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The Master Touch
In Hamburg, Germany, convicted burglar and safe cracker Steve Wallace is released from prison.He served two years for a burglary that went wrong.Police inspector Hoffman drives Wallace home and tels him to stay out of trouble. During his heydays Wallace lived in style because the takes were good and he never got caught.This was back when he worked alone, for himself.Since he started working for local crime boss Miller things went wrong.Hence, the two year prison term he just finished.Wallace's girlfriend, Anna, welcomes him home but home nowadays is a modest rented house on the outskirts of the city. Anna wants Steve Wallace to keep his nose clean from now on but Steve hates their modest living conditions.He asks Anna for permission to pull one more job and retire.She doesn't agree but Steve will do it anyway.The ideal opportunity arises when crime boss Miller asks Steve to break into a high security high tech corporate building and steal one million dollars from the safe of an insurance company.The alarm is triggered by the slightest noise in the vault.Steve politely refuses to do the job for Miller but he plans to go solo, for himself.For this, Steve recruits a young circus acrobat,Marco, whom Steve recently met during a street brawl with crime boss Miller's men.

- 1972
No
Based on a true story, when a Chilean military dictator calls for a referendum on his presidency, opposition leaders persuade a brash advertising executive to spearhead their campaign.

- Metascore81
- 2012
Strictly for the Birds
Born transgender and raised as a boy, and after a military career and two marriages, Kate in her mid-sixties could finally live as her true self. When she meets a new friend, will her past block their developing relationship?

- 2021
Transgender Nation
Nothing in society today is changing more than gender terminology, from LGBTQ, gay, homosexual, transsexual, transgender and more the terminology is changing constantly. What's more is that this issue is creating even more heated division in our very troubling times. Today we argue about whether somebody who has had a gender change should be allowed in which bathroom. The right wing traditionalists are aghast at the very idea and yet today's youth seem to accept it easily. The difference is upbringing and influence. There is little wonder that the previous generation is having difficulty understanding the ever expanding realm gender classifications. Lift the veil on the world of the Transgender and explore the secrets of a world most misunderstand.

- 2019
Raid of the Rainbow Lounge
A full length documentary film recounting the events surrounding the widely publicized and controversial raid of a Fort Worth, Texas gay bar in 2009. Following a sordid aftermath, Fort Worth would become a leader in LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) equality. However, that journey was not smooth and without controversies. Witness history unfold as this film documents that journey from the perspective of eyewitnesses, activists and politicians who helped change the city. Narrated by television icon and Emmy nominated actress, Meredith Baxter.

- 2012
God Loves Caviar
The compelling story of Ioannis Varvakis, and his journey from humble Greek pirate to international caviar millionaire, with the ear of Catherine the Great of Russia. His wealth and power, however, do not give him contentment, and his boundless ambition only brings suffering, until he gives everything away, including himself, in the name of love.

- 2012
Conny Plank: The Potential of Noise
In the 70s and 80s, artists such as Kraftwerk, David Bowie, Brian Eno, Gianna Nannini, Ultravox and the Eurythmics queued to record in Conny Plank's studio, a farmhouse near Cologne.

- 2017
Faithkeepers
In the birthplace of Christianity, Christians and other minorities are being persecuted, driven and wiped out, and their places of worship are being destroyed. Faithkeepers is an upcoming documentary film about the violent persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East. The film features exclusive footage and testimonials of Christians, Baha'i, Yazidis, Jews, and other minority refugees, and a historical context of the persecution in the region. Faithkeepers - the movie and the movement - will awaken, enlighten and inspire all people of faith to stand up and take action.

- 2016
American Movie
On the northwest side of Milwaukee, Mark Borchardt dreams the American dream: for him, it's making movies. Using relatives, local theater talent, slacker friends, his Mastercard, and $3,000 from his Uncle Bill, Mark strives over three years to finish "Coven," a short horror film. His own personal demons--alcohol, gambling, a dysfunctional family--plague him, but he desperately wants to overcome self-doubt and avoid failure. In moments of reflection, Mark sees his story as quintessentially American, and this film explores the nature and nuance of his dream.

