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In Whose Honor? - American Indian Mascots in Sports 49 mins The Cleveland Indians. Washington Redskins. Atlanta Braves. What's wrong with American Indian sports mascots? This moving, award-winning film is the first of its kind to…
In Whose Honor? - American Indian Mascots in Sports In Whose Honor? - American Indian Mascots in Sports
More Than a Word - Native American-Based Sports Mascots 71 mins An exploration of Native American-based mascots, especially the Washington R_dskins, and their impact on real-life attitudes, issues, and policies. Through interviews with scholars, tribal leaders,…
More Than a Word - Native American-Based Sports Mascots More Than a Word - Native American-Based Sports Mascots
Hoop Dreams 173 mins Two ordinary inner-city Chicago kids dare to reach for the impossible--professional basketball glory--in this epic chronicle of hope and faith. Filmed over a five-year period,…
Hoop Dreams Hoop Dreams
Not Just a Game - Power, Politics & American Sports 62 mins We've been told again and again that sports and politics don't mix, that games are just games and athletes should just "shut up and play",…
Not Just a Game - Power, Politics & American Sports Not Just a Game - Power, Politics & American Sports
Functional Fitness - Investigating the Crossfit Craze 107 mins This documentary takes a raw and introspective look into the world of FUNCTIONAL FITNESS, illustrating what this growing trend is all about. An inspiring film…
Functional Fitness - Investigating the Crossfit Craze Functional Fitness - Investigating the Crossfit Craze
From Fat to Finish Line - Formerly Obese Individuals Run a 200-Mile Relay Race 88 mins FROM FAT TO FINISH LINE documents the journey of 12 formerly obese people who run a 200 mile Ragnar Relay Race. The film examines the…
From Fat to Finish Line - Formerly Obese Individuals Run a 200-Mile Relay Race From Fat to Finish Line - Formerly Obese Individuals Run a 200-Mile Relay Race
Swift Feet - The Story of Two Indigenous Runners from Mexico 77 mins The Tarahumara--one of the largest indigenous cultures in North America--live in the rugged canyons of northwestern Mexico. For them, running is not only the best…
Swift Feet - The Story of Two Indigenous Runners from Mexico Swift Feet - The Story of Two Indigenous Runners from Mexico
K2: Siren of the Himalayas 76 mins Four world-class alpinists including National Geographic's Explorer of the Year Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner team up in a dangerous foray of high altitude mountaineering in the breathtaking…
K2: Siren of the Himalayas K2: Siren of the Himalayas
The Yoga Gurus 73 mins If you had the chance to meet some of the world's most enlightened yoga masters, what would you want to know? What would you ask…
The Yoga Gurus The Yoga Gurus

Sports Documentary

4 Wheel Bob - The First Wheelchair Hiker to Cross Kearsarge Pass 55 mins This documentary follows Bob Coomber, an outdoor adventurer who sets out to be the first wheelchair hiker to cross the challenging 11,845 foot Kearsarge Pass…
4 Wheel Bob - The First Wheelchair Hiker to Cross Kearsarge Pass 4 Wheel Bob - The First Wheelchair Hiker to Cross Kearsarge Pass
4th and Goal - Young NFL Hopefuls 92 mins The Blind Side meets Hoop Dreams in this epic tale of six young football players in their quest to join the most elite club in…
4th and Goal - Young NFL Hopefuls 4th and Goal - Young NFL Hopefuls
7days 2guys 1juicer 81 mins Obesity is a worldwide epidemic. 7days 2guys 1juicer documents the personal struggle of Chad and Kenny as they work to overcome their own fears and…
7days 2guys 1juicer 7days 2guys 1juicer
80 Waves 62 mins Filmed in glorious HD over 5 years and in 10 locations, 80 Waves is a collection of huge waves and big name riders from across…
80 Waves 80 Waves
A Cerebral Game - A Filmmaker with Cerebral Palsy & His Love of Baseball 8 mins Baseball was so much more than a game for Reid Davenport when he was growing up. It was about belonging and being a teammate, despite…
A Cerebral Game - A Filmmaker with Cerebral Palsy & His Love of Baseball A Cerebral Game - A Filmmaker with Cerebral Palsy & His Love of Baseball
A New High - Recovering Addicts Climb Mt. Rainier 101 mins In the heart of downtown Seattle is the Union Gospel Mission--a homeless shelter catering to the addicted and the abused. For these men and women…
A New High - Recovering Addicts Climb Mt. Rainier A New High - Recovering Addicts Climb Mt. Rainier
Across The Plateau 96 mins China used to be called "The Bicycle Kingdom." This is a bicycle story from China, about a group of friends in southern China who share…
Across The Plateau Across The Plateau

