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Beyond the Wasteland
Shot in Australia, USA, Italy, France, Germany, and Japan, Beyond the Wasteland follows the fans from around the world who go to extraordinary lengths in the name of Mad Max. Transporting us into the world of Mad Max, we explore the eccentric world of the fans, their costumes, and their machines as these oddball fans find their place amongst the Mad Max community. The documentary also follows original cast member, Bertrand Cadart as he continues his fight against stage IV leukaemia and travels from his home on the Sunshine Coast to the "Wasteland," the desert location of Mad Max 2 in Silverton, for the last time. Beyond the Wasteland not only celebrates life but the ability to change oneself through passion.

- 2022
Michael Jackson: Ungloved
From modest childhood beginnings to international fame, this is the journey of the forever 'King of Pop,' Michael Jackson's complicated world. Unquestioned talent transcends years of media scrutiny and speculation over of who was the real superstar wearing the symbolic glove.

- 2024
Rocky Marciano: A Life Story
ROCKY MARCIANO: A LIFE STORY is the most definitive, complete, comprehensive and entertaining film ever done about this legendary champion and American hero. The film is narrated by Oscar-Nominee ROBERT LOGGIA. Featured are interviews with Rocky's brothers and sisters, as well as his closest friends. Guest stars include legendary boxing trainer ANGELO DUNDEE, Hall of Famer and Marciano fan TOMMY LASORDA, award-winning author GAY TALESE and many more. Also featured is RUSSELL SULLIVAN author of the critically-acclaimed bio on Rocky: ROCKY MARCIANO: THE ROCK OF HIS TIMES. ROCKY MARCIANO: A LIFE STORY is a National PBS special, and is also broadcast on regional sports networks throughout the country. This is the Special Edition Directors Cut which includes additional footage not seen in its Television Broadcast.

- 2004
Goya's Ghosts
The painter Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition when his muse, Ines, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her father, Thomas, comes to him hoping that his connection with Brother Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure the release of his daughter.

- Metascore52
- 2006
Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America
On the coast of North America in AD 1007, two Norsemen are stranded when their expedition is attacked and they are left for dead. As they struggle to survive in the vast forests of the New World, their paths diverge as one pursues a spiritual quest and the other reverts to his primal instincts

- Metascore51
- 2007
Bigger Stronger Faster*
In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? Director Christopher Bell explores America's win-at-all-cost culture by examining how his two brothers became members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream.

- Metascore80
- 2008
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism, and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the yet-fragile German democracy. The radicalized children of the Nazi generation led by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof, and Gudrun Ensslin are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more human society, but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and bloodshed; they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: Horst Herold, head of the German police force. And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he's only dealing with the tip of the iceberg.

- Metascore76
- 2008
Lady Gaga: Glory
While an outrageous fashion sense, elaborate videos, and spectacular stage sets are her norm, it's the music of 'Monster Mother' Lady Gaga that has led to her explosive career full of fame and accolades.

- 2021
Green Light
In Australia, two men work to provide the last hope of relief for thousands suffering chronic and terminal illnesses.

- 2019
Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story
Nicola Adams has spent her life fighting fierce competitors, trailblazing her way to the Olympics and becoming a sports LGBTQIA icon. Follow her journey from the streets of Leeds to becoming a boxing champion in Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story.

- 2021
Robolove
Robots may soon expand the human life. Learn what it takes to build AI. The difference between humans and androids is diminishing, while social responsibility grows.

- 2019
Wolf
Great Britain. 150AD. When four messengers sent by Rome to a plague infected Caledonia, with a message of peace and help for their King, go missing Rome has no choice but to send ten of their finest across Hadrian's Wall to find and bring them back. Led by their Captain, Domitius, (George McCluskey, "The Zombie King"), and two of their strongest warriors, Grackus, (Stuart Brennan, "Risen") and Nerva, (Mark Paul Wake, "Plan Z"), the legion soon realise that what lays in wait for them is something much worse than any plague or army known to man - And with them being picked off one by one on their journey back to the wall by a beast none of them can match, and survival being their only hope, will there be anyone left to warn Rome of the dangers it may now face. Fight For Rome. Fight For Caesar. Fight To Survive.

- 2019
The Pilot: A Battle for Survival
Based on a true story: in 1941, a Russian WWII pilot crash-lands deep in enemy territory. Seriously injured, he must battle hunger, extreme cold, and wild animals—all while evading Nazi soldiers—if he is ever to make it home alive.

- 2021
86ED
Michelin star chef Jacob Bickelhaupt has been "canceled" by the public due to his destructive past since 42 Grams.

