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In recent years, more than 2,500 books have been removed from school districts around the US, labeled as banned, restricted, or challenged, and made unavailable to millions of students. By no accident, the themes targeted are the usual scapegoats of the American Right—LGBTQ+ issues, Black History, and women’s empowerment—impeding the power of future generations to develop their own thoughts and opinions on critical social issues. By weaving together a lyrical montage of young readers and authors, THE ABCs OF BOOK BANNING reveals the voices of the impacted parties, and inspires hope for the future through the profound insights of inquisitive youthful minds.
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In recent years, more than 2,500 books have been removed from school districts around the US, labeled as banned, restricted, or challenged, and made unavailable to millions of students. By no accident, the themes targeted are the usual scapegoats of the American Right—LGBTQ+ issues, Black History, and women’s empowerment—impeding the power of future generations to develop their own thoughts and opinions on critical social issues. By weaving together a lyrical montage of young readers and authors, THE ABCs OF BOOK BANNING reveals the voices of the impacted parties, and inspires hope for the future through the profound insights of inquisitive youthful minds.
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Eli Timoner, a dedicated husband, father, and entrepreneur who founded the airline Air Florida in the 1970s, decides to medically terminate his life. During the 15-day waiting period, the bedridden but sharp-witted Eli says goodbye to those closest to him and helps them prepare for his departure. While his loved ones look back on Eli’s successes and devastating blows, they struggle to reconcile his choice.
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Russian activist Anastasia Shevchenko was kept under house arrest for two years for speaking out against the government. During that time, her young special-needs daughter died alone, away from her mother's touch.
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This chilling reflection examines the horrific history of lynchings as cultural events and celebrations that included souvenirs and postcards.
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Using two decades of intimate home video, the story of the Sanford family, whose struggles with addiction and gun violence eventually lead to a journey of love, loss, and acceptance.
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Exploring the rapidly growing marijuana industry through an irreverent approach to the misconceptions and promises of the marijuana explosion.
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Social media superstar Qandeel Baloch pushed boundaries in conservative Pakistan like no other. In 2016, high on her newfound celebrity, Qandeel exposes a well-known Muslim cleric – with tragic results.
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Acclaimed filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi captures a snapshot of The United States of America as the country faces a pandemic, a presidential election and a costly financial collapse.
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Alatha's father calls himself a Mover. Using African dance moves, he helps kids in Khayelitsha township to transcend their hardship (drugs, poverty and abuse) and "find their superpowers." The Mover is also a single father. And while he has helped many kids, he still has difficulty getting his own daughter to find her own powers. But in a tender moment together, this is all about to change.
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A look at the distressing circumstances for millions of children living in orphanages and other institutions around the world as J.K. Rowling's LUMOS foundation works to reunite them with family members or place them in foster homes.
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Una mirada a la historia de la Estatua de la Libertad y el significado de la creación del escultor Auguste Bartholdi para las personas de todo el mundo.
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A look at the varied new ways Americans are choosing to both find meaning and celebrate life as it comes to an end.
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El Coro Gay de San Francisco realizó una gira por el sur de los Estados Unidos para protestar por una serie de leyes anti-LGBTQ durante las elecciones de 2016.
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Bruce Franks Jr. is a 34-year-old battle rapper, Ferguson activist and state representative from St. Louis, Missouri. Known as Superman to his constituents, he is a political figure the likes of which you've never seen - full of contradictions and deep insights, who has overcome unspeakable loss to become one of the most exciting and unapologetic young leaders in the country. This short verité documentary follows Bruce at a critical juncture in his life, when he is forced to deal with the mental trauma he's been carrying for the nearly 30 years since his 9-year-old brother was shot and killed in front of him, in order to find peace and truly fulfill his destiny as a leader for his community.
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Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale gets a colorful, music-filled makeover in the whimsical special. Filled with bold animation, catchy musical numbers and valuable lessons, this enchanting twist on a beloved tale chronicles the story of an Emperor whose blinding vanity makes him an easy target for two phony tailors.
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After a routine partial hip replacement operation leaves his mother in a coma with permanent brain damage, what starts as a son's video diary becomes a citizen's investigation into the future of American health care.
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Intent on escaping her coastal bubble, Alexandra Pelosi sets out on a cross-country trip to engage in conversations with fellow Americans in an effort to gain an unfiltered understanding of other perspectives.
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Documentary following three families each coping with a child affected by serious emotional or mental illness. The families explore treatment opportunities and grapple with the struggle of living with their child's condition.
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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.
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A woman’s life becomes dramatically altered when her routine medical check-up delivers a cancer diagnosis.
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Enjoy lullabies heard around the world in this delightful, transporting mix of music and art.
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La película de Rebecca Miller es un retrato de su padre, su época y sus observaciones, construido alrededor de entrevistas improvisadas grabadas en el hogar familiar durante años.
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Breaion King, una maestra afroamericana de 26 años de Austin, Texas, es detenida en un rutinario control de tráfico con gran violencia. Una historia de racismo en la aplicación de la ley a través de los ojos de una de sus víctimas.
