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The Black List: Volume One Trailer (2008)
22 January 2008
As a new chapter begins in this country, THE BLACK LIST offers a dynamic and never-before-heard perspective from achievers of color.
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley Trailer (2013)
20 April 2013
A feature documentary about Jackie "Moms" Mabley, an African-American stand-up comic and show-biz pioneer who emerged from the Chitlin' Circuit of African-American Vaudeville to become a mainstream star.
The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom Trailer (2011)
12 September 2011
On 11 March 2011, an earthquake caused a tsunami to hit the Tōhoku (Northeast) region of Japan. In this film, survivors of the tsunami rebuild as cherry blossom season begins.
The Hunt for Jihadi John Trailer (2019)
20 May 2019
The inside story of Mohammed Emwazi's journey from being an ordinary London boy to becoming terrorist 'Jihadi John', and the intelligence operatives' attempts to catch him.
The Battle for Marjah Trailer (2010)
07 October 2010
Tells the story of Operation Moshtarak, the biggest operation since the start of the Afghanistan war, whose main target was the Taliban stronghold of Marjah.
Orphans of Ebola Trailer (2016)
14 March 2016
Ben Steele’s ORPHANS OF EBOLA follows Abu, a 12-year-old boy from a Sierra Leone village, who loses eight members of his family and must restart his life elsewhere.
Torn Apart: Separated at the Border Trailer (2019)
10 October 2019
Two mothers who were each separated from their children in the United States for months after fleeing from danger in their homelands to seek asylum work with pro-bono lawyers and volunteers to reunite with their kids who have been placed thousands of miles away from them with little access to communication.
Xiara's Song Trailer (2005)
19 June 2005
Xiara Trujillo is a precocious seven-year-old who moved from the Bronx to Maryland with her mom, Aracelli Guzman, four years ago.
Swiped: Hooking Up in the Digital Age Trailer (2018)
10 September 2018
A look at the evolving nature of sex and dating in the digital age that offers candid insights from twentysomethings and experts in the field.
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth Trailer (1998)
21 October 1998
In 1948, Lenny Bruce was just another comic who couldn't get arrested. By 1961, all that would change.
The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not for Sale Trailer (2008)
07 July 2008
The documentary chronicles the artist Chuck Connelly as he struggles with his temperament, alcoholism, and disillusionment with reality.
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer Trailer (2013)
05 July 2013
In the winter of 2011, after a controversial election, Vladimir Putin was reinstalled as president of Russia.
Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy Trailer (2017)
24 July 2017
A fresh and revealing insight into Princess Diana through the personal and intimate reflections of her two sons and her friends and family.
God Is the Bigger Elvis Trailer (2012)
01 April 2012
The Oscar®-nominated documentary about a promising young actress who left Hollywood to become a nun.
Rehab Trailer (2005)
18 April 2005
Camp Recovery, located in the coastal town of Santa Cruz, Cal., features a mix of new and long-term addicts, most of whom stay for 30 days (the maximum allowed by most insurance companies).
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 Trailer (2013)
11 November 2013
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, one veteran dies by suicide in America every 80 minutes.
The (Dead Mothers) Club Trailer (2014)
12 May 2014
Three women whose paths never cross, yet are bound by the shared experience of losing their mothers during adolescence, exploring each one’s sometimes-complex relationship with her mother.
Have You Seen Andy? Trailer (2007)
12 June 2007
Have You Seen Andy? is a personal story of a childhood friendship abruptly ended by the tragic abduction of a young boy, Andy Puglisi.
When I Knew Trailer (2009)
24 March 2009
Alternately candid, funny, poignant and heartbreaking, this documentary focuses on a cross-section of men and women of all ages who invoke the exact moment in their lives--whether as toddlers, grade-schoolers, teens or young adults--when they knew, once and for all, that they were gay.
Quadrangle Trailer (2010)
30 March 2010
A documentary about two 'conventional' couples that swapped partners and lived in a group marriage in the early 70s, hoping to pioneer an alternative to divorce and the way people would live in the future.