Biking

Rising From Ashes 80 mins Two worlds collide when cycling legend Jonathan "Jock" Boyer moves to Rwanda to help the first Rwandan National Cycling Team in their six year journey…
Rising From Ashes Rising From Ashes
Personal Gold - An Underdog Olympic Women's Cycling Team Story 90 mins Reed Albergotti (Wall Street Journal) is calling the film 'Miracle meets Moneyball' describing the behind-the-scenes experience of four underdog women cyclists who become America's hope…
Personal Gold - An Underdog Olympic Women's Cycling Team Story Personal Gold - An Underdog Olympic Women's Cycling Team Story
Klunkerz - A Film About Mountain Biking 85 mins Klunkerz: A Film About Mountain Bikes documents mountain bike history during the late 1960s and 1970s in Northern California. The film examines the relationships of…
Klunkerz - A Film About Mountain Biking Klunkerz - A Film About Mountain Biking
True Smile - An Autistic Man and his Brother Bike Through Spain 84 mins A heart-warming story of self-improvement, TRUE SMILE follows the extraordinary 1,300 kilometer journey Sergio, a blind autistic young man, undertakes with his brother. Over 30…
True Smile - An Autistic Man and his Brother Bike Through Spain True Smile - An Autistic Man and his Brother Bike Through Spain
One Day in April - Collegiate Cycling Competition 108 mins One Day in April is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the triumphs and failures of two men's and two women's collegiate cyclist teams trying to…
One Day in April - Collegiate Cycling Competition One Day in April - Collegiate Cycling Competition
The Marketing Series 2: The 4 P's and Beyond 28 mins The four P's of the marketing mix - product, promotion, price and place - are still seen as the basis of marketing - but how…
The Marketing Series 2: The 4 P's and Beyond The Marketing Series 2: The 4 P's and Beyond
Clean Spirit - Doping & Cycling with Team Argos-Shimano 89 mins The Lance Armstrong saga and countless other doping scandals may have permanently damaged the sport of Cycling. But Clean Spirit introduces us to one pro…
Clean Spirit - Doping & Cycling with Team Argos-Shimano Clean Spirit - Doping & Cycling with Team Argos-Shimano