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This poignant documentary explores the unbreakable bond between multi-purpose K9s and their handlers.
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Una visión reveladora de la princesa Diana a través de las reflexiones personales de sus hijos, amigos y familiares. Además, Recuerda sus contribuciones públicas a través de sus trabajos de caridad.
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En este especial del 4 de julio, los políticos, las celebridades y los jóvenes prestan su voz a la lectura de la Declaración de la Independencia, la Constitución y la Carta de Derechos.
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Miles de pruebas de casos de violaciones se almacenan en una habitación y nadie hace nada por investigarlo. El documental desvela el impresionante número de casos de violación sin procesar que existen en Estados Unidos. Narra la historia de víctimas supervivientes que han esperado durante años a que sus pruebas sean procesadas, además de la de los trabajadores de las fuerzas de seguridad que luchan por agilizar los procesos y garantizar un proceso justo que se hace esperar durante mucho tiempo.
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A harrowing, unflinching look at the devastating effects of opioid addiction in the U.S. told from the perspectives of four families devastated by the deadly epidemic.
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Documental sobre los estragos de la droga cristal -variante de la conocida methamphetamine- en los Estados Unidos. Relata la historia de consumidores y camellos de zonas rurales desfavorecidas cuya adicción al HIELO (una derivada más fuerte y más barata del cristal) y la falta de oportunidades laborales los ha empujado a un ciclo sin fin de cárcel y pobreza. Del otro lado, la policía y los agentes de la DEA tratan con dificultad de impedir a los cárteles que inunden los Estados Unidos con esta súper potente versión de la metanfetamina.
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El documental explora el asesinato en 2015 de Dee Dee Blanchard, llevado a cabo por su hija adolescente Gypsey Rose, una joven enferma y con discapacidad mental, así como las circunstancias que llevaron a ello. Descubriremos de primera mano la historia que salió en todas las portadas, y exploraremos una de las patologías más controvertidas: el síndrome de Münchhausen por poder.
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The story of the evolution of a boy from Nebraska who became one of the most respected men in the world, and the heroes who helped guide him along the way. By allowing access to his life and never-before-released home videos, Buffett offers a glimpse into his unique mind to help us understand what is truly important when money no longer has meaning.
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An attempt to re-contextualize the European migrant crisis and ongoing hostilities in Syria, through eyewitness and participant testimony. Children and parents recount the revolution, civil war, air strikes, atrocities and ongoing humanitarian aid crises, in a portrait of recent history and the consequences of violence.
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Carrie Fisher y Debbie Reynolds protagonizan un tierno retrato de la realeza de Hollywood en toda su excentricidad. Desde la alfombra roja hasta hasta la parte oculta de la fama, el documental trata sobre los vínculos familiares, a veces dulces y otros amargos.
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Documental que explora los riesgos del consumo de alcohol en la sociedad norteamericana. Casi una tercera parte de los adultos en Estados Unidos se enfrentan con el problema del alcohol en algún momento a lo largo de sus vidas.
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Recounts the dramatic story of the April 2013 terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon through the experiences of individuals whose lives were affected. Ranging from the events of the day to the death-penalty sentencing of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the film features surveillance footage, news clips, home movies and exclusive interviews with survivors and their families, as well as first responders, investigators, government officials and reporters from the Boston Globe, which won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the bombing. In the wake of terrorism, a newlywed couple, a mother and daughter, and two brothers - all gravely injured by the blast - face the challenges of physical and emotional recovery as they and their families strive to reclaim their lives and communities.
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A thought-provoking look at the subject of abortion today, told through the stories of women struggling with unplanned pregnancies, abortion providers and clinic staff and activists on both sides of this contentious debate.
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Alexandra Pelosi looks at money in politics and interviews wealthy donors to Republican and Democratic parties to ask them about their contributions and philosophies. Also: a look at efforts to enact campaign-finance reform.
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A look at NYC’s gentrification and growing inequality in a microcosm, Class Divide explores two distinct worlds that share the same Chelsea intersection – 10th Avenue and 26th Street. On one side of the avenue, the Chelsea-Elliot Houses have provided low-income public housing to residents for decades. Their neighbor across the avenue since 2012 is Avenues: The World School, a costly private school. What happens when kids from both of these worlds attempt to cross the divide?
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Puentes de Salud is a volunteer-run clinic that provides free medical care to undocumented immigrants in south Philadelphia. Here, doctors and nurses work for free to serve people who would otherwise fall through the cracks. Clinica de Migrantes, a potent film by Maxim Pozdorovkin, follows the workers and patients of Puentes through months of routine care and growth. Along the way, the film puts a face to the millions of people who exist on the margins of society: people displaced from their homelands, separated from their families, unfamiliar with the customs, unable to obtain health insurance and terrified to come forward to seek medical help. Along with revealing these patient stories, Clinica is also a look at the heroic doctors and nurses who work pro bono to ensure these people receive care, offering a deeply moving look at the limitless potential of humanity.
