Penelope Falk

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Después de que una prueba de ADN revela sus lazos de parentesco, tres primas adoptadas por familias estadounidenses viajan a China para buscar a sus padres biológicos.
En La Carrera Con Beto
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This behind-the-scenes documentary follows Beto O'Rourke's rise from virtual unknown to national political figure through his bold attempt to unseat Ted Cruz in the US Senate.
Lecciones de una masacre en la escuela: Cartas desde Dunblane
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Un cura de Dunblane, Escocia, y otro de Connecticut comparten un vínculo forjado por tragedias en escuelas que ocurrieron con 16 años de diferencia.
Bombshell: la historia de Hedy Lamarr
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Considerada en la década de 1940 como la mujer más guapa del mundo, la mítica estrella de Hollywood fue también una gran inventora. Hedy Lamarr, la estrella del Hollywood clásico, pasaba las noches encerrada en su laboratorio desarrollando patentes para el ejército e incluso ideó un proyecto de comunicación secreto que ayudó al ejército aliado en su lucha contra los nazis. Este revelador documental descubre a una increíble mujer que corrió intrépidas aventuras para escapar de un esposo maltratador que simpatizaba con el III Reich y que pasó las noches tratando de crear un sistema de comunicación secreto que ayudó a ganar la guerra contra los nazis, mientras de día participaba del glamour de las grandes producciones de Hollywood.
Recovery Boys
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En una región devastada por el abuso de opioides, cuatro jóvenes en un campo de rehabilitación basado en trabajar la agricultura forjan un vínculo mientras tratan de reinventar sus vidas después de años de adicción a las drogas.
Step
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The senior year of a girls’ high school step team in inner-city Baltimore is documented, as they try to become the first in their families to attend college. The girls strive to make their dancing a success against the backdrop of social unrest in their troubled city.
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
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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.
Maidentrip
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14-year-old Laura Dekker sets out on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to become the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone.
The Greater Good
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The film looks behind the fear, hype and politics that polarize people into emotionally charged pro-vaccine or anti-vaccine camps with no room for middle ground. Verite stories of individuals and their families, whose lives have been forever changed by vaccine choices, interwoven with interviews from leading experts in the field, will re-frame the vaccine debate and offer, for the first time, the opportunity to have a rational, scientific and factual discussion on how to create a more effective vaccine program in America today.
Smile Til It Hurts: The Up With People Story
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Archival footage, photos, news clips, and interviews combine to offer a comprehensive overview of the clean-cut, buttoned-down singing youth group that attempted to change the world in the riotous 1960s. A true cultural phenomenon, Up with People performed in 47 languages to a global audience that included popes and kings; they even performed at the Super Bowl half-time show. As former members offer heartfelt reflections on their time with Up with People and what the group really mean to them personally, the viewer is presented with a thought-provoking glimpse into the cultural underbelly of politics, cults, and money.
Toots
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The '40s and '50s were a classic period in New York City nightlife, when the saloonkeeper was king and regular folks could drink with celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Jackie Gleason. In this documentary, Kristi Jacobson profiles her grandfather, the king of kings: Toots Shor of the eponymous restaurant and saloon, which was once the place to be seen in Manhattan.