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Beba
HULU
Beba
A raw, poetic self-portrait in which young, NYC-born Afro-Latina Rebeca “Beba” Huntt stares down historical, societal, and generational trauma.
Beba 2022
The Red Herring
The Red Herring
Is Korea a democratic republic or a prosecution republic? Can you be confident that the blade of the prosecution is not aiming at you? Their hunt has begun. Following the coordinates thrown by the prosecution, the media gathers, and rumors circulate. Prosecutors wield a sword before the angry public. Who is the one being chased over there? Are you confident that you are not the one?
The Red Herring 2022
Alain Resnais, l'audacieux
Alain Resnais, l'audacieux
A genius inventor of forms, Alain Resnais is one of the fathers of cinematic modernity. This portrait, rich in archives, looks back on the career of a discreet non-conformist, in perpetual search of renewal to fight against anxiety.
Alain Resnais, l'audacieux 2022
Mariah Carey's MasterClass
Mariah Carey's MasterClass
Mariah Carey invites you into her studio to share her process. Learn how she uses her iconic voice to create, collaborate, and express a vision.
Mariah Carey's MasterClass 2022
38 at the Garden
Max
38 at the Garden
In a hostile time for Asian Americans, the revisiting of an unlikely athlete's story 10 years later gives hope and shatters stereotypes on sport's biggest stage.
38 at the Garden 2022
In Search of Darkness: Part III
AMC+
In Search of Darkness: Part III
The conclusion to the ‘In Search of Darkness’ trilogy. In this epic final chapter, our focus turns to the straight-to-video horror classics that populated the bottom shelves at the video rental store. Imaginative, gory, experimental—but always entertaining—these hidden gems are ripe for rediscovery.
In Search of Darkness: Part III 2022
I ate at every Rainforest Cafe in the Country
I ate at every Rainforest Cafe in the Country
On a three-week road trip across the USA (and Canada!), Eddy Burback and Ted Nivision travel to every ‘Rainforest Cafè’ restaurant and dine amongst the vines, thunderstorms, and animatronics.
I ate at every Rainforest Cafe in the Country 2022
Ghosts in the Ruins
Ghosts in the Ruins
Created to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the consecration of Coventry Cathedral, Ghosts in the Ruin is a performance work that features original choral music, projections of archive imagery and poetry by local writers. The piece takes audiences on a physical journey between the new cathedral and the ruins of the original site, retelling the history of the space and exploring themes of reconciliation and sanctuary that characterise the city. This is the film of the site-specific performance, commissioned by Coventry Cathedral and the Coventry City of Culture Trust, and created by Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement recipient Nitin Sawhney CBE with the people of Coventry.
Ghosts in the Ruins 2022
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
Paramount+
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
A portrait of musician David Johansen from Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi featuring a live performance at Café Carlyle in New York City, where he performs as Buster Poindexter singing the Johansen songbook, along with new and archival interviews.
Personality Crisis: One Night Only 2022
Jon Stewart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Jon Stewart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
An outstanding lineup of entertainers gathers in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to salute Jon Stewart, recipient of the 23rd annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Jon Stewart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize 2022
Crimes of the Future - Behind the Scenes Featurette
Crimes of the Future - Behind the Scenes Featurette
Go behind the scenes on the set of David Cronenberg’s newest film Crimes of the Future.
Crimes of the Future - Behind the Scenes Featurette 2022
Waterman
Waterman
Five-time Olympic medalist and Native Hawaiian Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku shattered records and brought surfing to the world while overcoming a lifetime of personal challenges. Waterman explores his journey and legacy as a legendary swimmer, trailblazer, and the undisputed father of modern-day surfing, following the sport’s first-time inclusion in this year’s Summer Olympics – a fitting tribute to his work promoting the sport around the globe.
Waterman 2022
We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel)
We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel)
From Nostradamus to the Book of Revelations, we are a species obsessed with our potential extinction. We're perpetually paranoid about cataclysmic events, and yet we're still here—for now. Jay Baruchel dives into our collective fears to dispel (or in some cases verify) the hype and calculate the odds of apocalyptic events, from nuclear Armageddon to a massive asteroid impact. Visiting bomb shelters and questioning experts, he discovers the real risks we face may be the ones we ignore. With his playful wit and boundless curiosity, Baruchel takes what could be a depressing issue and somehow manages to find light in the darkness. We all know we're gonna kick the bucket sooner or later, but it's the how that makes for an entertaining guessing game in this non-fiction series.
We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) 2022
The Ivana Trump Story: The First Wife
The Ivana Trump Story: The First Wife
With contemporary voices and archival footage and interviews, the one-hour special weaves a robust narrative of the life and legacy of Ivana Trump – the mother, businesswoman and glamour queen whose eye for branding and design helped Donald Trump build an empire.
The Ivana Trump Story: The First Wife 2022
Stark
Stark
A short film involving images of snow and sound.
