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Dear President Obama

1 hr 40 mins

Our new film Dear President Obama takes a cross country look at fracking, highlighting its variety of contaminations, the stories of its victims, the false promise of economic boom, with a focus on energy solutions that would allow us to proceed towards an energy future that does not rely on yet another dirty fossil fuel extraction process.

  • 2016

Slave Trade: How Prince Re-Made the Music Business

2 hrs 48 mins

In the mid-1990s reports emerged that Prince had fallen into dispute with his record company. Having signed what was ostensibly a new 100 million dollar contract just a couple of years before, Prince was now demanding - not unreasonably to most commentators - control of his masters and the freedom to release what he wanted when he wanted.

Slave Trade: How Prince Re-Made the Music Business
  • 2014

Modern Warriors

0 hrs 56 mins

Over 80 of the world's greatest martial artists demonstrate techniques and discuss philosophy in this fascinating account of the martial arts phenomenon and its increasing global popularity. See rare footage of some of the world's greatest kick boxers. Witness the stars training and analyze their techniques. Learn about competitions such as K-1, the world's most popular martial arts competition. Discover what separates the sports styles and the spiritual style of martial arts.

Modern Warriors
  • 2002

School Life

1 hr 39 mins

A year in the life of two passionate and inspirational teachers in the only primary-age boarding school in Ireland. Headfort School, housed in an 18th Century Hogwarts-like estate, embraces tradition and modernity, and this is John and Amanda Leyden's life. For John, rock music is just another subject alongside Maths, Scripture and Latin, taught in a collaborative and often hilarious fashion. For Amanda the key to connecting with children is the book and she uses all means to engage the minds of her young charges with literature. For nearly half a century these two have shaped thousands of minds but now they must start making preparations for their retirement? What will keep them young if they leave?

School Life

America the Beautiful

1 hr 45 mins

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America the Beautiful

Chris & Don: A Love Story

1 hr 30 mins

Depicts the remarkable life of artist Don Bachardy and his relationship with the distinguished writer Christopher Isherwood. Includes footage shot by Chris and Don in the 1950s and interviews with Leslie Caron, John Boorman, Liza Minnelli, and others. Isherwood and Bachardy were open about their life together, regardless of the waves it caused. This was during a period when gay relationships were not acceptable. The age difference in their relationship brought obvious personal problems that had to be addressed. Don often felt disregarded by Chris's famous friends and frequently was. Nevertheless, Bachardy pursued his art career with great energy, painting and drawing every day. Finding a vocation gave Don a sense of fulfillment and independence. He began to realize that he could function independently, which made him question whether he wanted to stay with Isherwood. Don toyed with leaving the relationship and striking out on his own, however he decided not to as he realized his love for Chris was too important. During the 1970s, Chris and Don began to collaborate on various writing projects, such as "Frankenstein: The True Story", an unusual take on Mary Shelley's famous novel. In 1981, Isherwood was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Bachardy nursed him throughout the course of the disease and for the last six months of Chris' life, Don gave up painting any one else but him. What began as way to spend more time together, quickly became the project of a lifetime, a project Chris and Don did together until the very end. After Isherwood's death, Bachardy's career has continued to flourish. A number of books about Bachardy's art have been published, the latest, Stars in My Eyes. Bachardy's work resides in many permanent collections around the world, including the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Smithsonian Institute, and The Norton Simon Museum.

Chris & Don: A Love Story

Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton

1 hr 15 mins

From Japan to America, the LV sign dominates the fashion scene. And, one man alone designs the Louis Vuitton creations the exceptional Marc Jacobs. With unprecedented access to one of the world's hottest and busiest designers, Loïc Prigent offers an intimate and revealing portrait of the reclusive Marc Jacobs and the world of haute couture. Whether in the offices and workrooms of Paris and New York, the back of his car, or backstage at a fashion show, we see a genius at work. Jacobs endures unimaginable pressure to chart new paths in fashion as he straddles the demands of the Louis Vuitton conglomerate and his own Marc Jacobs label.

Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton
  • 2007

Burgundy: People with a Passion for Wine

1 hr 0 mins

People with a Passion for Wine explores the vitality and joie de vivre lifestyle of the local people against the backdrop of the region's oldest, traditional wine celebratory events of the annual Trois Glorieuses, including a rare, intimate view of the renowned Christie's Hospices de Beaune wine auction; La Paulée de Meursault the exclusive wine tasting luncheon with some 700 winemakers; the wine brotherhood gathering at the prestigious Château de Santenay; and in-depth comments by local wine experts and Michelin-starred chefs. Through a colorful mosaic of stories, the documentary features winemaking, the Burgundy harvest, pre-auction tasting of young wines at the cellars of the Hospices de Beaune, tasting out of the barrel, the unique terroir of the Côte d'Or, the difference between gourmand and gourmet, Burgundian hospitality, truffle hunting with dogs, expert wine tasting, a half-marathon through the hilly vineyards and quaint villages, meet a vigneron, pairing Burgundy wine and food, as well as barrel making by the world's most famous wine barrel producer (Tonnellerie François Frères).

Burgundy: People with a Passion for Wine
  • 2016

Nelly

1 hr 40 mins

Nelly Arcan shocked the literary world with elegant phrasing and lurid details of sex work in her semi-autobiographical first novel, Putain (Whore), which became an international best-seller in 2001. A prostitute by choice, Nelly's fragmented life is laid bare in a stylish mix of make-believe and memoir, revealing a woman lost between irreconcilable identities: the neurotic writer, the vulnerable lover, the call girl and the star. Despite literary success, the French Canadian's remarkable life ended in tragedy.

Nelly

I Am Battle Comic

1 hr 29 mins

I AM BATTLE COMIC follows a group of comedians on a mission to provide laughter for U.S troops stationed in Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Bahrain. Gripping insights about the highs and lows facing the men and women in the military are balanced with wonderful laughs as the comedians perform, along with heartfelt interviews with top professional comedians (including George Lopez, Dave Attel, Jeff Capri, Don Barnhart Jr., Bob Kubota, Slade Ham, Wayne Federman, Tammy Pescatelli, Murray Valeriano, Jennifer Rawlings, Shawn Halpin, George Wallace, and Dick Capri).

I Am Battle Comic
  • 2017

Is America in Retreat

0 hrs 56 mins

When the U.S. assumed the PAX, it assumed responsibility for global order, but for how long? Just how deeply entangled should America be in the world's affairs? What alternatives are there to being the world's policemen? Is there really a downside to retreat? And in the absence of the U.S., how might global order be maintained - or decimated? In a companion documentary to America in Retreat by Wall Street Journal's Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Bret Stephens, Free To Choose Executive Editor and Cato Senior Fellow Johan Norberg examine the questions facing a nation leaning back toward isolationism.

Is America in Retreat
  • 2017

The Kennedys' Irish Mafia

1 hr 25 mins

This film details the never before told story of the Irish who surrounded the most charismatic political figure of the 20th Century. Who they were, how they supported their leader, and the price some of them paid for this unswerving devotion.

The Kennedys' Irish Mafia
  • 2016

A Gamer's Life

1 hr 25 mins

Go behind the scenes to uncover the truths of being a professional gamer for a living. Can you really make a living from being a gamer?

A Gamer's Life
  • 2016

Two Black Men a Week

0 hrs 49 mins

Every week, at least two black men are murdered by the police force in United States of America.

Two Black Men a Week
  • 2016

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

1 hr 39 mins

In 1977, Roman Polanski was arrested in Los Angeles on charges he gave drugs and had sex with a 13-year-old girl he was photographing for Vogue. Eleven months later, having pled guilty to one count, he fled to Europe before sentencing. This film examines that year-long period, using archival footage of the media frenzy and of Polanski's life before the charges, clips from his films, and contemporary interviews with many of the principles - attorneys, the victim, and Polanski's friends and associates. Polanski remains enigmatic, but portraits emerge of the machinations of justice and of a judge more interested in his image than his word or the law.

