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Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. This documentary explores p resident Obama's life and policies.
The New Abolitionists
Filmmaker Christina Zorich follows abolitionists throughout Southeast Asia that have dedicated their lives to rescuing, rehabilitating, preventing and prosecuting those involved in human sex trafficking.
- 2022
Game On: The History of Football
Sportscasters Bill "Foul Play" O'Connel, and his feisty giraffe co-anchor Tony "Leftfield" Stromboli are putting their game faces on for an in depth look into one of America's favorite sports in Game On: The History Of Football.

- 2021
Make People Better
A Chinese biophysicist disappears after developing the first designer babies, shocking the world and the entire scientific community, but an investigation shows he may not have been alone in his experiment to create "better" human beings.

- 2022
Fasting: The Healer Within
Two Australian brothers challenge the conventional methods of health and healing through embarking on a 40 day fast.

- 2020
Raymond Lewis: L.A. Legend
From the playgrounds of Watts, CA in South Central Los Angeles to record-breaking performances in high school and college, Raymond Lewis had been deemed a 'sure bet' for NBA stardom by any who saw him play basketball. So, when Lewis was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 1973 NBA draft as a college sophomore nobody was surprised. However, after an ugly contract dispute between Lewis and the 76ers and an epic on-the-court battle with the team's other first-round pick - Olympic star Doug Collins - Raymond's dream of playing professional basketball was derailed- and allegations of league blackballing began to circulate. For the next decade, Lewis would continue to dominate on the playground and gyms back home in Los Angeles while stubbornly chasing his NBA dream, leaving many to wonder "What ever happened to Raymond Lewis?" Now, for the first time, the award-winning filmmaking team of RAYMOND LEWIS: L.A. LEGEND unravel this important story and powerful personal journey from hoops phenom to NBA pariah and the lasting impact it had on Lewis, his family, the South Central Los Angeles community, and the game of basketball itself. Told from the personal and powerful perspective of those who were there, including Lewis' friends and family, former teammates, and coaches, and such luminaries as Jerry Tarkanian, former L.A. Laker Michael Cooper, Nike Marketing Icon Sonny Vaccaro, NCAA College Coach Lorenzo Romar, former NBA Coach Gene Shue, former NBA General Manager Pat Williams, and Civil Rights Icon Dr. Harry Edwards (to name a few), this one-of-a-kind documentary tells the unforgettable story of a man who never gave up on his dream and, along the way, became an all-time basketball legend never to be forgotten.

- 2022
Supernatural Egypt: Secret Knowledge of the Ancients
The majesty and enchantment of Egypt and its wondrous monuments have enthralled scholars and observers for centuries. Mystery surrounds its origins, mythology and the means of constructing the colossal Pyramids, wonders of the ancient world. Rooted in this mystical, magical kingdom, are other sacred lands and unexplored seas laden with forbidden secrets and unexplained phenomena only recently discovered. Hidden away for centuries, these extraordinary enigmas have shed new light and a better understanding of mankind's veiled past.

- 2023
John Waite: The Hard Way
When music is your whole life, and suddenly life gets interrupted... In lost and rare archival music videos, photos, and very personal and candid lock-down interviews, the film finds 80s rock icon John Waite reflecting back on his 5-decade career. From pioneer rock-video band The Babys in the 1970s, to his breakthrough as a solo artist in the early days of MTV, to touring with an actual Beatle, John recounts his struggles inside the commercialized world of the music business and his independent pursuits as a self-powered solo, live music artist. For the past 30 years John's "Do It Yourself" touring and live performances around the word have been his way to survive in life both financially, and as he comes to terms with it in our film - emotionally. When performing live is suddenly not an option - he's forced to finally confront himself.

- 2022
Wikipedia the Documentary
Wikipedia is a free, multilingual online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteer contributors through a model of open collaboration, using a wiki-based editing system. Wikipedia is the largest and most-read reference work in history.
- 2022
Portrait of the Queen
An original portrayal of The Queen from a totally new perspective: through the most revealing photographic portraits of her, symbols of 20th century history, from the first ones in Marcus Adams' innocent style, to the more formal sophistication shown by Cecil Beaton, Lord Snowdon, Jousuf Karsh, and the work of superstars such as Brian Aris, Jason Bell, Julian Calder, David Montgomery and John Swannell, up to the 2000s, when Chris Levine celebrated the Queen's image with her eyes closed. The story is told through the captivating narration of Charles Dance directed by Fabrizio Ferri. It is based on the Paola Calvetti's book "Elisabetta II: Ritratto di Regina". Images of the Queen, and a focus on each of her most intense, intimate, faithful portraits alternate with conversations with some of the photographers who portrayed Her Majesty - Brian Aris, Jason Bell, Julian Calder, Chris Levine, David Montgomery, John Swannell - as well as those with Emma Blau (photographic artist and curator and co-owner of Camera Press), Pierpaolo Piccioli (one of the most important, internationally acclaimed stylists and creative directors) Isabella Rossellini (one of the most photographed women in the world, who has graced the most magazine covers in the history of publishing), and Susan Sarandon (who met the Queen in person and gives viewers a more private, intimate reflection on the role, obligations and complexities of being a monarch)

- 2022
2nd Chance
Broke, brave, and brash, Richard Davis shot himself 192 times. Why? To invent the modern-day bulletproof vest and launch a multimillion-dollar company. He was a hero to police and the military, until tragedy brought him down. His is an American story of guns, violence, lies, and self-deception.