Miss You Can Do It Trailer (2013)
24 June 2013
Miss You Can Do It chronicles Abbey Curran, Miss Iowa USA 2008 and the first woman with a disability to compete at the Miss USA Pageant, and eight girls with various physical and intellectual disabilities as the girls participate in the Miss You Can Do It Pageant.
Prom Night in Mississippi Trailer (2009)
15 January 2009
A high school in a small-town in Mississippi prepares for its first integrated senior prom.
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater Trailer (2007)
31 July 2007
The life and career of conservative icon Barry Goldwater is recounted from his days as an Arizona businessman to his five-term Senate career and his ill-fated run for president in 1964.
Jason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed Trailer (2023)
07 April 2023
An exploration of the personal and creative struggles behind the music of four-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell.
Revolution Rent Trailer (2019)
08 November 2019
A Cuban-American director travels to his exiled parents' homeland to mount a stage production of the musical, RENT, where he discovers an inspiring artistic family and embarks on a personal journey to reclaim his complicated heritage.
A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY Trailer (2014)
08 September 2014
Acclaimed actor and FDNY veteran Steve Buscemi looks at what it's like to work as a New York City firefighter.
You Were My First Boyfriend Trailer (2024)
01 March 2024
In this high school reunion movie turned inside out, filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo relives her tortured adolescence, wondering if she remembered it all wrong.
The Cheshire Murders Trailer (2013)
22 July 2013
In the early-morning hours of July 23, 2007, in Cheshire, Conn., ex-convicts Steven Hayes and Joshua Komisarjevsky broke into the family home of William Petit, his wife, Jennifer, and their daughters, Michaela, 11, and Hayley, 17.
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner Trailer (2009)
01 August 2009
Documentary following assisted suicide ballot initiative in Washington State.
How Do You Measure a Year? Trailer (2021)
13 August 2021
For 17 years, filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt filmed his daughter Ella on her birthday in the same spot, asking her the same questions.
Burning Ojai: Our Fire Story Trailer (2020)
28 October 2020
Documentary short following one family and the residents of Ventura County, CA through a journey of devastation, repair and survival after one of the largest wildfires in state history—the 2017 California Wildfires—destroys their beloved community.
Hear and Now Trailer (2007)
27 January 2007
Filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky aims her camera at her own life to capture the remarkable transformation of her deaf parents, who decided to undergo a life-changing procedure to restore their hearing after spending 65 years in silence.
Betrayal at Attica Trailer (2021)
01 August 2021
On September 13, 1971 the State of New York shot and killed 39 of its own citizens, injured hundreds more, and tortured the survivors.
Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo Trailer (2010)
17 September 2010
Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo' goes behind prison walls to follow convict cowgirls on their journey to the 2007 Oklahoma State Penitentiary Rodeo.
Mann v. Ford Trailer (2011)
03 June 2011
Thirty years after Ford Motor Company began dumping toxic waste in their backyard – and after one too many premature deaths – the Ramapo Mountain Indians filed a major class-action lawsuit: Mann v.
Stockton on My Mind Trailer (2020)
18 June 2020
The story of Mayor Michael Tubbs through his first term in office as he tirelessly advances his innovative proposals for a city at a turning point.
A Boy's Life Trailer (2003)
09 May 2003
Follows a Mississippi family's attempts to deal with an increasingly violent and erratic child.
After the Bite Trailer (2023)
21 June 2023
Following a series of great white shark attacks that dominated the headlines, one Cape Cod community renegotiates its relationship with the marine environment.
How to Die in Oregon Trailer (2011)
23 January 2011
In 1994 Oregon became the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. At the time, only Belgium, Switzerland, and the Netherlands had legalized the practice.
In Vogue: The Editor's Eye Trailer (2012)
06 December 2012
Documentary film takes a look at some of the world's most influential fashion images as conceived by the magazine's iconic fashion editors.
