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Marching on!
During World War II, a young African American is forced to continue his family's tradition of military service when he is drafted into the United States Army. Despite complications that arise during his basic training, including his jealousy following his girlfriend's flirtatious attention to his sergeant, the young soldier becomes a hero when he locates Japanese saboteurs operating a radio station outside of his military base.

- 1943

- 1961
No God, No Master
When a series of package bombs shows up on the doorsteps of prominent politicians and businessmen in the summer of 1919, U.S. Bureau of Investigation Agent William Flynn (Strathairn) is assigned the task of finding those responsible. He becomes immersed in an investigation that uncovers an anarchist plot to destroy a corrupted government. Inspired by true events of the 1920s.

- Metascore48
- 2012
Anne Braden: Southern Patriot
Anne Braden: Southern Patriot (1924-2006) is a first person documentary about the extraordinary life of this American civil rights leader. Braden was hailed as a white southerner who was eloquent and prophetic by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his 1963 Letter from Birmingham Jail. Ostracized as a red, she fought for an inclusive movement community and mentored three generations of social justice activists.

- 2012

- Metascore73
- 2008
Rescue Dawn
A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.

- Metascore77
- 2006
The Laughter Life
The Laughter Life follows a week in the life of the young comedians who write and star in Studio C, a popular sketch comedy television show that has garnered over 1 billion views on YouTube.

- 2018
Becoming Who I Was
After a Buddhist boy in the highlands of northern India discovers that he is the reincarnation of a centuries-old Tibetan monk, his godfather takes him on a journey to discover his past.

- Metascore70
- 2017
The Bullish Farmer
A documentary on sustainable agriculture which journeys into the life of a Wall Street investment banker turned farmer John Boy Ubaldo as he struggles to run a NY farm that feeds his family and the community he has lived in his whole life.

- 2017
The Adventures of Gerard
Ettienne Gerard, a swashbuckling, womanising colonel in Napoleon's cavalry, fights and loves his way to glory during the French occupation of Spain.

- 1970
Ancient Aliens and the New World Order 2
Throughout history, it has never been more obvious that we are being controlled and manipulated than we are today. The New World Order has been shrewdly governing humanity for centuries through control of the media and monetary systems of all nations. They are working toward the goal of making every man, women and child an "obedient robot," just intelligent enough to handle our daily needs via the very technology and systems they control. We are systematically herded like sheep into a thought process that keeps the power elite in position to rule over us; with a master blueprint so diabolical, it allows us to think we have freedom of choice in the process. Who are these overlords that govern us and where do they derive their power? The truth is, it comes down to a select few individuals pushing for a one world government and a heightened national security state with Alien influence. Recent discoveries across our planet reveal that a highly advanced race of nonhuman beings did indeed come to Earth in our ancient past, but the most shocking realization is that they are here now, among us and may have a sinister agenda beyond our wildest imaginations and are secretly manipulating developments and changes in human society in order to more efficiently control and exploit human beings. "Fascinating, shocking and enlightening." - Starburst. "We have had contact with Alien cultures." - Astronaut, Dr. Brian O'Leary. "Finally, the facts coming to light." - Paranormal Magazine.

- 2016
Lord Lucan: My Husband, the Truth
Lord Lucan's wife agrees to finally break her silence after he was suspected of attempting to murder her in 1974 and disappeared.

- 2017
Menschliches Versagen
The so-called "Aryanization" in fascist Germany is without a doubt the biggest raids of the 20th century. Nonetheless, the issue is consistently hushed up. Because it was not the Gestapo, who broke into Jewish households to seize the possessions, but German financial officials. Larger valuables went to the authorities, the remainder was distributed in "auctions of non-Aryan possession" to the neighbors. Michael Verhoeven embarks his harrowing documentary in search of clues to the origins of the expropriation of the Jews in Germany. In the bonus material the director takes in an extensive interview about position and other aspects such as the expropriation of art to be deepened in the additional scenes.

- 2008
Another Country
Based on the award winning play by Julian Mitchell, the film explores the effect of Public School life in the 1930's on Guy Burgess as his homosexuality and unwillingness to "play the game" turns him eastwards towards communist Russia.

- 1984
Lipstick & Liquor
Lipstick & Liquor explores the secret in the suburbs. A growing number of women are abusing alcohol and becoming alcohol dependent.

- 2014
Darwin
Darwin is a documentary feature about an isolated community at the end of a weathered road in Death Valley, California. Propelled from society by tragic turns, the people of Darwin (population 35) must now find ways to coexist in a place without a government, a church, jobs, or children. The film tells the story of a uniquely American place and yet a place that is unique even within America.

- 2011
The Secret Disco Revolution
A cheeky, sexy documentary hybrid, THE SECRET DISCO REVOLUTION wraps revealing celebrity interviews, classic kitsch footage and music, in a hilarious new package that never lets you stop dancing long enough to decide what's real and what's satire.

- Metascore56
- 2012
Electoral Dysfunction
Political humorist Mo Rocca takes an irreverent road trip to see how voting works — and doesn’t work — in America.

- Metascore42
- 2012
No Substitute for Victory
Utilizing the DVD format to its fullest, viewers will enjoy a unique and educational experience by being able to switch between past and current interview footage with the touch of a single button. Hosted by John Wayne, the original No Substitute for Vict

- 1971
Vianey
"Vianey" is a hard-hitting documentary portrait about the life and misfortunes of the New Jersey and Bronx based underground hip-hop artist Vianey Otero, also known by the stage name So Icey Trap. The intensely personal film reveals the raw reality behind growing up on the streets, the lure of sex work, everyday life in jail, and being a female artist in the music industry. Vianey tells her story with unapologetic strength and honesty. Visually, the film takes the viewer on a meditative journey through the important locations of Vianey's life.

- 2018
A Generation Apart
A Generation Apart brings to the screen a new dimension of Hitler's destruction of the Jewish people. Now that the children of survivors have grown, it has become clear that their parents' wartime horrors have formed a real emotional cornerstone.

- 1983
Internment
At a WWII interment camp an young Japanese girl befriends a Native girl on the other side of the fence. Together they travel into a folkloric world where they must unite warring creatures to return home.
Last Clear Chance
On the day young Alan receives his driver's license, Officer Hal Jackson visits the Dixon farm to sternly lecture the family on the dangers of carelessness at railroad crossings.

- 1959
Across the Sea of Time
A young Russian boy, Thomas Minton, travels to New York as a passenger on a Russian freighter. Close to Ellis Island he gets off and thus starts his journey to America the same way as all immigrants in former times. Thomas is searching for the family of one of his ancestors, who had emigrated decades ago, but once sent a letter home together with a sample of his new profession: 3D-Photography. The boy follows his relative's traces by counter-checking the old 3D-Photographs of New York (using an antique viewer) with the same places and how they look today. This way, the audience gets to see the Big Apple in former times as well as today.

- 1995