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When Claude Got Shot
Claude Motley thought he'd beaten the odds: a business owner who moved his family from the violence of Milwaukee to the suburbs of Charlotte. Yet there he is on a trip home for a high school reunion: black male victim, 43, shot in the face during a carjacking. Two nights later, Claude's assailant tries to rob nurse Victoria Davison, but she has a gun and shoots him during the struggle. A rush of guilt overcomes her as she overhears the paramedics - the boy she shot, Nathan King, is only 15 years old. Nathan's parents are devastated. They've done all the right things, including sending their son to a highly ranked suburban school. Now he's charged with multiple crimes, and, worse yet, he's paralyzed waist down. In a single weekend, three African-American families confront a harsh reality: there's no escape from gun violence. Our film follows how each of their lives have changed and the implications their stories have for our society's struggle to overcome gun violence.

- 2021
InHospitable
InHospitable reveals American hospitals' significant role in our broken healthcare system by documenting patients and activists as they band together to fight UPMC, a multi-billion dollar nonprofit hospital system that was limiting vital care for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable patients in western Pennsylvania.

- 2021
Eternal Spring
In March 2002, a state TV station in China was hijacked by members of the outlawed spiritual group Falun Gong. Their goal was to counter the government narrative about their practice. In the aftermath, police raids sweep Changchun City, and comic book illustrator Daxiong (Justice League, Star Wars), a Falun Gong practitioner, is forced to flee. He arrives in North America, blaming the hijacking for worsening violent repression. But his views are challenged when he meets the lone surviving participant to have escaped China, now living in Seoul, South Korea. Combining present-day footage with 3D animation inspired by Daxiong's art, Eternal Spring retraces the event on its 20th anniversary and brings to life an unprecedented story of defiance, harrowing eyewitness accounts of persecution, and an exhilarating tale of determination to speak up for political and religious freedoms, no matter the cost.

- Metascore71
- 2022
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: A Hero Rises
When all hope seemed lost... When Ukraine needed a hero... Volodymyr Zelensky saved the day. Stepping almost effortlessly from the small screen to the public stage, Zelensky founded the Servant of the People Party and was elected president in 2019 in a landslide. When the war in Ukraine began, the world was in awe after seeing photos of the Ukrainian President in camouflage, who showed no fear of death in the face of the Russian invasion. Leaders around the world watched and felt inspired by the President's solidarity with his people. Rather than making demands to crush the enemy and ride to victory, he calls for peace and the preservation of human life regardless of nationality. He wishes to stop the war and makes it crystal clear, that Ukraine's response to the Russian invasion is an act of pure self-defence. Follow the story of President Zelensky's rise to power and his heroic nature in saving Ukraine in its time of need.
- 2022
The Haunting of the Tower of London
When the remains of two murdered Princes are discovered at the Tower of London, a troubled Priest must put his beliefs aside to befriend a mysterious prisoner, who has supernatural powers to communicate with the dead. Together they must solve the mystery of who murdered the Princes, as prisoners in the castle dungeon meet their bloody fates at the hands of the Princes' ghosts, who continue to haunt the Castle seeking their revenge.

- 2022
Wrist Lock: The Martial Arts' Influence on Police Use of Force
Join Master Martial Artist and retired Police Sergeant Jon Gentile, along with a group of high level Martial Artists and police trainers, on a journey to discover how the Marital Arts has influenced police use of force tactics, and how training can be improved in a manner that will create proficient and physically fit law enforcement officers capable of the performance and decision making necessary to have reasonable use of force outcomes consistently.

- 2022
The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories
A GOP congressman-turned right wing shock jock; a rising star Young Republican; a party-loyal Ohio farmer; a US Army Veteran and 'MAGA'; and three evangelicals all recount their evolution from Trump supporters to adamant adversaries.

- 2022
Islanders
Documentary filmmakers follow electro-pop duo FINKEL as they set out to write a record from within the frozen forests of their hometown - Michigan's isolated and eccentric Mackinac Island.

- 2022
The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House
Four paranormal researchers and YouTubers document the paranormal claims of the former Arnold family farmhouse built in 1736. Now known as the Harrisville Farmhouse and the inspiration for the well known movie "The Conjuring". Are the extreme Paranormal claims from the film real? Come along with researchers Matt Benton, Joe Vitale, Bill Cook, and Eric Conner as they delve into this mysterious haunting and share their incredible findings and evidence.

