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Curiosity, Adventure & Love
Curiosity, Adventure & Love is a the story of a woman raised by fate to go boldly where few young women of her time and upbringing would go, into the arms of chance and life. A young American woman leaves her country and all security behind, to begin an adventure in the Philippines that would witness the birth of a nation, a cruel war and Occupation and reconstruction. Jessie is a striking personality, somewhere between Scarlett O'Hara and Amelia Earhart, who knew no boundaries and flew far ahead of her times, without regard to sex or society. Her story of a century well-lived is both rich and one that should restore our faith in our own humanity.

- 2016
Menendez: Blood Brothers
(hypothetical version of a real murder trial) Cuban refugee Jose Menendez became a successful businessman, but is an impossible to please tyrant at home. His wife Kitty resigned to her abandoned career for the luxury at their Beverly Hills mansion. But it's hell for their sons, who are bullied to follow in his footsteps, punished cruelly and regularly abused as sex toys. Firstborn, tough Lyle sort of escapes to Princeton, but that makes it even worse for younger, gentler Erik, who even suffers 'genital inspections' from Kitty, who fears a venereal infection from Jose's mistresses. Lyle visits home, hears dad ends Erik's promising tennis career over one loss and orders him to UCLA, so the abuse an continue, demands his brother can bunk with him instead or threatens to expose the perversion. Erk discovers firearms in the parental bedroom, Lyle concludes Jose plans to eliminate the brothers and decides to strike first, shooting both in bed, with frightened Erik. The police suspects the after Lyle's puzzling eulogy. It comes to a trial, where the judge sabotages their defense and Erik looses blind trust in Lyle, revealing he once imitated pa's abuse before puberty.

- 2017
Behold the Earth
America's divorce from the outdoors - and possibilities for reconnection through a dialogue between science and religion - are explored in this music-rich documentary. The 1960s environmental movement inspired young scientists like E.O. Wilson, Cal DeWitt, and Theo Colborn, some of whom were raised within America's largest religious group: evangelicals. Today, a new generation of scientist/evangelicals includes Katharine Hayhoe, Ben Lowe, and Corina Newsome. Can they revive the reach and relevance of America's evangelical and environmental movements? Grammy-award winning musician Dirk Powell leads arrangements of traditional American tunes, along with Rhiannon Giddens and Tim Eriksen.

- 2017
The Insanity of God
This summer, discover the amazing stories of faith at work in some of the darkest places on earth when Fathom Events and LifeWay Films present THE INSANITY OF GOD with DAVID PLATT, a special one-night event in cinemas nationwide. To purchase your tickets, visit www.FathomEvents.com.

- 2016
Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain
TRUST MACHINE is the first blockchain-funded, blockchain-distributed, and blockchain-focused documentary, from entertainment tech company SingularDTV and Futurism Studios. The feature documentary explores the evolution of cryptocurrency, blockchain and decentralization, including the technology's role in addressing important real-world problems, such as world hunger and income inequality.

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- 2018
The Color of Medicine: The Story of Homer G. Phillips Hospital
A documentary capturing the history of medical training of African-Americans at Homer G. Phillips Hospital. Dr. Earle U. Robinson Jr., a 2nd generation physician and alumnus, whose father was one of the first 27 interns to graduate from Homer G. Phillips, shares his personal story and the significance of the Homer G. Phillips hospital's valuable part in African-American history.

- 2018
Dennis Miller: Fake News, Real Jokes
Five-time Emmy award winner Dennis Miller takes on the current climate like no other can in Fake News, Real Jokes! From selfies and airline travel to Trump and journalists, he delivers his signature critical assessments in his low key style that has been deemed by The Hollywood Reporter as "the most cerebral, astute and clever standup ever".

- 2018
Hostage to the Devil
A child possessed. An exorcist locked in combat with an ancient evil. In the battle for saving a soul, just who really is the 'Hostage to the Devil'?

- 2016
Bodyguards: Secret Lives from the Watchtower
Bodyguards & Protection Agents are the individuals on the front lines for the rich, famous, and powerful. These individuals deal with violence, stalkers, isolation, and potential loss of life every single day. Our film explores the lives of bodyguards; a world most people know nothing about. Showcasing Nelson Mandela's Bodyguards, Justin Bieber and his Director of Security, Whitey Bulger's Protector, 50 Cent & Lil Wayne's Bodyguard, and Ambassador's under Blackwater.

- 2016
The Return of the Buffalo: Restoring the Great American Prairie
The vast area of the American prairie tells the story of a 150 year experiment: the settlement of the American plains. The radical plan of a scientist couple from New York is to make the Great Plains public property, a common area, and reverse it to its original condition. A rise in tourism and efficient buffalo meat production will provide people of this region with security and a new future.
- 2008
Moms & Meds: Navigating Pregnancy and Psychiatric Medication
Moms & Meds: Navigating Pregnancy and Psychiatric Medication is a documentary film that explores the options women face when they want to have children, but take psychotropic medication for mental illness. The film follows multiple women who are dealing with this issue. Other interviewees include doctors, advocates and family members who influence, and are affected by, these decisions. The film focuses on the personal stories of the women, and the many facets, both positive and negative, of making such decisions. It addresses the struggle and emotional turmoil, as well as the hope and perseverance of the featured women, and advocates for their ability to make the best individual and personal choices for themselves and their families.

- 2014
My Journey Through French Cinema
Bertrand Tavernier's personal journey through French cinema, from films he enjoyed as a boy to his own early career, told through portraits of key creative figures.

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- 2016
Union Bound
Sargent Joseph Hoover went to war to preserve the Union. After being captured and sent to a prisoner of war camp, he understood what it was to be kept against his will. Together with a friend he escaped and aided by slaves made it to freedom.