Baseball

Fastball - The Magic Behind Baseball's Fastest Pitch 87 mins Hank Aaron and Derek Jeter lead a cast of baseball legends & scientists who explore the magic within the 396 milliseconds it takes a fastball…
Fastball - The Magic Behind Baseball's Fastest Pitch Fastball - The Magic Behind Baseball's Fastest Pitch
No No: A Dockumentary - The Vibrant Life of Baseball Legend Dock Ellis 101 mins On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates -- while high on LSD. Dock was often embroiled in controversy on…
No No: A Dockumentary - The Vibrant Life of Baseball Legend Dock Ellis No No: A Dockumentary - The Vibrant Life of Baseball Legend Dock Ellis
Jackie Robinson Part 1 113 mins Robinson rises from humble origins to integrate Major League Baseball, performing brilliantly despite the threats and abuse he faces on and off the field and,…
Jackie Robinson Part 1 Jackie Robinson Part 1
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend - Women in Sports Careers 4 videos This film tells the inspiring story of how Nicole Sherry McFadyen rose through the ranks to become head groundskeeper for the Baltimore Orioles, on of…
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend - Women in Sports Careers Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend - Women in Sports Careers
East of Occidental - The History of Seattle’s Chinatown 30 mins This eye-opening documentary tells the story of the inhabitants of Seattle's International District, a unique neighborhood where Chinese, Japanese and Filipino Americans have come together…
East of Occidental - The History of Seattle’s Chinatown East of Occidental - The History of Seattle’s Chinatown
Diamonds in the Rough - Legacy of Japanese-American Baseball 34 mins "A perfect example of what the game of baseball has meant to all Americans." -Ted Spencer, National Baseball Hall of Fame "Baseball, and an unlikely…
Diamonds in the Rough - Legacy of Japanese-American Baseball Diamonds in the Rough - Legacy of Japanese-American Baseball
Burn the Ships - A Women's Softball Team that Refuses to Quit 89 mins Women's professional softball has spent decades fighting for survival, forcing the best players in the world to choose between their livelihood and their dreams. BURN…
Burn the Ships - A Women's Softball Team that Refuses to Quit Burn the Ships - A Women's Softball Team that Refuses to Quit

Martial Arts

The Professor - Tai Chi's Journey West 73 mins The Professor: Tai Chi's Journey West is a feature documentary about Tai Chi and one of its greatest masters, Cheng Man-Ching, a man who brought…
The Professor - Tai Chi's Journey West The Professor - Tai Chi's Journey West
Masters of Heaven and Earth - Tai Chi 82 mins Explore the most mysterious martial art of all ... Tai Chi Chuan. The Supreme Ultimate. The Heaven and Earth. Come with us to meet the…
Masters of Heaven and Earth - Tai Chi Masters of Heaven and Earth - Tai Chi
The Empty Mind - Martial Arts and Mental Connection 79 mins Over two years in the making, this is an epic account of today's greatest martial arts teachers and the mind connection that exists between them…
The Empty Mind - Martial Arts and Mental Connection The Empty Mind - Martial Arts and Mental Connection
Wing Chun: A Documentary 75 mins Wing Chun has seen explosive growth, fueled by a blockbuster movie and a legion of new followers who regard it as the most effective fighting…
Wing Chun: A Documentary Wing Chun: A Documentary
The Shaolin Kid 82 mins Andre, an eight year old American boy has just one dream: to be a Kungfu master like Jackie Chan. When he gets the chance to…
The Shaolin Kid The Shaolin Kid
Black Kung Fu Experience 57 mins This film focuses on how a group of African American pioneers became respected masters in a subculture dominated by Chinese and white men.
Black Kung Fu Experience Black Kung Fu Experience
Jackie Chan 25 mins An incredible acrobat, Jackie Chan has been wowing audiences since the 1970's with his improvisational martial arts' fighting style and comic timing. He still manages…
Jackie Chan Jackie Chan

