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Anita - Speaking Truth to Power 77 mins Against a backdrop of sex, politics, and race, Anita reveals the intimate story of a woman who spoke truth to power. An entire country watched…
Anita - Speaking Truth to Power Anita - Speaking Truth to Power
Ex Libris - The New York Public Library 206 mins Frederick Wiseman's new film EX LIBRIS goes behind the scenes of one of the greatest knowledge institutions in the world and reveals it as a…
Ex Libris - The New York Public Library Ex Libris - The New York Public Library
Obit. - The New York Times Obituary Writers 96 mins It's a shame no one wants to talk to them at parties, because obituary writers are a surprisingly funny bunch. Ten hours before newspapers hit…
Obit. - The New York Times Obituary Writers Obit. - The New York Times Obituary Writers
The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America 74 mins Acclaimed anti-racist educator and author Tim Wise explores how Donald Trump expertly tapped into long-simmering racial tensions and rode an accelerating wave of white anxiety…
The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America
Digital Disconnect - Fake News, Privacy and Democracy 65 mins In this era of Facebook privacy breaches, "fake news" and filter bubbles, the essential film DIGITAL DISCONNECT trains its sights on the relationship between the…
Digital Disconnect - Fake News, Privacy and Democracy Digital Disconnect - Fake News, Privacy and Democracy
Makala - An Intimate Portrait of a Man Supporting His Family in Congo 97 mins A powerful testament to one man's commitment to his family, and his endurance in working to provide them with a brighter future. Kasongo, a 28-year-old…
Makala - An Intimate Portrait of a Man Supporting His Family in Congo Makala - An Intimate Portrait of a Man Supporting His Family in Congo
Whose Streets? - An Unflinching Look at the Ferguson Uprising 102 mins Told by the activists and leaders who live and breathe this movement for justice, WHOSE STREETS? is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising. When…
Whose Streets? - An Unflinching Look at the Ferguson Uprising Whose Streets? - An Unflinching Look at the Ferguson Uprising
Trouble The Water - Surviving Hurricane Katrina 96 mins This astonishingly powerful, Oscar-nominated documentary is at once horrifying and exhilarating. Directed and produced by Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine producers Tia Lessin and…
Trouble The Water - Surviving Hurricane Katrina Trouble The Water - Surviving Hurricane Katrina
At Berkeley - Life At UC Berkeley 245 mins The University of California at Berkeley, the oldest and most prestigious member of a ten campus public education system, is also one of the finest…
At Berkeley - Life At UC Berkeley At Berkeley - Life At UC Berkeley

Current Affairs

America Divided Season Two - In a Divided Country, Our Stories Unite Us 4 videos In a moment of great political and cultural turmoil, AMERICA DIVIDED, the docu-series executive produced by Norman Lear, Gretchen Carlson and Jussie Smollett, returns in…
America Divided Season Two - In a Divided Country, Our Stories Unite Us America Divided Season Two - In a Divided Country, Our Stories Unite Us
Dark Money - The Influence of Corporate Money in our Elections 98 mins This acclaimed documentary examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials.…
Dark Money - The Influence of Corporate Money in our Elections Dark Money - The Influence of Corporate Money in our Elections
Advise & Dissent - Selecting Supreme Court justices 87 mins Government's least-understood "Third Branch" has a huge impact on our lives--from abortion to affirmative action, education to the environment, privacy to police action. But in…
Advise & Dissent - Selecting Supreme Court justices Advise & Dissent - Selecting Supreme Court justices
Milwaukee 53206 - America's Mass Incarceration Crisis 55 mins The United States has the most prisoners of any nation in the world both in raw numbers and by percentage of the population. These numbers…
Milwaukee 53206 - America's Mass Incarceration Crisis Milwaukee 53206 - America's Mass Incarceration Crisis
Breaking Point - The War for Democracy in Ukraine 98 mins This documentary looks at people transformed by a democratic revolution, who give up their normal lives to fight a Russian invasion, in a war which…
Breaking Point - The War for Democracy in Ukraine Breaking Point - The War for Democracy in Ukraine
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee 91 mins From acclaimed director Steve James (The Interrupters), Academy Award-nominated (Best Documentary Feature, 2018) ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL tells the saga of the Chinese immigrant…
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee
Hooligan Sparrow - A Champion for Girls' and Women's Rights in China 81 mins The danger is palpable as maverick activist Ye Haiyan (a.k.a Hooligan Sparrow) and her band of colleagues travel to Hainan Province in southern China to…
Hooligan Sparrow - A Champion for Girls' and Women's Rights in China Hooligan Sparrow - A Champion for Girls' and Women's Rights in China
Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels 101 mins In this Sundance award-winning film, Director Matthew Heineman and Executive Producer Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) gain unprecedented, on-the-ground access to the…
Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes - An Examination of the American Prison System 87 mins An essential documentary, Brett Story's incisive, investigative and wide-ranging THE PRISON IN TWELVE LANDSCAPES is an examination of the prison and its place - social,…
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes - An Examination of the American Prison System The Prison in Twelve Landscapes - An Examination of the American Prison System

