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Orange and the Blues
The New York Knickerbockers have won only two championships in their 75 plus year history and have the lowest winning percentage in the NBA since 2000. But they have one of the highest levels of fan engagement in the league... The film follows a diverse cast of rabid fans including the cap obsessed "Madhatter", with over 600 in his collection, a devoted father and son duo and a boisterous barbershop full of Knick fanatics. From the nosebleed seats with everyday fans to interviews with iconic players and coaches, Orange and the Blues takes the audience on an inside tour of one of the most unlikely and dedicated fanbases in sports.

- 2023
Lil Wayne: Non-Compliant
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, better known by his stage name, Lil Wayne, is a diamond-toothed multimillionaire, undisputed hip-hop champion. With an incredibly recognizable voice straight out of the Southern Delta, he is universally celebrated as one of the most prolific hip-hop artists. He is a lyricist like no other. Lil Wayne's playful wordplay and often radio-friendly songs have elevated him to heights unimaginable. He's already won four Grammy Awards and sold millions of records worldwide. His music shares his life's pain from serving time in one of New York's toughest penitentiaries to surviving a self-inflicted gun wound at age 12. A wildly inventive and revolutionary rapper, the breadth of his work is astonishing, ranging from hip-hop to rock 'n' roll. He even invented the term, 'bling-bling' at the age of 17 and was name-dropped by President Obama.

- 2023
Schumacher & Schumacher
Michael Schumacher was the undisputed Formula 1 world champion, breaking new records with each new victory. Despite his profession, he enjoyed thrill-seeking outside of his career; these pastime activities would change Schumacher's fate.

- 2022
The Final 19
This is the true story of Sgt. Daniel Hefel who was one of the final 19 prisoners of war to come home from Vietnam. A small-town kid that enlisted, he was an infantry grunt in the 101st Airborne unit. They veered into the A Shau Valley without alerting the base camp, crashed into the mountain side, the NVA captured Hefel and his co-pilot. He spent a total of 1143 total days in captivity.

- 2023
Line of Fire
On his tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marco Kroon heroically leads his men through firefights and is awarded the highest decoration in the Netherlands: the Military Order of William. However, in the years that follow, Kroon is discredited. He struggles with traumas he cannot share even with Mirjam, the love of his life and everyone has an opinion about him, in the media and in the street. Kroon finds himself swept up in an emotional rollercoaster. As he tries to exonerate himself, he may face his toughest mission yet.

- 2023
We Are Not Ghouls
US Air Force JAG Attorney Yvonne Bradley was assigned to defend a man held at Guantanamo Bay. Believing Guantanamo held "the worst of the worst", her world was turned upside down once she arrived in Cuba and began to untangle an unimaginable case.

- 2022
Leave No Traces
Poland, 1983. Despite the suspension, the martial law imposed by the communist authorities, aimed at suppressing the Solidarity opposition, is still in force in the country. On May 12, Grzegorz Przemyk, son of the opposition poet Barbara Sadowska, is arrested and badly beaten by a police patrol. Przemyk dies after two days of agony. The only witness to the fatal beating is one of Grzegorz's colleagues, Jurek Popiel, who decides to fight for justice and to testify against the police. Initially, the state apparatus, including the Ministry of the Interior, downplays the case. However, when over 20 thousand. People will march through the streets of Warsaw behind Przemyk's coffin, the authorities decides to use any tools against the witness and the deceased's mother to discredit them and prevent Jurek from testifying in court.

- 2021
Heirloom: Guitar
Follow the journey of the steel string, acoustic guitar from humble beginnings to the world's most popular instrument. Musicologist Greg Reish explains how what was basically a quiet instrument played in parlors went on to become one played by the biggest stars in music. Each segment shows how the guitar progressed and is supplemented with music played by top musicians, including Rissi Palmer, Bryan Sutton, David Grier, Trey Hensley, Florence Dore, and more. Then, audiences see a luthier build a custom guitar, every step of the process. This is a film that will inform the curious and satisfy fans of the acoustic guitar.

- 2023
It Ain't Over
An intimate portrait of a misunderstood American icon, this emotional and uplifting documentary about Yogi Berra takes us beyond the caricatures and "Yogisms," and into the heart of a sports legend whose unparalleled accomplishments on the baseball diamond were often overshadowed by his off-the-field persona.