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Straight & Butch

1 hr 29 mins

Follow Butch-an out gay man-as he embarks on his arduous journey of finding twelve straight men for a one-of-a-kind calendar, which soon becomes an engaging study of male sexuality and masculinity.

Straight & Butch
  • 2010

Phantom Punch

1 hr 44 mins

The story of World heavyweight champion boxer Charles L. "Sonny" Liston, who was knocked down 2 minutes into a championship fight by a seemingly harmless right hook from Muhammad Ali. It would forever be known as the "Phantom Punch". Liston later died under mysterious circumstances.

Phantom Punch
  • 2008

Angels in the Dust

1 hr 35 mins

Marion Cloete, a university-trained therapist, along with her husband and two daughters, fearlessly walked away from a privileged life in a wealthy Johannesburg suburb to establish Boikarabelo (formerly Botshabelo), an extraordinary village and school that provide shelter, food, and education to more than 550 South African children.

Angels in the Dust
  • 2007

Step Into Liquid

1 hr 28 mins

Zigzagging from the waters off Ireland to Oahu's ripping North Shore, this documentary profiles the diverse and fascinating characters who have devoted their lives to catching the perfect wave.

Step Into Liquid

The Trials of Darryl Hunt

1 hr 46 mins

"The Trials of Darryl Hunt" is a feature documentary about a brutal rape/murder case and a wrongly convicted man, Darryl Hunt, who spent nearly twenty years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Both a social justice story and a personally driven narrative, the film chronicles this capital case from 1984 through 2004. With exclusive footage from two decades, the film frames the judicial and emotional response to a chilling crime - and the implications that reverberate from Hunt's conviction - against a backdrop of class and racial bias in the South and in the American criminal justice system. This documentary is the culmination of ten years of research and filming. In 1993, inspired by claims of injustice and police conspiracy, the filmmakers began to shoot in North Carolina. Working from a mix of formats (16mm and 24P video) the film melds the visceral reality of a murder case with first person accounts and cinematic imagery, illuminating perceptions and memories of events as they unfolded for the people closest to this haunting story. This unique look at one man's loss and redemption challenges the assumption that all Americans have the right to unbiased justice. Hunt's story - while one man's personal journey - reflects systemic issues of national concern: cross-racial eyewitness identification, prosecutorial misconduct, inexperienced defense attorneys assigned to capital cases, racial bias in death penalty cases and errors in police procedure. Barry Scheck from The Innocence Project, who worked on Hunt's case for ten years, and Gary Wells, professor and eyewitness expert, offer concrete examples where errors occurred in Hunt's saga and offer future remedies and effective ideas to prevent future "Darryl Hunts." Hunt himself addresses the need for systemic reforms to prevent wrongful convictions, underscoring the haunting reality that Hunt could have been sentenced to death and we would never have known this story.

The Trials of Darryl Hunt
  • 2006

Le ciel et la boue

1 hr 30 mins

The story of the construction industry and its people, around Lake Geneva in Switzerland, from euphoria to bankruptcies, told through the lives of a dozen workers. A landmark documentary.

  • 1994

Stolen Seas

1 hr 30 mins

Thirteen powerless men become trapped aboard a ship when Somali pirates attack and demand a huge ransom for their release.

Stolen Seas

The Institute

1 hr 32 mins

Feature-length documentary that examines a San Francisco-based Alternate Reality Game, where thousands of participants got more than they bargained for. Told from the players' perspectives, the film looks over the precipice at an emergent new art form where the real world and fiction narratives merge to create unforeseen and often unsettling consequences.

The Institute

Genghis Blues

1 hr 28 mins

Genghis Blues

Genghis Blues
  • 1999
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