Political Figures

The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America 74 mins Acclaimed anti-racist educator and author Tim Wise explores how Donald Trump expertly tapped into long-simmering racial tensions and rode an accelerating wave of white anxiety…
The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers 93 mins In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000…
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
The War Room 97 mins The 1992 presidential election was a triumph not only for Bill Clinton but also for the new breed of strategists who guided him to the…
The War Room The War Room
Bilderberg: The Movie - The Origins and Expansion of a Secretive Global Organization 63 mins A documentary about the origins, development and expansion of one of the most elitist and secret organizations in today's world: The Bilderberg Group. Once a…
Bilderberg: The Movie - The Origins and Expansion of a Secretive Global Organization Bilderberg: The Movie - The Origins and Expansion of a Secretive Global Organization
On Putin's Blacklist - Human Rights at Risk in Putin's Russia 74 mins The first step in Russia's new Cold War with America began with the banning of the adoption of Russian orphans by US citizens. Soon this…
On Putin's Blacklist - Human Rights at Risk in Putin's Russia On Putin's Blacklist - Human Rights at Risk in Putin's Russia
Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality 88 mins The winner of over ten awards including the American Library Associations Notable Video for Adults." POLITICAL ANIMALS tells the story of the civil rights struggle…
Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality
The Times of Harvey Milk 89 mins A true twentieth-century trailblazer, Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office;…
The Times of Harvey Milk The Times of Harvey Milk
Women's March - Women Protesting for Democracy and Human Rights 31 mins Shot on location in five U.S. cities, WOMEN'S MARCH is a story about democracy, human rights, and what it means to stand up for your…
Women's March - Women Protesting for Democracy and Human Rights Women's March - Women Protesting for Democracy and Human Rights
Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism 108 mins The epic story of Benazir Bhutto, the first woman in history elected to lead a Muslim nation. A favored daughter of the family often called…
Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism

