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Delve into the life and times of Stormy Daniels as she shares her story and account of events that have become part of American history.

Strong-willed, funny and charismatic, at 37, Belgian athlete Marieke Vervoort’s time is running out. As her strength falters and her body begins to fail, she determines to end her life with the aid of her doctor. Liberated by the legal permission to die, Marieke rediscovers the freedom and thrill of living and competing and becomes a Paralympic champion. Her acceptance of death becomes an affirmation of life. Marieke demystifies one of the most controversial issues of our time.

Una mirada interna a la histórica carrera multinacional para investigar, desarrollar, regular y lanzar vacunas contra el COVID-19 en la guerra contra la pandemia del coronavirus.

Explore the rise and fall of one of the biggest corporate flameouts and venture capitalist bubbles in recent years – the story of WeWork, and its hippie-messianic leader Adam Neumann.

What’s it like to dedicate your life to work that won’t be completed in your lifetime? Fifteen years ago, filmmaker David Licata focused on four projects and the people behind them in an effort to answer this universal question.

Three New Yorkers will stop at nothing to get Paul Giamatti his own wax statue at Madame Tussauds.

Parents of children who have Down syndrome, dwarfism or autism share intimate stories of the challenges they face. Tracing their joys, challenges, tragedies, and triumphs.

It tells the story of a middle aged woman with small children whose life is shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in across the street.

A rural American town suffering economically from factory closures finds an unconventional route to recovery with the help of MASS MoCA.

"It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It" is a companion piece to "O.G.", a narrative drama also directed by Madeleine Sackler. It is co-directed by thirteen men incarcerated at the Pendleton Correctional Facility in Pendleton, Indiana. Given unprecedented access to a maximum security prison, filmmaker Madeleine Sackler worked with a group of inmates to tell their own stories, giving rise to this collaborative, intimate documentary project.

Un hombre que lleva 24 años preso en una cárcel de máxima seguridad por cometer un crimen violento está a punto de salir, pero antes conoce a Beech, un nuevo preso que le ofrece su amistad, algo que complicará las cosas.

Un retrato divertido, íntimo y desgarrador de uno de los comediantes más queridos e inventivos del mundo, Robin Williams, contado en gran parte a través de sus propias palabras. Celebra lo que trajo a la comedia y a la cultura en general, desde los días salvajes de finales de la década de 1970 hasta su muerte en 2014.

Mientras la Segunda Guerra Mundial hace estragos en Europa, el Sr. Ohta, aparece en el poblado bajo circunstancias misteriosas. Sophie, nativa de Salty Creek, rápidamente queda atrapada por el Sr. Ohta, crece una amistad entre ellos, y del amor mutuo por el arte, nace y florece un cortejo delicado y prohibido. A medida que evoluciona su relación secreta, la guerra se intensifica trágicamente y cuando Pearl Harbor es bombardeada, una oleada de patriotismo equivocado, lleno de intolerancia y violencia barre la ciudad, amenazando la vida del Sr. Ohta. Un trío de mujeres, cada una con sus propios secretos, Sophie, junto con la matriarca del pueblo y su ama de llaves, rechazan la ley arriesgando sus vidas con sus acciones..

This romantic fantasy movie is about two people who are the last survivors of an ancient line of goddess worshipers, who sell art at a shop. When their teenage daughter Rhea falls in love with a poetically inclined boy , she begins to develop magical powers of her own throwing everything into chaos.

PBS series documentary based on a book of the same name that argues the oppression of women worldwide is the "paramount moral challenge" of our time.

¡Dejad a Britney en paz!”. Esta frase, gritada en YouTube por un chico herido y airado ante los varapalos que recibía su ídolo Britney Spears, se convirtió en un lema propagado por la red a velocidad supersónica. Objeto de homenajes, parodias y remix de todo tipo, se cuenta entre lo fenómenos virales más conocidos de internet y convirtió a su autor, Chris Crocker, en una figura destaca de la red. Un famoso 2.0, adicto a mostrar en público retazos de su vida, cuya compleja personalidad es objeto de estudio en este documental, análisis de un novísimo modelo de celebridad irreal y potencialmente inflamable.

.Americans have had a long love affair with dogs, with many of us referring to our canine companions as best friends, significant others, soul mates, even children. But lost amidst all the pampering and pedestaling are hard and often tragic truths surrounding dog ownership, care and commerce, not to mention the daunting odds continuing to face millions of unwanted shelter dogs. Divided into three parts – “Fear,” “Loss” and “Betrayal” – this 73-minute documentary is comprised of eight case studies that probe the complicated and conflicted relationship we have with canines. Collectively, the segments reveal the sobering realities behind our relationship with dogs, showing not only how far some dog lovers will go for their pets, but how far we as nation have to go in order to treat all dogs humanely.

Does having a learning disability mean that you can’t learn? Eight children prove that the answer is a definitive 'No' in this documentary. Interviews with kids are intercut with scenes of the children engaged in activities that reflect their talents to form a compelling portrait of the ways in which these young people use their strengths to overcome their challenges.

Four children enter a high-stakes lottery. If they win, they can attend one of the best schools in New York. A look at the crisis in public education, The Lottery makes the case than any child can succeed.

