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Love Means Zero
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Love Means Zero
An in-depth look at famed tennis coach Nick Bollettieri. No other coach has matched his success, his dominance or his fame. His greatness, though, came at a terrible price.
Love Means Zero 2017
Viking Warrior Women
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Viking Warrior Women
Drama-led documentary following the life of Signe, an orphaned Chief's daughter, who, driven by revenge, becomes an explorer and trader in the lands of the Rus Vikings.
Viking Warrior Women 2019
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
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Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
Documentary following the career of Brooklyn-born photographer Jamel Shabazz, who captured hip-hop in its infancy long before it became a worldwide phenomenon. His iconic images of kids sporting sneakers and savvy street style caught the essence of hip-hop as it exploded onto the streets of New York. Intimate interviews with Shabazz and hip hop pioneers explore the hundreds of individual stories and urban history behind a revolutionary cultural movement.
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer 2013
The Day Kennedy Died
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The Day Kennedy Died
The doctor who tried to save him. The Secret Service agent who was seconds too late. The man wrongly accused of his murder. And the woman who unwittingly sheltered an assassin. The death of JFK has inspired thousands of books and debates over the last 50 years, but the stories of the people there on that day have gone largely untold...until now. Experience November 22, 1963 as it has never been presented before, in this minute-by-minute account of that day, narrated by Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey, and brought to life through rarely seen footage and rarely heard testimonies.
The Day Kennedy Died 2013
How To Clone A Woolly Mammoth
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How To Clone A Woolly Mammoth
The Siberian discovery of the best-preserved woolly mammoth on record has teams of experts working around the globe, and around the clock, on some of the most ambitious projects in science. In Russia, paleontologists are conducting a historic autopsy on the 40,000-year-old beast to find out how it lived, and how it died. Meanwhile labs in South Korea and at Harvard University are using the latest advances in DNA manipulation in hopes of cloning the furry giant and introducing it to the modern world.
How To Clone A Woolly Mammoth 2014
Bree Wayy: Promise Witness Remembrance
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Bree Wayy: Promise Witness Remembrance
Dawn Porter’s uplifting short takes us behind the scenes of Amy Sherald’s Breonna Taylor portrait, bringing grace and dignity to the tragic loss of her life.
Bree Wayy: Promise Witness Remembrance 2021
Vaxxed Nation
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Vaxxed Nation
Exploring how Israel was able to vaccinate 58% of its eligible population against COVID-19 in less than four months despite political strife and deep ideological divisions.
Vaxxed Nation 2021
Legend of Lead Belly
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Legend of Lead Belly
Huddie Ledbetter was born into poverty, battled racism, and did time, but in spite of his early hardships, or perhaps because of them, he became one of the great musicians of the 20th century. We trace the life and career of Lead Belly, a man praised by critics and revered by artists, whose unique music crossed a host of genres and influenced countless industry legends, from The Beatles to Led Zeppelin to Nirvana and beyond.
Legend of Lead Belly 2013
A Star-Spangled Story: Battle for America
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A Star-Spangled Story: Battle for America
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is known by all, treasured for its powerful melody and stirring lyrics. And yet, only about 40% of U.S. citizens know all the words. And even fewer know their meaning. Join us as we travel back to 1814, when Washington D.C. was under British attack during the "Second War of Independence," and the very bricks and mortar of American democracy were reduced to smoking rubble. We examine the battle that inspired witness Francis Scott Key to immortalize its final moments, then reveal how his poem transformed into an anthem.
A Star-Spangled Story: Battle for America 2014
Waco: The Longest Siege
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Waco: The Longest Siege
It began as a raid, turned into a 51-day standoff, and ended with the destruction of a five-story building and 75 people dead. The 1993 Waco siege of the compound belonging to the Branch Davidians riveted the nation and drew swarms of media from around the globe. Now, a quarter century later, we revisit the American tragedy through rarely seen footage and interviews with local journalists, federal agents, and former and current members of the sect.
Waco: The Longest Siege 2018
Lions Unleashed
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Lions Unleashed
In Rwanda, Africa, a new era is dawning after a brutal civil war ripped through the country, killing close to two million people and wiping out its most iconic wildlife: the regal lion. Now, 25 years later, the big cats are being reintroduced to the region to reclaim their throne. Follow this magnificent seven, a collection of five females and two males, as they travel thousands of miles from South Africa to Akagera National Park and attempt to figure out their new land, form relationships, and restore the pride of a nation.