Law & Order

Whose Streets? - An Unflinching Look at the Ferguson Uprising 102 mins Told by the activists and leaders who live and breathe this movement for justice, WHOSE STREETS? is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising. When…
Whose Streets? - An Unflinching Look at the Ferguson Uprising Whose Streets? - An Unflinching Look at the Ferguson Uprising
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee 91 mins From acclaimed director Steve James (The Interrupters), Academy Award-nominated (Best Documentary Feature, 2018) ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL tells the saga of the Chinese immigrant…
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee
Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels 101 mins In this Sundance award-winning film, Director Matthew Heineman and Executive Producer Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) gain unprecedented, on-the-ground access to the…
Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels
The Survivor's Guide to Prison - Exploring the Current State of the US Prison System 103 mins You're more likely to go to prison in the USA than any other country in the world. THE SURVIVORS GUIDE TO PRISON explores the current…
The Survivor's Guide to Prison - Exploring the Current State of the US Prison System The Survivor's Guide to Prison - Exploring the Current State of the US Prison System
Chasing Madoff - Exposing the Truth Behind the Infamous Madoff Scandal 91 mins The compelling story of Harry Markopolos and his ten year struggle to expose the harrowing truth behind the infamous Madoff scandal. Throughout the decade long…
Chasing Madoff - Exposing the Truth Behind the Infamous Madoff Scandal Chasing Madoff - Exposing the Truth Behind the Infamous Madoff Scandal
The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo - Oscar Zeta Acosta: From Latino Activist to Dr. Gonzo 56 mins This genre-defying film introduces the radical Chicano lawyer, author and counter-cultural icon, Oscar Zeta Acosta. Acosta was the basis for Dr. Gonzo in "Fear and…
The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo - Oscar Zeta Acosta: From Latino Activist to Dr. Gonzo The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo - Oscar Zeta Acosta: From Latino Activist to Dr. Gonzo
Jonestown - The Life & Death of Peoples Temple 86 mins This New York Times Critic's Pick tells the story of the people who followed cult leader Jim Jones to the remote jungles of Guyana, South…
Jonestown - The Life & Death of Peoples Temple Jonestown - The Life & Death of Peoples Temple
Tower - First Hand Accounts of the University of Texas' 1966 Shooting 83 mins August 1st 1966 was the day our innocence was shattered. A sniper rode the elevator to the top floor of the iconic University of Texas…
Tower - First Hand Accounts of the University of Texas' 1966 Shooting Tower - First Hand Accounts of the University of Texas' 1966 Shooting
Betting on Zero - The Crusade to Expose the Largest Pyramid Scheme in History 105 mins In this stirring picture of the American Dream gone wrong, BETTING ON ZERO follows controversial hedge fund titan Bill Ackman as he puts a billion…
Betting on Zero - The Crusade to Expose the Largest Pyramid Scheme in History Betting on Zero - The Crusade to Expose the Largest Pyramid Scheme in History

American Politics

Anita - Speaking Truth to Power 77 mins Against a backdrop of sex, politics, and race, Anita reveals the intimate story of a woman who spoke truth to power. An entire country watched…
Anita - Speaking Truth to Power Anita - Speaking Truth to Power
Trouble The Water - Surviving Hurricane Katrina 96 mins This astonishingly powerful, Oscar-nominated documentary is at once horrifying and exhilarating. Directed and produced by Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine producers Tia Lessin and…
Trouble The Water - Surviving Hurricane Katrina Trouble The Water - Surviving Hurricane Katrina
The Survivor's Guide to Prison - Exploring the Current State of the US Prison System 103 mins You're more likely to go to prison in the USA than any other country in the world. THE SURVIVORS GUIDE TO PRISON explores the current…
The Survivor's Guide to Prison - Exploring the Current State of the US Prison System The Survivor's Guide to Prison - Exploring the Current State of the US Prison System
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers 93 mins In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000…
The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers The Most Dangerous Man in America - Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
The War Room 97 mins The 1992 presidential election was a triumph not only for Bill Clinton but also for the new breed of strategists who guided him to the…
The War Room The War Room
#ReGENERATION - Social Activism 80 mins Ryan Gosling narrates this engrossing film about social activism, the forces that galvanized the Occupy movement, and how a new generation of young people is…
#ReGENERATION - Social Activism #ReGENERATION - Social Activism
All Governments Lie - Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone 94 mins Independent journalists expose government lies and corporate deception, inspired by the legendary investigative journalist I.F. Stone. With government deception rampant, and intrusion of state surveillance…
All Governments Lie - Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone All Governments Lie - Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
What Happened In Vegas - Fighting Police Corruption in Las Vegas 102 mins When filmmaker Ramsey Denison went to Las Vegas for a relaxing weekend, the last thing he expected was to be arrested and beaten for reporting…
What Happened In Vegas - Fighting Police Corruption in Las Vegas What Happened In Vegas - Fighting Police Corruption in Las Vegas
The Times of Harvey Milk 89 mins A true twentieth-century trailblazer, Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office;…
The Times of Harvey Milk The Times of Harvey Milk

