The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD
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2011
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By coincidence rather than by design, the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann makes a sensational discovery in the spring of 1943. He realizes that he is dealing with a powerful molecule that will have an impact that reaches far beyond the scientific world. THE SUBSTANCE is an investigation into our troubled relationship with LSD, told from its beginnings to today.
Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story
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2015
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Seed Money is the story of Chuck Holmes, a San Francisco pornographer turned philanthropist. Holmes helped shaped and create gay identity in the years after Stonewall, and later became a major contributor to gay advocacy groups like the Human Rights Campaign and the LGBT Victory Fund, only to find later in life that while his money was welcome in philanthropic circles, he sometimes wasnt.
Operation Manhunt
5.8
1954
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In 1945, Igor Gouzenko, a code clerk in the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa, bolted for the freedom of the West and took many secret documents with him that helped lay waste to a good portion of Russias Western Hemisphere spy system. His headline-making defection later served as the basis for 20th Century-Foxs The Iron Curtain in 1947. This film, shot in a semi-documentary style, proports to tell how the Soviets might attempt to kill Gouzenko, then living in carefully disguised circumstances somewhere in Canada. Gouzenko, his face covered in a Ku Klux Klan-type hood---no symbolism intended---appears in the epilogue, while Westbrook Van Voorhis, in his usual voice-of-doom March of Time style, narrates the opening sequence retelling the background and setting up the films premise.
Bonnie Prince Charlie
4.8
1948
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In the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the Young Pretender Bonnie Prince Charlie leads an insurrection to overthrow the Protestant House of Hanover and restore his family, the Catholic branch of the House of Stuart, to the British throne.
Railway Heroes
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2021
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The historical story of an enemy fighting the wits and courage of an extraordinary brave group of ordinary heroes known as the Lunan Railway Brigade who desperately fight to defend their homeland.
The Tragedy of Macbeth
6.5
2021
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A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.
The Nazi Officer's Wife
6.4
2003
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Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
6.7
2004
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February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, granddaughter of William Randolph Heart, was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), who first demanded a prisoner swap for Hearst, then, as it failed, demanded $6 million worth of food for the poor of the Bay Area.
9/11: I Was There
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2021
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Intimate portrayal of the events captured by the ordinary people on September 11.
The Lady of Heaven
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2021
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Two stories separated by 1400 years. After losing his mother in the midst of a war-torn country, an Iraqi child, learns the importance and power of patience by discovering the historical story of Lady Fatima and her suffering.
Falling Star
4.7
2014
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The difficulty of establishing beauty and the futility of power.
Anatomy of an Illness
6.4
1984
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Biopic of Saturday Review editor and political journalist Norman Cousins who developed and promoted a self-made health therapy consisting of intake of large quantities of vitamin C and making oneself laugh as much as possible.
Enormous: The Gorge Story
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2019
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The Gorge has brought over 7 million fans, and the worlds biggest musicians, to a patch of rural Washington farmland 150 miles from nowhere.
The Ghost of the Neolithic
6.7
2020
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In summer 2003, when the heatwave hit in Europe, in Switzerland, the glacier below the Schnidejoch pass, released a mysterious object: a piece of a Neolithic quiver.
Punk in Africa
7.3
2012
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Three chords, three countries, one revolution...PUNK IN AFRICA is the story of the multiracial punk movement within the recent political and social upheavals experienced in three Southern African countries: South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Streetball
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2010
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Eight men from the streets of Cape Town band together to fight for their place in society through a fast-paced game of street soccer.
Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike
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2014
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In 2007, the Writers Guild of America, the Screenwriters Union, hit an impasse in their contract negotiations with the Studios. At the center of the dispute was jurisdiction over the internet. Unable to make progress, the WGA called a strike which brought Hollywood to a halt for 100 days.
Tradition is a Temple: The Modern Masters of New Orleans
7.5
2013
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Tradition is a Temple is a modern look at New Orleans music, drawing upon the citys unique heritage to examine the fragility of tradition.
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
5.5
1988
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During the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam, Otto Frank decides to hide his family, who are Jewish, after his daughter Margot is called to appear for transport to a Nazi labour camp. Miep Gies, Otto Frank's office assistant hides them in the attic above the office. The film tells the true story of Gies' struggle to keep the family hidden and safe, as the Nazis turn Amsterdam upside-down. Based upon Gies' memoirs and Anne Frank's famous diary.
Vito
7.3
2011
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Viking Warrior Women
7.7
2019
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Drama led documentary follows the life of Signe, an orphaned Chiefs daughter, who driven by revenge becomes an explorer and trader in the lands of the Rus Vikings.
Vannin'
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2013
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A documentary film focusing on customized vans and the quirky people that drive them. Comprised of footage taken over the course of 6 days at the 40th National Truck-In (known as the Van Nationals) in Elkhorn, WI in July 2012.
Lo Sound Desert
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2015
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Lo Sound Desert is a documentary about the Californian Desert music scene, which gave birth to bands like Kyuss and Queens Of The Stone Age. What basically started by revolving punk rock kids - hidden from narrow-minded authorities of suburban desert communities in the early 80s, became a vibe over the years. The film provides a unique insight into the history of the Coachella Valley music scene: From never-ending jams in the middle of the desert to headlining huge European stages - Desert Rock, often misinterpreted as musical genre continued its underground spread and became international treasure. Lo Sound Desert is narrated by Josh Homme, Brant Bjork, Mario Lalli and many others from bands like Queens Of The Stone Age, Kyuss, Fatso Jetson, Dalis Llama, Hornss, Fu Manchu etc.
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
7.3
2020
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In the midst of the historic coronavirus pandemic, economic hardship, rising unemployment, race riots and growing insecurity, U.S. citizens were called upon to choose between incumbent President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden in November 2020. After four years in office, the Americans had again a choice of who should lead the nation in the future. But who are the two candidates? How was their life proceeding? How were they influenced and what distinguishes them? In this 2-hour TV special, veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team use interwoven investigative biographies of both men to answer these questions with knowledge from friends, family, colleagues and adversaries about the challenges that affected Trump and Bidens lives and how it qualifies them to face up the crisis of the nation.