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The Mysterious Monroe House
The Crypto Crew team investigates the famous Monroe House in Hartford City, IN . Can this Mysterious location live up to it's famous reputation? The team tries to uncover the secrets of the house and unlock some of the mysteries. Strange things occur as they delve into the history and the mysteries of the Monroe House. Some shocking revelations are unearthed.

- 2019
Wild National Parks
From grizzly bears of Katmai National Park in Alaska to rattlesnakes of Montezuma's Castle in Arizona, answer the call of America's wildest national parks. By land, sea, and sky, crisscross park lands and get up close to creatures of all shapes and sizes. Dedicated national park workers also reveal what it takes to nurture generation after generation of these magnificent creatures.

- 2020
Bazaar Encounters
Bumps, Bangs and the sounds of people working are just some of the claims at a former funeral home turned resale shop. Just who or what is responsible for the whispering voices and the moving of objects? Join The Crypto Crew as they investigate a local business that is home to this unusual activity. As the team digs into the history of the building they uncover some shocking information and capture some amazing evidence during the investigation.

- 2019
Beards: The Rise of Facial Hair
Beards are everywhere, what is happening with this resurgence of facial hair across the globe? Since prehistoric times, the beard has been a sign of wisdom and regarded as a symbol of wealth and power. Coveted for its warmth, protection and often intimidating visage until the turn of the century when suddenly men elected to strip away the animalistic protections built into their DNA to conform with societal norms. Now, beards are back in a big way, so lets visit real men with real beards, the gals who love them, the barbers who tame them and see what impact the beard has on their daily lives.
- 2020
Wisdom of Changes - Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching
The Chinese I Ching, the Book of Changes, is one of the oldest and most influential documents of mankind. It was the missionary Richard Wilhelm, who brought it to the West. The film tells his story and provides insight into ancient Chinese thought.

- 2011
The Brandon Teena Story
Documentary about Brandon Teena (aka Teena Brandon), a transgender man, who was murdered along with two others in 1993 in rural Nebraska. The story is told through interviews with people who knew Brandon, recorded interrogation and trial transcripts, and photographs and file film footage.

- 1998
Pippin: His Life and Times
At the goading of the ominous and omnipresent Leading Player, Pippin, the eldest son of King Charlemagne, samples life's pleasures to discover his place in the world and the meaning of his life.

- 1982
Upside Down: The Creation Records Story
The definitive film about Creation Records, one of the world's most successful and colorful independent labels.

- 2010
Bidder 70
The story of Tim DeChristopher, a young man who disrupted a controversial BLM Oil and Gas leasing auction in 2008. He posed as a bidder (#70) and bid $1.7 million to win 22,000 acres of land he had no intention of paying for (or drilling on). Tim was federally indicted, convicted and sentenced to two years in prison for his courageous act of civil disobedience. Bidder 70 is a personal story surrounded by a wider context of citizen action, our history of peaceful civil disobedience, and grass roots movements demanding government and industry accountability.

- Metascore61
- 2012
HouseQuake
The Democratic party's takeover of the House of Representatives in 2006 was more than just a good year. As HOUSEQUAKE illustrates, it was the result of an unprecedented, high-risk strategy and a relentless effort led by the colorful, iconoclastic congressman Rahm Emanuel. This historic campaign for change paved the way for Barack Obama's presidential victory and transformed the way political races are run in America.

- 2009
Lads & Jockeys
A documentary that follows three 14-year-old boys training to become jockeys in a village near Paris.

- Metascore58
- 2008
Man in Camo
Man in Camo takes a close look at the life of visual artist, writer and filmmaker Ethan Minsker and his drive to create and crusade the making of art. Through the lens of old photographs and films, Minsker leads viewers on a journey through the hurdles that once held him back, from dyslexia to the violence of 1980s Washington D.C. It was these hurdles that forged his love of film and art, and his work now spans across three decades. Man In Camo brings forth not just the love of art, but the reasons for making it in the first place.

- 2018
The Fighting Lady
The film follows the WWII exploits of the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) (unidentified in the film), in its first major operations following its commissioning in 1943. The life of the crew is documented from July 1943 to June 1944, from its passage through the Panama Canal through assaults on Marcus, Kwajalein, Truk and Tinian Islands, and culminating with the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Spectacular 16mm Kodachrome footage of combat operations and naval aviation is prominent throughout.

- 1944
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present
This feature-length documentary film follows the artist as she prepares for what may be the most important moment of her life: a major retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. To be given a retrospective at one of the world's premiere museums is, for any living artist, the most exhilarating sort of milestone. For Marina, it is far more - it is the chance to finally silence the question she has been hearing over and over again for four decades: 'But why is this art?'

- Metascore74
- 2012
50 Cent: The New Breed
- 2003
Quest for the Real Jesus
The story of Jesus and His early followers is shrouded in mystery. This intriguing program exposes the misconceptions and myths surrounding Jesus' life and teachings.
- 2010
Big Alaska: Modern Day Pioneers
This award winning PBS documentary follows the lives of four Alaskan bush families as they take the leap of faith to purse their life long dreams of living off the grid in the remote wilderness of Alaska. Exquisitely narrated by actor James Naughton.
- 2011
Bigfoot Witness
Bigfoot witnesses tell of their compelling brush with the mythical creature known as Bigfoot. There are numerous sightings all over the United States each year. Listen as these courageous individuals come forward to tell of their encounter. Listen as each person gives a detailed account of their eye opening experience. Bigfoot ! Oh yes! He's out there! part of the BIGFOOT WITNESS SERIES!

- 2015
Dark Legacy
John Hankey sets out to establish his opinions as infallible fact. Making long leaps based on the thinnest thread of circumstantial evidence does not make it fact. It makes it one mans opinion. He is an absolute fruitcake with more accusations than evidence. In absence of any real fact do what Hankey does: lie and call it incontrovertible fact.

- 2009
The Apple Pushers
The Apple Pushers, narrated by Edward Norton, follows the inspiring stories of five immigrant pushcart vendors who are rolling fresh fruits and vegetables into New York City's food deserts - neighborhoods where finding a ripe, red apple is a serious challenge and where obesity rates are skyrocketing. These micro-entrepreneurs, who hail from Ecuador, Russia, Mexico, and Bangladesh, are at the heart of a unique urban strategy, the Green Cart Initiative, which seeks to increase the availability of fresh produce in under-served communities, in an effort to combat the obesity epidemic found in so many of America's cities.

- 2011
London: The Modern Babylon
Julien Temple's decades-spanning personal look at the history of his hometown, London.

- Metascore77
- 2012
Battle for Warsaw
Using rare newly found footage and eye-witness accounts from survivors, 'Battle for Warsaw' tells the tragic story of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising in which nearly a quarter of a million Poles lost their lives.

- 1978
No Place on Earth
While mapping out the largest cave system in Ukraine, explorer and investigator Chris Nicola discovers evidence that five Jewish families spent nearly a year and a half in the pitch-black caves to escape the Nazis. This is the story of the longest uninterrupted underground survival in recorded human history.

- Metascore58
- 2012