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Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
Starz
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
Explore the vision behind the iconic American jazz record label. Since 1939, Blue Note artists have been encouraged to push creative boundaries in search of uncompromising expressions. Through current recording sessions, rare archive and conversations with iconic Blue Note artists, the film reveals an intimate perspective of a legacy that continues to be vital in today’s political climate.
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes 2019
Baikonur, Earth
Baikonur, Earth
Over the centuries only few caravans dared to cross the northern route of the silk road that today lies in the territory of Kazakhstan. In this portion of Asian desert there was no place to build a majestic city nor anything else worth fighting for. Until in 1955 the Soviet government realised that those lands, far as they may be from the rest of the World, were just one step away from the Universe.
Baikonur, Earth 2019
Hesburgh
Prime Video
Hesburgh
He counseled presidents and popes, served on corporate boards and infuriated Richard Nixon. He was one of the only friends to whom Ann Landers turned for advice. During his 35 years as president of the University of Notre Dame, Theodore Hesburgh became one of the most influential and inspiring people of the 20th century.
Hesburgh 2019
There's Something in the Water
There's Something in the Water
Elliot Page brings attention to the injustices and injuries caused by environmental racism in his home province, in this urgent documentary on Indigenous and African Nova Scotian women fighting to protect their communities, their land, and their futures.
There's Something in the Water 2019
Extraordinary: The Seeding
Prime Video
Extraordinary: The Seeding
Filmmaker Jon Sumple explores alien hybridization programs, why they're happening and their impact on humanity.
Extraordinary: The Seeding 2019
David Foster: Off the Record
Netflix
David Foster: Off the Record
A documentary about Canadian music icon David Foster.
David Foster: Off the Record 2019
Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston
Paramount+
Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston
Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.
Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston 2019
Fevereiros
Fevereiros
A record on Brazilian samba school Estação Primeira de Mangueira's victory on the 2016 carnaval parade. Mangueira's parade that year was a homage to singer Maria Bethânia. The documentary also follows Bethânia on the celebrations of Our Lady of Purification, in Bahia, northeast of Brazil.
Fevereiros 2019
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season
Max
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season
Universally recognized as the greatest female skier ever, Lindsey Vonn went on a remarkable journey that was defined by unexpected twists and turns and dramatic peaks and valleys in its final chapter. LINDSEY VONN: THE FINAL SEASON intimately recounts the iconic skier’s last competitive campaign while looking back on her transcendent career, from child prodigy to decorated Olympian to global superstar.
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season 2019
Sharks: Monster of the Media
Freevee
Sharks: Monster of the Media
Feared as killers, sharks are the ocean's most misunderstood creatures. This documentary tells their true story — and examines the dangers they face.
Sharks: Monster of the Media 2019
And We Go Green
HULU
And We Go Green
Professional drivers on the international Formula E circuit — like Formula One, but with eco-friendly electric cars — race for victory across 10 cities.
And We Go Green 2019
APEX: The Secret Race Across America
APEX: The Secret Race Across America
APEX: The Secret Race Across America is a documentary film that takes viewers on a fast-paced ride through the illegal, underground world of U.S. transcontinental racing. How fast can you drive cross-country?
APEX: The Secret Race Across America 2019
Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind
Freevee
Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind
The untold story of Charles Manson's obsession to become a rock star, his rise in the LA music scene, the celebrities who championed his music, his tragic friendship with The Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson and his descent into violence and chaos once his dreams fell apart.
Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind 2019
The King Who Fooled Hitler
The King Who Fooled Hitler
In a tale of double agents and decoys, this documentary reveals, for the first time, the story of King George VI's elaborate ruse to divert German attention away from the Normandy landings in 1944.
The King Who Fooled Hitler 2019
The Hermits
The Hermits
In the midst of the chaos of México City, a group of eight bachelor millennials who call themselves ´The Hermits´, open the doors to their tiny apartments in the historic Ermita Building, in the yet-to-be gentrified neighborhood of Tacubaya, and share their life experiences in a time when precarity changes the way in which we love, feel and relate to each other. As we explore the homes of these eight neighbors, we also witness their personalities intersect in a Whatsapp chat, a virtual space that functions as a supporting system that helps them face the adversities that living alone in this city brings.