Hunted: The War Against Gays in Russia Trailer (2014)
06 October 2014
A shocking look at how a recent anti-gay amendment to a Russian propaganda law has led to increased assaults on gay men and women.
Kick Like a Girl Trailer (2008)
26 January 2008
The story of what happens when "The Mighty Cheetahs," an undefeated all-girls soccer team, competes in the boys division.
Death in Gaza Trailer (2004)
12 August 2004
Death In Gaza is an Emmy-award winning 2004 documentary film about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, opening in the West Bank but then moving to Gaza and eventually settling in Rafah where the film spends most of its time.
Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer Trailer (2006)
26 April 2006
A profile of the remarkable life and career of tennis legend Billie Jean King, both on and off the court.
Watermarks Trailer (2004)
10 December 2004
The story of the Hakoah Vienna Jewish womens swim team of the 1930s, their forced separation, and their reunion decades later.
Becoming Mike Nichols Trailer (2016)
28 January 2016
This intimate portrait of director, producer, and improvisational comedy icon Mike Nichols shows his final and historic interviews filmed just months before his death.
Rough Aunties Trailer (2008)
23 November 2008
Fearless, feisty and resolute, the "Rough Aunties" are a remarkable group of women unwavering in their stand to protect and care for the abused, neglected and forgotten children of Durban, South Africa.
Too Hot Not To Handle Trailer (2006)
12 September 2006
Over the past century, consumption of carbon dioxide-emitting fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) has risen to staggering levels, especially in the United States, where five percent of the world's population is responsible for 25 percent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions.
Glickman Trailer (2013)
26 August 2013
Before Marv Albert and Bob Costas, there was Marty Glickman. A gifted Jewish-American athlete who was denied the chance to represent the U.
Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina Trailer (2009)
23 February 2009
Separated by fewer than ten miles, the two schools have been going at it on the hardwood since 1920. But over the past 25 years, their heated competition has steadily grown in intensity, with Duke and North Carolina gearing up each season to reach a common goal: to beat their archrival twice in the regular season, regardless of rankings or won-loss records.
Sing Your Song Trailer (2012)
13 January 2012
Most people know the lasting legacy of Harry Belafonte, the entertainer. This film unearths his significant contribution to and his leadership in the civil rights movement in America and to social justice globally.
Run Granny Run Trailer (2007)
11 March 2007
Doris "Granny D" Haddock is the nation's oldest political newcomer. At 90, she laced up her sneakers and walked across America to rally against the influence of big money in elections-making both friends and enemies inside the Washington beltway.
Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends) Trailer (2017)
14 January 2017
The November 13, 2015 terrorist attack in Paris claimed 130 lives around the city -- 89 of them at the Eagles of Death Metal’s Bataclan Theatre concert.
We Are Together Trailer (2006)
26 November 2006
Tells the moving and inspiring story of 12 year old Slindile and her remarkable friends at the Agape orphanage in South Africa.
Afghan Star Trailer (2008)
03 December 2008
This documentary on the effect the talent competition "Afghan Star" has on the incredibly diverse inhabitants of Afghanistan affords a glimpse into a country rarely seen.
Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free Trailer (2003)
03 February 2003
Each year in the United States, over 200,000 prisoners face a parole board that must make the difficult judgment of whether these convicted criminals are ready to gain their freedom and return to society.
Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America Trailer (2019)
14 August 2019
A look at the varied new ways Americans are choosing to both find meaning and celebrate life as it comes to an end.
Solitary Trailer (2016)
16 April 2016
There are 100,000 US citizens in solitary confinement across the country, a staggering number prompting comment from both President Obama and the Pope.
The Bronx, USA Trailer (2019)
20 October 2019
A socio-cultural multi-generational history of the Bronx focused on Producer George Shapiro's 1949 graduating class and the 2017 graduating class of DeWitt Clinton High School.
East of Main Street: Milestones Trailer (2013)
01 May 2013
The Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple had an opportunity to take part in an episode of East of Main Street, an HBO documentary series that has been produced for the past three years to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.