Women in Politics

Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality 88 mins The winner of over ten awards including the American Library Associations Notable Video for Adults." POLITICAL ANIMALS tells the story of the civil rights struggle…
Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality Political Animals - Pioneering Women Who Paved the Way for LGBT Equality
Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism 108 mins The epic story of Benazir Bhutto, the first woman in history elected to lead a Muslim nation. A favored daughter of the family often called…
Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism
Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote - Ratifying the 19th Amendment 26 mins Of all the battles waged on Nashville's doorstep, the final throes for the passage of the 19th Amendment were among the most heated, controversial and…
Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote - Ratifying the 19th Amendment Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote - Ratifying the 19th Amendment
America Divided Season Two - In a Divided Country, Our Stories Unite Us 4 videos In a moment of great political and cultural turmoil, AMERICA DIVIDED, the docu-series executive produced by Norman Lear, Gretchen Carlson and Jussie Smollett, returns in…
America Divided Season Two - In a Divided Country, Our Stories Unite Us America Divided Season Two - In a Divided Country, Our Stories Unite Us
Letters from Baghdad - The Political Work of Gertrude Bell 96 mins Voiced and executive produced by Tilda Swinton, LETTERS FROM BAGHDAD is a visually rich, beautifully crafted documentary that tells the story of Gertrude Bell, who…
Letters from Baghdad - The Political Work of Gertrude Bell Letters from Baghdad - The Political Work of Gertrude Bell
Heather Booth - Changing The World 62 mins Heather Booth is the most influential person you never heard of. HEATHER BOOTH: CHANGING THE WORLD is an urgent response to the recent change in…
Heather Booth - Changing The World Heather Booth - Changing The World
Women's Power - Female Leadership Around the World 45 mins This educational documentary offers a panoramic view of female leadership, creativity, wisdom, and courage around the world and over thousands of years. WOMEN'S POWER looks…
Women's Power - Female Leadership Around the World Women's Power - Female Leadership Around the World
100 Years - One Woman's Fight for Justice for Native Americans 76 mins This is the story of Elouise Cobell's courageous fight for justice for hundreds of thousands of Native Americans who were cheated out of billions of…
100 Years - One Woman's Fight for Justice for Native Americans 100 Years - One Woman's Fight for Justice for Native Americans
Geraldine Ferraro: Paving the Way 88 mins Geraldine Ferraro: Paving the Way is a feature-length documentary about the life and legacy of the trailblazing woman who made history in 1984 as the…
Geraldine Ferraro: Paving the Way Geraldine Ferraro: Paving the Way