The Hermits 2019
Dragons and Damsels
Dragons and Damsels
More beautiful than butterflies, more spectacular fliers than hummingbirds, and with intriguing behavior as complex as mammals or birds. They’ve been flying around for hundreds of millions of years, crossing paths with dinosaurs before we mammals were even a twinkle in the eye of evolution.
Dragons and Damsels 2019
El Sendero de la Anaconda
El Sendero de la Anaconda
In the most remote areas of the Amazon rainforest, a writer and his anthropologist friend find communities that have resisted change for centuries.
El Sendero de la Anaconda 2019
My Father, the Spy
My Father, the Spy
As a young Soviet student in 1978, Ieva could not have predicted that a holiday visit to her father, Imants Lesinskis, then working in the Soviet mission at the United Nations in New York City, would irreversibly split her life in two. Entangled in a dark spy game, Ieva is forced to leave her former life behind, never to see her mother or her homeland of Latvia again. Pulling back the curtain on the shady behind-the-scenes world of the Cold War, this film tells a daughter's dramatic story of her double-agent father, exploring their relationship against the backdrop of events which have their roots over four decades ago. In order to find herself and understand the game she was part of, Ieva sets out on a journey to the past, confronting family secrets, lies and betrayal.
My Father, the Spy 2019
Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures
Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures
Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures is a documentary film that features the unique relationship of a mother and son ghost hunting team that investigates ghostly phenomenon.
Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures 2019
I Am Richard Pryor
Paramount+
I Am Richard Pryor
The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his honest, irreverent and biting humor.
I Am Richard Pryor 2019
Close to His Chest
Close to His Chest
These men are undergoing a crucial stage of self-discovery, but for better or worse - they will not go through it alone. A selection of 6 shorts about the complexities of gay and male sexuality. Includes: Along the Road [Längs vägen] (2011); Drives [Pulsiones] (2009); Frozen Princess [Princesa de hielo] (2017); Naked [Desnudos] (2013); Swimming Pool [Piscina] (2017); Visibles (2018).
Close to His Chest 2019
Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis
Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis
The trajectory of musician and comedian Mussum as vocalist of the group "Os Originais do Samba" and later in cinema and TV as a member of "Os Trapalhões", a group that revolutionized the way of making humor on Brazilian television.
Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis 2019
Koko: A Red Dog Story
Prime Video
Koko: A Red Dog Story
The true story of an ordinary dog, whose good fortune and ability to connect with people catapults him to fame.
Koko: A Red Dog Story 2019
Beyond The Visible - Hilma af Klint
Beyond The Visible - Hilma af Klint
How can an artist discover abstraction by the beginning of the 20th century and nobody is noticing? A woman, misjudged and concealed, rocks the art world with her mind-blowing oeuvre. Hilma af Klint was a pioneer creating her first abstract painting in 1906, four years before Vassily Kandinsky. But why was she ignored? Why are her paintings not available on the market? This first film on her is about her life and work, the role of women in art history and the discovery of an art scandal. Her quest for meaning in life and a boundless thinking led into a timeless, outstanding oeuvre.
Beyond The Visible - Hilma af Klint 2019
Land Without God
Land Without God
An intimate portrait of a family coming to terms with decades of institutional abuse and the impact it has had and is still having on their lives.
Land Without God 2019
Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be
Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be
Palermo, Sicily, Italy, 2017. Twenty-five years after the murders of anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone, on May 23, 1992, and Paolo Borsellino, on July 19, 1992; and on the occasion of the tributes held in memory of both heroes, skeptical photographer Letizia Battaglia, chronicler of their titanic combat, criticizes the opportunism of shady characters who, like businessman Ciccio Mira, profit from the commemoration of both tragedies.
Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be 2019
Sanctuary
Prime Video
Sanctuary
Sanctuary tells the story of a campaign by Greenpeace, for whom the Bardems currently act as Antarctic ambassadors, to preserve the Southern Ocean. Knowing that there's no replacement for first-hand experience, Javier and Carlos travel to the continent with a team of scientists to learn about its astonishing diversity of ecosystems, and the role of oceans in reducing carbon dioxide.
