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Marilyn Monroe
Born Norma Jean Baker, actress Marilyn Monroe would become one of the most iconic and desirable women in the world. From humble beginnings to her USO performances to her now-famous pin-up photographs and award-winning acting roles, Marilyn made her mark as the most beautiful and charismatic blonde bombshell of her day. But behind her picturesque smile, Marilyn suffered a tragic private life. This documentary compiles archival footage and exclusive insights to tell the real-life drama of Marilyn Monroe.

- 1986
Shots: Eugenics to Pandemics
Shots puts an amusing spin on the little-known history of eugenics. It traces the genocidal, anti-ethnic eugenics movement which resulted in the sterilization and elimination of millions. It exposes how the wealthiest families financed the evolution of eugenics into Nazi Germany, and pushed America into perpetual wars. These families further influenced the government's elimination of financial liability for vaccine manufacturers while simulating run-ups to the 2020 pandemic. By that year the wealthiest had bought and controlled the media, and censored medical experts that criticized government actions. Shots illuminates how the government censored effective therapeutics, financially incentivized hospitals to adopt misleading reporting practices and deadly treatments, doubled global deaths with lockdowns, bankrupted small businesses, and allowed the most unsafe vaccines in a century.

- 2022
Diana: Lasting Words of a Mother
When her marriage to the future king began to fall apart, Diana, Princess of Wales, began to separate herself from the confines of royal traditions, escaping the gilded cage, determined to use her influence for good. She focused on shining her spotlight upon those in need, particularly where their causes were sometimes deemed by others to be too difficult or controversial. As a mother, her energies were devoted to her boys, the most important part of her life, and she laid the foundations for them to grow into strong, resilient and kind young princes, instilling into them qualities that would help to shape a truly modern monarchy. In her actions, and in her words, Diana changed the workings of the British monarchy forever. Two decades after her death, William and Harry continue to fight to keep their mother's memory alive. Join us as we look back at her lasting legacy and her impact on those she loved the most.
- 2022
Dark City Beneath the Beat
Musical documentary reimagines the narrative of Baltimore, a city rising above social and economic turmoil to develop a vibrant and close-knit community for the arts through its homegrown sound, Baltimore club music.
- 2020
William & Kate: The First 40 Years
Prince William and Kate Middleton have been on a roller coaster ride of love and romance since they met back in 2001 at St Andrews University in Scotland. Since those early days, their romance has blossomed into a modern day fairy tale that has been documented and watched across the world. Their relationship has grown, strengthened and transformed into an inseparable marriage and a true partnership, and they are now one of the world's most respected and famous couples. Come with us as we discover their uniquely romantic story. We look at their first 40 years, taking you back through the couple's early years together, and we follow their journey to becoming the golden couple they are today, the future King and Queen.
- 2022
Kaepernick & America
Ever since he started to oppose police brutality, civil rights activist and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's actions have reverberated worldwide as shown in this documentary.

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- 2022
The Good Death
Janette is terminally ill and wants to die in a dignified way but British laws do not allow it. She gets in touch with Dr. Erika in Switzerland, who is willing to help her. Muscular dystrophy, the illness that Janette suffers from, has affected her family for generations. Janette's mother was wheelchair bound for decades, becoming a prisoner in her own body. Janette refuses to wait for death in unbearable pain so she opts for physician-assisted suicide. Before leaving on her last journey from England to Switzerland, she has to explain her intention to her family members and close friends. Her son Simon has also inherited this illness and, therefore, has much more sympathy regarding her decision than his sister Bridget. If no cure for this illness is found, he will face the same decision process as his mother. Both children try to convince Janette to postpone her death. Do we own our life or does it own us?

- 2018
Barack Obama: Finding Hope

- 2021
The Father of the Cyborgs
Dr. Kennedy made headlines for implanting electrodes in the brain of a paralyzed man then teaching the patient to control a computer. After much controversy he later began experimenting on himself.

- 2021
Into
What are you into? Explore the world of BDSM and kink in this documentary featuring rubber, latex, leather, sissy play, puppy play, and much more.

- 2020
No Man of God
In 1980, Ted Bundy was sentenced to death by electrocution. In the years that followed, he agreed to disclose the details of his crimes, but only to one man. NO MAN OF GOD is based on the true story of the strange and complicated relationship that developed between FBI agent Bill Hagmaier and an incarcerated Ted Bundy in the years leading to Bundy's execution.

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- 2021
Jonathan Scott's Power Trip
Solar is a beautiful, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective source of energy, but fossil fuel monopolies, with the help of Koch Brothers funded groups and their government allies, are stifling the growth of renewables to protect their own wealth and control. Jonathan Scott, the famed HGTV "Property Brothers" personality, is on a mission to dismantle this system. POWER TRIP takes us across the US to explore the production of energy, something we take for granted but it is crucial to everyday living. Jonathan speaks to senators, coal miners, solar panel installers, and everyone in between, to learn the obstacles and opportunities for achieving energy freedom.

