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The story of feminist icon Gloria Steinems itinerant childhood and its influence on her life as a writer, activist and organizer for womens rights worldwide

A bio hacker seeks to cure himself by swapping his microbiome with a donors, a controversial and dangerous technique

An Argentine journalist strives to prove that his countryman, Guillermo Villas, was wrongly denied the No 1 world ranking in the 1970s

Man in Camo takes a close look at the life of visual artist, writer and filmmaker Ethan Minsker and his drive to create and crusade the making of art Through the lens of old photographs and films, Minsker leads viewers on a journey

The life of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto from the early 1930s to his death at the hands of the US military in 1943

A young trumpet player is torn between an honest singer and a manipulative heiress

Adam learns that his Yogi guru, Anand, has discovered a prophesy that was printed on his birth chart he would die in an accident at the age of 27 and when Anand invites Adam to join him on a motorcycle journey through Indias Hima

Brunhilde Pomsel describes herself as an apolitical girl and a figure on the margins, but she got closer to one of the worst criminals in world history than anyone else left alive Today aged 104, Pomsel served as Nazi Propaganda

When he was an infant, he suffered from the Spider Mites of Jesus his mother couldnt pronounce spinal meningitis This caused mental challenges that resulted in his lifelong illiteracy At 13, he began selling his body on the st

Belgian pop star Angele reflects on her life and hopes as she finds balance amid the tears, joys and loneliness of fame Told through her own words

Orson Welles produces his greatest film, Citizen Kane 1941, despite the opposition of the films de facto subject, William Randolph Hearst

Serial killer Dennis Nilsen narrates his life and horrific crimes via a series of chilling audiotapes recorded from his jail cell

The real story of 420 Somethings living in Californias semi legalized marijuana culture

An examination of the YouTube video streaming website and profiles of notable content contributors to it

Guided by seasoned New Yorkers, political figures, and cultural connoisseurs, Empire City examines Manhattan and its surrounding boroughs in order to paint a portrait of the ever evolving metropolis Appearing to be both adaptable

This intimate documentary gives viewers a singular glimpse into Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele virtuoso, but also Jake, the young boy who grew up in a modest apartment to a single mother and unsuspectingly rose to international stardom

I AM PATRICK peels back centuries of legend and myth to tell the true story of Saint Patrick Through historical re enactments, expert interviews and Patricks own writings, experience the journey from man to saint

The Silent Movie Theater has been screening the films of the silent era for over 65 years It was almost lost to us completely when its previous owner, Lawrence Austin, was murdered in the

Zenith Virago is an activist and educator who for over 20 years has been returning the coastal region of Byron Bay, Australia to a more communal, celebratory, and creative engagement with death and dying

Jerry Lewis The Man Behind the Clown chronicles the remarkable life and genius work of one of the most iconic and incomparable comic performers and filmmakers of our time

A chronicle of Oscar Wildes libel suit against the Marquis of Queensberry and the tragic turn his life takes because of it

A look at the life and work of writerfilmmaker Nora Ephron

A story of globalization filtered through the fever dream of a Mexican shaman, THE MODERN JUNGLE is also an intimate portrait of Zoque culture, commodity fetish, and the predicament of documentary

Based on autobiographical novel The Homeless Junior High School Student by Hiroshi Tamura He was homeless during his high school days after the breakup of his parents

Carne Ross was a government highflyer A career diplomat who believed Western Democracy could save us all But working inside the system he came to see its failures, deceits and ulterior motives He felt at first hand the corruption

It is a film about the Swedish cult rap star, will have its world premiere at the festival Written and directed by Henrik Burman, the film tracks Leans rise to fame while blurring the line between reality and his own vivid imagina

A loving film tribute to Russian filmmaker Larisa Shepitko, who died tragically in a car accident in 1979 at the age of 40 This documentary by her husband, Elem Klimov, includes excerpts from all of Shepitkos films, and her own voi

Two people come to the end of a spear in order to realize that the divisions between them are not real

A look at the history of one time Gestapo commander Klaus Barbie, infamously known as The Butcher of Lyon This documentarys main focus will be on Barbies post war activities, in which he became a counter intelligence agent who w

In the history of the United States there has never been a more empowering, intelligent or charismatic First Lady as Michelle Obama From humble beginnings on the south side of Chicago all the way to the White House

A fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to gangster Marty Snyder, who helped propel her to stardom

The aquatic adventure of the highly influential and fearlessly ambitious pioneer, innovator, filmmaker, researcher, and conservationist, Jacques Yves Cousteau, covers roughly thirty years of an inarguably rich in achievements life

A courageous teenager is determined to resume competitive rodeo months after her paralyzing spinal cord injury

The story of Paan Singh Tomar, an Indian athlete and seven time national steeplechase champion who becomes one of the most feared dacoits in Chambal Valley after his retirement

The Bit Player tells the story of an overlooked genius, Claude Shannon the Father of Information Theory, who revolutionized the world, but never lost his childlike curiosity

Actress Kate Lyn Sheil prepares to portray the role of Christine Chubbuck, a real life news reporter who took her own life on local Florida television in 1974