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Wings for Wheels: The Making of 'Born to Run'
Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run chronicles the definitive story of Bruce Springsteens breakthrough album from songwriting to production and beyond. Includes archival film shot between 1973 and 1975 but never shown publicly.

- 2005
Mad Dog - From Chaos to Comeback
Who deserves a Second chance? UFC-fighter "Reza "Mad Dog" Madadi came from nothing and built himself a successful life. One crucial event took it all away. This is the story of a Self-Made man who had to convince the world he deserved a second chance. In the summer of 2013 Madadi was arrested for involvement in an acclaimed smash-and-grab coup. The district court sentenced him to imprisonment for one year and nine months. The UFC, which he had a contract with, cut him loose, friends abandoned him and he was verbally bashed in the media and on internet forums. But perhaps worst of all, he had to spend his sons first year in prison. The documentary 'MAD DOG - from Chaos to Comeback' tells the story about his fascinating way back. The film talks about, prejudices, racism, shame, struggle and pride.

- 2016
Cats of Malta
Cats of Malta takes audiences on a journey through the island's colorful cat colonies, cafes, parks and streets to meet the volunteer feeders and artists whose lives are enriched by stray cats.

- 2023
Escape to Mauritius
Mark Twain once wrote, that Mauritius was created as a model of Heaven. And that without having any idea of what was hidden in the depths around the island. A couple of adventurers, Petra Dolezalova and Libor Spacek discover surprising similarities between the unexplored underwater world and the life of this exceptionally tolerant nation and the nature. On the background of this technically and physically demanding expedition, the picture unveils the colorfulness of the underwater world, its rules and strange symbioses which take in Petra and Libor themselves during their night dives. The story is woven around the most famous legend of the island, mysterious appearance of a beautiful girl under the sea. Is it just a legend or a fact? In situations of altered mind states which can be induced by diving, one can experience images filling in mosaic of life. Are we here really alone? Into how many worlds do we manage to steel a look? Escape to Mauritius is the first one of series travel documents of a long term project Escape to Nature providing film and photographic documents which introduce the most spectacular places on Earth.

- 2009
The Job of Songs
In Doolin, an isolated village teetering on the western edge of Ireland, a community of musicians seek joy and connection through music as they face a modernizing world.
- 2023
Still a Black Star
The film follows the humanitarian efforts of Mago, one of the most influential artists from Japan, who has tracked the world's flow of waste and recycling to the slums of Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana.

- 2021
Bad Hombres
A dutch film maker, married to a Nicaraguan, sets himself a goal of finding out what kind of people is risking life trying to emigrate over the borders to USA, and if some of the reach the American dream.

- 2019
First Responders in Crisis
First responders make up less than 2% of the population, but account for nearly 20% of the suicides. This doc looks at the mental health struggles of firefighters, police officers and EMTs, through the lens of a small town in New England.

- 2023
Oppenheimer After Trinity
This captivating documentary on J. Robert Oppenheimer, the architect of the atomic bomb, explores his journey before the historic test and reveals the burden he carried after. De-classified documents, rare film footage and exclusive interviews, including Oppenheimer's grandson, show an intimate exploration of the burden Oppenheimer carried and the profound global impact still being debated today.

- 2023

- 2022
The Domino Revival
The Domino Revival takes moviegoers on an extraordinary journey with Mike Signorelli and a group of revivalists during a pivotal period in our nation's history. As society's fascination with the supernatural intensifies, this film unveils the awe-inspiring power of Jesus Christ. Through compelling Gospel preaching, documented miracles, triumph over despair, and liberation from demons, The Domino Revival captures the essence of spiritual hunger and delivers a profound cinematic experience.

- 2023
FredHeads: The Documentary
FredHeads is about a the fans within the A Nightmare on Elm Street community. As A Nightmare on Elm Street is a global phenomenon that continues to thrive many years after its 1984 release, fans of all ages nationally and internationally are invited to share their stories. With the central theme of how being a fan can change your life, FredHeads The Documentary, will feature fans of all types. The Documentary will follow a group of friends and share their story on how this franchise has impacted their lives. Along the way it will also showcase passionate fans, life-long fans, cosplayers, glove makers, artists, filmmakers, kids, and more. It will show how this franchise has built a community and home for so many. How it has truly become a family. The documentary will also feature insight from the stars and those involved in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street films, and explore why it has last all these years, the impact on culture, and the passion of the Elm Street fan community. Filming in the fall of 2017 and spring of 2018. FredHeads is being produced by VennPictures (Don't Fall Asleep: The untold Nancy Thompson Story) and Northgate Pictures (Easter Sunday)

