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Documentary
2021

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Simple As Water
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Simple As Water
A meditation on the elemental bonds of family told through portraits of four Syrian families in the aftermath of war.
Simple As Water 2021
Covid Diaries NYC
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Covid Diaries NYC
Five young filmmakers share stories of their families, who were on the frontlines during the first wave of the Coronavirus. These intimate accounts shine a light on families caught in chaos and crisis, in a city hiding from a deadly virus, in a country riven by social upheaval.
Covid Diaries NYC 2021
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
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Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
The story of the iconic singer's fascinating six-decade career in both music and Black and LGBTQ activism.
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over 2021
Hood River
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Hood River
In a small Oregon community, a high school soccer team struggles to overcome class and racial divide in a quest for both individual and team success. While Domingo deals with the deportation of his father to Mexico, and Eric painfully learns how to become a captain and command the respect of his Mexican-American teammates, Coach Riviera struggles to keep the team together amidst the pressure of academics and athletics. This coming-of-age feature documentary focuses on the friendship and maturation of three characters and is set against the backdrop of a segregated American town. Will Domingo graduate? Will Eric become a leader? Will the Eagles win a state championship?
Hood River 2021
The Forever Prisoner
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The Forever Prisoner
The chilling story of Abu Zubaydah, the first high-value detainee subjected to the CIA’s program of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, later identified as torture by those outside the agency. Having never been charged with a crime or allowed to challenge his detention, Zubaydah remains imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay in Kafkaesque limbo, in direct contravention of America’s own ideals of justice and due process.
The Forever Prisoner 2021
Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests
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Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests
A documentary exploring the history and growing dangers surrounding the seemingly innocuous Myers–Briggs personality test.
Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests 2021
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
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Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking 2021
Fireboys
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Fireboys
Fireboys is the untold story of young men incarcerated in California who are offered a way out: by fighting wildfires. Immersive and personal, this coming-of-age story examines a correctional path that is both hopeful and destructive.
Fireboys 2021
At the Ready
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At the Ready
Home to one of the region’s largest law enforcement education program, students at Horizon High School in El Paso train to become police officers and Border Patrol agents as they discover the realities of their dream jobs may be at odds with the truths and people they hold most dear.
At the Ready 2021
Extra Innings from 9/11: 20 Years Later
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Extra Innings from 9/11: 20 Years Later
A look back at how America's national pastime, Major League Baseball, brought the victims' families, New York City, the fans, and the entire country back to some sense of normalcy after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11. Manager of the New York Yankees, Joe Torre, and the New York Mets, Bobby Valentine, guide us through the heartfelt stories that show the resilience of the city and country, and a message of hope that people can bounce back from tragedy.
Extra Innings from 9/11: 20 Years Later 2021