The Spirit of ’45
How the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.
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Genre: Documentary, History
Director: Ken Loach
Actors: Jamie Michie, Kate Hardie, Mark Womack, Tansy Hoskins, Tony Benn, Trevor Fox
Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain
A smoke-filled journey across the lives and the careers of the groundbreaking, genre-defying Hip Hop group, Cypress Hill. Their unique sound, influenced by their Latin roots and West Coast upbringing,…
Perm-36. Reflexion
Three former political prisoners tell the story of their imprisonment in the Soviet-era Perm-36 prison camp. Years later they return to the camp (now a museum) to participate in the…
Fail State
This in-depth documentary explores the dark side of American higher education, exposing predatory for-profit colleges and the tactics they use to defraud students and the government.
Swedes in America
Running for Freedom: My Journey as an Ultra Marathon Runner
Gerald Tabios, Filipino Ultra Runner, runs his 5th Badwater 135, considered as the world’s toughest footrace. Together with his crew, Gerald has to run 2 deserts, climb 3 mountains, run…
The China Hustle
An unsettling and eye-opening Wall Street horror story about Chinese companies, the American stock market, and the opportunistic greed behind the biggest heist you’ve never heard of.
Basic Training
Shot during the summer of 1970 at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Frederick Wiseman’s film Basic Training focuses on a group of men going through infantry training, showing how they are turned…
Trekkies
Denise Crosby takes a first look at the huge fans of “Star Trek” from around America and how the series has affected and shaped their lives.
Trouble the Water
“Trouble the Water” takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. The film opens the day before the storm makes landfall–just blocks away from the…
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
Aimé Césaire – Le Masque des mots is a portrait of the Martinican writer who calls himself a rebellious negro and for whom the poetic act represents an act of…
The Steel Road
Bold and exhilarating documentary account of the building of the Turkestan-Siberian railway, presented as a heroic triumph of Soviet progress over natural adversity.
Finding Kendrick Johnson
A filmmaker cracks a major case dealing with the racially charged murder of a teen.