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Going deeper than fine fabrics and silk linings, Suited takes a modern, evolved look at gender through the conduit of clothing and elucidates the private and emotional experience surrounding it. With heart and optimism, the film documents a cultural shift that is creating a new demand—and response—for each person’s right to go out into the world with confidence.
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Born into one of the wealthiest and best-known families in American history, Gloria Vanderbilt has lived in the public eye for more than 90 years, unapologetically pursuing love, family and career, while experiencing extreme tragedy and tremendous success side by side. This documentary features a series of candid conversations as Vanderbilt and her youngest son, Anderson Cooper, look back at her remarkable life.
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Una mirada en profundidad a la vida y obra del periodista estadounidense James Foley, quien fue asesinado por terroristas de ISIS en 2014.
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With more than 50 million Latinos now living in the United States, Latinos are taking their seat at the table as the new American power brokers in the world of entertainment, business, politics and the arts. As Latinos’ influence in American society has soared, they have entered mainstream American culture, and the proof is in the music. Executive produced by legendary music mogul Tommy Mottola, THE LATIN EXPLOSION: A NEW AMERICA features a dazzling array of artists at the center of Latino cultural power and influence, including Marc Anthony, Emilio Estefan Jr., Gloria Estefan, José Feliciano, Eva Longoria, George Lopez, Jennifer Lopez, Los Lobos, Cheech Marin, Ricky Martin, Rita Moreno, Pitbull, Romeo Santos, Shakira, Thalía and Sofía Vergara. Narrated by John Leguizamo.
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Historia de una joven paquistaní que se casó en contra de los deseos de su familia y escapó por los pelos de la muerte 'por honor' que su padre y su tío intentaron imponerle.
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Una mirada a la vida y obra de la escritora y directora Nora Ephron
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Un análisis a fondo sobre la posibilidad de que en el futuro exista "la policía del pensamiento", a través del caso que ocupó tantos titulares del "policía caníbal" del Departamento de Policía de Nueva York, a quien se le acusó de conspirar para secuestrar y comerse a mujeres.
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Cómo una colección única de fotos y recuerdos de Abraham Lincoln ha marcado profundamente la vida de una familia durante cinco generaciones
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El pequeño Kurt crece en Aberdeen, Washington, un niño feliz que conquista a la gente. Su enorme potencial creativo se manifiesta desde el principio, pinta, hace música, escribe. Desde esos comienzos hasta su increíble éxito como líder de Nirvana, cuenta el primer documental autorizado por la familia. También de accidentes, dudas, drogas, depresión y muerte prematura. A partir de fotografías de niños lanzadas para su publicación por primera vez, material de archivo previamente desconocido, entrevistas con padres, familiares, amigos, futuros compañeros musicales y su viuda Courtney Love, Brett Morgen compone un retrato íntimo e intenso de la vida y el arte del legendario cantante, que rara vez se enfrenta a los medios. abrió.
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Basado en el célebre libro homónimo de Lawrence Wright, este documental explora las prácticas y los supuestos delitos cometidos por la Iglesia de la Cienciología.
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Banksy vivió durante un mes en Nueva York. Cada día/, el artista urbano creaba una nueva obra en sus calles. "Banksy Does New York" recoge las obras que creó durante aquel tiempo
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En 2013, el analista informático Edward Snowden filtró documentos clasificados que había obtenido de la NSA, la Agencia de Seguridad Nacional Norteamericana, detallando la vigilancia que el gobierno estadounidense ejerce sobre sus ciudadanos. Después de pasar a la clandestinidad para evitar la extadición y el arresto, Snowden pasó a convertirse en noticia. Tanto que su notoriedad amenazaba con eclipsar las implicaciones de la información que había revelado.
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A documentary detailing an indiscriminate terrorist attack that left 71 dead in Kenya.
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El 4 de noviembre de 2008, California aprobó en referéndum la llamada Proposición 8 (52,5% a favor, 47,5% en contra de la Proposición), que modificó la Constitución de ese Estado, eliminando el derecho de las parejas del mismo sexo a contraer matrimonio e invalidando los matrimonios de ese tipo ya celebrados. Comenzó entonces una batalla legal sin precedentes hasta lograr que el Supremo desestimara el resultado del referéndum y reconociera el derecho constitucional de igualdad ante la ley. Filmado durante 5 años, este documental narra, desde el punto de vista de los que participaron en ella, la batalla legal que consiguió tumbar la Proposición 8 y permitió el reconocimiento del matrimonio entre parejas del mismo sexo en California.
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All About Ann celebrates the achievements of larger-than-life Ann Richards, who became the first elected female governor of Texas. Her cool demeanor, acid wit, and passion for social inclusivity made her one of the most powerful and progressive governors in U.S. history, a liberal democrat intent on building “the new Texas.” But, when the 1994 election begins, Richards is faced with her toughest challenge yet, as an increasingly conservative majority turn towards a new, pro-business candidate: George W. Bush.
