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Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale
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Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale

For over 85 years, steamship Ste. Claire transported generations of Detroiters to Boblo Island, an amusement park nestled in the waters between ...
A Sicilian Dream
7.6

A Sicilian Dream

Oct. 19, 2015

A Sicilian Dream

The Targa Florio was a Sicilian mountain road race that, in 1906, gave birth to an era of motorsport that is still going today. Dreamt up by the ...
Zimbelism
7.3

Zimbelism

Mar. 19, 2016

Zimbelism

George Zimbel’s work has documented the 20th century with grace, spontaneity and a remarkable eye for telling a story in one 35 mm frame.
The Pistol Shrimps
6.6

The Pistol Shrimps

Apr. 14, 2016

The Pistol Shrimps

An eclectic group of actresses, musicians, writers, comedians, and moms compete in the Los Angeles women’s recreational basketball league. With ...
Jewel’s Catch One
7.5

Jewel’s Catch One

Jan. 07, 2017

Jewel’s Catch One

With four strikes against her (black, female, poor and a lesbian), our trailblazer, Jewel Thais-Williams, helped changed laws, save lives and ...
Pistorius
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Pistorius

Sep. 06, 2018

Pistorius

A feature documentary about the South African Paralympic and Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, who shot and killed his girlfriend in the early ...
Hairat
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Hairat

Jan. 20, 2017

Hairat

For over 35 years Yussuf Mume Saleh journeys at night to the outskirts of the walled city of Harar to bond with his beloved hyenas.
Extremis
7.2

Extremis

Apr. 17, 2016

Extremis

A purely observational non-fiction film that takes viewers into the ethically murky world of end-of-life decision making in a public hospital.
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
7.3

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

A surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of the career of Ken Loach, one of Britain’s most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, as he ...
Finding Your Roots
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Finding Your Roots

Mar. 24, 2012

Finding Your Roots

Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of ...
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Jun. 19, 2011

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Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry was a re-version of Horrible Histories. Broadcast from 19 June 2011 to 31 July 2011, the program featured a ...
The Most Dangerous Year
5.6

The Most Dangerous Year

Washington state lawmakers, activists and parents embark on a crusade to protect the civil rights of transgender children.
I’m a Porn Star: Gay 4 Pay
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I’m a Porn Star: Gay 4 Pay

Welcome to the curious, surprising and always outspoken world of straight men who go Gay4Pay. Curiously, there is a disproportionate percentage ...
El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle
4.9

El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle

El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle is a behind-the-scenes look inside that ill-fated rendezvous among Penn, El Chapo and actress Kate ...
Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back
7.3

Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back

An art world upstart, provocative and elusive artist Maurizio Cattelan made his career on playful and subversive works that send up the artistic ...
Tickling Giants
8.2

Tickling Giants

Mar. 15, 2017

Tickling Giants

The Arab Spring in Egypt: From a dictator to free elections, back to a dictatorship. One comedy show united the country and tested the limits of ...
Fully Charged
6.5

Fully Charged

Jan. 01, 2015

Fully Charged

Filled with expertise and provocative real-world stories, this powerful film reveals practical ways to energize work and life. Fully Charged is ...
Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?
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Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?

Saar is an HIV positive gay man living in London, where he found refuge from the religious kibbutz where he grew up in Israel. Ever since he was ...
Strike a Pose
7.2

Strike a Pose

Jun. 29, 2016

Strike a Pose

In 1990, seven young male dancers joined Madonna on her most controversial world tour. Their journey was captured in Truth or Dare. As a ...
School Life
7.3

School Life

Oct. 13, 2017

School Life

John and Amanda teach Latin, English and guitar at a fantastical stately home-turned-school. Nearly 50-year careers are drawing to a close for ...
Flint
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Flint

Mar. 01, 2020

Flint

In 2014, the authorities in Flint, Michigan chose to cut costs and change the city’s domestic water supply from the great Lakes to the Flint ...
Not a War Story
7.1

Not a War Story

Jun. 30, 2017

Not a War Story

Hollywood collides with a group of veterans who are tired of the typical PTSD and valor-portrayed movies and decide to make an original dark ...
The Guv’nor
6.8

The Guv’nor

Oct. 05, 2016

The Guv’nor

A feature documentary about the life of Lenny McLean, as seen through the eyes of his only son, Jamie.
Homo Sapiens
7.1

Homo Sapiens

Jul. 29, 2016

Homo Sapiens

HOMO SAPIENS is visionary documentarian Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s exploration of the finiteness and fragility of human existence, the end of ...
Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones
7.4

Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones

Using previously unseen performances, a biography of rock balladeer Roy Orbison told through his own voice, casting new light on the triumphs and ...