Lions Unleashed 2017
Wolf vs Bear
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Wolf vs Bear
In the far reaches of the North, wolf and bear come head to head. Winter has been long. The melting ice reveal scattered carcasses in the Swamp: a feast worth fighting for. The bears must fatten up before Winter comes again, the wolves must strengthen their pack. The Swamp has been their battleground for decades, who will rule the North?
Wolf vs Bear 2019
Return of the Taliban: A VICE Special Report
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Return of the Taliban: A VICE Special Report
Twenty years after the US first invaded Afghanistan, President Biden announced the end of America's longest war. VICE News reporters were on the ground with Afghan and Taliban fighters to witness the final days of the conflict, from the frontlines of battle to the desperate scenes at the airport as Afghans were catapulted into a devastating systemic collapse. This is a harrowing, illuminating and definitive account of the Taliban’s return to power, reported by a team who has covered this country and this war for a generation.
Return of the Taliban: A VICE Special Report 2021
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
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Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Short documentary chronicling the true story of famed musicians and the relationships they have with their roadies. Features music legends Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters) and the crew of Pearl Jam.
Miles To Go Before I Sleep 2016
Bird vs. Plane: Miracle on the Hudson
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Bird vs. Plane: Miracle on the Hudson
On the 10th anniversary of US Airways Flight 1549's miraculous landing on the Hudson River, Smithsonian Channel revisits the event to explore the impact of bird strikes in aviation accidents. See first-person accounts from survivors, flight safety experts, and leading scientists in the fields of ornithology and wildlife management as Bird vs. Plane: Miracle on the Hudson highlights the groundbreaking work to prevent future occurrences.
Bird vs. Plane: Miracle on the Hudson 2019
My Journey with a Polar Bear
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My Journey with a Polar Bear
For four years, Asgeir Helgestad, a Norwegian wildlife filmmaker, has followed a beautiful polar bear mother named Frost in her home on Svalbard, a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean. Rising temperatures are causing dramatic changes in her ecosystem, leading to desperate struggles to find food for herself and her young cubs. Follow this tale of man and beast, hope and despair, and life and death in a land disappearing before their eyes.
My Journey with a Polar Bear 2019
In My Father’s House
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In My Father’s House
IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE explores identity and legacy in the African-American family, as Grammy award-winning rapper Che 'Rhymefest' Smith and his long-lost father reconnect and try to build a new future in Chicago's turbulent South Side. Himself a child of a broken home, Che hasn't seen his father, Brian, in over 20 years, and presumes him dead. But after buying his father's childhood home, Che sets out to find him, and learns that his is now a homeless alcoholic living only several blocks away/ The film offers a probing take on memory and identity in a family two generations removed from slavery as it tracks Che and Brian's shared journey to create a new legacy for themselves, their community and the next generation of family.
In My Father’s House 2015
My Big Bollywood Wedding
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My Big Bollywood Wedding
There are few ceremonies in the world that are as lavish or as vibrant as Indian weddings. And for Indian-Americans, the unions are just as extravagant here in the States, with an average cost of half a million dollars. Witness the big Bollywood marriages of three couples as they attempt to balance millennia-old traditions and modern American sensibilities.
My Big Bollywood Wedding 2017
A Life Among Monkeys
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A Life Among Monkeys
A Life among Monkeys’ tells the story of Smithsonian primatologist, Dr Wolfgang Dittus, through the unfolding narrative of the lives of the toque macaques monkeys, living among the spectacular ruins of an ancient temple in the heart of the Sri Lankan jungle.
A Life Among Monkeys 2019
Mysteries of the Rainforest
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Mysteries of the Rainforest
The island of Barro Colorado in the Panama Canal is full of mysteries, some involving the wide diversity of wildlife, and some involving the island itself. Every year, hundreds of scientists and students come here to uncover the rainforest's secrets, but this year is very different. The island is running dry and no one knows why. Follow several research teams as they observe, experiment, and conduct research in this pristine habitat, and most pressing of all, try to find out what happened to the rain and when it will come again.
Mysteries of the Rainforest 2017
The Lockerbie Bombing
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The Lockerbie Bombing
On 21 December 1988 a Pan Am 747 jet exploded over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie. On the 25th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on British soil, this is the story.
The Lockerbie Bombing 2013
Skin
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Skin
The walls in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte are inundated with painted pictures and words, from stunning murals to old-school graffiti, and from enigmatic cries from the heart to furious cursing. Marcos Pimentel uses his mostly static camera to capture an impressive number of these public statements.