- 2020
La COVID Vita
Set during the Covid-19 lockdown in Italy, the film is a collection of stories chronicling how people dealt with restrictions on freedom, regulations and habits.

- 2020
Insert Coin
The oral history of a team of geeks and misfits in the back of a Chicago factory creating the biggest video games (Mortal Kombat, NBA JAM, and others) of all time.

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- 2020
Liquor House Comedy presents Julio Hennessey: Call the Law
Liquor House Comedy presents Julio Hennessey Call The Law. Recorded live in his home town of Lexington, North Carolina. Julio Hennessey tells hilarious stories about his current and past life.

- 2021
Between the Races
"Showing the brilliant assemblage of pleasure craft on the Thames River at the Henley Regatta of 1899."
- 1899
Aliens vs. Bigfoot
This compelling documentary explores the unique fields of Ufology and Cryptozoology and compares and contrasts the communities that have sprung up around Bigfoot and Alien sightings. Featuring interviews from Nick Pope, Mike Bara, Nick Redfern, Dr. Jeffery Wells and many others.

- 2021
Beating Superbugs: Can We Win?
BEATING SUPERBUGS: CAN WE WIN?, a feature-length documentary, presents an accessible, in-depth, true-to-fact message with a touch of mystery and suspense throughout: CAN we [Jean addition:] in fact beat superbugs? Its solutions-driven emphasis, planned as legitimate [Bill add:] optimism despite superbugs' danger, underlies even the most dire of its parts. Through dramatic first-hand victim stories, this sober yet optimistic thread becomes even more apparent in interviews with dedicated experts in science, economic, government and the pharmaceutical industry. A narrator's well-informed voice unites connecting facts with supporting visuals, including many original animations. This voice also periodically gives viewers clues about both personal habits and public efforts (government initiatives, pending legislation, independent foundations) with which they may join to participate in the superbug fight. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or "superbugs," share a global crisis status with COVID-19. So far, a quantity of the known patient deaths in this viral pandemic have been linked to bacterial infections. But ingenious solutions to superbugs are either in place or emerging. This searching documentary presents powerful stories and solutions through the eyes of patients, doctors, and researchers as well as leaders in economics, government, and pharmaceutical industries. Separately and together, they are developing innovative and practical new ways to fight the debilitating and often fatal effects of the superbug threat. These efforts, empowered by citizens everywhere, have a good chance to stem a dire prediction: if unchecked by mid-century, superbugs could surpass cancer as the No. 1 cause of human death worldwide.

- 2021
David Bowie: Out of This World
Few artists marked the 20th century like David Bowie did. He was an astonishing and eclectic performer.He was a true artist in every sense of the word. Infinitely changeable and unpredictable, he remains immortal in the people’s heart.

- 2021
Field of Operations: Guadalcanal
Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II.

- 2021
Stallone: Frank, That Is
Frank Stallone has seen it all. Frank Stallone has done it all. But, who is Frank Stallone? You know the name, now discover the Grammy and Golden Globe nominated singer, songwriter, musician and actor who has been entertaining audiences for over fifty years, all the while living in a giant shadow.

- 2021
TFW NO GF
Born from the internet, the phrase "TFW NO GF" was originally used online to describe a lack of romantic companionship. Since then, it has evolved to symbolize a greater state of existence defined by isolation, rejection and alienation. The meme's protagonist, "WOJAK," has become the mascot to a vast online community consisting of self-described "hyper-anonymous twenty somethings" and "guys who slipped between the cracks." TFW NO GF asks: How has the zeitgeist come to bear down on a generation alienated by the 'real world'? Meet the lost boys who came of age on the internet- places like 4chan and Twitter, where they find camaraderie in despair.

- 2020
The Other Side of the Ring
4 amazing women take us behind the scenes of the mostly male dominated world of professional wrestling.

- 2021
Ampire: The Sound Of Music
Ampire is a 90-minute documentary film which takes a fun look into the evolution of 'Sound': the Amp and the ever changing voice it has given the guitar. Ampire is loaded with laughs, great behind the scenes stories and some little known facts and secrets. The film features artist and members of bands like REM, RUSH, The Doors, Pat Metheny (2018 Lifetime Achievement Award), Joe Bonamassa, Black Eyed Peas, K.D. Lang, Cheap Trick, Rob Zombie, Chris Cornell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gilad Hekselman, Peter Bernstein, Aerosmith, Lita Ford, Alice Cooper, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley's bands.

- 2018