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Growing Up with I Spit on Your Grave
For the first time ever, explore the myths behind this controversial film with the all new and only feature-length documentary on the movie, Growing Up With I Spit On Your Grave. Five years in the making, Terry Zarchi's exhaustive analysis of the history of the film, packed with never before seen before footage and exclusive interviews, is what every I Spit On Your Grave fan has been waiting for. As director Meir Zarchi himself once said of I Spit On Your Grave - this movie is indestructible.

- 2019
In Dubious Battle
In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise up "in dubious battle" against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own - stronger than its individual members and more frightening. Led by the doomed Jim Nolan (Nat Wolff), the strike is founded on his tragic idealism - on the "courage never to submit or yield." Published in 1936, the novel "In Dubious Battle" is considered the first major work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Steinbeck.

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- 2016
Spirit of the Bull
This is the story of a brutal and blood-thirsty fighting bull named "El Toron", known to have gored two matadors during an epic bull fight in Old Mexico. Though a famous matador eventually felled the mighty beast, El Toron's story of blood, blades and freedom has become legend. Born and bred for his aggression, the once wild and true native Spanish bull bloodline found in El Toro'n lives on today in his offspring, who still battle merciless matadors in bull fighting arenas throughout Mexico. In a strange paradox, this ferocious bloodline can also be found in the tranquil mountain regions of the interior where direct descendants of EL Toron now roam in wild herds. News of El Toron's death caused such a distraction that the ranch hands left the herd unattended. The bulls escaped from captivity in the late 1930's only to re- establish themselves as the feral, free and majestic creatures they were created to be. His story of blood, blades and freedom will now be told!

- 2016
My Scientology Movie
Louis Theroux documents his investigation into what goes on behind the scenes of the infamous Church of Scientology.

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- 2015
The Exodus Decoded
Exodus Decoded is a documentary created by Jewish Canadian filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici, in which new evidence in favor of the historicity of the Biblical Exodus is explored. It is partially narrated by film director James Cameron. Jacobovici suggests that the Exodus took place around 1500 BCE during the reign of pharaoh Ahmose I, and coincided with the eruption of Santorini that most scholars believe ended the Minoan civilization. In the documentary, the plagues that ravished Egypt in the Bible are explained as having resulted from that volcanic eruption, and a related collapse in the Nile river delta. While much of Jacobovici's archaeological evidence for the Exodus comes from Egypt, a surprising quantity comes from Mycenae, on mainland Greece.

- 2006
Adventures in Comedy
A mockumentary that takes place in the cut throat world of stand-up comedy. It follows the struggles one comic faces as he gives his dream one last shot.

- 2015
The Hotel
As the first hotel was created as protection from the weather. Weary travelers could rest. But it was also a place of fairy tales and stories. In ten years, Kristian Petri gathered material for this film. Here and there are both dead and alive hotel guests. The film hotel is the last part of a trilogy about travel. The first two were the "Atlanten" and "Fyren". "Hotellet" is a different temporary home. It can serve as a refuge, dead end, castle, nightmare or a creative place.

- 2016
Tommy Davidson: Illin' in Philly
An comedy concert featuring American stand-up comedian Tommy Davidson performing his classic comedic jokes. The concert was filmed before a live audience in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

- 1991
Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken
New media video productions of unique and hidden travel wonders of the world through research video documentary and blogging internationally. Darcy Interviews guests who specialize in occult travel phenomenon around the world.

- 2018
JFK: The Smoking Gun
Seventy-five percent of the American people still refuse to believe the official story of President John F. Kennedy's death. They do not think he was killed by a lone gunman but by a mysterious cabal that somehow conspired to have him killed. How can this be? How can a crime this famous, witnessed and investigated by so many, remain a mystery? This is what veteran Australian police detective Colin McLaren is determined to find out. JFK: The Smoking Gun follows the forensic cold-case investigation McLaren conducted over four painstaking years, taking us back to that tragic day in Dallas at Dealey Plaza where the shooting took place, to Parkland Hospital where the president was pronounced dead, to the Bethesda Naval Hospital where the autopsy was conducted and to the conclusions of the Warren Commission that have remained controversial to this day. Driven by a seasoned police detective who, thanks to modern technology, finally had access to all the facts and to witness testimony, the documentary uses logic, reason and time-tested investigative techniques to solve a crime that is every bit as shocking and incredible today as it was when it first happened 50 years ago. Colin McLaren believes he has found "the smoking gun" that killed JFK. Once you've seen this film, he's confident you will believe it, too.

- 2013
Bodyslam: Revenge of the Banana!
Ronald McFondle, Eddie Van Glam, and other social outcasts made up the Seattle Semi-Pro (SSP) Wrestlers, an off-kilter family of cabaret fighters that spoofed the pros. When newcomer Paul, the Banana, fell on the wrong end of the joke, he ran to the government to disband the SSP. It captures the wrestlers' fight to keep the theatrics alive.