Skin 2021
The Men Who Brought the Dawn
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The Men Who Brought the Dawn
The Men Who Brought the Dawn 2007
Unbelievable Flying Objects
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Unbelievable Flying Objects
A hilarious countdown of the black sheep of aviation, aircraft that have embarrassed their builders, enraged the owners and terrified their pilots. These are stories of aircraft that should have never been built, including highly imaginative concepts to “fly” tanks and jeeps directly onto the battlefield, a real flying saucer and starkly bizarre efforts to design and build a submarine that flies. We come to understand why these ideas were doomed from the start…
Unbelievable Flying Objects 2007
Baby New at the Zoo
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Baby New at the Zoo
Meet the babies of the National Zoo -- the golden lion tamarin, the Sumatran tiger, the kori bustard, and the sloth bear -- cute, cuddly and born to be wild!
Baby New at the Zoo 2007
Islands of Creation
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Islands of Creation
In the jungles of the Solomon Islands, a remote archipelago in the South Pacific, a biologist is attempting to do something Charles Darwin and Ernst Mayr never accomplished: catch evolution in the act of creating new species. Albert Uy is on the verge of an amazing discovery in the Solomon Islands, but there's a threat looming on the horizon. The islands' resources are being exploited, putting all local wildlife at risk. It's a race against time to gather the evidence necessary to prove the existence of a new species before it's lost forever.
Islands of Creation 2015
Nepal Quake: Terror on Everest
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Nepal Quake: Terror on Everest
Nepal Quake: Terror on Everest 2015
The Mountain Lion and Me
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The Mountain Lion and Me
On the outskirts of Yellowstone National Park is Paradise Valley, Montana, home to bears, wolves, elk, and an animal so secretive, few ever get to see it: the mountain lion. Wildlife filmmaker Casey Anderson became one of those lucky few after following the tracks of the elusive cat from his backyard into the world of a mother and her three cubs. It was the beginning of what would become a remarkable relationship that gave Casey a rare glimpse into the life of a mountain lion family and a new understanding of an animal we know so little about.
The Mountain Lion and Me 2018
Same Sex America
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Same Sex America
In the spring of 2004, Massachusetts began the final battle of its journey towards legalizing same-sex marriage. This documentary follows a few local couples & their families through the months leading up to & shortly after that defining occasion in LGBTQ+ history, culminating in their respective weddings. Also includes interviews with active opponents attempting to discourage the movement (& failing, of course). Premiered at the Independent Film Festival of Boston in April 2005, just a month short the decision's one-year anniversary.
Same Sex America 2005
One & Done/Ben Simmons
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One & Done/Ben Simmons
The sprawling journey of number one NBA draft pick Ben Simmons. From a relatively anonymous Australian upbringing to high school and college in America to the top of the rookie class in the world's foremost basketball league, ONE & DONE chronicles a pivotal period in a young man's life, capturing Simmons and his inner circle as they realize a lifelong dream in the limelight of an exclusive fraternity of top NBA draft picks.
One & Done/Ben Simmons 2016
An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch
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An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch
Narrated by actor and ocean conservationist Ted Danson, this film reveals a frightening truth about our oceans. An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch follows the work of the world's premier fisheries scientist, Dr. Daniel Pauly, as he investigates how close we are to a global crash in fish populations.
An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch 2016
Alaskan Summer
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Alaskan Summer
In the ice-gripped environment of Alaska's Admiralty Island, summer offers the briefest of respites. Year-round residents such as bears and seals turn to the salmon-filled waterways for sustenance. Meanwhile, migrants descend in droves, from humpback whales to over 140 million seabirds--almost half the birds in the Northern Hemisphere.
Alaskan Summer 2017
Desert Lions
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Desert Lions
Enter the harsh and unforgiving Kalahari and follow a lion pride attempt to save their threatened bloodline.
Desert Lions 2017
Remembering Vietnam: The Wall at 25
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Remembering Vietnam: The Wall at 25
Looking back on the creation of the Vietnam Memorial, this Emmy-nominated documentary chronicles the controversy surrounding the monument's construction and touches on the history of the polarizing war that inspired it. Fueled by the vision of Vietnam veteran Jan Scruggs and brought to life by then-fledgling designer Maya Lin, the memorial would eventually become the nation's most visited monument. But its success was a hard-fought victory.
Remembering Vietnam: The Wall at 25 2007
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib
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Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib follows a lioness and her daughters as the travel through Namibia's desert with their five male cubs. The cubs are raised without a pride male and are instructed by their mothers in hunting both large prey and small. When the elderly matriarch dies, her daughters must finish the job.
Desert Warriors: Lions of the Namib 2016
Animals Aloft
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Animals Aloft
Flying dogs, tigers, monkeys, and more. Discover the incredible war stories and barnstorming adventures of aviation's animal pioneers.
Animals Aloft 2009