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Based on Elizabeth Swados’ picture book of the same name, this animated short film charts one woman's struggle with depression.
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This is the story of a year in the life of one mother whose daily struggles illuminate the challenges faced by more than 42 million American women and the 28 million children who depend on them.
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One in four women experience violence in their homes. Have you ever asked, “Why doesn't she just leave?” Private Violence shatters the brutality of our logic and intimately reveals the stories of two women: Deanna Walters, who transforms from victim to survivor, and Kit Gruelle, who advocates for justice.
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Una mirada íntima y sincera de la vida y el arte del legendario compositor y letrista.
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Documental que explora el abuso y el tratamiento brutal de los elefantes. Muestra el entrenamiento de elefantes y el trauma psicológico y el daño físico causado por las condiciones de vida en algunos zoológicos y circos
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Después de que ellos descubren que su único hijo tiene progeria, los médicos Leslie Gordon y Scott Berns establecen una fundación y estudian el desarrollo de una droga experimental para tratar esta extraña enfermedad.
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La película documenta la primera protesta pública contra los abusos sexuales de sacerdotes en los Estados Unidos, mucho antes de la crisis en Boston. Una lucha de más de tres décadas que finalmente acabó con una querella contra el mismísimo Pontífice.
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El cineasta Alan Berliner realiza un retrato íntimo de su primo y antiguo mentor Edwin Honig, que atraviesa los últimos años de su vida con Alzheimer. Durante la conversación que da base al documental, se vislumbra la llama de su espíritu poético.
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Las célebres modelos Isabella Rossellini, Jerry Hall, Marisa Berenson, Christie Turlington y Cheryl Tiegs, entre otras, hablan sobre su carrera y lo que significa envejecer en este cautivador retrato de grupo del director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. Retrato íntimo de las mujeres cuya imagen ha definido nuestro sentido de la belleza durante las últimas cinco décadas. 'Top models' de los últimos cincuenta años comparten sus experiencias y sus opiniones sobre la vejez, la cirugía estética o la industria de la moda, así como su filosofía de vida. Además, el filme muestra imágenes de archivo y entrevistas con el diseñador Calvin Klein y con Eileen Ford, cofundadora de la agencia de modelos Ford, una de las más importantes de todos los tiempos.
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La artista serbia Marina Abramovic expone su obra en el museo de Arte Moderno de Nueva York, MOMA, y como reza el título del documental, ella estará presente". Abramovic se situará en mitad de la sala mirando fijamente a una silla vacía frente a ella mientras los asistentes repasan su retrospectiva alrededor de la sala. Que uno de los museos más prestigiosos del mundo te ofrezca presentar la obra de toda una trayectoria profesional es una oportunidad muy grande para cualquier artista, por lo tanto, este film recogerá uno de los hitos más importantes en la carrera profesional de Abramovic, que, por otro lado, no es la primera vez que presta su cuerpo como obra de arte en sí misma, experimentando la relación que se establece entre artista y audiencia.
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110 niños del mundo Islámico han elegido y se llega a el Cairo para los más antiguos del mundo Corán recitación del concurso. CORÁN sigue a dos jóvenes de Senegal y la república de Tayikistán, y una niña de Maldivas que ir de cabeza a cabeza con los niños, casi el doble de su edad en la pronunciación, la recitación y perfeccionado la memorización del Corán. Incluso como su propio futuro pende de un hilo, que se encuentran atrapados entre los fundamentalistas y moderada visiones del Islam.
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Feminist icon Gloria Steinem is interviewed by Peter Kunhardt as she discusses her childhood, her career, the women's movement, and her personal life
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El accidente fue noticia de primera plana: una madre de los suburbios manejó en sentido contrario en el Taconic Parkway, al norte de Nueva York, se estrelló deliberadamente matando a siete personas y a ella misma. Diane Schuler quedó marcada como una madre alcohólica que perdió la razón. Pero ¿fue en realidad el monstruo que creó la prensa? ¿O fue la mamá y esposa perfecta?
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Mirada íntima a tres jóvenes mujeres afganas acusadas de cometer "crímenes morales" como tener sexo premarital o huir de su casa. Las seguimos desde prisión hasta el juicio, y descubrimos la opresión y las paradojas a las que se enfrentan hoy en día las mujeres de Afganistán, y las peligrosas consecuencias que puede tener para ellas negarse a acatarlas
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Hot Coffee revela lo que realmente pasó con Stella Liebeck, la mujer de Albuquerque que derramó el café sobre ella y demandó a McDonalds , mientras que la exploración de cómo y por qué el caso obtuvo tanta atención de los medios, que financió el esfuerzo y con qué fin.
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Thirty years after Ford Motor Company began dumping toxic waste in their backyard--and after one too many premature deaths--the Ramapo Mountain Indians filed a major class-action lawsuit: Mann v. Ford. This compelling documentary reveals the story of how this tiny tribe and their team of passionate lawyers took on the 'big dogs'--Ford and the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Addresses misunderstandings of learning differences and demonstrates potential in dyslexic persons.