European Politics & Society

Hitler's Hollywood - German Cinema in the Age of Propaganda 105 mins About 1000 feature films were made in Germany in the years between 1933-45. Only a few were overtly Nazi propaganda films. But by the same…
Hitler's Hollywood - German Cinema in the Age of Propaganda Hitler's Hollywood - German Cinema in the Age of Propaganda
Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt - The Life and Work of A Moral Philosopher 128 mins This thought provoking and spirited documentary, with its abundance of archival materials, offers an intimate portrait of the whole of Hannah Arendt's life. Arendt was…
Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt - The Life and Work of A Moral Philosopher Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt - The Life and Work of A Moral Philosopher
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga - Life in the Siberian Wilderness 96 mins Visionary director Werner Herzog takes viewers on yet another unforgettable journey into remote and extreme natural landscapes in HAPPY PEOPLE. A visually stunning documentary about…
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga - Life in the Siberian Wilderness Happy People: A Year in the Taiga - Life in the Siberian Wilderness
Breaking Point - The War for Democracy in Ukraine 98 mins This documentary looks at people transformed by a democratic revolution, who give up their normal lives to fight a Russian invasion, in a war which…
Breaking Point - The War for Democracy in Ukraine Breaking Point - The War for Democracy in Ukraine
The Rape of Europa - The Systemic Theft and Destruction of Europe's Art Treasures 117 mins The Rape of Europa tells the epic story of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction and miraculous survival of Europe's art treasures during the Third Reich…
The Rape of Europa - The Systemic Theft and Destruction of Europe's Art Treasures The Rape of Europa - The Systemic Theft and Destruction of Europe's Art Treasures
The Price of Sex - Human Trafficking in Eastern Europe 74 mins An unprecedented and compelling inquiry, THE PRICE OF SEX sheds light on the underground criminal network of human trafficking and experiences of trafficked Eastern European…
The Price of Sex - Human Trafficking in Eastern Europe The Price of Sex - Human Trafficking in Eastern Europe
Bilderberg: The Movie - The Origins and Expansion of a Secretive Global Organization 63 mins A documentary about the origins, development and expansion of one of the most elitist and secret organizations in today's world: The Bilderberg Group. Once a…
Bilderberg: The Movie - The Origins and Expansion of a Secretive Global Organization Bilderberg: The Movie - The Origins and Expansion of a Secretive Global Organization
On Putin's Blacklist - Human Rights at Risk in Putin's Russia 74 mins The first step in Russia's new Cold War with America began with the banning of the adoption of Russian orphans by US citizens. Soon this…
On Putin's Blacklist - Human Rights at Risk in Putin's Russia On Putin's Blacklist - Human Rights at Risk in Putin's Russia
Karl Marx City - A Filmmaker Dives Into Her Father's Past 90 mins Twenty-five years after the collapse of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), filmmaker Petra Epperlein returns to the proletarian Oz of her childhood to find the…
Karl Marx City - A Filmmaker Dives Into Her Father's Past Karl Marx City - A Filmmaker Dives Into Her Father's Past