Stark 2022
Pelosi's Power
Pelosi's Power
An examination of the powerful and polarizing Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, from veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker and chronicler of U.S. politics Michael Kirk and his team. Pelosi’s Power traces Pelosi’s life and legacy, how she has gained and wielded power across three decades, and how she has faced grave challenges to her leadership and to American democracy from Trump and his allies.
Pelosi's Power 2022
La Grande Saga du Tour de France
La Grande Saga du Tour de France
La Grande Saga du Tour de France 2022
The Stories of West Side Story
The Stories of West Side Story
Rejoice in the astonishing all-new footage of Spielberg at work in documentary filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau’s revealing The Stories of West Side Story. Composed of Opening, Prologue, Sharks & Jets, Dance at the Gym, The Romance, America, Gee, Officer Krupke, Cool, From Quintet to the Rumble, I Feel Pretty, Somewhere, Finale, and Tribute.
The Stories of West Side Story 2022
Hugo Sanchez, the Goal and the Glory
Prime Video
Hugo Sanchez, the Goal and the Glory
The definitive chronicle of the best Mexican athlete in history. From his beginnings in Mexico's university team, his transcendental time in Spain's Real Madrid, his international falls and his very personal obsession for success.
Hugo Sanchez, the Goal and the Glory 2022
Santa Camp
Max
Santa Camp
Every summer, a horde of professional Santas, Mrs. Clauses, and elves descend on a campsite in the New Hampshire woods to learn the tricks of their trade. But this year is different. The organizers, members of the one-hundred strong New England Santa Society, have decided to tackle a complicated and historic problem – the lack of diversity in the Santa industry. They enlist a Black Santa, a Santa with a disability, and a transgender Santa, each with their own surprising Santa origin story.
Santa Camp 2022
Farewell Doc Martin
Acorn TV
Farewell Doc Martin
Doc Martin, one of UK's iconic TV characters, hangs up his stethoscope for the final time as the long-running titular series comes to an end. This one-hour retrospective spotlights the longevity and impact locally and around the world of Doc Martin over the years, as well as offering behind the scenes of the final season with the cast and crew. From scripting and pre-production to shooting and delivery, meet the regular characters that live and work in the picturesque Cornish town of Portwenn, the key crew behind the camera, the residents of Port Isaac, the show's real-life setting, and the visitors who come solely because Doc Martin films there.
Farewell Doc Martin 2022
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony
A portrait of the South Korean screenwriter, director and producer Lee Chang-Dong through his work, this documentary provides a thematic analysis of his films, most of which have been selected for and received awards at the Cannes Film Festival.
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony 2022
El apagón - Aquí vive gente
El apagón - Aquí vive gente
Bad Bunny’s 23 minute long music video for his song 'El apagón', from his fourth studio album 'Un verano sin tí'. 'El apagón' is a song criticizing the governments of Puerto Rico and of the United States, and tells the story of the daily life and suffering of Puerto Ricans under those corrupt governments, their colonial status, and the island's atrocious-on-purpose power grid. The music video transitions into a documentary by independent Puerto Rican journalist Bianca Graulau, where she reports on the recent protests, the displacement of Puerto Ricans from their homes and from the island, the millionaires that are happily blocking access to public beaches, the beneficiaries of the controversial Act 22 / Act 60 "law" that has turned the island into a tax haven for the rich , and much more.
El apagón - Aquí vive gente 2022
Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?
Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?
Dave Chappelle delivers a speech at his prestigious alma mater that reflects on his comedy roots, his rise to fame and why artists should never behave.
Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 2022
Sigmund Freud: A Jew Without God
Sigmund Freud: A Jew Without God
An account of the life and work of the influential Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), an iconic figure and a godless demigod who dared to enter the darkest depths of the human mind; through his correspondence and his own voice, and that of his family and friends.
Sigmund Freud: A Jew Without God 2022
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
Philip Vincent built the fastest and most glamorous motorcycles in the world - yet he ended his days in poverty. Some 40 years after he died, one of his machines sold for over $1 million. This is his untold story.
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story 2022
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Britbox
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Reflecting Peter O'Toole's theatrical legacy, this feature documentary is structured into four acts, each introduced by a quote about O'Toole that encapsulates his life during a specific period.
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba 2022
The Wall: Climb for Gold
The Wall: Climb for Gold
Four female climbers face the sporting challenge of a lifetime as they attempt to compete in the first ever Olympic climbing competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Wall: Climb for Gold follows four elite climbers, Janja Garnbret, Shauna Coxsey, Brooke Raboutou, and Miho Nonaka, over an extraordinary two years. They battle through Olympic qualifying events to earn their place at Tokyo, then face a gruelling season of competition and training that sees everything put on hold when the Covid-19 pandemic forces the Games to be postponed. As the young women confront their own mental and physical demons en-route to Tokyo, the film reveals an astonishing and inspiring insight into what it takes to be an Olympian and ultimately what it means to be human.