- 2015
By All Rights
Present the efforts to establish legal and appropriate rights for whales and dolphins by designating them as legal persons, due to their many similarities to humans.

- 2016
H4
H4 translates Shakespeare's plays, Henry IV parts I and II, into a futuristic Los Angeles to explore political struggles in the black community.

- 2012
Almost There
For many, Peter Anton's house embodies an end-of-life nightmare: the utility companies long ago shut off the heat and electricity, the floorboards are rotting, and the detritus of a chaotic life is precariously stacked to the ceiling. But for the filmmakers, Anton's home contains a startling collection of unseen and fascinating paintings, drawings and illustrated manuscripts; not to mention Anton himself, a funny and utterly resilient character. Determined to form a coherent future out of a fractured past, they set out together to host an exhibition of the old artworks at America's leading "Outsider Art" museum. The film's self reflective odyssey follows a gifted artist over years of startling twists and turns that compel him to face a dark chapter from his past and the filmmakers to face their motivations. ALMOST THERE is about what it means to grow old in America, how this process can be complicated by mental illness, and how the whole bizarre panoply of life can be redeemed by art.

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- 2014
A Doctor's Sword
A young Irish doctor survived the atomic bomb attack on Nagasaki and was given a Samurai sword for the lives he saved. 70 years later his family searches for the origin of their father's sword. A Doctor's Sword uses animation and an orchestral score to tell the incredible story of how Aidan MacCarthy, a young doctor from a small fishing village on the west of Ireland survived some of the most harrowing episodes of World War II. He joined the RAF as the war began. Soon after he found himself under attack as Germany invaded Northern France and was evacuated from Dunkirk. He was awarded the George's Cross medal for bravery in May 1941 when he rescued the crew of a burning bomber which had crash-landed after returning from a raid. He later volunteered for service in Asia but as Singapore fell to the Japanese he was captured in Java and endured almost 4 years of brutal captivity. During this time he was subjected to starvation, forced labour, beatings and torture. Despite the grim circumstances he managed to use his medical training to save numerous lives by improvising with the limited resources available to him. Dr MacCarthy was working as forced labour in Nagasaki when the atomic bomb was dropped on the city and ironically, the destruction of Nagasaki brought about the beginning of the end of his captivity. Aidan's experiences cast a long shadow over the MacCarthy family throughout his life and almost 20 years after his death his daughter embarks on a journey to Japan to discover the truth behind the origin of the sword. This is a story of survival, forgiveness and humanity of the highest level.

- 2015
We the People 2.0
American citizens who are normally marginalized, forgotten and left to fend against toxic dumps and other violations, come to understand that the only way to survive is to frontally challenge the oligarchy that has destroyed democracy in the United States. From the director of The 11th Hour, Leila Conners. Narrated by Walton Goggins.

- 2017
Horizontes
By following the career of two dancers of the National Cuban Ballet, Amanda, young ballerina and Viengsay Valdez, star dancer, Horizons revisits the extraordinary destiny of Alicia Alonso, prima ballerina assoluta, with a steel temperament who is now in the twilight of her life.

- 2015
Deconstructing Dani García
Dani García, one of the best chefs in Spain, finds himself and his career in a critical juncture. In January 2014, his restaurant closes, he is a chef without restaurant. The Michelin stars and his credibility are at stake.

- 2015
League of Legends: The Next Level
Worldwide game players are taking it to the next level, taking the game beyond their bedrooms.

- 2017
It's a Rockabilly World!
Rockabilly is a subculture whose members operate as if they are living in the 1950's. From the music to the tattoos, pin up girls, hot rod cars and vintage fashion, this lifestyle gives creative people a place where they feel empowered. Rockabillies don't fit the mold of what American culture says is 'normal.' This scene makes invisible people visible. Simple as that. A Rockabilly's greatest fear is not being noticed.

- 2016
The Rapture: The Beginning of the End
This hour long documentary presents the Rapture from several different angles and asks questions such as: Is the Rapture close at hand? Who will be taken? What will happen to those left behind? Is America ready for a Rapture-like event?And what does this controversial prophecy mean to mankind?

- 2014
Breathe Breana
Breana has cystic fibrosis. She's on the cusp of becoming a world champion. Roll camera.

- 2019
Brexit: The Will of the People
An in-depth look at Brexit from the perspective of everyday people.

- 2019
Corporate FM
DJs have a gift of listening to the best of their communities and then presenting that back to them. When live local voices are told to shut up and play the play-list, it ends an age-old symbiotic relationship between radio and the community. This hurts emerging bands, small charities and even the emergence of new ideas on a local level. Corporate FM uncovers the high finance shell-game that stole local control of radio from communities across America. The film also reveals how radio may become local again.

- 2012