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The story of one woman's mission to defeat cancer and help others do the same.
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The Loving Story es una historia de amor acerca de la lucha por la dignidad humana como telón de fondo contra la segregación racial en los EE.UU. Los Loving, una pareja interracial, se enamoró y se casó en un momento crítico de la historia de Estados Unidos, y, debido a una confluencia de agitación social y política, nuestros héroes rebeldes cambian algo que antes nadie más había podido cambiar. Dos abogados jóvenes y ambiciosos, relacionados con su caso, se ven obligados a preparar el camino para los Derechos Civiles y la justicia social a través de un histórico fallo de la Corte Suprema, cambiando la historia del país para siempre. (FILMAFFINITY)
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Based on the story of Americas enigmatic career of one of the revered architects of the modern world - icon, screen star, and two-term president, Ronald Reagan.
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Una Carrie Fisher inteligente, irónica, bastante bocazas, con voz de cazallera y sobrepeso explica su debacle con el alcohol, las drogas y sus trastornos de bipolaridad en un monólogo brillante.
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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.
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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%.
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Photographer Paul Fusco had a coveted place on the train carrying Robert Kennedy's body, with the assignment of covering the funeral -- but he ended up using all his film on the people he saw from his window, lined up to pay their respects.
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A documentary that explores the world of children who reside in discounted motels within walking distance of Disneyland, living in limbo as their families struggle to survive in one of the wealthiest regions of America. The parents of motel kids are often hard workers who don't earn enough to own or rent homes. As a result, they continue to live week-to-week in motels, hoping against hope for an opportunity that might allow them to move up in the O.C.
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Documentary about Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who was performing euthanasia in the US in 1990's
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On June 20, 2009, Neda Agha-Soltan was shot and killed on the streets of Tehran during the turmoil that followed the Iranian presidential contest. Within hours, images of her dying moments, captured on cell phones, appeared on computer screens across the world, focusing the world's attention on mass protests against the rigged elections in Iran. Featuring previously unseen footage of Neda with friend and family, as well as exclusive video of her recorded the day she died, "For Neda" debuts just before the anniversary of her death.
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What is a family? Rosie O'Donnell looks at the many answers to this question in this documentary that features original songs and thoughtful kids musing on love and family. The show provides a less than moving portrait of the remarkable diversity of so called families today, including same-sex parents, mixed-heritage families, and stories of adoption. Animated songs and musical performances by kids and families spice up the festivities along with performances and recordings by artists including Ziggy Marley, Bonnie Raitt, Doris Day, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Frank Sinatra, Rosie O'Donnell and They Might Be Giants.
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What happens when western anthropologists descend on the Amazon and make one of the last unacculturated tribes in existence, the Yanomami, the most exhaustively filmed and studied tribe on the planet? Despite their "do no harm" creed and scientific aims, the small army of anthropologists that has studied the Yanomami since the 1960s has wreaked havoc among the tribe - and sparked a war within the anthropology community itself.
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El documental que sigue el cierre de la planta de Moraine Assembly, una fábrica de automóviles de General Motors en la localidad de Moraine, Ohio, en diciembre de 2008. Reichert y Bognar hablaron con varios cientos de los casi 3.000 trabajadores de la planta que iban a perder sus empleos como resultado del cierre. Al no tener acceso a filmar dentro de la propia planta, los realizadores suministraron a algunos de los trabajadores cámaras minúsculas para que las metieran y filmaran dentro de la fábrica, lo que les permitió tener imágenes de algunos de los últimos coches que se ensamblaron allí.
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Many people remember Marion Barry as the philandering drug-addled mayor of the nation's capital. He's the poster boy for corruption, a pariah. Yet to others, Marion Barry is a folk hero who has dominated Washington D.C. city politics for over 40 years. Today, Barry is once again in the political limelight. Who is Marion Barry, really? A hero? A scoundrel?
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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.
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A documentary by Alexandra Pelosi takes a behind-the-scenes look at a recent life and hard times of ex-minister, Pastor Ted. Ted Haggard had it all: prosperity, a doting wife, five kids- and a ministry that reached out to approx 30 million followers who counted on his every word, whether on TV or in person at one of his arena sermons. In 2006, it all fell apart when Pastor Ted admitted to having sex with a male prostitute and to buying methamphetamines. He was exiled from his church and home in Colorado and became a pariah who now makes ends meet as a traveling insurance salesman.
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Charismatic, charming and complex, Sérgio Vieira de Mello was the world's go-to guy, a man who could descend into the most dangerous places, charm the worst war criminals, and somehow protect the lives of the ordinary people to whom he'd devoted his life. The documentary tells the story of his most treacherous mission ever... a mission in which his own life hangs in the balance.