Basketball

Hoop Dreams 173 mins Two ordinary inner-city Chicago kids dare to reach for the impossible--professional basketball glory--in this epic chronicle of hope and faith. Filmed over a five-year period,…
Hoop Dreams Hoop Dreams
Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw 58 mins A 3-time NCAA champ and No.1 WNBA draft pick known as the "female Michael Jordan," Chamique Holdsclaw was destined for a spectacular professional career until…
Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw
Training Rules - Discrimination on the Basketball Team at Pennsylvania State University 62 mins Rene Portland had three training rules during her 26 years coaching basketball at Pennsylvania State University - no drinking, no drugs and no lesbians. Training…
Training Rules - Discrimination on the Basketball Team at Pennsylvania State University Training Rules - Discrimination on the Basketball Team at Pennsylvania State University
Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in Pyongyang - A Former NBA Star Attempts to Improve Relations with North Korea 96 mins Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman is on a mission. After forging an unlikely friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, he wants to improve…
Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in Pyongyang - A Former NBA Star Attempts to Improve Relations with North Korea Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in Pyongyang - A Former NBA Star Attempts to Improve Relations with North Korea
Mr. Chibbs - A Sports Legend Searches for a Meaningful Future 90 mins This Village Voice "Critic's Pick!" is a candid, raw look at New York City schoolyard legend and former NBA All-Star Kenny Anderson as he confronts…
Mr. Chibbs - A Sports Legend Searches for a Meaningful Future Mr. Chibbs - A Sports Legend Searches for a Meaningful Future
Lessons of Basketball and War - An African Girls Basketball Team in Oregon 2 videos We live in a world grappling with a refugee crisis that is nothing short of overwhelming. As governments debate the building of walls and the…
Lessons of Basketball and War - An African Girls Basketball Team in Oregon Lessons of Basketball and War - An African Girls Basketball Team in Oregon
48 Championship Basketball Drills 42 mins This program shows coaches and parents from the youth level all the way up to High School a wide variety of useful drills. "48 Championship…
48 Championship Basketball Drills 48 Championship Basketball Drills

Football

League of Denial - The NFL's Concussion Crisis 117 mins The National Football League, a multibillion-dollar commercial juggernaut, presides over America's indisputable national pastime. But the NFL is under assault as thousands of former players…
League of Denial - The NFL's Concussion Crisis League of Denial - The NFL's Concussion Crisis
Brainstorm - Unpacking the Stigma Behind Epilepsy 55 mins Emmy Award-winning journalist Stacia Kalinoski confronts her epilepsy after losing her career to a seizure. As she seeks treatment including brain surgery, she documents her…
Brainstorm - Unpacking the Stigma Behind Epilepsy Brainstorm - Unpacking the Stigma Behind Epilepsy
4th and Goal - Young NFL Hopefuls 92 mins The Blind Side meets Hoop Dreams in this epic tale of six young football players in their quest to join the most elite club in…
4th and Goal - Young NFL Hopefuls 4th and Goal - Young NFL Hopefuls
Looking for Instanbul 54 mins Eric Cantona is in Istanbul, the cultural and economic capital of Turkey, where two football clubs have been competing for more than a century. The…
Looking for Instanbul Looking for Instanbul
Color Line of Scrimmage - A 1950's African-American High School Football Team 46 mins The story of all African-American 1956 Burley High School's undefeated and un-scored upon championship football team.
Color Line of Scrimmage - A 1950's African-American High School Football Team Color Line of Scrimmage - A 1950's African-American High School Football Team
In A League Of Their Own 80 mins IN A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN follows the fortunes of the first all-Aboriginal Australian Rules football team to enter a mainstream AFL-affiliated competition, through their…
In A League Of Their Own In A League Of Their Own
Looking for Athenes 53 mins "The mother of all battles", "The Derby of all Eternal Enemies" and today "The Civil War"... The rivality between the Olympiakos and the Panathinaikos of…
Looking for Athenes Looking for Athenes

