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Two Face: The Grey
In 2017, Award-Winning Filmmaker Chad Calek announced that his forthcoming documentary, Sir Noface, would feature the world's first authentic footage of a full-body apparition, as documented by Sydney investigator Craig Powell during the only paranormal investigation in history to be officially sanctioned by the Australian Government. But after the release of Sir Noface, viewers around the world claimed that Powell's footage was not an apparition, but a misidentified extraterrestrial alien "Grey". As crazy as this may seem, Calek had secretly expected this response, as he and Powell had both experienced threatening encounters that suggested the potential of extraterrestrial involvement on a government scale. As the sequel to the Sir Noface documentary, Two Face: The Grey is the continuation of the investigation into the most compelling paranormal case in history, which reveals global implications that Calek and Powell could have never imagined.
- 2020
Fly Like a Girl
A young girl aspires to change the face of aviation. Fly Like A Girl is more than just a film. It's a movement of young girls and women relentlessly pursuing their passion for aviation. A field currently dominated by men. Hearing first-hand stories from girls and women who dared to aim higher. From a lego-loving young girl who includes female pilots in her toy airplanes, to a courageous woman who helped lead shuttle missions to space, Fly Like A Girl shows us that women are in charge of their own destiny.

- 2019
Jazz Giants of the 20th Century
Here are some of the greatest jazz artists of the 20th century in 17 rare, vintage performances, from pioneers such as Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and Louis Armstrong, to Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, and Coleman Hawkins at mid-century, and on to more progressive musicians such as Grover Washington Jr., Chick Corea, and Herbie Hancock, just to name a few.
- 2007
Jennifer Aniston: More Than Friends
Sitcom star. Producer. Philanthropist. There are multiple levels to global superstar actress Jennifer Aniston. Fans have long been enticed by more than the silky 'Rachel' hairstyle she introduced on the 10-season Friends hit TV series back in the nineties. Her starring role in Friends would yield 16 Golden Globe, S.A.G. and Emmy nominations with three wins. Follow her career transition to film in Bruce Almighty (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Marley and Me (2008), Just Go With It (2011), Horrible Bosses (2011) and We're the Millers (2013), each with over $200 million in box office receipts. Critics joined fans with rave reviews for Office Space (1999), The Good Girl (2002), Friends With Money (2006), Cake (2014) and Dumplin' ( 2018). Life came full circle with a return to television in 2019 on Apple TV+'s The Morning Show where she earned two Golden Globe nominations and a S.A.G. award win from the first season. Yet, the road to success did not come without its challenges. Learn about her four failed TV series that preceded Friends. Public persona aside, explore the inner struggle to find lasting love while confronting very public divorces from Brad Pitt and Justin Theroux. Aniston radiates a vulnerable warmth both on and off screen that keeps her audience loyal. Exclusive coverage revealed in Jennifer Anniston: More Than Friends.

- 2020
Searching for the Face of Jesus
The face of Christ, one still mysterious to mankind, is explored in this documentary. Across time, many an image of Christ's face has appeared, opening new questions about identity. From the infamous Shroud of Turin, to the lesser-known Veil of Veronica, explore the many possible faces of Jesus.
- 2014
As it Happened: Iwo Jima
In the final year of World War II, one of the most dramatic battles took place on the volcanic island of Iwo Jima, Japan. This dramatic documentary features the stories of the brave heroes who on the ground that day fighting for our freedom. Relive that dramatic battle through personal accounts and reenactment footage.
- 2020
The Battle Above: True Stories from WWII Pilots
Join us as we hear the incredible real accounts from military officers on both sides of the war as they recount harrowing true stories from their time in aerial combat.

- 2020
Chris Claremont's X-Men
Chris Claremont came to Marvel as a young man, and was assigned a book that no one else wanted, a book on the brink of cancellation: X-Men. Over the next 17 years, his work on the title turned it into the biggest franchise in comic book history. Forty years later, his work has been adapted into 10 films, three TV series, countless video games and become a part of our cultural mythology.