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John Cazale solo participó en cinco películas: El padrino, La conversación, El padrino, Segunda parte, Tarde de perros y El cazador de ciervos, cada una de las cuales fue nominada a Mejor película. Sin embargo, hoy la mayoría de la gente ni siquiera sabe su nombre. I KNEW IT WAS YOU es un nuevo recorrido a través de películas que definieron a una generación.
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Adult-film star Katie Morgan answers a series of sex-related questions...in the buff, of course!
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Las carreras de coches son una obsesión en Anderson (Indiana). Incluso con el cierre de las fábricas de automóviles locales y la pérdida de puestos de trabajo, los residentes de la ciudad continúan acudiendo en masa al circuito local todos los viernes por la noche, y sus conductores continúan vertiendo sus recursos cada vez más escasos en sus Thundercars.
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It has been called "the saddest acre in America." It is also one of the most sacred. Section 60 in Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for young men and women who died fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. This emotional documentary filmed entirely in Section 60 provides intimate glimpses of family and friends who have come to honor their loved ones.
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To get to know the world he lives in, college kid Andrew Jenks doesn't take off to remote, exotic places with a backpack, but instead decides to go and stay in a retirement home in Florida for a few weeks. There, he gets acquainted with Tammy, Libby, Dotty and Bill, all of whom are past their prime. These few weeks turn into a valuable experience for Jenks, who approaches the elderly people with an open mind and takes a close look at the less cheerful sides of old age, including decay and dependence.
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During 2006-07, four students keep a video diary of their final year at Tariq bin Ziad High School in Baghdad. As violence escalates, the four prepare to take the National Exams they must pass in June to secure their diploma. They are Ali, a Kurd, Anmar, a Christian who starts the school year not having heard from his girlfriend for a few days, and a Shia and a Sunni - Hayder, a rap poet and songwriter, and Mohammad, fatherless, living with his mother and extended family. Amid explosions, gunfire, and power outages, they study, wrestle, play games, listen to music, dance, and talk boy talk. Mid-year, one moves north, safe but bored. Will they pass their exams? Will they live?
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In October 2006, 25 artists came together to paint Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. The result was a collection of vastly different images of this iconic figure. This film chronicles the process from the initial setting (where Justice O'Connor entertained the room) to the evening when the paintings were unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery.
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The candid, and naked, Katie Morgan takes us through a history of porn. From ancient paintings and sculpture, to early pornographic silent films, to modern day adult films.
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In a war that has left more than 25,000 wounded, ALIVE DAY MEMORIES: HOME FROM IRAQ looks at a new generation of veterans. Executive Producer James Gandolfini interviews ten Soldiers and Marines who reveal their feelings on their future, their severe disabilities and their devotion to America. The documentary surveys the physical and emotional cost of war through memories of their "alive day," the day they narrowly escaped death in Iraq.
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Alexandra Pelosi travels through the United States interviewing and filming several evangelical pastors and congregations.
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Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happenstance and controlled luck can make movie magic.
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Filmmaker Alan Berliner chronicles his lifelong battle with insomnia in this intimate documentary. The cameras roll as he tries to quiet his overly active mind so he can get a decent night's sleep, capturing the details of what it's like to suffer from a chronic sleep disorder. As he struggles to find balance, his friends and family -- who endure the worst of Berliner's bouts with insomnia -- question whether he really wants to find a cure.
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This insightful Home Box Office documentary profiles some American children afflicted with Tourette's syndrome -- a hereditary neurological disorder manifested by recurrent, involuntary vocal and motor tics. More than a dozen youngsters ranging from ages 6 to 13 discuss the stigma of Tourette's, what it's like to grow up with the condition, control measures and the challenges they face to be viewed as normal.
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Xiara Trujillo is a precocious seven-year-old who moved from the Bronx to Maryland with her mom, Aracelli Guzman, four years ago. Though she seems happy hanging out and playing with her pal Melissa, Xiara becomes defensive and emotional when talking about her father, Harold Linares. As we see and learn, Harold is in jail serving a ten-year sentence for weapons possession; Xiara seems to blame his incarceration on her mother, whom she says "kept calling the police." Xiara, who has always been extremely close to her father, acts out with her mother.
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On Easter Eve, 1991, the normalcy of 76-year-old Florence Holway's rural life came to a shocking, abrupt end when a 26-year-old intruder broke in to her home and brutally raped her. The horrifying attack marked the beginning of the New Hampshire artist and grandmother's 12-year struggle to bring her rapist to justice--and bring change to a flawed legal system.
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Ten families read letters from their loved ones killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom in this powerful and moving HBO documentary by Oscar and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Bill Couturie (Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam). Photos of the soldiers in military and civilian life are shown as family members read the final correspondence received from Iraq and share their thoughts and memories about the fallen troops and the realities of war.
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Twenty million people live within a 50-mile radius of the Indian Point Energy Center and its three nuclear reactors. This film takes a cautionary look at the possible consequences of an accident or terrorist attack on the facility--a catastrophe that could potentially render much of the Hudson River Valley and New York City uninhabitable.