Surfing

White Wash - African-American Surfers 78 mins Narrated by Grammy-winner Ben Harper with Tariq "Blackthought" Trotter of the Roots, this is the story of African-American surfers. Told from the perspective of black…
White Wash - African-American Surfers White Wash - African-American Surfers
The Endless Summer - The Search for the Perfect Wave 93 mins This classic documentary is the ultimate surfing adventure, crossing the globe in search of the perfect wave. From the uncharted waters of West Africa, to…
The Endless Summer - The Search for the Perfect Wave The Endless Summer - The Search for the Perfect Wave
View from a Blue Moon - John Florence Surfs Around the World 59 mins See the sport of surfing as it's never been captured before in John Florence and Blake Vincent Kueny's second signature release. The first surf film…
View from a Blue Moon - John Florence Surfs Around the World View from a Blue Moon - John Florence Surfs Around the World
The History of Australian Surfing 90 mins A companion to Nat Youngs legendary History of Surfing - the biggest-selling surfing book ever - this groundbreaking documentary presents the history of surfing in…
The History of Australian Surfing The History of Australian Surfing
OUT in the Lineup - Uncovering the Taboo of Homosexuality in Surfing 69 mins Two gay surfers embark on a global journey to uncover the taboo of homosexuality in surfing. They become part of an emerging community prepared to…
OUT in the Lineup - Uncovering the Taboo of Homosexuality in Surfing OUT in the Lineup - Uncovering the Taboo of Homosexuality in Surfing
The Big Swell - Big Wave Surfing in the Pacific 52 mins Shot in Hi-Definition and Super 16mm, The Big Swell follows the life cycle of a massive winter swell from its birth in the heart of…
The Big Swell - Big Wave Surfing in the Pacific The Big Swell - Big Wave Surfing in the Pacific
Minds In The Water 87 mins Follows the quest of professional surfer Dave Rastovich and his friends to protect dolphins, whales and the oceans they all share. Through Dave's journey--a five-year…
Minds In The Water Minds In The Water
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In Whose Honor? - American Indian Mascots in Sports
In Whose Honor? - American Indian Mascots in Sports
New Day Films
The Cleveland Indians. Washington Redskins. Atlanta Braves. What's wrong with American Indian sports mascots? This moving, award-winning film is the first of its kind to address that subject. In Whose Honor? takes a critical look at the long-running practice of…
More Than a Word - Native American-Based Sports Mascots
More Than a Word - Native American-Based Sports Mascots
Media Education Foundation
An exploration of Native American-based mascots, especially the Washington R_dskins, and their impact on real-life attitudes, issues, and policies. Through interviews with scholars, tribal leaders, lawyers, policy experts, activists, and Washington R_dskins fans, the film explores the history of the…
Hoop Dreams
Hoop Dreams
Janus Films (The Criterion Collection)
Two ordinary inner-city Chicago kids dare to reach for the impossible--professional basketball glory--in this epic chronicle of hope and faith. Filmed over a five-year period, HOOP DREAMS, by Steve James, Frederick Marx, and Peter Gilbert, follows young Arthur Agee and…
Not Just a Game - Power, Politics & American Sports
Not Just a Game - Power, Politics & American Sports
Media Education Foundation
We've been told again and again that sports and politics don't mix, that games are just games and athletes should just "shut up and play", but according to Nation magazine sports editor, Dave Zirin, this notion is just flat-out wrong.…
Functional Fitness - Investigating the Crossfit Craze
Functional Fitness - Investigating the Crossfit Craze
Gravitas Ventures LLC
This documentary takes a raw and introspective look into the world of FUNCTIONAL FITNESS, illustrating what this growing trend is all about. An inspiring film that explores how this fitness phenomenon has enhanced the lives of so many people.
From Fat to Finish Line - Formerly Obese Individuals Run a 200-Mile Relay Race
From Fat to Finish Line - Formerly Obese Individuals Run a 200-Mile Relay Race
Gravitas
FROM FAT TO FINISH LINE documents the journey of 12 formerly obese people who run a 200 mile Ragnar Relay Race. The film examines the trials, obstacles and triumphs that occur when tackling big mental and physical challenges. Nominated for…
League of Denial - The NFL's Concussion Crisis
League of Denial - The NFL's Concussion Crisis
Part of the Series: Frontline
PBS
The National Football League, a multibillion-dollar commercial juggernaut, presides over America's indisputable national pastime. But the NFL is under assault as thousands of former players claim the league has covered up football's connection to long-term brain injuries. In a special…
