer, two Musicians, an Artist and a Stonemason embark on the Camino by sea, in a traditional boat that they built themselves on an inspiring, and dangerous, 2,500 km modern day Celtic odyssey all the way from Ireland to Northern Spain. Starring Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard, Traditional Irish Musician Brendan Begley, Artist Liam Holden, Stonemason Brendan-Pháid Moriarty and Writer and Poet Danny Sheehy.
- DirectorJoerg SteineckStarsJosh HommeBrant BjorkMario LalliThe origin of desert rock music - is a feature length documentary about the Californian desert rock and punk rock scene, from which bands like Kyuss and Queens Of The Stone Age arose to kick off its worldwide fame.
- DirectorCaroline CatzStarsCaroline CatzHonor-Ray Caplan-HiggsRichard GloverA portrait of the character and legacy of electronic sound pioneer Delia Derbyshire, who realized the Doctor Who theme tune in 1963 and explores the idea that this extraordinary composer lived outside of time and space as other people experience it.
- DirectorMiguel Ángel MuñozStarsLuisa CanteroMiguel Ángel MuñozDuring the pandemic, actor Miguel Ángel Muñoz documents his 100-plus days living in a tiny flat with his beloved Tata, 95, who becomes an Instagram star. - Netflix.
- StarsMichael HunterEric MeyersLinda PapadopoulosA forensic pathologist (currently Dr. Michael Hunter) analyzes the official autopsy reports of various celebrities to determine their cause of death.
- StarsHeidi BlakeExploring the 14 mysterious deaths in the UK with alleged connections to Russia over two decades.
- DirectorSolveig MelkeraaenStarsTobias EvensenYlva Melkeraaen LundellA youth doc about young kids from the age of 5 working as cod tongue cutters in Northern Norway.