Sanctuary 2019
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
Prime Video
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
When Bruce Chatwin was dying of AIDS, his friend Werner Herzog made a final visit. As a parting gift, Chatwin gave him his rucksack. Thirty years later, Herzog sets out on his own journey, inspired by Chatwin’s passion for the nomadic life, uncovering stories of lost tribes, wanderers and dreamers.
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin 2019
Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice
Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice
Five hundred years after his birth, the life and career of the Italian Renaissance's last great painter is explored.
Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice 2019
Valérie et moi
Valérie et moi
A meeting between the character of yesterday and the woman of today. A life later, Danielle Ouimet revisits the different stages and circumstances of the film's creation. Its impact here, around the world, but also on her own career and personal life.
Valérie et moi 2019
A Dog Called Money
A Dog Called Money
Accompany PJ Harvey and Seamus Murphy on a journey through the creative process behind PJ Harvey's new album, conceived by their travels around the globe.
A Dog Called Money 2019
The Infiltrators
The Infiltrators
A rag-tag group of undocumented youth – Dreamers – deliberately get detained by Border Patrol in order to infiltrate a shadowy, for-profit detention center.
The Infiltrators 2019
1979: Big Bang of the Present
1979: Big Bang of the Present
Deng Xiaoping's economic and political opening in China. Margaret Thatcher's extreme economic measures in the United Kingdom. Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic Revolution in Iran. Pope John Paul II's visit to Poland. Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The nuclear accident at the Harrisburg power plant and the birth of ecological activism. The year 1979, the beginning of the future.
1979: Big Bang of the Present 2019
He Dreams of Giants
Prime Video
He Dreams of Giants
15 years after "Lost in la Mancha", Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe come back to follow Terry Gilliam's new (successful) attempt at filming "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote".
He Dreams of Giants 2019
Aznavour by Charles
Aznavour by Charles
In 1948, French singer Charles Aznavour (1924-2018) receives a Paillard Bolex, his first camera. Until 1982, he will shoot hours of footage, his filmed diary. Wherever he goes, he carries his camera with him. He films his life and lives as he films: places, moments, friends, loves, misfortunes.
Aznavour by Charles 2019
Illuminated: The True Story of the Illuminati
Prime Video
Illuminated: The True Story of the Illuminati
The true historical account of the Illuminati, exposing the actual rituals of the secret society, and answering the age-old question of whether or not the order still exists.
Illuminated: The True Story of the Illuminati 2019
The Scars
The Scars
The personal stories lived by the Uncle, the Father and the Son, respectively, form a tragic experience that is drawn along a line in time. This line is comparable to a crease in the pages of the family album, but also to a crack in the walls of the paternal house. It resembles the open wound created when drilling into a mountain, but also a scar in the collective imaginary of a society, where the idea of salvation finds its tragic destiny in the political struggle. What is at the end of that line? Will old war songs be enough to circumvent that destiny?
The Scars 2019
Letter from Masanjia
Prime Video
Letter from Masanjia
Damascus, Oregon, United States. Julie Keith finds a baffling message hidden in a pack of decorative items, a desperate plea for help, written by someone imprisoned in a Chinese labor camp called Masanjia…
Letter from Masanjia 2019
The Cure - Anniversary 1978 - 2018 - Live In Hyde Park
The Cure - Anniversary 1978 - 2018 - Live In Hyde Park
The band’s acclaimed 29-song, 135-minute anniversary concert. Filmed in one of London’s Royal Parks to a crowd of 65,000 fans, The Cure presented a four-decade deep set on July 7, 2018. Adding to the experience, the band is back-dropped by giant screens displaying footage that complements the unique moods and emotive song writing that established The Cure as pioneers of alternative rock.
The Cure - Anniversary 1978 - 2018 - Live In Hyde Park 2019
Voda čo ma drží nad vodou
Voda čo ma drží nad vodou
Voda čo ma drží nad vodou 2019