The Starfish Throwers
Powerful, direct and heartrending, The Starfish Throwers explores how three of the world’s most fiercely compassionate individuals struggle to restore hope to the hopeless in unexpected and sometimes dangerous ways….
Michael H. – Profession: Director
Over the past twenty-five years, director Michael Haneke has established himself as a towering figure in modern cinema whose rigorous focus on the craft of filmmaking has produced works of…
Before You Know It
Three gay seniors navigate the adventures, challenges and surprises of life and love in their golden years.
Metamorphosis: The Science of Change
Metamorphosis seems like the ultimate evolutionary magic trick – the amazing transformation of one creature into a totally different being: one life, two bodies.
Planet Ant: Life Inside The Colony
Ant colonies are one of the wonders of nature: complex, organised… and mysterious. This programme reveals the secret, underground world of the ant colony, in a way that’s never been…
Hawking
The extraordinary story of the planet’s most famous contemporary scientist, told in his own words and by those closest to him. Made with unique access to Hawking’s private life, this…
Mr. Angel
Buck Angel: trans man, porn star, pioneer. Here we see his life through a documentary lens that evidences the power and personality of an amazing human being.
Greedy Lying Bastards
What happens when an industry has too much power? “Greedy Lying Bastards” presents a searing indictment of the influence, deceit and corruption that defines the fossil fuel industry.
Upaj: Improvise
This is the story of an unlikely friendship. 68 year old Kathak Master Pandit Das (North Indian classical dance) and 32 year old tap star Jason Samuels Smith come together…
Ghost Exchange
Wall Street’s leading insiders participate in a startling investigation into the potential systems failure looming for the US Stock Market and the impact of automated trading technology as regulators are…
Holy Grail: The T206 Honus Wagner
The T206 Honus Wagner is the most famous baseball card in the world. Bought and sold many times over, the card has now appreciated to nearly $3 million dollars. But,…
Bethany’s Story
Bethany’s Story is a documentary about the healing power of food. Bethany lived the life of a normal teenage girl before she became paralyzed by a bad reaction to medication…
The Huber Buam at Mt. Asgard
The climbing brothers Thomas and Alexander Huber attempt to conquer free the infamous “Bavarian Direttissima” (upper tenth degree of difficulty) on the iconic Mt. Asgard on the Arctic Baffin Island…
The Human Scale
50 % of the world’s population lives in urban areas. By 2050 this will increase to 80%. Life in a mega city is both enchanting and problematic. Today we face…
Killing Lincoln
April 14, 1865. One gunshot. One assassin hell-bent on killing a tyrant, as he charged the 16th President of the United States. And in one moment, our nation was forever…
A Terrible Beauty
A Terrible Beauty is the story of the men and women of the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916, Irish and British, caught up in a conflict many did not…
Titans of the Ice Age
Titans of the Ice Age transports viewers to the beautiful and otherworldly frozen landscapes of North America, Europe and Asia ten thousand years before modern civilization. Dazzling computer-generated imagery brings…
The Jeffrey Dahmer Files
An experimental documentary film that uses archival footage, interviews, and fictionalized scenarios to tell the story of the people around Jeffrey Dahmer during the summer of his arrest in 1991.
Red Obsession
France’s Bordeaux region has long commanded respect for its coveted wine, but shifts in the global marketplace mean that a new, voracious consumer base in China is buying up this…
The Pirate Bay: Away from Keyboard
TPB AFK is a documentary about three computer addicts who redefined the world of media distribution with their hobby homepage The Pirate Bay. How did Tiamo, a beer crazy hardware…
Car S.O.S.
Meet car enthusiast and TV presenter Tim Shaw and master mechanic Fuzz Townshend as they join forces to rescue rusty classic vehicles from their garage prisons
The Plague
RaĂĽl, a farmer who tries to grow organic food, hires Iurie, a Moldavian wrestling fighter, to help him in the fields. Slowly, their personal histories intertwine with those of three…
ZIPPER: Coney Island’s Last Wild Ride
A story about greed, politics and the land grab of the century, ZIPPER chronicles the battle over an American cultural icon. Small-time ride operator, Eddie Miranda, proudly operates a carnival…
Secret Life of Dogs
The Secret Life of Dogs explores how man’s best friend experiences the world. Tap into dogs’ inner psyche in order to determine the true meaning behind various behaviors and body…
Forget Me Not
David Sieveking left home years ago to make films. Now he has returned – and for a reason: To help his mother, Gretel, who has Alzheimer’s, and relieve her long-time…
Adolf Hitler: The Greatest Story Never Told
Adolf Hitler, born in Braunau, one man who will change the history of the world forever. It follows his childhood to the death of his mother and his broken ambition…
Me and the Wannabe Indians
A documentary about Freia who lives with her mother in a hippie collective. She has thoughts on everything from the things her parents are doing to life in New York…
Occupy: The Movie
On September 17 2011, a worldwide social movement was born in New York City. This film documents who they are and what they protest.
Oasis
“If there only was someone to punch, someone to slap or beat, to whom I could unload this frustration and fury”, raves Reyna Patricia. He is one of the HIV-positive,…
The Rise of Drones
Drones. These unmanned flying robots–some as large as jumbo jets, others as small as birds–do things straight out of science fiction. Much of what it takes to get these robotic…
Tales of Winter: The Art of Snow and Ice
A documentary about portrayals of winter in art
Blood Brother
Rocky Braat went to India as a disillusioned American tourist. When he met a group of children with HIV/AIDS, he decided to stay. He never could have imagined the obstacles…
Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington
A portrait of photographer Tim Hetherington’s work in war zones around the world.
The Brotherhood of the Traveling Rants
When an author decides to turn his book tour into a stand-up comedy tour, he enlists his best friend from high school to come along. They haven’t seen each other…
Dirty Wars
Investigative journalist, Jeremy Scahill is pulled into an unexpected journey as he chases down the hidden truth behind America’s expanding covert wars, and examines how the US government has responded…
Google and the World Brain
The most ambitious project ever conceived on the Internet: Google’s master plan to scan every book in the world and the people trying to stop them. Google says they are…
Ali: The Mission
The feats of Muhammad Ali’s remarkable life. In 1990, the boxing legend traveled to Iraq to press a plea for peace and negotiate with Saddam Hussein for the release of…
Lord Hoven
A real story about finding the most famous non-soldier of a college whose life was in such shit when he had to start filling up all the toilet cabins with…