Middle Eastern Politics & Society

I am a Girl - Girls Around the World 88 mins There is a group of people in the world today who are more persecuted than anyone else, but they are not political or religious activists.…
I am a Girl - Girls Around the World I am a Girl - Girls Around the World
The Occupation of the American Mind - Israel's Public Relations War in the United States 86 mins Over the past few years, Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated invasions of the Gaza strip have triggered a fierce backlash against…
The Occupation of the American Mind - Israel's Public Relations War in the United States The Occupation of the American Mind - Israel's Public Relations War in the United States
Last Men in Aleppo - The White Helmet Heroes Saving Lives in Syria 105 mins 2018 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature, Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyad's breathtaking work - a searing example of boots-on-the-ground reportage - follows the efforts…
Last Men in Aleppo - The White Helmet Heroes Saving Lives in Syria Last Men in Aleppo - The White Helmet Heroes Saving Lives in Syria
5 Broken Cameras - Non-Violent Resistance in the Middle East 96 mins Winner at the Sundance Film Festival, 5 BROKEN CAMERAS is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened…
5 Broken Cameras - Non-Violent Resistance in the Middle East 5 Broken Cameras - Non-Violent Resistance in the Middle East
These Birds Walk - An Orphan Finds His Way Back Home 72 mins In this beautifully filmed, inspirational documentary, a high-spirited runaway boy in Pakistan tries to find his way back home from the orphanage in which he…
These Birds Walk - An Orphan Finds His Way Back Home These Birds Walk - An Orphan Finds His Way Back Home
Born in Syria - Child Refugees of Syria's Civil War 87 mins Since 2011, an estimated 9 million Syrians -- half of them children -- have fled their homes due to the civil war. BORN IN SYRIA…
Born in Syria - Child Refugees of Syria's Civil War Born in Syria - Child Refugees of Syria's Civil War
The Settlers - Modern Jewish Settlers of the West Bank 111 mins Since the decisive victory of Israel during the Six-Day War in 1967, hundreds of thousand Israeli citizens settled down in the occupied territories of the…
The Settlers - Modern Jewish Settlers of the West Bank The Settlers - Modern Jewish Settlers of the West Bank
Tickling Giants - Uniting Egypt through Laughter in Tumultuous Times 115 mins Dr. Bassem Youssef made a decision that's every mother's worst nightmare - he left his job as a heart surgeon to become a full-time comedian.…
Tickling Giants - Uniting Egypt through Laughter in Tumultuous Times Tickling Giants - Uniting Egypt through Laughter in Tumultuous Times
Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism 108 mins The epic story of Benazir Bhutto, the first woman in history elected to lead a Muslim nation. A favored daughter of the family often called…
Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism Bhutto - Democracy Was Her Greatest Revenge Against Extremism
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Anita - Speaking Truth to Power
Anita - Speaking Truth to Power
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Against a backdrop of sex, politics, and race, Anita reveals the intimate story of a woman who spoke truth to power. An entire country watched as a poised, beautiful African-American woman sat before a Senate committee of 14 white men…
Ex Libris - The New York Public Library
Ex Libris - The New York Public Library
Frederick Wiseman (Zipporah)
Frederick Wiseman's new film EX LIBRIS goes behind the scenes of one of the greatest knowledge institutions in the world and reveals it as a place of welcoming cultural exchange and learning. With 92 locations throughout Manhattan, the Bronx and…
Obit. - The New York Times Obituary Writers
Obit. - The New York Times Obituary Writers
Kino Lorber
It's a shame no one wants to talk to them at parties, because obituary writers are a surprisingly funny bunch. Ten hours before newspapers hit neighborhood doorsteps--and these days, ten minutes before news hits the web--an obit writer is racing…
The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America
The Great White Hoax - Donald Trump and the Politics of Race and Class in America
Media Education Foundation
Acclaimed anti-racist educator and author Tim Wise explores how Donald Trump expertly tapped into long-simmering racial tensions and rode an accelerating wave of white anxiety and grievance straight to the White House. Rejecting the notion that Trump's racial appeals to…
Digital Disconnect - Fake News, Privacy and Democracy
Digital Disconnect - Fake News, Privacy and Democracy
Media Education Foundation
In this era of Facebook privacy breaches, "fake news" and filter bubbles, the essential film DIGITAL DISCONNECT trains its sights on the relationship between the internet and democracy. Tracing the internet's history as a publicly funded government project in the…
Makala - An Intimate Portrait of a Man Supporting His Family in Congo
Makala - An Intimate Portrait of a Man Supporting His Family in Congo
Kino Lorber
A powerful testament to one man's commitment to his family, and his endurance in working to provide them with a brighter future. Kasongo, a 28-year-old man living in Congo with his wife and daughters, dreams of purchasing a plot of…
Whose Streets? - An Unflinching Look at the Ferguson Uprising