- Metascore84
- 1999
Slaughter Nick for President
When an out-of-work actor discovers through Facebook that he’s been wildly famous in Serbia for almost two decades, he sets out to discover why.

- 2012
Diana
Celebrated and adored by millions, she was the queen of people's hearts, yet the bittersweet story of the last man to truly capture her heart has never been told. Princess Diana (Watts), at one time the most famous woman in the world, inspired a nation with her generosity, compassion and kindness--and in her final years she met the man, Dr Hasnat Kahn (Andrews), who in turn inspired her.

- Metascore35
- 2013
Hanna Ranch
Hanna Ranch is the story of three generations on a family ranch in rural Colorado, that centers on visionary eco-rancher, Kirk Hanna, whose fight carried on by his amazingly determined wife and two daughters.

- Metascore71
- 2014
Campaign of Hate: Russia and Gay Propaganda
Filmmaker Michael Lucas exposes Russia's anti-gay agenda.

- 2014
As Dreamers Do
Behind every great mouse there is a man - Armed with an ever growing imagination and eternal optimism, Walt begins to develop skills as an animator early in life. He overcomes a variety of hardships to become one of the biggest icons in the world: Walt Disney.

- 2014
Birth of the Living Dead
In 1968, Pittsburgh native, George Romero, would direct a low budget film that would revolutionize the horror genre forever, Night of the Living Dead. Through interviews with the talents involved, the story of this film creation is told and how it reflected its time with a grotesque and powerful immediacy. Furthermore, the film's difficult and controversial release to an unsuspecting film public is also recounted as it survived the early revulsion to become a landmark cinematic creation with a profound effect on popular culture.

- Metascore65
- 2013
Letter from Masanjia
When a desperate SOS letter penned by a political prisoner turns up in Halloween decorations sold in Oregon, it sparks a nail-biting chain of events that exposes appalling human rights violations and leads to sweeping labor reform in China.

- 2018
Madonna and the Breakfast Club
The incredible untold story of pop icon Madonna’s struggling pre-fame years in New York City with her musician boyfriend, Dan Gilroy, and their first band Breakfast Club.

- 2019
Bill Coors: The Will to Live
Bill Coors is known for being a titan of the brewing industry but what is less known is the heroic personal journey he undertook to discover a holistic answer to treat the depression and anxiety that had plagued his family for generations. Bill's journey is told parallel to several young internet influencers - although 100 years divides them - their stories are eerily similar.

- 2018
Blood Brother
Blood Brother is an intimate portrait of Rocky Braat, a young man who longed to find a family. He didn't know it, but this desire would lead him to an AIDS hostel in India, a place of unspeakable hardship, where he would find almost more love and need than he could bear.

- Metascore71
- 2013
The Islands
Based on the incredible true story of Chiefess Kapiolani, who descended into an active volcano to demonstrate her new-found faith and ushered in a new beginning in Hawaii.

- 2019
Active Measures
Russian president Vladimir Putin attacks the 2016 American presidential election in collaboration with the Trump campaign.

- Metascore68
- 2018
To Err Is Human: A Patient Safety Documentary
The #3 leading cause of death in the United States is its own health care system. 1.7 million Americans experience a preventable mistake during medical care, and these mistakes lead to many as 440,000 deaths annually. Directed by the son of late patient safety pioneer, Dr. John M. Eisenberg, To Err Is Human is an in-depth documentary about this silent epidemic and those working quietly behind the scenes to create a new age of patient safety. Through interviews with leaders in healthcare, footage of real-world efforts leading to safer care, and one family's compelling journey from victim to empowerment, the film provides a unique look at the future of our healthcare system's ongoing fight against preventable harm.

- 2019
Fifi Howls from Happiness
A documentary on provocative artist Bahman Mohassess, the so-called "Persian Picasso," whose acclaimed paintings and sculptures dominated pre-revolutionary Iran.

- Metascore76
- 2013