The Last King
4.5
2015
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A descendant of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh attempts to recover the fabled Koh-I-Noor diamond from Britains crown jewels when they make a tour stop at a Toronto museum.
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945
6.9
1981
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This Oscar nominated documentary serves not only as a remembrance but a lesson and a warning for the future. It follows the plight of Europes Jews during the terrifying period from 1933 until the final defeat of the Third Reich in 1945. Never before had the world seen such contempt for human life on such a grand scale, the murder of an estimated 6 million Jews, with countless others persecuted. During the 1930s a wave of national fervor swept through a tumultuous Germany; people looked for answers, and the politicians were all too willing to point the finger of blame towards the Jewish population. Few, if any, could have foreseen how the views of one man would unfold…that man was Adolf Hitler.
Walking on Water
7.8
2018
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An uncensored look into the artistic process and personal relationships of Christo, an artist known for his large-scale installations. For the first time since the passing of his wife and partner, Jeanne-Claude, Christo sets out to realize, The Floating Piers, a project they conceived together many years before.
George III: The Genius of the Mad King
7.1
2017
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After 200 years under lock and key, all the personal papers of one of our most important monarchs are for the first time seeing the light of day. In the first documentary to gain extensive access to the Royal Archives, Robert Hardman sheds fascinating new light on George III, Britains longest reigning king. George III may be chiefly remembered for his madness, but these private documents reveal a monarch who was a political micromanager and a restless patron of science and the arts, an obsessive traveller who never left southern England yet toured the world in his mind and a man who was driven (sometimes to distraction) by his sense of duty to his family and his country. Featuring Simon Callow and Sian Thomas as the voices of King George and Queen Charlotte.
And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead
6.2
2015
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A journey into the life and work of beat poet and activist Bob Kaufman and his insistence that poetry is fundamental to humanitys moral survival.
JFK: The Making of a President
6.7
2017
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A documentary of the life leading up to the election of John F. Kennedy as president and the controversial life prior that created the legend.
A Venue For The End Of The World
6
2014
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Haunted by uncanny similarities between Nazi stage techniques and the showmanship employed by modern entertainers, a filmmaker investigates the dangers of audience manipulation and leader worship.
A-Bombs Over Nevada
8.1
2016
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A series of nuclear bomb test conducted outside Las Vegas in the 1950s and early 60s
Tipping Point: the End of Oil
5.7
2011
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In an oil-scarce world, we know there are sacrifices to be made in the pursuit of energy. What no one expected was that a tiny native community, living down the river from Canadas tar sands, would reach out to the world for help, and be heard.
Nicky's Family
8
2011
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Nickys Family is a gripping documentary from the International Emmy Award winning producers Patrik Pass and Matej Minac about a rescue operation of the “British Schindler” - Sir Nicholas Winton who will celebrate this year 103rd birthday. His story has no parallel in modern history. Dramatic reenactments, some of the archive footage never seen before, rescued \children\ together with Mr. Winton himself recount this unique story which even after 70 years continues to inspire people, especially children, to make this world a better place. World personalities His Holiness Dalai Lama and Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel also took part. ( - from the films press kit)
Serving For Justice The Story Of The 333Rd Field Artillery Battalion
4.8
2020
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Amidst the horrors and indignities of Jim Crow America, one million African Americans served their country to protect democracy abroad and expand it at home during World War II. The new documentary tells a unit struggling to succeed in battle, proving their full-citizenship when their lives seemed to matter less. Serving for Justice: The Story of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion is a story of fortitude, brotherhood, and faith in Americas ideals.
The Fabulous Ice Age
7.3
2013
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For decades, American touring ice shows dominated family entertainment with their dazzling production and variety acts. This documentary honors them through interviews and archival footage, and depicts one skaters quest to keep this history alive.
Echoes That Remain
7
1991
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Echoes That Remain combines hundreds of rare archival photos and previously unseen film footage with live action sequences shot on location at the sites of former Jewish communities in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and Romania. The films production team spent over a year of research in archives around the world collecting film footage and photographs to help dramatize the folk stories, parables, and anecdotes. Playing an important role in the film are a series of evocative images from the famed photo biographer of Eastern European shtetl life, the late Roman Vishniac.
Lincoln's Washington at War
7.1
2013
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Washington, D.C. in 1861. The Civil War is at the doorstep and the city is bracing for disaster. America is a country torn in two. An untested President Lincoln strives to make the nations capital the political center of the Union, but finds he is surrounded by Southern sympathies and under constant threat of attack. See how this once sleepy small town grew into the metropolis we know today. A city cast in marble, a symbol of American liberty and a memorial to those who fought tooth and nail to preserve it.
You Don't Like the Truth: 4 Days Inside Guantanamo
7.3
2010
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The interrogation recordings of the underaged Canadian Guantanamo Bay prisoner, Omar Khadr, by Canadian intelligence personnel are presented with observations by his attorneys and former cell mates.
Camp Beaverton: Meet the Beavers
5.2
2013
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Camp Beaverton is the Home for Wayward Girls, the only queer, all women, trans-inclusive, sex positive theme camp set within Burning Man, an 8-day experimental art festival that encourages radical self expression found deep within the Nevada desert. The Beavers create a safe space to explore their boundaries while they build a community of friendship, trust, and lifelong relationships.
Underfire: The Untold Story of Pfc. Tony Vaccaro
8.1
2016
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The remarkable story of WWII infantryman and photographer Tony Vaccaro, who created one of the most comprehensive, haunting and intimate photographic records of the war using a smuggled $47 camera while developing the negatives in his helmet at night.
Runaway Slave
6.7
2012
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A perpetual state of welfare exists in the U.S., creating a form of modern slavery for a large percentage of African-Americans. Rev. C.L. Bryant presents an insightful and compelling look at how freedom can be restored.
All These Voices
8.2
2015
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When a young SS soldier encounters an avant-garde theater-troupe of survivors celebrating the end of WWII, he must come to terms with his complicity in their grief. (IMDb Synopsis)
Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue
5.8
2019
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A Japanese-American director digs deep into the controversial comfort women issue to settle the debate on whether the women were paid prostitutes or sex slaves, and reveals the motivations and intentions of the main actors pushing to revise history in Japan.
The Sacred Science
7.1
2011
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Eight people. Eight illnesses. One journey into the heart of the Amazon jungle. They went looking for alternatives to the modern medicines that failed them. What they found would change their lives forever.
A Year in Burgundy
6.9
2013
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The film follows seven wine-making families in the Burgundy region of France through the course of a full year, and delves into the cultural and creative process of making wine, as well as its deep ties to the land. What lies within the rhythm of a year, from vines to grapes to wine? The film is in four season-sections, and plays out against that backdrop: spring showers, drought, heat wave, hail and storms, harvest moons and the damp cold of winter. Each vintage is a time capsule, a bottled piece of history of a very specific year, with its particular weather pattern, its crises and its triumphs. It all goes in, whether you want it to or not, and 2011 was full of drama.
Revival: The Sam Bush Story
7.9
2015
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Heralded as one of the most influential musicians in the modern era, Sam Bush pioneered a new genre of music, inspired some of todays most successful commercial acts, yet he remains the music worlds best-kept secret.
The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin
7.3
2014
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A computer programmer becomes fascinated with the digital currency Bitcoin, and through his involvement in the Bitcoin community, we learn about the impending global impact of this amazing new technology.