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In September 2001, respected German historian Lothar Machtan dropped a bombshell on the world of Hitler studies: Hitler was secretly homosexual. His highly acclaimed and explosive book "The Hidden Hitler" ignited a storm of controversy. With information from the bestselling book, award-winning filmmakers Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato and Gabriel Rotello explore areas of the Führer's private life.
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Espectáculo autobiográfico escrito por Elaine Stritch y John Lahr que está compuesto de anécdotas de la vida y las melodías de Stritch.
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Documental sobre Fidel Castro. En la primavera de 2003, el gobierno cubano recurrió a la violencia para impedir que los cubanos emigraran a Norteamérica. Fueron arrestados y encarcelados 75 de ellos, entre los que había periodistas independientes, que fueron acusados de ser agentes al servicio de los Estados Unidos y de conspirar contra la revolución. Tres cubanos, detenidos mientras intentaban apoderarse de un ferry en la bahía de La Habana, fueron condenados a muerte y ejecutados tras juicios sumarísimos. Estos acontecimientos empeoraron todavía más la imagen que el mundo tenía de la dictadura cubana que fue condenada por numerosos intelectuales y diversos gobiernos.
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A documentary examining the end of live for five hospice patients and their families.
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2003 documentary film produced by Oliver Stone for the HBO series America Undercover about the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. It includes interviews with Ehud Barak and Benjamin Netanyahu, former Prime Ministers of Israel, Yasser Arafat, the late President of the Palestinian National Authority, and various Palestinian activists.
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A shocking portrait of the world of a recently captured serial killer, who sees his killing of prostitutes as in accordance with Islamic teaching. Over the space of a year, 16 women were murdered in the Iranian city of Mashad. Because the victims were lured into the killer's traps, the press soon called these the "spider killings." All but one of the victims had previously been arrested for prostitution and drug-related crimes. When a 39-year-old contractor is arrested and confesses to the crimes, he claims divine support for his crimes. His mother, wife, son, and many neighbors agree. AND ALONG CAME A SPIDER visits with the families of the victims, with the perpetrator and his family, and with prostitutes in this holy city. Most chillingly, the killer's son proudly re-enacts a murder, and suggests that he wants to grow up to be like his father. This is a chilling film about cycles of moral vengeance.
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El director Oliver Stone pasa tres días con Fidel Castro, hablando de la situación política internacional, de la revolución castrista de 1959, del embargo americano, de la crisis de los misiles cubanos, etc. (FILMAFFINITY)
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Documentary about the first human to donate his body to science so that it could be studied in the form of a 3D database of the entire anatomy that is available to view online. Convicted killer Joseph Paul Jernigan donated his body to science shortly before he was executed in 1993 and this documentary examines what took place after his death by lethal injection.
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Documentary of S.K. Thoth, a multi-ethnic street performer whose music marries cultures and blurs gender lines.
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Documentary account of George W. Bush's presidential campaign during the 2000 election.
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Este conmovedor documental narra el último año de la vida de Robert Eads, un transexual de mujer a hombre que muere de cáncer de ovario. Nos presentan a varias figuras prominentes en la vida de Robert, y la más importante es Lola Cola. Lola es una transexual que se ha convertido en la compañera y cuidadora de Robert. Los dos se preparan para la Southern Comfort, un evento anual creado para personas transgénero.
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An intimate look at the life and career of Gordon Parks a true Renaissance man who has excelled as a photographer, novelist, journalist, poet, musician and filmmaker.
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Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With testimony by eyewitnesses and background accounts by historians.
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Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd's bestselling children's book headlines this winning 25-minute collection of sleepytime tales from HBO. Susan Sarandon narrates the simple story of a bunny readying for bed. Other top entertainers lend their voices to the tape: Tony Bennett sings the story of "Hit the Road to Dreamland"; Lauryn Hill brings rhythm to "Hush, Little Baby"; Billy Crystal lends many voices to Mercer Mayer's "There's a Nightmare in My Closet"; and singers Natalie Cole, Aaron Neville, and Patti LeBelle sing other tales. A dandy video for the youngster, punctuated with "interviews" of real kids answering a host of bedtime questions.
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American Hollow is a 1999 American documentary film directed and produced by Rory Kennedy. The film follows the extended Bowling family, residents of an eastern Kentucky valley, for a year in Perry County, Kentucky. The music for the film was composed by Bill Frisell.
Iree Bowling died at the age of 81 in December 2010.
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This follow-up to the 1989 documentary ONE YEAR IN A LIFE OF CRIME revisits three of the original subjects in New Jersey during a five-year period in the 1990s. We share in their triumphs and setbacks as they navigate lives of poverty, drug abuse, AIDS, and petty crime.
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This HBO special, based on Rosie O'Donnell's book of the same name, uses animated and live action segments to explore the vital role that humour plays in our lives.
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In 1948, Lenny Bruce was just another comic who couldn't get arrested. By 1961, all that would change.
