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Hollywood Ghost Stories
An investigation into the reports of houses in Hollywood that are supposedly haunted by the ghosts of dead movie stars.

- 1986
Rebel Rossa
REBEL ROSSA is a personal investigation into the life and legacy of the famous - and infamous - Irish rebel Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa by his American great-grandsons told within the context of the controversies leading up to the 100-year anniversary of the Easter Rising in Ireland.

- 2016
Blacksmith
Oskar Films offers the best in short- and long-form documentary films that educate and inspire.

- 2017
Gospel According to Al Green
A 94-minute portrait of soul singer and gospel preacher Al Green filmed at a concert in Washington, D.C. and a church service in Memphis, TN.

- 1984
Our1Planet Presents: Entropy
Nature is filled with chaos and order, see which one gets the upper hand in this Our1Planet feature.
- 2017
Rebel with a Cause: The Sam Simon Story
"Rebel with a Cause: The Sam Simon Story" follows Simon's inspirational and life-affirming story as he fought two battles: one against cancer and the other for animal rights.
- 2015
ShadowRing
This new and exciting documentary will build on the successes of 'State of Mind: The Psychology of Control' - Free Mind Films' follow up to the multiple award winning documentary exposé 'A Noble Lie: Oklahoma City 1995' . Free Mind Films has decided to work with international best-selling author - James Perloff to tell the virtually unknown story of the Council On Foreign Relations (CFR) and how that organization is the key to understanding how our world has become what we see today. Mr. Perloff literally wrote the book on the CFRs existence more than 20 years ago and now he's back with a new book titled "Truth is a Lonely Warrior" which he is used as the research platform to write the script for 'ShadowRing'. ShadowRing will entertainingly unfold the events that led to the creation of the CFR, the important players who were instrumental in the council's success within American politics, and how the CFR wields unimaginable influence over the geo-political agenda of the United States and consequently the events that have shaped our world for the last 100 years. Expert witnesses and testimony will be weaved together with a historical visual landscape designed to present the inherent complexity of this subject in a way that is palatable for someone who has no prior knowledge of the CFR or what power it has over our lives. Source documents will give credibility to these incredible and life shattering revelations. By providing the audience with the facts and avoiding opinions or conjecture, ShadowRing will break down the dis-information and unlock the secrets of the CFR providing fertile ground to encourage a new public debate on the ethical and moral implications of allowing such a small group of individuals to command such power and influence over our lives.

- 2015
Land of Silence and Darkness
Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since adolescence, and her work on behalf of other deaf and blind people, this film shows how the deaf and blind struggle to understand and accept a world from which they are almost wholly isolated.

- 1971
The 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen
Fifty lesser-known horror flicks hailed by critics and genre fans as “absolute must-sees” are given the spotlight with fun, engaging commentary from journalists, directors, actors and critics in a countdown like no other.

- 2014
Legend of Loch Ness
A documentary exploring the existence of the legendary "Nessie," an aquatic dinosaur that is supposed to exist in the depth of Loch Ness, Scotland.

- 1976
My Knees Were Jumping: Remembering the Kindertransports
According to Hulu's offering, this documentary (from 1966) is "a Powerful account of an astonishing slice of Holocaust history, told with poignant intimacy by the daughter of a survivor. On the eve of WWII, Jewish children boarded trains taking them to refuge in London, many never to see their parents again.

- 1996
Seven Songs for a Long Life
SXSW 2016. The intimate story behind our changing relationship with death. A terminal diagnosis used to mean death within months. Modern medicine allows patients to live on for years. Seven Songs for A Long Life is a passionate and touching film about uncertainty, about the future that faces all of us, following five patients who choose to sing their way through life (includes songs by REM, Frank Sinatra and Sting!). With a score by Mark Orton.

- 2016
The Island on Bird Street
Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all the relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes.

- 1997
For I Know My Weakness
Her voice is soft and plaintive, her words a slurry of apologies. For I Know My Weakness shows what happens when a woman who has been a homeless alcoholic for many years returns to the children she had abandoned. Unable to hide from her past, she is forced to contemplate her wounded life and its wake of wreckage. The film explores uncharted territories in the margins around us every day, in every city, in a 'direct cinema' documentary where the filmmaker himself is caught in the vortex of other people's nightmares.

- 2012
50 Cent: Refuse 2 Die
This gritty documentary tells the tale of Curtis Jacksons (a.k.a. 50 Cent) life and the obstacles he overcame from a life of crime to one of the music industrys successful crossover artists.

- 2005
Wittgenstein
A dramatization, in modern theatrical style, of the life and thought of the Viennese-born, Cambridge-educated philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), whose principal interest was the nature and limits of language. A series of sketches depict the unfolding of his life from boyhood, through the era of the first World War, to his eventual Cambridge professorship and association with Bertrand Russell and John Maynard Keynes. The emphasis in these sketches is on the exposition of the ideas of Wittgenstein, a homosexual, and an intuitive, moody, proud, and perfectionistic thinker generally regarded as a genius.

- 1993
Why We Ride
WINNER - Best Documentary -Motorcycle Film Festival 2013 -- An inspiring adventure into the world of motorcycling, told by the famous racers, passionate riders and everyday families who live each day to the fullest on their two-wheeled machines.

- 2013
The Trouble with Girls
Chautauqua manager Walter Hale and his loyal business manager struggle to keep their traveling troupe together in small town America.

- 1969
Evel Knievel
Biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil, much of which was filmed in his home town of Butte, Montana. The film depicts Knievel reflecting on major events in his life just before a big jump.

- 1971
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
A made-for-cable-TV docudrama about the trial of the men accused of conspiring to cause protesters to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Combines in an innovative manner dramatic recreations (largely faithful to the actual trial transcripts) with documentary footage and interviews with the actual defendants.

- 1987
Salome's Last Dance
Oscar Wilde goes to a performance of his controversial, banned play 'Salome,' on Guy Fawkes Day 1892. A bordello's the theatre and the performers are prostitutes; Wilde's lover Lord Alfred (Bosie) Douglas is John the Baptist. Wilde's interactions with some of the cast soon ignite Bosie's jealousy.

- 1988
Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
Based on a true story of Hank Gathers, a basketball player from Loyola Marymount who collapsed and died during a game. Hank was a loudmouth Philly kid who was one of the best high school basketball players in the city. His rival comes in the form of Bo Kimble, a more serious athlete who doesn't care for Hank's reckless behavior. When the two players get recruited by USC, they eventually become friends. Hank and Bo are not really played much with the USC team, and head to Loyola Marymount, where the two became college sensations.

- 1992
Mike Epps: Under Rated... Never Faded & X-Rated
Actor-comedian Mike Epps unleashes an uncensored torrent of observations about life in the modern age at Detroit's Fox Theatre.

- 2009
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
The controversial bad-boy of comedy delivers a piercing look at his life, lifting the metaphorical smokescreen that he feels has clouded the public view, commenting on everything from the dangers of smoking to the trials of relationships, and unleashing a nonstop litany of raucous anecdotes, stinging social commentary and very personal reflections about life.

- Metascore40
- 2002