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Bad Boy Kummer (2010), Seventeen (1983), The Heart of Man (2017), The Sunshine Boy (2009), The Book of Stars (1999), Inspirations (1997), Promises (2001) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
Bad Boy Kummer (2010)
Tom Kummer is still considered to be the king of faked interviews, and his specialty was Hollywood. He met Sharon Stone, Sean Penn and Bruce Willis for long, sincere talks - which all turned out to have been invented. For four years, until he was exposed, Kummer supplied reputable publications in Germany and Switzerland with his stories. Today, he earns his living as ...Read all
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Seventeen (1983)
This cinéma vérité documentary covers several months in the lives of a group of high school students in Muncie, Ind. The filmmaker focuses on Lynn, a white girl whose relationship with an African-American student has caused controversy. After a cross is burned on her lawn, Lynn responds with righteous anger rather than fear, standing up to her community's bigotry. Meanwhile, Lynn's peers face their own trials, including an unplanned pregnancy and alcohol abuse.
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The Heart of Man (2017)
The Heart of Man is a timeless tale of a father's relentless pursuit of his son -- interwoven with interviews of top thought-leaders on brokenness, identity, and shame.
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The Sunshine Boy (2009)
Unwilling to accept a gloomy prognosis for her autistic son, Keli, Margrét begins a journey from Iceland to the United States for proper treatment. Director Fridrik Thor Fridriksson chronicles a powerful story of love and discovery.
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The Book of Stars (1999)
On his book tour, Michael Moore exposes more wrongdoing by greedy big businesses and callous politicians around America.
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Inspirations (1997)
This latest documentary film by Michael Apted (7Up series, Gorillas in the Mist, Nell) explores the creative process through candid discussion with seven artists from diverse media. David Bowie, Roy Lichtenstein, Dale Chihuly, Edouard Locke, Louise LeCavalier, and Nora Noranjo-Morse answer the questions regarding their particular artforms: "How do you create your prob...Read all
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Promises (2001)
A glimpse at the Arab-Israeli conflict as seen through the eyes of seven Palestinian and Jewish children.
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Off and Running (2009)
Avery Klein-Cloud, a teenage African-American girl, lives in Brooklyn with her Caucasian Jewish lesbian mothers and two brothers who are also of other races. When Avery decides to contact her birth mother, this triggers a major identity crisis.
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Superstar (1990)
Filmmaker Chuck Workman profiles pop artist Andy Warhol through interviews with friends and colleagues.
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A Northern Soul (2018)
A documentary following a resident of Hull as he attempts to make a positive impact on his community by travelling with a hip-hop tour bus.
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Butterfly (1999)
For Moncho, it's an idyllic year: he starts school, he has a wonderful teacher, he makes a friend in Roque, he begins to figure out some of the mysteries of Eros, and, with his older brother, a budding saxophone player, he makes a trip with the band from their town in Galicia. But it's also the year that the Spanish Republic comes under fire from Fascist rebels. Monch...Read all
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Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go (2007)
This British documentary goes inside Mulberry Bush School, which is home to some 40 children with various types of behavioral disorders. For these kids, many of whom have suffered emotional trauma and all of whom have been dropped from the public school system, Mulberry Bush is a last option. Following five students over the course of a year, the film explores how the patience and determination of a small group of instructors can transform even the most damaged child.
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Waiting for The Sun (2016)
The story of China's abandoned children longing for their imprisoned parents.
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The Departure (2017)
A Buddhist monk asks what we owe one another & provides experiences to help us find answers. Documentary.
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Paris (2008)
A ex-dancer has a heart problem and even with a transplant, he may still only have a few months to live. Time's spent looking at people/life in Paris from his balcony. His single mom sister moves in with her 3 kids to look after him.
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All This Panic (2016)
Shot over a three-year period with unparalleled intimacy and access, ALL THIS PANIC is a feature length documentary that takes an intimate look at the interior lives of a group of teenage girls as they come of age in Brooklyn. A potent mix of vivid portraiture and vérité, we follow the girls as they navigate the ephemeral and fleeting transition between childhood and ...Read all
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Making the Grade (2017)
The musical educational system in Ireland is explored, where over 30,000 students prepare for graded piano exams each year.
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East Side Story (1997)
Though its films were rarely exhibited on the other side of the Iron Curtain, the prolific Soviet film industry churned out more than propagandistic documentaries and epic-length versions of 19th-century Russian novels. This documentary explores the musical comedy genre in the communist era, when, just as in Hollywood musicals, characters broke into elaborately stylized song and dance numbers mid-movie, the difference being that these characters sang in praise of collective farms and factories.
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