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Documentary covering the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a black nationalist and journalist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer and sentenced to death in a trial marked by controversial prosecutorial and defense tactics and charges of racism.
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Pearl Randall, a 66-year-old widow, announces that she is planning to remarry, but her three grown children express conflicting emotions. Daughter Terri captures on tape the family's attempts to come to grips with Pearl's new romance. Oscar-nominated documentary short from 1997
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Aclamado primer documental de Spike Lee en donde cuenta los detalles sobre la bomba que, en 1963, se puso en una iglesia de Birminghan que mató a cuatro pequeñas colegialas.
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Explores the realities of death-row inmates inside Huntsville (Texas) Unit, a prison with the highest number of executions in 1997. Features interviews with prisoners, guards, officials, lawyers and victims' family members.
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Paradise Lost narra la historia real del asesinato y tortura de tres niños en Robin Hood Hills, un pequeño pueblo de Arkansas. El horripilante asesinato parece tener connotaciones satánicas y conduce a juicio a tres muchachos "distintos"...
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Without Pity: A Film About Abilities is an HBO film narrated by Christopher Reeve. This documentary celebrates the efforts of the disabled to live full, productive lives. The viewers meet a cross section of Americans in the film. A young woman with cerebral palsy who cares for her baby, while a man with cerebral palsy lives successfully on his own after 40 years in a Colorado institution. The film takes a trip to school with a remarkable 6-year-old boy without arms or legs, visits the workplace of a blind computer expert, and meets a professor with polio who teaches the history of discrimination against people with disabilities. A young man recently made paraplegic discusses his daily battle with depression and his determination and motivation to overcome it and get on with his life. This movie applauds the resilience and potential of people with disabilities and their need to be determined to be self-sufficient.
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Documental sobre la homosexualidad en el cine, dirigido por el experto documentalista Rob Epstein (premiado con 2 Oscar) y Jeffrey Friedman (cineasta, productor y ayudante de montaje de, entre otras, "Toro Salvaje").
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From its beginning during the Reagan years through current times, the War on Drugs has left many victims stranded in the prison system. PRISONERS OF THE WAR ON DRUGS reveals life behind bars in the nation’s prisons. Each prisoner has his or her own story, but for most, the story is predictably similar; they have been criminalized for drugs or drug related offenses, locked up with easy access to substances, and given little opportunity for rehabilitation. This film provides an inside look at the prison system, its prisoners and a war on drugs we do not seem to be winning.
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When a child gets hold of a loaded handgun, someone often dies. Last year, 24,000 Americans lost their lives to handguns...and 3,600 of them were children. This profoundly disturbing documentary tells the stories of five handguns that killed five children--and how their deaths might have been prevented.
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If you're arrested in New York City and can't make bail, you'll be sent to Rikers Island -- a mammoth holding facility for 17,000 men and women awaiting trial. TV journalist Jon Alpert spent ten months filming there, coming away with a graphic and unblinking portrait of life inside America's largest jail complex, including a moving look at the human faces behind the statistics.
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They're the real 'goodfellas': 'Joe Dogs' Iannuzzi, Tommy DelGiorno, 'Big Dom' Lofaro. For the first time on television, Mafia turncoats give personal accounts of life inside the Mob. In this shocking documentary, five high-ranking informants tell tales of murder, brutality, greed and vanity--and why they broke the Sicilian code of honor. The first generation of the American Mafia stood on the foundation of loyalty and a code of silence. The second and third generations traded their Sicilian traditions for government protection and instant personal gain. MOB STORIES presents five chilling narratives from five members of the underworld, most of whom are overwhelmed with fear and paranoia with the exception of “Fat Jackie”, a loyal lifelong mobster. Father and son team, Alan and Marc Levin, direct and produce an honest and personal portrayal of the demise of the Mafia.
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An intensely personal exploration of an explosive issue -- abortion in America. Wrenching first-person narratives from seven decades of women, each one facing an unplanned pregnancy -- and the dreadful decision that no one wants to make. Both pro-life and pro-choice, both out front on the picket line and inside the clinic, these women's stories turn politics into heart-searing drama: a pregnant 17-year-old and her pro-life mother whose conflict unfolds in front of the camera; a 22-year-old who became a pro-life protester when she learned that her mother nearly aborted her; an unhappy mother-of-two who's expecting a third when her marriage suddenly hits the rocks; a 71-year-old grandmother who still grieves for her mother, an early victim of illegal abortion. In this fusion of past and present, the history of abortion is the history of women -- told at a time in America when yesterday's back-alley abortions may be the only choice left for tomorrow.
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A young boy with down syndrome attends his first year in a "regular" classroom. This documentary traces that year and the changes that take place for Peter, his teacher, and the other students. Oscar-winning documentary short from 1992.
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Ten years ago, inspired by the teacher who inspired her, actor-comedian Rosie O’Donnell established a school, giving public school kids access to dance, music, and drama. This film follows five kids, as they pursue their stage and screen goals, learning to believe in themselves.