- 2021
Gladesmen: The Last of the Sawgrass Cowboys
"GLADESMEN: The Last of the Sawgrass Cowboys" is an award-winning feature-length documentary about the federal government's ban on Florida's iconic airboats in much of the Everglades. The measure is part of the world's largest effort to repair a damaged ecosystem, a vast river of grass that has been ravaged by more than a century of development, pollution, and other environmental degradation. The outcome will determine the future of the region's water supply, and its ability to withstand rising sea levels. It may also lead to the demise of the Gladesmen.

- 2018
The Occupant
The short documentary was edited from video footage of Russian military phone Lieutenant Yuri Shalayev. He is a graduate of the Moscow Higher Command School, commander of the motorized infantry platoon of military unit 71718, stationed in Chechnya, and a representative of the Russian infantry elite. This is a film-essay about how he lived and served in Russia before the "military special operation". How he came to Ukraine to fight. And how, in the end, the war ended for him as a prisoner.
- 2022
My Name Is Lopez
Born in Dallas of undocumented Mexican immigrants, Trinidad Lopez III fought his way out of the ghetto with a guitar to become a true American rock and roll legend, one of the first Latino rock stars.

- 2021
Hollywood Bulldogs: The Rise and Falls of the Great British Stuntman
Hollywood Bulldogs tells the rough-and-tumble story of the small community of British stunt performers who went on to dominate Hollywood in the 1970s and 80s. Growing out of the ragtag community of bouncers, gangsters and de-mobbed soldiers who were prepared to take a punch or chuck themselves down a flight of stairs for a few quid, the next generation went on to turn stunt work into a legitimate profession. They created and performed the iconic action sequences of 007, Indiana Jones, Superman, Rambo, Star Wars, Conan, the Alien films and pretty much everything since. They crashed cars, jumped from burning buildings, shot, stabbed, kicked and punched their way into cinema history. This is the first feature documentary to unite this legendary community in telling their story and as you'll see, there's life in the old dogs yet.

- 2021
Cardi B: The Hustle
Cardi B is one of the most famous artists of the last decade. Despite being a "regula degula schmegula" girl from the Bronx, she became one of the most influential female artists of all time. She knew if she wanted to reach her dreams, she would have to work - Hard. On the streets, there's a fine line between wrong and right, good and bad. Her journey to the top, although successful, isn't seen as ideal. But she isn't ashamed of it. She started from the bottom and hustled her way to the top. She stays true to her roots and celebrates these factors in her music today. Best-loved for her wild personality, individual sound and passion for current affairs. She is unapologetically herself and is celebrated by her fans as keeping it real on and off stage.

- 2022
David Beckham: Infamous
David Beckham, a household name, footballing icon and at one point the most hated man in England. A comprehensive look at David Beckham's footballing career focusing on his England redemption, World Cup dreams, trial by media and becoming brand Becks. From humble beginnings in Leytonstone to achieving England's most capped outfield player, winning the illustrious treble and becoming the highest-paid player of all time, Beckham truly is a modern-day phenom. Taking on brand deals and appearances Beckham became the most commercially valuable player in the world playing for Goliaths, Manchester United, Real Madrid and AC Milan. There is no doubting the commercial success of brand Becks and when a player wins as much silverware as Beckham, there's no doubting their playing career either.
- 2022
My Dinner with Alan: A Sopranos Session
On the eve of the publication of their book The Sopranos Sessions, TV critics Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz meet at Holsten's in Bloomfield, New Jersey, the location of the controversial last scene of The Sopranos. Their wide-ranging conversation covers television, movies, psychiatry, gangsterism, their 20-year friendship, and their experience covering the series for The Star-Ledger of Newark, the newspaper that Tony Soprano picked up at the end of his driveway.

- 2019
Plantados
The film narrates the most horrible tortures that political prisoners "Plantados" received from the Castro regime.

- 2021
Science Friction
Those TV documentaries you see, and the science experts they feature? Did you know that producers often edit them out of context, and twist their words, to make it seem like they promoted some pop sensationalism instead of the real facts? Science Friction exposes this practice and gives the scientists a chance to clear the record. The film was financed by private grants and donations.

- 2022
Baloney
BALONEY tells the surprising story of San Francisco's beloved Gay All-Male Revue of the same name, which has been delighting audiences in recent years with live performances that lovingly investigate the larger milieu of gay and queer men's experience. BALONEY's co-creators, Michael and Rory, invite their collaborators and audiences to embrace the sexualized aspects of striptease and burlesque alongside a blend of fantasy, confession, and social commentary. Along the way, the film offers humor and insight into the ways in which gay men continue to navigate the coming out process, dating, and masculinity, as well as the challenges that come with 21st-century urban life, sex industry work, pornography, and trauma.

- 2021