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- 2022
A Night with Lou Reed
Lou Reed was by this time a shell of his former subversive Velvet Underground and early solo self, and the band is a slightly more standard rock band. However, the interplay between Quine and Reed recalls Quine's Voidoids work and of course Reed and Sterling Morrison play off each other in spectacular fashion, which is probably best heard on the Live Matrix Tapes boxset. Lou Reed delivers a set that is a mixture of his Velvet Underground standards, such as "Sweet Jane," "I'm Waiting for the Man," "Rock and Roll," "White Light/White Heat" and solo hits like "Walk on the Wild Side" and "Satellite of Love." "Walk on the Wild Side" recently was embroiled in an absolutely insane controversy when it was played at the University of Guelph student union. It was considered "transphobic" by some "activist" students, when it's the complete opposite - Reed was dating a transgender woman at the time of the song, mysteriously only known as Rachel.

- 1983
Freedom's Fury
A documentary on the 1956 Olympic semifinal water polo match between Hungary and Russia. Held in Australia, the match occurred as Russian forces were in Budapest, stomping out a popular revolt.

- 2006
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
A chronicle of the life, work and mind that created the Cthulhu mythos.

- 2008
Boxing: In and Out of the Ring
An investigative documentary that takes viewers inside the high-stakes business of boxing. It is an unprecedented look at the inner workings of the fight game from both sides of the ropes.

- 2001
Bryan Callen: Man Class
In his first one-hour comedy special Bryan Callen gives his unique take on how to be a real man in modern society.

- 2012
Matt Braunger: Big Dumb Animal
Recorded live at The Bell House in Brooklyn, Big Dumb Animal is Matt Braunger at his best. He gives everyone a glimpse at what it's like to be a big dumb animal with an anger problem.

- 2015
Josh Blue: Sticky Change
Josh Blue, winner of NBC's "Last Comic Standing" is back with his new special "Sticky Change." He turns his cerebral palsy into a hilarious standup where he cracks jokes and tells stories about everything from being a white African-American, to dealing with cabbies who think he'll pay in sticky change.

- 2012
Colonization Is Extinction
About Puerto Rico and the economic crisis and the history between the island and the U.S. The sterilization of the women, radiation and contamination of Vieques and the potential of creating a permanent underclass for generations.

- 2018
Gary Gulman: In This Economy?
Money is a running theme in Gary Gulman's comedy special, In This Economy?, where he shares some of his money-saving tips, like staying in a relationship and buying a water filter. He talks about his obsession with Bill Gates, who is worth $59 billion, and launches into an imaginary dialogue between Bill Gates and Donald Trump. His stories about the financial triumph of a parking ticket turning out to be a coupon for Bed Bath & Beyond and finding a $20 bill in his coat pocket and thus being able to afford the $2 guacamole at Chipotle are laughably relatable.

- 2012
D'Inked: A Tattoo Removal Documentary
D'Inked is a documentary about the development of laser tattoo removal technology and how it has changed the culture of tattoos. The film follows a man named Jake on his 5-year journey through the process of removing a full color half sleeve tattoo. The film also features interviews with prominent figures in the tattoo and laser removal communities discussing the technological, physical and ethical realities of removing what has always been considered a definition of permanent.

- 2017
JFK: The Ultimate Conspiracy
It was one of the darkest days in American history and the most horrifying public events of the 20th century. Decades later...Kennedy's assassination is still a global mystery that affects the world to this date. Who took that fatal shot that killed the President? Why was he the target? And what was the motive behind the killing? Join us as we explore one of the histories most complex and unsolved mysteries. This...is the assassination of John F Kennedy...The Ultimate Conspiracy.
- 2020
Killing JFK: 50 Questions Answered
This fast-paced special that unravels 50 fascinating questions and mysteries surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy, from the reason behind his ill-fated trip to Dallas, to what became of the First Lady's bloody dress.

- 2013
Jack Lemmon
- 1996
Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny
A documentary written from the Inuit perspective on the oddities of Qallunaat (the Inuit word for white people). A mix of satire, comedy and indigenous facts on everything from why white people are obsessed with owning things to their odd dating habits.
- 2007