Sacha Baron Cohen interpreta a Brüno, un reportero gay con cierta obsesión por la moda y por el culto al cuerpo. Brüno no sólo sembrará el caos y la controversia en el mundo de la moda para sacar a la luz sus miserias, sino que también ha dirigido sus cáusticos dardos hacia otros aspectos, caso de las estrellas que adoptan niños de otros continentes, los militares o las prácticas sadomaso.

For over 60 years, Studs Terkel elevated the voices and experiences of everyday Americans through his skillful interviews on radio, in books and on TV. This documentary takes a fond and illuminating look back at one of America's most influential authors and media personalities whose curiosity about people never dimmed over the course of a long and brilliant career.

A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.

Una joven adolescente con dificultades para aceptar el sexo, dada su educación, pero cada día reciba más y más provocación de aquellos hombres que la rodean, incluyendo a su medio-hermano, pero ella quiere llegar virgen al matrimonio. Hasta que llega un día en el que es asaltada sexualmente y descubre que su cuerpo tiene "algo" extraño.

Learn what happened backstage during the creation of "Hair," the seminal 1960s musical that defined the hippie era, with this documentary featuring in-depth interviews with the original producers and cast members, including Tim Curry and Ben Vereen. "Hair" tried to explain peace, love, drugs, sex and war; in the process it became a cornerstone of the counterculture movement and has lasting relevance decades later with the Iraq War.

Documental sobre una de las mejores bandas de rock de los últimos tiempos. Se sumerge dentro del estudio de grabación y de las mentes de Metallica, según van grabando su álbum ganador del Grammy “St. Anger”, al tiempo que se enfrentan a altibajos en su comunicación, adicciones, la deserción de un miembro del grupo, paternidad, caos familiar y su casi total desintegración durante la época más turbulenta de sus veinte años de historia. (FILMAFFINITY)

The gay son of a conservative senator who is also the poster boy for his father's re-election unknowingly befriends a gay activist bent on destroying the hypocritical campaign.

Derrick, a corporate lawyer with a large trust fund, and Zane, a criminal, live in opposite social spheres. Although they never meet, their lives are more connected than either one of them could ever imagine.

Neely, an aspiring actress, gets a role on the popular soap opera "Heartbreak Hospital." Her neighbor, Lottie, a huge fan of the show, can't differentiate between fiction and reality, and her obsession and jealousy endanger Neely and the rest of the cast.

Artist Lyle Maze is reconciled to a life without romance thanks to his dual afflictions: Tourette's Syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder. But his life takes an unexpected turn when his friend Mike departs on a humanitarian mission, leaving behind his pregnant girlfriend Callie. She leans on Lyle for help, and before long he's Lamaze coach, pinch-hitting father-to-be and in love with Callie.

Children Underground follows the story of five street children, aged eight to sixteen who live in a subway station in Bucharest, Romania. The street kids are encountered daily by commuting adults, who pass them by in the station as they starve, swindle, and steal, all while searching desperately for a fresh can of paint to get high with.

A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.

A graduating college student planning to drift through Central and South America has an uphill battle with his girlfriend who has other plans for his and their lives including him becoming a stock broker.

Four twenty-something women, crammed into a small Manhattan apartment, have dead end jobs (or no job) and overdue rent. They discover cash and self esteem when they set up an illegal bookie joint in their kitchen. Suddenly they can pay their bills; they imagine joining the middle class; they even make corporate donations to charity. The film also explores their relationships with men, most of whom are unfit for anything lasting, and with their mothers, who appear in surreal, imagined conversations with their daughters.

Van era un niño que tenía una buena vida: una casa, una familia y amigos. Pero después de que su padre tuviera un accidente que le dejara en una silla de ruedas, su madre los abandonó. Desde ese momento, Van no sabe qué hacer con su vida.

When their abusive parents are killed in a car crash, twin sisters Rosie and Violet vow to run away to Kentucky in search of a better life. While on the road, the girls meet up with Pete, a drifter working as a grounds keeper on a derelict army base, who takes them in. While Violet falls for him, Rosie becomes increasingly angry and hostile, and the sisters' childhood bond is eventually destroyed forever.

The three-decade-old annual Manhattan gathering of drag queens and their fans is portrayed in this colorful documentary. The film concentrates on the spectacle of the event, providing abundant examples of the elaborate costumes, flamboyant wigs, and campy musical performances that characterize the event.

A man impulsively commits a crime.

The story of German minority members who, after escaping from Wehrmacht, form a partisan unit named "Ernst Thalmann" in eastern Croatia. The focus is a family whose members fight on different sides of the barricade.

In 1970, with the Kent State protests as a backdrop, sixteen-year-old Bobbie and her professor parents Kate and Rob, are torn between their high ideals and the old- fashioned comforts of the nuclear family.

My Favorite Neoconservative offers a rare glimpse of intimate Washington politics through a unique father-daughter relationship. The main character is the filmmaker’s father, Edward Luttwak, who makes a living as a military strategist. He devised the air campaign of the first Iraq War; his life was threatened on the nightly news by the notorious terrorist, Abu Nidal. The film tells a father-daughter story with a massive military and political twist.