- 2018
Rescuing Rex
They have been abandoned, abused and put on death row. Now animal lovers are coming to their rescue. Rescuing Rex follows the remarkable journey of the world's stray dogs on a freedom ride to Canada.

- 2020

- 2019
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
- 2001
Fight Life
Fight Life is a new groundbreaking documentary that gives the audience an intimate look into the real life of the modern day professional mixed martial arts fighter. From humble beginnings paying dues at the smaller events to being on the big stage fighting for a championship on prime time TV, Fight Life follows these fighters on their journeys chasing a dream only few dare.

- 2014
Humboldt: The New Season
A look at how families, survivors and a community are pulling together to heal after the devastating Humboldt Broncos bus crash.

- 2019
Elite Formations: The Story of the Red Arrows
Explore the beginnings of powered flight and the exponential development during the 20th century of precision engineering, lighting speed and human ingenuity.

- 2020
JLO: From the Block
Jennifer Lopez is one of Hollywood’s leading ladies. Throughout her illustrious career, she has starred in major blockbusters, released multi platinum albums and raised thousands for charities.

- 2020
The Dolly Parton Story: From Rags to Rhinestones
From the bright lights of recording contracts in Nashville to topping the music charts, to acting in movies to global appearances in sold-out arena tours, Dolly has certainly come a long way and it hasn’t always been an easy ride.

- 2020
The Man Who Saved Christmas
Although their own father, bank Charles, refuses them a loan to start a novelty American toys company to rival the established German import, the brothers A.C. and Frank succeed, especially with constructive and educational products. When the US gets dragged into Word War I, Frank enlists and Woodrow Wilson's government recruits A.C. as consultant to convert factories like theirs for the war effort. Yet his gifted preteen son, whose schoolmates meanly turned on the 'Christmas killer's kid', ends up convincing him to refuse canceling Christmas and even resume toy production.

- 2002
K-19: The Widowmaker
The story of USSR's first nuclear ballistic submarine, which suffered a malfunction in its nuclear reactor on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic in 1961. The submarine's crew, led by the unyielding Captain Alexi Vostrikov, races against time to prevent a Chernobyl-like nuclear disaster which threatens not only the lives of his crew, but has the potential to ignite a world war between the super powers.

- Metascore58
- 2002
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Presents a profile of the Z Channel, one of the US's first and at the time most successful pay cable stations launched in 1974, this one serving much of Los Angeles, and of its programming director in the 1980s, Jerry Harvey, who is credited with much of its success. A highly knowledgeable cinephile, Harvey programmed an eclectic mix of movies in an era where access to films in general was limited to cinemas or traditional television just as home video was emerging. His programming was much like film festivals, thus opening up such to larger audiences than could access movies at traditional festivals. He provided viewers access to hard to find movies, many unknown to the general public until he programmed them. He also championed certain, often previously panned movies and filmmakers, many who became his friends. Many of those movies were what was then emerging of director's cuts in he wanting to show a film as a director had envisioned as opposed to what a movie studio had dictated. The most famous in that category is Michael Cimino's highly derided Heaven's Gate (1980), that derision until it was shown on Z in its extended cut as Cimino had intended. Much of what Harvey was able to achieve at Z is overshadowed by his personal life, in he, having mental health issues which ran in his family - his largely associated with obsessive behavior - committing a murder (of who was his second and then current wife, Deri Rudulph)/suicide just before the demise of Z itself for other reasons.

- Metascore85
- 2004
Jivin' in Be-Bop
A musical film in the style of a documentary, featuring 19 musical and dance numbers, by many notable musicians.

- 1946
Powaqqatsi
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.

- Metascore57
- 1988
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
The story of one of England's greatest footballers, Bryan Robson

- 2021
Killer Bees
A championship high school basketball team provides pride, tradition and hope for an African American community struggling to survive in the middle of one of the wealthiest communities in America - The Hamptons.

- Metascore66
- 2017
The Last Rite
The Last Rite provides an overview of the perceptions and rituals surrounding death -- the last rite of passage - with specific emphasis on the Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim religious communities.
- 2009