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Oppenheimer: Genius or Madman?
This documentary explores famous figure J. Robert Oppenheimer, an American theoretical physicist who was called, "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project.
The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate
VICE's Matt Shea takes viewers inside Andrew Tate’s secret society and compound in Romania and gives a voice to women who were allegedly abused by him.
Building Bridges: Bill Youren's Vision of Peace
Farmer, family man, and—unlikely leftist organiser. Bill Youren gave up a career as a lawyer to live a traditional farmer life in the back-blocks of the Hawke's Bay. He was also a zealous supporter of freedom of speech in a political environment, with the backdrop of the Cold War and the 1951 Waterfront Strike, where anyone labelled a Communist was seen as an existential threat.
How Are You Travelling?
Outback Australia has the highest suicide rates in the country, particularly for men, so when mental health motorcycle gang ‘Psychs on Bikes’ rolls into town, it can kick start a ‘life-changing’ conversation. Join ‘Psychs on Bikes’ on an epic road trip and ‘mental health mission’ around Australia.
Pachacútec, The Improbable School
In a hidden spot in the outskirts of Lima, in a poverty-stricken district, is a school that the whims of fate decided should exist: the Pachacútec Cookery School. For more than 15 years the school has changed the lives of more than 400 men and women chefs, giving them a profession that has lifted them out of their destitution while filling their lives with dreams, thus forging a new generation of Peruvian cooks. This documentary follows the case of three young alumi from the school, who now enjoy success in different parts of the world. In San Francisco, what started as work experience earned Jhosmery the position of pastry chef in a reputed Peruvian restaurant. In Luxembourg, Gerson takes up the reins of a kitchen with modernist ambitions. And in Lima, Alan runs a successful ceviche business. All saw gastronomy as a chance to get ahead.
My Music, My Roots: Felipe Araújo
Felipe visits Goiânia in a moving journey back to his musical roots: his childhood home, the church where he sang, his school, the impact his father had during his first steps in the music industry, his friends, grandmother, and cousins. He will also remember his greatest idol: his brother Cristiano. Felipe goes back in time and remembers when a career as a singer was just a dream.
Keeping Hope
Coles Smith, an actor and Nyikina man, grew up surrounded by the astounding beauty of the Kimberley. But there is deep heartache ingrained below the surface of this postcard-perfect landscape: the rate of suicide among the region’s young First Nations men is alarmingly high. For Coles Smith, these terrible statistics – some of the most troubling in the world – are more than just numbers; his best friend tragically took his own life when they were in their 20s. Keeping Hope follows his intensely personal search for answers and, hopefully, solutions.
The List
Afghanistan fell into the hands of the Taliban due to the withdrawal of US troops in August 2021. Upon hearing this news in a foreign country, the Makhmalbaf family rolled up their sleeves and set out to rescue Afghan artists in crisis.
Yo Soy La Reyna
A journey through the words of the soprano Mixe María Reyna, a journey through a childhood marked by domestic violence, the ultra-conservatism of the indigenous communities of southern Mexico, and the desire to go out and discover a world “beyond the mountain”.
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Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview - A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph
Jeremy Renner sits down with Diane Sawyer for his first television interview since the critical snow plow accident that nearly cost him his life.
Fitting
Fitting explores the relationship between the director, an amputee, and her prosthetist, by their contrasting experiences during the making of a prosthetic leg. It asks what it means for to create an extension to someone else’s body, and the impact this has on both maker and amputee. The film demystifies this unfamiliar space and experience for the viewer, and questioning stereotyping and prejudice widely seen within our society's consideration of body image.
22-17 a.k.a Anyways: Chapter III
Early spring, 2022. Seventeen (or more) friends live through what they don’t know will be a quick last few months of school, facing their final exams, closing activities, but more importantly the idea that they may never see each other again. Chapter III is nourished by the sanctuary of the "Virgen de las Peñas" to raise the notion of moving forward, empathizing and enjoying the late friendship.
Atelier Beyond
Gaspard Delanoe joined the art squatting movement and squatted an abandoned building in Paris with his friends. The building soon became home to an accumulation of 30 artists who created a Dadaist museum on the top floor by collecting various objects. The documentary showcases how this museum eventually became the new "Pont des Arts" (Lovers' Bridge), and how the artists' success went beyond their dreams from years before.