- 2016
The Price of Peace, a Personal Exploration by Johan Norberg
Leading up to the onset of World War II, western democracies like Britain and France viewed a policy of appeasement toward Germany as the path of wisdom and restraint. It seemed prudent to make concessions to aggressors if it meant avoiding a bloody war. When Nazi Germany rearmed the Rhineland, annexed Austria, and seized an area of Czechoslovakia, the British and French response came in the form of paper: the Munich Agreement, which conceded these territories to Germany under the condition they make no land grabs. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declared to a cheering crowd that the agreement meant "peace for our time." Concessions often bring about peace in the short term, defusing tensions for a while - but the aggressor's initial demands are not forgotten and, in fact, they are often bolstered by newfound doubts about their enemies' resolve. As such, a greater conflict ensues. This was the case in 1939 when Germany broke the still-new Munich Agreement and invaded Poland, starting World War II. The lesson of deterrence is one which is hard-learned time and time again. In this one-hour program, the insights of military historian and National Review columnist Victor Davis Hanson guide our investigation of the United States' successful deterrence of enemy aggression in the past and the efforts to sustain it in an era of rogue nations and nuclear proliferation.
- 2018
Dying Laughing
Whilst painters, writers, musicians even dancers are talked about as Artists, stand-up comedians are often regarded as mere entertainers - yet their work has possibly more direct effect on an audience than any other art form. These are social and cultural commentators who at their best can change the way we think about important matters whilst making us howl with laughter. A stand-up comedian must be the writer, the director and the star performer, and unlike any other performance there is no rehearsal, no practice, no safety net, the stand-up can only work in front of a live audience - with feedback being instantaneous and often brutal. For most people baring their soul to then have an audience boo or heckle them would be a life-changing trauma, for stand-ups it's a weekly challenge. DYING LAUGHING is a unique glimpse into the agony and ecstasy of performance along with an singular examination into the day-to-day life of a professional stand-up.

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- 2016
Bieber Generation
This documentary film attempts to analyze the dynamics of a massive fan-base; it focuses on the Beliebers.

- 2018
Kittie: Origins/Evolutions
Two decades after conquering the heavy-metal world with their debut album as teenagers, the legendary all-female band continues to defy industry norms, fight back against “women in rock” stereotypes, and inspire a global generation.

- 2018
To the Moon and Back
The shocking chronicle of the Russian Adoption Ban and the American father targeted by Vladimir Putin; A story of scandal, murder and innocent orphans held hostage in a political chess game.

- 2016
Toxic Kids
Is our dependence on pesticides harming the health of our children? Every day, children are exposed to up to 130 chemical pollutants from pesticides. All around the world, scientists and doctors are raising the alarm, linking increase of child cancers, birth defects and even the explosion of autism with exposure to chemicals in pesticides. Six corporations control the pesticide market: Syngenta, Bayer, Monsanto, Dow, Basf and Dupont. They rule over a market of 50 billions dollars. For a year, director Martin Boudot followed the tracks of their molecules to show how some of the most dangerous ones get into our everyday life. In France, children breath a pesticide classified as "probable carcinogenic". Distributed all over the world, it's one of Bayer's best-sellers. Martin Boudot and his team of reporters took some samples of dozens of hair of children and went to the annual shareholders meeting of Bayer in Germany to confront the corporations with its own principles. In Hawaii, politics and citizen battle with the pesticides industry. This paradise on earth has become an open-air laboratory where corporations test their futures plants and seeds. But it's also experienced an explosion in birth defects on the island and residents voted against the massive use of pesticides in the fields close to schools and hospital. So the pesticide industry sued them to enable the use of pesticides to continue Filmed in France, Germany, Haiwaii, Belgium and USA, this documentary reveals how some chemical corporations endanger the health of our children.
- 2016
Ghostheads
"Ghostheads" is a documentary that explores the extreme side of the "Ghostbusters" fandom and looks back at the impact the franchise has had on the world over the past three decades. Through interviews with key cast and crew, including Dan Aykroyd, Ivan Reitman, Ernie Hudson and many more, as well as with "Ghostbusters" fans all over the world, "Ghostheads" presents countless humanizing stories that will connect with audiences about camaraderie and overcoming obstacles, and that no one should ever feel alone or isolated. "Ghostheads" will show what really separates a fandom from the rest. Every Ghosthead is unique. Every franchise is its own.

- 2016
Under the Blood-Red Sun
December 7, 1941 - On a Sunday morning, TOMIKAZU (TOMI) NAKAJI and his best friend BILLY DAVIS are playing baseball in a field near their homes in Hawaii when the Japanese launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. As Tomi looks up and recognizes the Blood-Red Sun emblem on the fighter planes, he knows that his life has changed forever. Soon, his father and grandfather, both Japanese Americans, are arrested and taken to internment camps. His mother loses her job because she is Japanese. Although Tomi feels frightened and ashamed of his native land, he is quickly forced to become the man of the family. "Under the Blood-Red Sun" is an unforgettable tale of courage, honor, survival and friendship.

- 2014
Secrets in the Bones: The Hunt for the Black Death Killer
It was called the Black Death, a disease that started in the 14th century, and swept across Europe wiping out half the population, one of the most lethal killers in human history. But the cause of the Black Death has eluded scientists. Now, Evolutionary biologist Hendrik Poinar embarks on an epic journey to solve the 600-year old mystery and change the way we fight infectious diseases today.

- 2014
Parrot Heads
An in-depth look at the world of Parrot Heads, the loyal fan base of Jimmy Buffett.

- 2017
A Story Worth Living
In this faith-based film, John Eldredge (author of Wild at Heart), his three sons, and two friends decide to undertake the trip of a lifetime. Six novice riders heading into the Colorado backcountry on BMW F800GS adventure bikes.

- 2016