Documentary

Extraordinary: The Revelations
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6.3 (37 votes)
Explores the historical significance of ET presence around the world as well as three specific belief paradigms — biblical, ascension and colonization - that attempt to define the alien agenda.

Cancer Alley
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The untold story of the most contaminated place in America and the people who live there. Running through St. James, Louisiana, there is an 85-mile industrial corridor, commonly known as “Cancer Alley” — home to some of the largest petrochemical plants in the country. The ones who cannot leave are anywhere between 50 to 500 times more likely to get cancer than the average American.

Minnesota! The Modern Day Selma
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8 (18 votes)
A campaign team travels to Minnesota to lend support and hold elected officials accountable. They never quit asking people to be better and for the system to change, and change it does.

Dave Chappelle: Live in Real Life
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7.5 (173 votes)
Dave Chappelle provides the community he calls home with two things desperately needed in difficult times – economic and comic relief. What began as an experimental socially-distanced live comedy show in a neighbor's cornfield, grew into an unforgettable summer with his neighbors, friends and fellow comedians.

Sound of a Million Insects, Light of a Thousand Stars | Japan
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6.5 (28 votes)
35mm negative film stock was buried under leaves near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The abstract flurry of activity on the surface of the filmstrip translates the energies of the radioactive site. Disordered marks and traces, representing the imprint of time between sunset and sunrise on the night of June 24th 2014, blend into the green and blue tones of the light-exposed emulsion.

The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh | United States of America
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7.7 (150 votes)
This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh. In this 'memoir,' Walsh 'recounts' his career from the silent film era to the tumultuous 1960s. The documentary makes stunning use of rare, personal and production photos and footage, revealing Walsh's extraordinary, adventurous life on and off the set. From his apprenticeship with D.W. Griffith to his discovery of John Wayne and Rock Hudson, from the innovative 'The Thief of Bagdad' (1924) to the widescreen 'The Big Trail' (1930), from his classic work with Cagney, Bogart and Flynn to his mastery of every genre (musicals, comedies, Westerns, gangster, war), Walsh made Hollywood history. His life is nothing less than the story of Hollywood itself. Here's a full-bodied account of one of Hollywood's greatest legends.

Gephyrophobia | Canada
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5.5 (21 votes)
Gephyrophobia – meaning fear of bridges – is a film about movement, landscape and the tension between two very distinct identities sharing the Outaouais River as their common border. The Situated Cinema Commission Project for WNDX - Winnipeg’s Festival of Film and Video art.

Jane par Charlotte | France
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6.6 (342 votes)
Charlotte Gainsbourg looks at her mother Jane Birkin in a way she never did, overcoming a sense of reserve. Using a camera lens, they expose themselves to each other, begin to step back, leaving space for a mother-daughter relationship.

To What Remains
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8.3 (17 votes)
TO WHAT REMAINS is the story of Project Recover, a small team of accomplished scientists, oceanographers, archaeologists, historians, researchers and military veterans, who have dedicated their lives to scouring the depths of the ocean and the farthest corners of the earth, to search for, recover, and repatriate the remains of the more than 80,000 Americans missing in action since WWII.

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7 (1755 votes)
A close-up portrait of the daily lives of two cows.

An Evening with Laila | Kuwait
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A short documentary about the life and true story of Laila Abdulaziz, a pioneer of music in the Arabian Gulf and staple of Kuwaiti history who had a vision for the future that no one was ready for, not even herself.

Safia | Iraq
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Safia is an intimate portrait of the life of a young Iraqi girl post-ISIS. Set in the lavish nature of mount Sinjar, the film observes the psychological impact of war and atrocities on the young Yazidi girl and her family. At the tender age of twelve, Safia assumes the role of a mother rather than a carefree child. The film is a poetic depiction of life in the shadows of conflict.

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