- 2022
Origami in the Garden Film

- 2021
Famously Haunted: Amityville
When infamous Amityville killer, Ronnie Defeo, died behind bars this year, social media blew up with a new wave of armchair detectives and paranormal experts obsessed with the real-life horror story that shattered this sleepy Long Island village nearly 50 years ago. Now, just in time for Halloween, comes FAMOUSLY HAUNTED: AMITYVILLE, the 2-hour Tubi special that takes a fresh look at how six shocking murders spawned one of the most terrifying ghost stories in American history.

- 2021
Hunt Vs Lauda: The Next Generation
The story that inspired Ron Howard's 'Rush' and ignited race fans across the globe, is reborn through the children of legends James Hunt and Niki Lauda. This documentary follows these men as they work, train and race for their name and their own place in racing history.

- 2022
Grandpa Was an Emperor
The great-granddaughter of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie investigates what happened to her father after the 1974 coup that landed most of her family in prison.

- 2021
Part of the Pack
There is a complex and evolving relationship between wolves and humans. Takaya, named by the Songhees First Nation, becomes famous after swimming to an uninhabited Gulf Island off the coast of Vancouver Island, BC.

- 2022
Big Crow
"Big Crow" is a story about the power of hope in the most destitute place in America - South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. By age fourteen, SuAnne Big Crow had become one of the state's best basketball players. By age seventeen, her wisdom, leadership, and determination had made her a household name across the Great Plains. Thirty years after her tragic death, SuAnne's spirit has proven legendary; everyone you meet on "the Rez" has a story about how SuAnne's pride in her people continues to galvanize the Lakota in their fight to reclaim their language and save their culture. Through never-before-seen VHS coverage of her games and home videos and extensive interviews, we examine who SuAnne was on and off the court. "Big Crow" chronicles how this young Lakota leader crossed racial divides to propel her culture into a better tomorrow. We see SuAnne's continued influence on her alma mater, the 2018-2019 Pine Ridge Lady Thorpes, as they fight for another Class A state championship. One current player is said to play just like SuAnne. On the Rez and on the court, everybody's looking for the next SuAnne. Will we find her?

- 2022
Slaves and Kings
In 1930, the writer and intellectual Azorín discovered a hoax that had been propagated for almost 60 years: the life and works of the Spanish archbishop Antonio María Claret, founder of the Claretian Missionaries, had been adulterated.

- 2022
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Clue (1985) has become a cult classic film and is loved by multiple generations. Yet there has never been a documentary created to tell the behind the scenes stories...until now.

- 2022
Machine: Vivat Apparatus
- 2022
Clean
A fly-on-the-wall insight into the world of trauma cleaning through the journey of charming transgender business owner Sandra Pankhurst and the lives of a motley crew of workers at Frankston's Specialised Trauma Cleaning Services (STC). Released theatrically under the title Clean after premiering to acclaim at this year's Melbourne International Film Festival and SXSW.

- 2022
A Gamer's Journey: The Definitive History of Shenmue
A Gamer's Journey presents the story of Shenmue, a genre-defining video game created for Sega by the legendary Japanese game developer and auteur Yu Suzuki.

- 2023
Catching Air
Despite holding its world championships each August on a massive outdoor stage in Finland to 10K in-person fans and being broadcast and covered in the news around the world, competitive air guitar is still widely mocked. It's seen as a frivolous pursuit by people with no talent who can't play real instruments. The reality is quite different: From office workers to school mascots to art directors and actual musicians, the international air guitar community is a tight-knit, creative group of fun-loving people from all walks of lives. Catching Air is a documentary about those people-competitors who channel their own personal creativity through the purest form of rock n' roll expression: playing the air guitar. Through multiple intersecting storylines, Catching Air follows a cast of memorable characters as the air guitar community gets them through the both the best-and toughest-times of their lives. We're talking about true love and life-and-death situations here, people. It also follows the dreams of three veterans all vying for the U.S. title during one season, and tells the story of one musician's unlikely and tradition-defying journey to winning the Air Guitar World Championships. Through showing their passion and dedication to this unusual craft, the filmmakers hope to inspire others' hidden creativity.

- 2023