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101) Foster
Publisher
Participant Media
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Oscar-winning filmmakers Deborah Oppenheimer and Mark Jonathan Harris reunite for a revealing first-hand look at the foster care system as seen through the eyes of those who know it best. With extraordinary access to the inner workings of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Oppenheimer and Harris go beyond the sensational headlines and stereotypes.
102) Finding Phong
Publisher
Video Project
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Vietnamese
Description
Phong grew up in a small town in the center of Vietnam – the youngest of six children. From the time he was a young boy, Phong felt like he was a girl with a mismatched boy’s body. Not until he moved to Hanoi to attend university at age twenty did Phong discover that he was not the only one in the world with this predicament. His dream to “find himself” by physically changing sex becomes a reality several years later. The movie follows Phong’s...
103) Drag Kids
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Four preteen drag queens come together for the biggest performance of their young lives. As they prepare for the big show, they struggle to claim a place of their own on the fringes of a fringe culture. Official Selection at the **Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.**
104) Water Makes Us Wet
Publisher
Juno Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
With a poetic blend of curiosity, humor, sensuality and concern, this film chronicles the pleasures and politics of H2O from an ecosexual perspective. Travel with Annie, a former sex worker, Beth, a professor, and their dog Butch, in their E.A.R.T.H. Lab mobile unit, as they explore the role of water. Ecosexuality shifts the metaphor “Earth as Mother” to “Earth as Lover” to create a more reciprocal and empathetic relationship with the natural...
105) Cocaine Cowboys
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The cocaine trade of the '70s and '80s had an indelible impact on contemporary Miami, forever changing a once sleepy retirement community into one of the world’s most glamorous, and crime-ridden hot spots. COCAINE COWBOYS paints a dazzling portrait of an economic and cultural explosion that reverberates as Hollywood myth.
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles what many consider to be the greatest rock ‘n’ roll magazine ever; an infamous, irreverent alternative to Rolling Stone. Legends such as Alice Cooper, Joan Jett, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Michael Stipe and Cameron Crowe express their love for CREEM and its lasting cultural impact.
Publisher
Fighting Chance Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Two of the central characters in the documentary are Kit Whistler and J.R. Switchgrass of @idletheorybus (read more about them below) who open up about the raw reality of life on the road, and share their lifestyle which they have distilled into an art form. Kit is a talented writer, and J.R. an accomplished photographer who both, respectively, manage to capture their adventures with a heightened optimism that transports you to the natural world they...
109) Going Om
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
GOING OM explores the power of sound and silence and whether they can be used as tools for wellness.
Publisher
A71 Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Filmed in Winnipeg, the city that inspired many of his anthemic songs, Randy Bachman weaves together the chart-topping hits of the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive with the often-humorous stories that brought the songs to life.
111) Pony Boys
Publisher
Twin Seas Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A delightful true story about two Massachusetts boys – 9 and 11 – who set off on an improbable journey with their family pet, a Shetland pony named King. Summer, 1967. Tony and Jeff Whittemore are desperate to visit Expo ’67 in Montreal – the largest World’s Fair ever. But their parents can’t take them. Then their mom comes up with the solution: hitch King to a pony cart and drive 350 miles to Expo ’67 – on their own – at 5 m.p.h.!...
112) We Are X
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
WE ARE X is a rock & roll story about the world’s biggest and most successful band you’ve never heard of…yet. Under the direction of drummer, pianist, composer, and producer Yoshiki, X Japan has sold over 30 million singles and albums.
113) Long Gone Wild
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Killer whales are being hunted for sale into the exploding marine theme park industry. Witness the case against captivity, the Whale Sanctuary Project, and covert missions in search of captive orcas.
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
There has been endless hand-wringing and finger-pointing following the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. But the full effects of the disaster are still shrouded in secrecy, and both TEPCO and the Japanese Government have limited any meaningful analysis of the disaster’s impact on health and the environment. Featuring interviews with scientists and whistle-blowers, this searing documentary reveals the political and financial interests at work behind...
115) Examining Community
Publisher
Ideas Roadshow
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Five experts (Frans de Waal, David Goldberg, Nile Green, Jennifer Michael Hecht, Carol Padden) examine the notion of "community" from different perspectives, and the role it plays in our day-to-day lives.
116) The Panama Papers
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
An explosive, global story, with immediate and ongoing consequences that strikes at the heart of the biggest themes of our times; income inequality, whistleblowers, and corrupt power-brokers manipulating world governments and big business.
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A love story about legendary sexploitation director Joe Sarno and his wife & collaborator Peggy, as they strive to get a last dirty movie made in an industry that's forgotten his sublime auteur style amongst the dominance of hardcore porn.
118) Thunder Soul
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Alumni from Houston's storied Kashmere High School Stage Band return home after 35 years to play a tribute concert for their beloved band leader who turned the struggling jazz band into a world-class funk powerhouse in the early 1970s. Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival**.
119) Percussion Sounds
Publisher
Les Blank Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This creative educational film by Pieter Van Deusen features a variety of percussion instruments performed by noted musicians Bruno Hoffmann, Eric Remsen, and Taranath Rao. The film crew included Les Blank and Skip Gerson. This film was part of a music film series for Churchill Films: Wind Sounds, Percussion Sounds, and an offshoot film by Pieter with Les Blank entitled Christopher Tree.
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