Birds on the Ground
Cornwall's avian creatures are grounded in this new Paul Dinning picture.
The Keepers of the Pigs
A gentle and heart-warming documentary which centres on guinea pig rescue centres and owners.
Mister & Miss Humanity International 2023
MISTER AND MISS HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL 2023
Mister Philippines, Jan King Manguiat and Miss Philippines, Krizha Lovell Manaois
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
June 30, 2023
Coders
As an esoteric, Soviet-era self-improvement practice, coding involves following instructions from a mysterious advisor – mind like a computer, programmable.
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Trailblazing double bassist Orin O’Brien never wanted the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hired her in 1966 as the first female musician in the New York Philarmonic, it was inevitable that she would become the focus of much interest and fascination. Now 87 years old and recently retired, Orin looks back on her remarkable life and career, insisting that a fuss should not be made, much preferring to play a supporting role to the family, students, friends, and colleagues that surround her.
She Creates Change: Diksha
She Creates Change tells the true story of young Diksha from Nepal who overcame discrimination and went on to challenge unjust traditions in her community. She Creates Change film series was created for Room to Read NGO, will be released in October 2023 to commemorate International Day of the Girl, aims to reach all 432 million adolescent girls globally with content and educational curriculum that supports them in creating change in their communities.
Terrion Arnold: Prolific
Terrion Arnold is a Tallahassee native and currently climbing NFL charts with his 2023 season. Throughout this docuseries, Terrion shows his day to day life and what it means to play corner at the University of Alabama.
La vérité derrière la disparition des sagas pour ados
Of Girls
Female artists, architects, authors, actors, activists, curators, academics and so on – an entire team is in action in Kanojo tachi no, invited by Wendelien van Oldenborgh. This is a dual investigation focusing on two major figures, one literary, the other political, active in Japan in the middle of the last century: Fumiko Hayashi, a feminist author of semi-autobiographical fiction and poems expressing her sense of female solidarity and her homosexuality, and Yuriko Miyamoto, who pursued socialist ideals and worked for the liberation of Japanese women.
Night Fishing with Ancestors
Different encounters as experienced by the indigenous population of Australia’s Northern Territory frame the narrative, enriched by the collective’s approach to filmic ‘world-making’.
Jed Mercurio Remembers... Cardiac Arrest
Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio looks back on the first drama he wrote and the start of his extraordinary journey from junior doctor to award-winning TV showrunner. The acclaimed 1994 series 'Cardiac Arrest' featured a cast of then unknown actors, including future Friends star Helen Baxendale, and captured the realities of life working on a hospital ward in 90s Britain. Jed recalls what motivated him to become more than just a series advisor to the point where he ended up taking over script-writer duties; the controversy around the series that saw even the then Health Secretary getting involved, and the real-life stresses he's experienced as a doctor that made their way into the scripts.
Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power, and the Supreme Court
As controversy erupts around Clarence and Ginni Thomas, FRONTLINE tells the inside story of their path to power. This investigation from veteran filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team traces how race, power and controversy collide in the rise of the Supreme Court justice and his wife and how the couple has reshaped American law and politics.
Inside NSG
The show is a never-seen-before look into the elite anti-terror force of India. It follows the life of an army major who aspires to become a Black Cat Commando.
Curt Schilling's Imperfect Game
Even when he was throwing strikes for the Red Sox, Curt Schilling was not like other baseball players. He would spend late nights buried in the computer screen, dreaming of building the greatest multiplayer game empire to rival World of Warcraft. When he retired, he took some of his own money and lots of others, including 75 million from the state of Rhode Island, to try and realize his dream. Instead, his company, 38 Studios, ran through millions with little to show for it, ultimately collapsing into a mountain of debt. Through animation and interviews, the film tells us what happens when the aura of a legend overwhelms good sense. Game over.
Ten Lives of a Cat: A Film about Chris Marker
Ten years after the death of iconic French filmmaker, Chris Marker. A filmmaker, hoping to rediscover that unique sensibility against the uncertainty of the new century, returns to the places synonymous with those incomparable and unforgettable films-- From the cat cemetery of Sans Soleil, to the mausoleum of The Last Bolshevik; The caves of Level Five to the rooftops of The Case of the Grinning Cat. A biographical portrait of one of the 20th century's greatest and most misunderstood filmmakers.