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Buzz
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Buzz
Pulitzer prize-winning reporter and author, Buzz Bissinger, experiences a sexual awakening while collaborating with Caitlyn Jenner on her tell-all memoir.
Buzz 2019
The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm
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The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm
When ten-year-old Elliott asks his 90-year-old great-grandfather, Jack, about the number tattooed on his arm, he sparks an intimate conversation about Jack’s life that spans happy memories of childhood in Poland, the loss of his family, surviving Auschwitz and finding a new life in America.
The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 2018
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
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Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
The story of the iconic singer's fascinating six-decade career in both music and Black and LGBTQ activism.
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over 2021
Liberty: Mother of Exiles
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Liberty: Mother of Exiles
A look at the history of the Statue of Liberty and the meaning of sculptor Auguste Bartholdi's creation to people around the world.
Liberty: Mother of Exiles 2019
Thin
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Thin
The story of four women suffering from anorexia and bulimia in South Florida.
Thin 2006
Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements
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Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements
A deeply personal portrait of three lives, and the discoveries that lie beyond loss: a deaf boy growing up, his deaf grandfather growing old, and Beethoven the year he was blindsided by deafness and wrote his iconic sonata.
Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements 2019
Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped By Boko Haram
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Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped By Boko Haram
The story of the freed female hostages of Boko Haram, detailing their lives in captivity and since their release.
Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped By Boko Haram 2018
Terror at the Mall
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Terror at the Mall
A documentary detailing an indiscriminate terrorist attack that left 71 dead in Kenya.
Terror at the Mall 2014
No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike
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No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike
Follows the struggle of 138 mostly immigrant workers who strike to save their jobs at a famous bakery in the Bronx when a private equity firm buys the bakery and demands wage cuts of up to 30%.
No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D'Oro Strike 2010
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
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Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
A documentary look at the changing interpretations of the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution - laws and court cases that have alternatively broadened and narrowed the amendment's protection of free speech and assembly. The film's thesis is that post-9/11 the government has seized unprecedented license to surveil, intimidate, arrest, and detain citizens and foreigners alike. The film also looks back to the Pentagon Papers' case and compares it to cases since 9/11 dealing with high school students' speech and protesters marching in New York City during the 2004 Republican convention. Comment comes from a range of scholars, pundits, and advocates.
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech 2009
Afghan Star
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Afghan Star
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. Contestants risk their lives to appear on the television show that is a raging success with the public and also monitored closely by the government.
Afghan Star 2009
Hood River
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Hood River
In a small Oregon community, a high school soccer team struggles to overcome class and racial divide in a quest for both individual and team success. While Domingo deals with the deportation of his father to Mexico, and Eric painfully learns how to become a captain and command the respect of his Mexican-American teammates, Coach Riviera struggles to keep the team together amidst the pressure of academics and athletics. This coming-of-age feature documentary focuses on the friendship and maturation of three characters and is set against the backdrop of a segregated American town. Will Domingo graduate? Will Eric become a leader? Will the Eagles win a state championship?
Hood River 2021
Miss You Can Do It
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Miss You Can Do It
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. Abbey founded the annual Miss You Can Do It Pageant in 2004 and girls and their families travel from all around the country to participate in this one night where their inner beauty and abilities reign.
Miss You Can Do It 2013
Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth
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Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth
The rise and fall of prominent New York sports radio personality Craig Carton. Through a series of candid interviews with Carton, the film reveals how the radio host’s secret insatiable gambling addiction, financed by an illicit ticket-broking business, brought his career to a sudden halt when he was arrested by FBI agents and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, and securities fraud in 2017.
Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth 2020
Michigan vs. Ohio State:  The Rivalry
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Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry
Steeped in a rich tradition dating back to their inaugural meeting in 1897, this rivalry extends beyond the pursuit of a Big Ten title, and is renewed each year through the pageantry and colliding cultures that distinguish the two schools.
Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry 2007
The Infamous Future
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The Infamous Future
The untold story of New York City's Eagle Academy.
The Infamous Future 2019
Heroin: Cape Cod, USA
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Heroin: Cape Cod, USA
An unvarnished look at the heroin epidemic sweeping America's small towns and communities, focusing on on eight young addicts in idyllic Cape Cod, Mass.
Heroin: Cape Cod, USA 2015
Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014
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Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014
From directors Nick Doob and Shari Cookson, "Requiem for the Dead" is made entirely from found footage, including social media posts, 9-1-1 calls, news stories and police files. The film tells the stories of those who have been killed by gunfire, whether from accidental violence, random shootings, family disputes or suicide. Hear those stories of those who have died, which is only a fraction of the 32,000 people killed in America each year, 88 per day, from gun violence.
Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014 2015
Stockton on My Mind
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Stockton on My Mind
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.
Stockton on My Mind 2020
The Forever Prisoner
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The Forever Prisoner
The chilling story of Abu Zubaydah, the first high-value detainee subjected to the CIA’s program of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, later identified as torture by those outside the agency. Having never been charged with a crime or allowed to challenge his detention, Zubaydah remains imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay in Kafkaesque limbo, in direct contravention of America’s own ideals of justice and due process.