Whose Streets? - An Unflinching Look at the Ferguson Uprising
Magnolia Pictures
Told by the activists and leaders who live and breathe this movement for justice, WHOSE STREETS? is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising. When unarmed teenager Michael Brown is killed by police and left lying in the street for…
Trouble The Water - Surviving Hurricane Katrina
Trouble The Water - Surviving Hurricane Katrina
Zeitgeist Films
This astonishingly powerful, Oscar-nominated documentary is at once horrifying and exhilarating. Directed and produced by Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine producers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, TROUBLE THE WATER takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before…
At Berkeley - Life At UC Berkeley
At Berkeley - Life At UC Berkeley
Frederick Wiseman (Zipporah)
The University of California at Berkeley, the oldest and most prestigious member of a ten campus public education system, is also one of the finest research and teaching facilities in the world. The film, AT BERKELEY, shows the major aspects…
Hitler's Hollywood - German Cinema in the Age of Propaganda
Hitler's Hollywood - German Cinema in the Age of Propaganda
Kino Lorber
About 1000 feature films were made in Germany in the years between 1933-45. Only a few were overtly Nazi propaganda films. But by the same token, even fewer of them can be considered harmless entertainment. What does cinema know that…
The Red Pill - A Feminist's Journey Into the Men's Rights Movement
The Red Pill - A Feminist's Journey Into the Men's Rights Movement
Jaye Bird Productions
When feminist filmmaker Cassie Jaye sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men's Rights Movement, she begins to question her own beliefs. Jaye had only heard about the Men's Rights Movement as being a misogynist hate-group…
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail - 2018 Best Documentary Oscar Nominee
PBS
From acclaimed director Steve James ( The Interrupters ), Academy Award -nominated (Best Documentary Feature, 2018) ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL tells the saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused…
How To Change The World - The Story of Greenpeace
How To Change The World - The Story of Greenpeace
Kino Lorber Edu
This astonishing documentary chronicles the adventures of an eclectic group of young pioneers - Canadian hippie journalists, photographers, musicians, scientists, and American draft dodgers - who set out to stop Richard Nixon's atomic bomb tests in Amchitka, Alaska, and end…
The Preschool in Three Cultures Revisited - China, Japan and the United States
The Preschool in Three Cultures Revisited - China, Japan and the United States
Part of the Series: Preschool in Three Cultures Collection
Joseph Tobin
The videos, which were shot in 2004, are of Komatsudani Hoikuen (Daycare Center) in Kyoto, Japan; Daguan Youeryuan (Kindergarten) in Kunming, China; St. Timothy's Child Center, in Honolulu, Hawaii; Madoka Yochien (Kindergarten) in Tokyo, Japan; Sinanlu Youeryuan (Kindergarten) in Shanghai,…
I am a Girl - Girls Around the World
I am a Girl - Girls Around the World
Women Make Movies
There is a group of people in the world today who are more persecuted than anyone else, but they are not political or religious activists. They are girls. Being born a girl means you are more likely to be subjected…
Check It - A Gang of LGBT Youth in Washington D.C.
Check It - A Gang of LGBT Youth in Washington D.C.
Gunpowder & Sky
This film festival favorite follows a group of African-American gay and transgender youth in one of Washington D.C.'s most violent neighborhoods. After being subjected to constant torment and assault, the group formed their own gang for camaraderie and protection. Official…
Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels
Cartel Land - Vigilante Groups Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels
The Orchard
In this Sundance award-winning film, Director Matthew Heineman and Executive Producer Kathryn Bigelow ( The Hurt Locker , Zero Dark Thirty ) gain unprecedented, on-the-ground access to the riveting stories of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy-- the…
The Immigration Paradox - Diverse Stories Reveal Root Causes of Mass Migration
The Immigration Paradox - Diverse Stories Reveal Root Causes of Mass Migration
The Immigration Paradox Movie
The Immigration Paradox takes a critical and in depth look at one of the most divisive issues in human global history-immigration. After encountering an immigrant crossing the Arizona desert, Emmy Award Winner and Filmmaker Lourdes Lee Vasquez set out to…
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Just Eat It - A Food Waste Story
Just Eat It - A Food Waste Story
The Orchard
Filmmakers and food lovers, Jen and Grant dive into the issue of food waste from farm and retail, right to the back of their own fridge. In a deliciously entertaining challenge, they pledge to quit grocery shopping and survive only…
Normal is Over - Innovative Solutions to Global Decline
Normal is Over - Innovative Solutions to Global Decline
Renée Scheltema
An award-winning documentary about humanity's wisest responses to climate change, species extinction, resource depletion, income inequality, and the connection between these issues. A look at the financial and economical paradigm underlying our planetary problems, while offering various solutions to reverse…