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Funny People (2009)
When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship causes him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.
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Paper Heart (2009)
Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn't fully understand: Love.
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Emmanuel's Gift (2005)
This documentary tells the story of 27-year-old Ghanaian Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, born with a deformed leg. The disabled are often disdained or even murdered at birth in Africa, but Emmanuel is determined to be a part of society. After receiving a bicycle, thanks to a grant for handicapped athletes, Emmanuel rides across Ghana, challenging stereotypes in the process. Emmanuel travels to America to receive a prosthetic leg and spreads awareness of human rights for the disabled everywhere he goes.
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Homo Sapiens 1900 (1998)
Homo Sapiens 1900 is a stunning exploration of the history of eugenics, race hygiene and the quest to improve the human race. Emerging at the turn of the century, eugenic movements spawned government sanctioned research projects
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Breath Made Visible (2009)
American dance pioneer Anna Halprin helped redefine modern art through her belief in her medium's power to heal and teach.
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Trust Us, This Is All Made Up (2009)
Given the flawless results, it's hard to believe that comedians David Pasquesi and T.J. Jagodowski make up their entire act on the spot. This documentary records one of the long-running improv duo's hilarious performances at New York City's Barrow Street Theatre. The film also goes behind the scenes as the pair strategizes for that night's act, discusses the nuances of their creative partnership and reflects on their training at Chicago's The Second City improv troupe.
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Robinson in Space (1997)
Robinson is commissioned to investigate the unspecified "problem of England." The narrator describes his seven excursions, with the unseen Robinson, around the country. They mainly concentrate on ports, power stations, prisons, and manufacturing plants, but they also bring in various literary connections, as well as a few conventional landscapes.
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Dying Laughing (2016)
The craft, creative process and complicated lives of stand-up comedians.
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Last Breath (2018)
Stranded at the bottom of the North Sea with only five minutes of oxygen remaining and no chance of rescue, a diver struggles to survive.
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Four Seasons Lodge (2008)
Every summer, some Holocaust survivors vacation together at the Four Seasons Lodge in New York's Catskill Mountains.
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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese traces Bob Dylan's evolution from folk troubadour to iconic rock star. Live concert footage and press conferences from the 1960s and a new interview with Dylan are used to draw a portrait of the legendary singer-songwriter.
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Family Fundamentals (2002)
Filmmaker Arthur Dong examines the discord between fundamentalist Christian parents and their homosexual children.
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Awesome; I F... Shot That! (2006)
A live performance shot by audience members at a 2004 Beastie Boys concert at Madison Square Garden.
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Waiting for Superman (2010)
An examination of the current state of education in America today.
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The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia (2003)
The meaning of art itself comes into question in this documentary about Shelby Lee Adams' controversial photos of families in Appalachia.
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S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003)
This documentary, directed by a survivor of the genocide, chronicles the systematized murder perpetuated by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, specifically the torture and killing of the educated classes in the notorious S-21 prison, which is now a museum. But this film is not about statistics and generalized history. Instead, it focuses on two survivors who return to the prison, coming face-to-face with some of the guards who insist that they were only following bureaucratic orders.
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Rock School (2005)
At the real life School of Rock a group of misfit kids get in touch with their inner rock star.
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The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show (2020)
For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.
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