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- 2022
Tahi - The Human Journey
Filmmaker Karina Duffy left her high-flying Hollywood career for one purpose - to make a film that explores how we are all connected on this planet. Living off the land without a cell phone or modern comforts, Karina traveled to some of the most remote and diverse places on earth in hopes that she might find a remnant of the kind of connection she yearned for. It is through the eyes of the world's tribes that she really sees what we have lost, learns the value of nature, and feels the power of community. Four main tribes make up the heart of the story-the Himbas in Africa, the mountain villages in Nepal, the unbreakable bond of two orphaned boys in India, and the South Pacific islanders of Vanuatu--as well as Karina's internal journey, reconciling the life she once knew with the lessons she learned along the way. Tahi captures the full spectrum of the human condition through intimate stories, ceremonies and traditions in a rare and vulnerable look at what it means to be human.

- 2022
Strangers to Peace
Three former child soldiers face retribution, anxiety, and danger as they attempt to rebuild their lives after leaving the FARC guerrilla army and the bloody Colombian conflict. Strangers to Peace intimately captures the personal stories of Dayana, the market vendor navigating her new identity as a trans woman; Ricardo, the young father secretly clinging to his communist ideology; and Alexandra, the indigenous child soldier, who was forced to leave her family behind in the Amazon. Their stories are told through the lens of filmmaker Laura Angel, who herself was a victim of FARC violence.

- 2022
Boy Scout's Honor
Aaron tells his four year harrowing account of the horror he suffered at the hands of Boy Scout Leader, Bill Sheehan.

- 2022
La flor de la vida
Aldo and Gabriella have been married for almost 50 years. They have three children and several grandchildren, and they are getting ready to live their golden years in happiness. But something is not quite right.

- 2017
The Oil War
Iconoclastic historian Andrew Bacevich delivers an anti-colonial critique of US foreign policy in the Middle East, informed by his long career in the Army. While other historians analyze changing presidential administrations, Bacevich sees one long Oil War. There are scant differences between Democrats and Republicans when it comes to the sacrifice of soldiers' lives. His radical analysis has won bipartisan followers and even an invitation to speak with President Obama. Bacevich describes what that meeting reveals about America's need to break free from its past.

- 2020
The Hoy Boys
Twin brother photojournalists lead us back to a pre-digital era, when Americans read newspapers and facts mattered.

- 2019
American Werewolves
American Werewolves, an all-new documentary from Small Town Monsters, asks the question do real werewolves exist? Directed by Seth Breedlove and produced by Heather Moser, American Werewolves chases one of the myths that has dogged folklore for centuries, and explores the real-world consequences and encounters with the evil creatures older than mankind.

- 2022
Kufi Krew: An American Story
Fast friends and founders of the first Muslim fraternity in the United States struggle with forbidden love, cultural taboos and generational conflict in this heart-warming story about coming-of-age in America.
- 2022
Me to Play
As their bodies give way to Parkinson's disease, two New York actors put their hearts into one final Off-Broadway production of Beckett's Endgame, the play that posits, "there's nothing funnier than unhappiness.”

- 2021
Elvis: Tortured Soul
Elvis Presley, the King of Rock n Roll, captured the hearts of millions through his chart-topping music and untouchable charisma. After briefly leaving music to serve in WWII, Elvis returned to show business with a string of successful movies. However, behind the gates of Graceland, the King faced battles on several fronts that threatened his career, his love and even his life.

- 2022
The Choir and Conductor
the Choir and Conductor is about a visionary conductor hired when few women were given the chance to conduct and her extraordinary impact on thousands of children who love to sing together in a Choir, now world renowned. "It's the best children's choir I've ever heard," says conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and one John Williams, Billie Eilish, Gustavo Dudamel, and John Mayer have performed with, the Los Angeles Children's Chorus. The story takes place in Iceland and Norway where conductor Anne Tomlinson leads her last tour with 65 choristers. As they rehearse songs of social justice, of mothers and martyrs, of warriors of change and songs of beauty Allison says: "She doesn't think of us as just kids who are singing. She says we're artists and to think and perform like that." In a Reykjavik rehearsal we see the special skills a great conductor needs to elicit children's musical gifts. "If we hadn't found this choir, we wouldn't be singers - she takes ordinary people and turns them in to extraordinary musicians," says Jamie. With nationwide arts cutbacks Conductor Anne says, "It's so important that our children not lose their voices and that our country not lose the voice of their children." Says Mwi, "She's an incredible example of what it is to be a strong, powerful woman in a world that is mostly controlled by men. She has taught us how to be individuals and how to find who we are through music - she often says we're going to change the world someday."
- 2022
Blind Ambition
Four Zimbabwean men form their country's first Wine Tasting Olympics team.

- Metascore75
- 2021
Behind the Stage Door
From his early days playing drums in his band, The Grains of Sand, to becoming one of the top grossing concert promoters in the United States, Rich Engler is the embodiment of the rags to "riches" American Dream come true.

- 2022