- 2022
This Is Jessica
From her earliest years, when Jessica Bair was being raised as a boy named Jonathan, she knew she was a girl. But born into the Mormon church, she also knew that saying so out loud could cause her to lose everything-her family, her faith, her life on earth and her eternal soul. Terrified to reveal her true self, young Jessica / Jonathan instead set about creating the perfect life of a young Mormon man, becoming a missionary, marrying young and starting a family. Serving in the Army, flouting the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy even as she enforced it as a military policeman, Jessica / Jonathan grew despondent about the chasm between who she was and who she was merely pretending to be. This is Jessica paints an intimate, emotional portrait of a woman forced to make a heart-wrenching decision in order to save herself. When Jonathan finally comes out as Jessica, it's a leap off the edge of life as she knows it. Will her family reject or accept her? Will the church to which she's given her life cast her out? This is the story of a woman faced with an impossible choice between the life into which she was born, and the one she was born to live.

- 2021
Fatal Addiction: Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe. The queen of Hollywood's Golden Era. From hot pink gowns to an iconic white dress flying towards the sky over a subway grate, Marilyn Monroe is easily the most iconic woman of 20th Century Hollywood. Her undeniable sex appeal and star quality still has as much influence today as it did then, and her image can still be seen in major cities around the world. She has left a recognisable stamp on fashion, film and female empowerment. However, her life was not entirely glamourous. Marilyn's doctors stated that she had been "prone to severe fears and frequent depression" with "abrupt and unpredictable mood changes". Her constant battle with fame, mental health and stress would cause addictions to medication and barbituates. A fatal addiction that would eventually take her life.
- 2022
David Ortiz: Legend of the Fall
DAVID ORTIZ: LEGEND OF THE FALL provides viewers with a behind-the-scenes look into the many intimate moments captured on his road to the ultimate baseball coronation. Along with showcasing the on-field heroics that led to championships and multiple World Series, the film encapsulates the dynamic interactions and numerous celebrations leading up to and following his Hall of Fame induction.

- 2022
Follow Your Nose: Cracking Smell's Code
Follow Your Nose: Cracking Smell's Code "Follow Your Nose" seeks to unlock the secrets of loction. How do we perceive smells? What messages do they contain? How do they alter and influence our brain and behavior?

- 2016
Bonksters Gross Science: What Stinks
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- 2022
Anchor Point
The story focuses on the passion and grit of women in wildland firefighting - women fighting infernos and a culture of discrimination that leaves them at risk for assault. They're also driving change to create a future with more equity.

- 2021
All In: St. Bernard's
A thrilling and heartwarming documentary that chronicles the extraordinary collaboration between robots and a resourceful rabbit as they unite to foil a mischievous penguin's plot to pilfer crocs, the iconic footwear of a seaside community. Through a series of daring adventures and ingenious strategies, this unlikely team showcases the power of teamwork and determination in the face of adversity. This remarkable tale explores themes of friendship, problem-solving, and the extraordinary potential that arises when diverse minds come together for a common cause.

- 2022
Memories of My Father
The story about a Colombian writer's father. His father was an University md professor who promoted tolerance and human rights in his country. Writer exposes his feelings related to his lovely father and he describes his family story and all drama related with the killing of his father. It is a moving film based on a book with the same title. It is a sample of violence related events to political Colombia's social life during last three decades.

- Metascore58
- 2020
ParaSense: The Naked Experiments
Join paranormal veteran, Ross Allison, as he focuses his attention on the physical aspects of ghosts actually touching the living. His struggle to prove this phenomena takes a crucial turn when a real scientist and inventor, Chad Goodwin, joins his team as they take naked subjects into the most haunted sites known for supernatural physical contact. For the first time in history, these encounters are being thoroughly investigated, and exciting evidence is being discovered.

- 2022
Jurassic Punk
Steve 'Spaz' Williams is a pioneer in computer animation. His digital dinosaurs of JURASSIC PARK transformed Hollywood in 1993, but an appetite for anarchy and reckless disregard for authority may have cost him the recognition he deserved.

- Metascore66
- 2022
Queen and the Crown
It has been 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne. During her reign, the Queen has made some hard decisions, affecting relationships with those closest to her. Nevertheless, every decision she has made has always been guided by one principle: The Crown must come first. The film examines her role in the monarchy and her promotion of the UK abroad.
- 2022
Out of the Loop
Deon Cole, Hannibal Burris, Lil’ Rel Howery, Chris Redd, Jeff Garlin, T.J. Miller, and other notable comics talk about the trials and tribulations of starting a comedy career in Chicago, where the comedy scene is as polarized and segregated as the city itself.

- 2023
Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear
An in-depth look at the 2021-22 big wave season through the eyes of Nic Von Rupp, Kai Lenny, Matt Bromley, Torrey Meister and pioneering female surfer Bianca Valenti.

- 2023
Hot Water on Long Island
- 2022
Cobweb
In the 1970s, Director Kim is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film 'Cobweb', but chaos and turmoil grip the set with interference from the censorship authorities, and the complaints of actors and producers who can't understand the re-written ending. Will Kim be able to find a way through this chaos to fulfill his artistic ambitions and complete his masterpiece?

- Metascore52
- 2023