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poster Taken for a Ride
Taken for a Ride
(4/5)
52mn - Documentary
How the American auto industry engineered the demise of city public-transit systems.
poster Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War
0mn - Documentary
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War is a documentary short reviewing the role of then-Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) in leading the United States into the most devastating foreign policy b…
poster Dakota 38
Dakota 38
(4.1/5)
118mn - Documentary
In the spring of 2005, Jim Miller, a Native spiritual leader and Vietnam veteran, found himself in a dream riding on horseback across the great plains of South Dakota. Just before he awoke, he arrived at …
poster The Other Final
The Other Final
(3.9/5)
78mn - Documentary
The Other Final is a 2003 documentary film, directed by Johan Kramer, about a football match between Bhutan and Montserrat, the then-lowest ranked teams in the FIFA World Rankings.
poster Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
Yul Brynner, the Magnificent
(3.4/5)
52mn - Documentary, Short
From the streets of Vladivostok to the bright lights of Hollywood, this intimate documentary traces the extraordinary transformation of Yul Brynner from a nomadic performer to one of cinema's most magneti…
poster In the Wake of the Bounty
In the Wake of the Bounty
66mn - Action, Drama, Documentary
A former crew member recounts the legendary mutiny aboard HMS Bounty, as this groundbreaking documentary explores Tahiti and Pitcairn Island to uncover the fate of the mutineers and their descendants, fea…
poster Miss Dundee and Her Performing Dogs
Miss Dundee and Her Performing Dogs
4mn - Comedy, Documentary
A woman shows off her trained dogs.
poster Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary
(3.8/5)
98mn - Documentary
Filmmaker S.R. Bindler profiles Texas contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else.
poster Rukus
Rukus
(3.2/5)
87mn - Drama, Animation, Fantasy
A hybrid of documentary and fiction, Rukus is a queer coming-of-age story set in the liminal spaces of furry conventions, southern punk houses, and virtual worlds.
poster Life After Pi
Life After Pi
(3.8/5)
30mn - Documentary
“Life After Pi” is a short documentary about Rhythm & Hues Studios, the L.A. based Visual Effects company that won an Academy Award for its groundbreaking work on “Life of Pi”– just two weeks after de…
poster Transgender Kids: Who Knows Best?
Transgender Kids: Who Knows Best?
(3.1/5)
52mn - Documentary
Around the world there has been a huge increase in the number of children being referred to gender clinics. Increasingly, parents are encouraged to adopt a 'gender affirmative' approach - fully supporting…
poster The Fighting Lady
The Fighting Lady
(3.6/5)
61mn - War, Documentary
Oscar winner William Wyler directed this 1944 "newsdrama," narrated by Lieut. Robert Taylor, USNR (Bataan), and photographed in zones of combat by the U.S. Navy. The film follows one of the many new aircr…
poster Teaserama
Teaserama
69mn - Documentary
A collection of numerous burlesque acts from the 1950s, including strippers, and cult character Betty Page introducing the acts.
poster Games of Youth
Games of Youth
1mn - Documentary
Compilation of two shorts also distributed independently: Cricket und Reifenspiel [Croquet and the Arc and Hook Game], and Springschnur und Amazonen [Jump Roping and the Amazons]. In a sunny day, on a law…
poster House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic
House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic
(2.7/5)
90mn - Documentary
In House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic, an AIDS film like no other, the HIV/AIDS story is being rewritten. This is the first film to present the uncensored POVs of virtually all the major players; in…
poster Painful Deceptions
Painful Deceptions
0mn - Documentary
Summary of the Video's Accusation: Flight 77: There is no evidence of Flight 77 or the dead passengers at the Pentagon. The Pentagon security video suggests a Global Hawk was shattered by a missile. The…
poster If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
(3.6/5)
85mn - Documentary, Crime, History
Filmmaker Marshall Curry explores the inner workings of the Earth Liberation Front, a revolutionary movement devoted to crippling facilities involved in deforestation, while simultaneously offering a prof…
poster Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
90mn - Documentary
Pro-intelligent design scholars and scientists are often chastised, fired or denied tenured positions by those who believe in Darwin's theory of evolution.
poster Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers
Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers
(3.5/5)
52mn - Documentary
Swedish documentary film on consumerism and globalization, created by director Erik Gandini and editor Johan Söderberg. It looks at the arguments for capitalism and technology, such as greater efficiency,…
poster Manufactured Landscapes
Manufactured Landscapes
(3.7/5)
86mn - Documentary
MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES is the striking new documentary on the world and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. Internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of “manufactured landscapes”—qu…
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