The Wall: Climb for Gold 2022
Year One: A Political Odyssey
Max
Year One: A Political Odyssey
Bookended by Inauguration Day 2021 and the State of the Union speech of March 2022, this documentary is a front-seat account of the Biden administration’s tense first year, marked by security threats both at home and abroad. Assuming office only two weeks after the January 6th attack on the Capitol, Biden’s presidency entered the maelstrom of an ongoing global pandemic, renewed conflicts with Russia and China, and America’s international standing in decline.
Year One: A Political Odyssey 2022
[TXT & EN-] BACKSTAGE: TXT X EN- DOCUMENTARY
[TXT & EN-] BACKSTAGE: TXT X EN- DOCUMENTARY
K-Pop groups TXT and EN- come together to perform legendary songs from every generation of K-Pop.
[TXT & EN-] BACKSTAGE: TXT X EN- DOCUMENTARY 2022
Elfriede Jelinek: Language Unleashed
Elfriede Jelinek: Language Unleashed
Wunderkind, scandalous author, traitor to the fatherland, fury of the theater, feminist, fashion-lover, communist, pessimist, language terrorist, rebel, enfant terrible, nest fouler, brilliant, vulnerable artist, Nobel laureate. This film about Elfriede Jelinek, who in 2004 became the first Austrian author to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature, focuses on her artistic approach to language. The montage of archive material with voiceovers and interviews, some of them recently recorded, is told from Jelinek’s point of view.
Elfriede Jelinek: Language Unleashed 2022
Indian Predator: The Butcher Of Delhi
Indian Predator: The Butcher Of Delhi
Uncovering the details of gruesome killings, people who were at the epicentre talk about what went down.
Indian Predator: The Butcher Of Delhi 2022
A Radical Life
A Radical Life
An unfiltered look at the former First Lady of ISIS, Tania Joya, who for twelve years was married to John Georgelas, the highest ranking American in ISIS.
A Radical Life 2022
Becoming Al Pacino
Becoming Al Pacino
Between the South Bronx and (New) Hollywood, a portrait of Al Pacino, passionate about theatre and mythical actor of The Godfather and Scarface, who has never stopped battling with his demons.
Becoming Al Pacino 2022
Super Greed: The Fight for Football
Super Greed: The Fight for Football
In April 2021, in the perfect storm left behind by the Coronavirus pandemic, owners and executives of the 12 most powerful clubs in world football attempted a bullish and brazen power grab. Years of secret talks and backroom dealings culminated in a seismic late-night announcement - these dozen rivals were joining forces and breaking away from centuries of sporting tradition to launch a brand new competition that would secure their club's futures for decades to come. Designed to secure the financial future of football for the next 23 years, The Super League created a fury of opposition from the entire football world and collapsed in just 48 hours. Super Greed: The Fight for Football tells the dramatic inside story of the doomed league through the eyes of those who helped to bring it tumbling down.
Super Greed: The Fight for Football 2022
Mama's Boy
Max
Mama's Boy
Traveling back to the places where he grew up, Dustin Lance Black explores his childhood roots, gay identity and close relationship with his mother, who overcame childhood polio, abusive marriages and Mormon dogma, while becoming Black’s emotional rock and, ultimately, the inspiration for his activism. With a wealth of personal photographs and candid memories from Black’s family, colleagues, and friends, this documentary embraces the personal to tell a universally hopeful tale of resilience and reconciliation through the power of love and shared stories.
Mama's Boy 2022
Line Goes Up: The Problem With NFTs
Line Goes Up: The Problem With NFTs
If someone pitches you on a "great" Web3 project, ask them if it requires buying or selling crypto to do what they say it does.
Line Goes Up: The Problem With NFTs 2022
Dua Lipa: Elevating
Freevee
Dua Lipa: Elevating
One of the most recognizable voices in all of modern day music, Dua Lipa quickly rose to fame. Her catchy tunes and sultry vocals make her music appeal to a global audience.
Dua Lipa: Elevating 2022
In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
The film explores the “acute suffering” and transcendent glory experienced by current and former members of King Crimson, allowing the audience an intimate and sometimes uncomfortable insight into the musicians’ experience as they confront life and death head on in the world’s most demanding rock band.
In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50 2022
A Bunch of Amateurs
A Bunch of Amateurs
A bunch of British working class amateur filmmakers with nothing left to lose tackle one of Hollywood's greatest musicals in order to save their beloved Club. Britain’s oldest amateur filmmaking club struggles to survive, as its members grow old amid flickering memories and hardships. In the northern industrial town of Bradford, England, a handful of diehard amateur filmmakers desperately cling to their dreams, and to each other, in this warm and funny look at shared artistic folly that speaks to the delusional dreamer in us all.
A Bunch of Amateurs 2022