The Forever Prisoner 2021
Nuclear Family
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Nuclear Family
A family trip across the American West becomes an essay film about nuclear threats past and present. The apocalypse is omnipresent, and the journey shows that destruction has long since become inscribed into the landscape and history of the country.
Nuclear Family 2021
Love Crimes Of Kabul
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Love Crimes Of Kabul
An intimate portrait of three young afghan women accused of committing "moral crimes."
Love Crimes Of Kabul 2011
The Out List
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The Out List
Through the voices of Americans from all walks of life, The Out List explores the identities of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in America. In this series of intimate interviews, a diverse group of LGBTQ personalities bring color and depth to their experiences of gender and sexuality. With wit and wisdom, this set of trailblazing individuals weaves universal themes of love, loss, trial, and triumph into the determined struggle for full equality.
The Out List 2013
Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team
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Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team
At the Winter Olympics of 1980, after two tense weeks amidst growing Cold War fears, the U.S. Olympic hockey team found themselves playing improbably against the legendary unbeatable Soviet Army hockey team for Olympic Gold. From the live footage taken at Lake Placid, NY, and through interviews beginning with the team's assembly through the experience of winning the gold medal.
Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team 2002
Journey Into Dyslexia
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Journey Into Dyslexia
Addresses misunderstandings of learning differences and demonstrates potential in dyslexic persons.
Journey Into Dyslexia 2011
Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers
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Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers
Can vision succeed where eyesight fails? Can a blind person make meaningful photographs? How can the creator appreciate his own work? This film explores the artistry and innovation of Pete ...
Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers 2009
40 Years a Prisoner
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40 Years a Prisoner
A chronicle of the controversial 1978 Philadelphia police raid on the radical back-to-nature group MOVE and the aftermath that led to a son’s decades-long fight to free his parents. Through eyewitness accounts and archival footage of the escalating tension that resulted in the controversial confrontation between police and MOVE members, the film illuminates the story of a city grappling with racial tension and police brutality with alarming topicality and modern-day relevance.
40 Years a Prisoner 2020
Which Way Home
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Which Way Home
"Which Way Home" is a feature documentary film that follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through Mexico, as they try to reach the United States.
Which Way Home 2009
Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma
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Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma
An insider’s account from the perspectives of those who helped construct America’s counter-terrorism machine -- and of its targets.
Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma 2016
Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It!
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Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It!
'Insecure' star Yvonne Orji celebrates her Nigerian-American upbringing in her debut HBO comedy special, which intersperses her stand-up with documentary footage of a trip to Nigeria.
Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It! 2020
Women of Troy
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Women of Troy
Women of Troy is an HBO Sports documentary exploring the transcendent career of the Cheryl Miller-led USC Trojans and their impact on women’s basketball.
Women of Troy 2020
Tapia
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Tapia
Albuquerque-born boxer Johnny Tapia's life was a maelstrom of turmoil. The glory of his punishing ring prowess and handful of world titles across three weight classes forever jockeyed with personal demons: his mother's kidnapping and murder when he was 8, drug addiction, mental illness and suicide attempts.
Tapia 2013
True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality
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True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality
An intimate portrait of Alabama public interest attorney Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, who for more than three decades has advocated on behalf of the poor, the incarcerated and the condemned, seeking to eradicate racial discrimination in the criminal justice system.
True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality 2019
Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer
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Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer
A profile of the remarkable life and career of tennis legend Billie Jean King, both on and off the court.
Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer 2006
Toe Tag Parole: To Live and Die on Yard A
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Toe Tag Parole: To Live and Die on Yard A
In 2000, a California State Prison inmate serving Life Without Parole (LWOP) approached the warden to request a dedicated yard for men serving life sentences that would break the code of violence dominating prison life. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) subsequently transformed Yard A at California State Prison into The Progressive Programming Facility, which inmates call The Honor Yard. The only one of its kind in the United States, this experimental prison yard is free of violence, racial tensions, gang activity and illegal drug and alcohol use.
Toe Tag Parole: To Live and Die on Yard A 2015
The Case Against 8
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The Case Against 8
A behind-the-scenes look inside the case to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage. Shot over five years, the film follows the unlikely team that took the first federal marriage equality lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Case Against 8 2014
Torn Apart: Separated at the Border
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Torn Apart: Separated at the Border
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.
Torn Apart: Separated at the Border 2019
The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti
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The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti
The story of Pro Football Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti, whose resume encompasses turns as a linebacker, lawyer, sports agent, broadcaster, executive and philanthropist.
The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti 2019
In Vogue: The Editor's Eye
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In Vogue: The Editor's Eye
Documentary film takes a look at some of the world's most influential fashion images as conceived by the magazine's iconic fashion editors.
In Vogue: The Editor's Eye 2012
RX: Early Detection - A Cancer Journey with Sandra Lee
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RX: Early Detection - A Cancer Journey with Sandra Lee
A woman’s life becomes dramatically altered when her routine medical check-up delivers a cancer diagnosis.
RX: Early Detection - A Cancer Journey with Sandra Lee 2018