Swift Feet - The Story of Two Indigenous Runners from Mexico
Swift Feet - The Story of Two Indigenous Runners from Mexico
EPF Media, Inc.
The Tarahumara--one of the largest indigenous cultures in North America--live in the rugged canyons of northwestern Mexico. For them, running is not only the best way to get from one place to another, it is an important cultural tradition. They…
K2: Siren of the Himalayas
K2: Siren of the Himalayas
First Run Features
Four world-class alpinists including National Geographic's Explorer of the Year Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner team up in a dangerous foray of high altitude mountaineering in the breathtaking documentary K2: Siren of the Himalayas. The film follows an attempt to reach the summit…
How Food Is Digested and Absorbed
How Food Is Digested and Absorbed
Episode 3 of Changing Body Composition through Diet and Exercise
The Great Courses
Learn about the chemical reactions involved in digestion and absorption and the mechanisms of nutrient partitioning--how nutrients are moved into specific storage areas in your body. Armed with this knowledge, you'll understand why exercise is the best way to use…
The Yoga Gurus
The Yoga Gurus
Empty Mind Films
If you had the chance to meet some of the world's most enlightened yoga masters, what would you want to know? What would you ask them? The Yoga Gurus is your chance to hear from them! Filmed on location in…
Supergirl - The Story of a Young Orthodox Jewish Weightlifter
Supergirl - The Story of a Young Orthodox Jewish Weightlifter
FilmRise
Naomi seems like a typical 11-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl, but watching her lift almost three times her bodyweight tells a different story. SUPERGIRL tells an empowering story about one girl who is coming of age while testing the limits of…
Aspen - The Daily Activities of a Popular Winter Destination
Aspen - The Daily Activities of a Popular Winter Destination
Frederick Wiseman (Zipporah)
ASPEN is a film about a town famous in the 19th century for silver mining and now known for its scenic splendor, mountains, skiing, hiking, music, intellectual activity and fashionable people. The film documents the daily life and activities of…
Awake: The Life of Yogananda
Awake: The Life of Yogananda
Kino Lorber Edu
An enlightening documentary about Hindu mystic Paramahansa Yogananda who brought yoga and meditation to the West in 1920. Yogananda was the author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi, which became the go-to book for seekers and yoga enthusiasts…
The Professor - Tai Chi's Journey West
The Professor - Tai Chi's Journey West
First Run Features
The Professor: Tai Chi's Journey West is a feature documentary about Tai Chi and one of its greatest masters, Cheng Man-Ching, a man who brought Tai Chi and Chinese culture to the West during the swinging, turbulent 60's. Though Cheng…
Body Composition: Managing Our Expectations
Body Composition: Managing Our Expectations
Episode 1 of Changing Body Composition through Diet and Exercise
The Great Courses
Confused by so many conflicting messages about nutrition and exercise? In this course, you'll learn the latest from the field of performance nutrition, with scientific research backing up every concept presented. Clear, easy-to-understand explanations will provide all the information you…
The Endless Summer - The Search for the Perfect Wave
The Endless Summer - The Search for the Perfect Wave
Monterey Media, Inc.
This classic documentary is the ultimate surfing adventure, crossing the globe in search of the perfect wave. From the uncharted waters of West Africa, to the shark-filled seas of Australia, to the tropical paradise of Tahiti and beyond, two California…
Race, Power and American Sports
Race, Power and American Sports
Media Education Foundation
Cultural historian Dave Zirin, whose influential blog and bestselling books have offered searing insights into the politics of American sports, examines the myriad ways sports culture has worked both to reproduce and challenge the wider culture's dominant ideas about race…
Fastball - The Magic Behind Baseball's Fastest Pitch
Fastball - The Magic Behind Baseball's Fastest Pitch
Gravitas
Hank Aaron and Derek Jeter lead a cast of baseball legends & scientists who explore the magic within the 396 milliseconds it takes a fastball to reach home plate, and decipher who threw the fastest pitch ever. Narrated by Kevin…
Under the Boardwalk - The Monopoly Story
Under the Boardwalk - The Monopoly Story
Tostie Productions LLC
This Emmy Award-winning film presents the captivating story of how a classic board game became a worldwide cultural phenomenon, and follows the colorful players who come together to compete for the title of Monopoly World Champion. Culminating with the high-stakes…
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