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Prodigal Sons (2008), 51 Birch Street (2005), Another Road Home (2004), Divan (2003), The Truth About Emanuel (2013), Uncle Howard (2016), My Winnipeg (2007) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Prodigal Sons (2008)

Prodigal Sons (2008)

8.7/10 Documentary

Filmmaker Kimberly Reed returns to small-town Montana to reconnect with her adopted brother and to reintroduce herself to her old friends who knew her as a man.

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51 Birch Street (2005)

51 Birch Street (2005)

7.2/10 Documentary

In the wake of his mother's passing, filmmaker Doug Block discovers a trove of unearthed secrets in the pages of her diary.

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Another Road Home (2004)

Another Road Home (2004)

8.2/10 Documentary

The Personal Story Of An Israeli's Quest To Find Her Palestinian Caregiver

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Divan (2003)

Divan (2003)

9.5/10 Documentary

In this film, documentarian Pearl Gluck chronicles her Hasidic Jewish upbringing and her subsequent, more secular life as a Manhattanite. Gluck then documents her return trip to her old neighborhood, where she tries to reconcile with her devout father, who hopes that she will move back to Brooklyn. Gluck strikes an on-camera compromise with her dad, and agrees to trek to Hungary in order to find a long-lost family heirloom -- a couch that many notable rabbis have crashed on.

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The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

6.0/10 Drama, Documentary

A troubled girl becomes preoccupied with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to her dead mother.

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Uncle Howard (2016)

Uncle Howard (2016)

9.1/10 Biography, Documentary

Director Howard Brookner's body of work is rediscovered 30 years after his death.

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My Winnipeg (2007)

My Winnipeg (2007)

7.6/10 Documentary, Comedy, Drama

Fact, fantasy and memory are woven seamlessly together in this portrait of film-maker Guy Maddin's home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Italianamerican (1974)

Italianamerican (1974)

7.5/10 Documentary

Martin Scorsese interviews his mother and father about their life in New York City and the family history back in Sicily. These are two people who have lived together for a long time and know each other very well.

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Shirkers (2018)

Shirkers (2018)

7.4/10 Documentary

A woman explores the events surrounding a film she and her friends began making with a mysterious stranger decades ago.

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Put the Camera on Me (2003)

Put the Camera on Me (2003)

6.4/10 Documentary

Before he went on to direct Jawbreaker (1999) Sparkler (1997) Darren Stein grew up making videos. Along with his friend 'Adam Shell' and the other neighborhood kids these young film makers touched on such adult subjects as jealousy, cruelty, and sexuality.

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Off and Running (2009)

Off and Running (2009)

8.8/10 Documentary

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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The Look of Silence (2014)

The Look of Silence (2014)

8.3/10 Documentary

A family that survived the genocide in Indonesia confronts the men who killed one of their brothers.

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The Beaches of Agnès (2008)

The Beaches of Agnès (2008)

8.0/10 Documentary, Biography

Agnès Varda explores her memories, mostly chronologically, with photographs, film clips, interviews, reenactments, and droll, playful contemporary scenes of her narrating her story.

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Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)

7.8/10 Documentary

Interviews, home movies, photographs and diaries offer insight into the remarkable life and career of actress Natalie Wood.

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The Imposter (2012)

The Imposter (2012)

7.5/10 Documentary

A documentary centered on a young man in Spain who claims to a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who has been missing for 3 years.

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Pop & Me (1999)

Pop & Me (1999)

7.5/10 Documentary

After director Chris Roe's parents divorce, his father, Richard, decides to celebrate his 50th birthday by taking a lengthy international trip. When Chris convinces his father to let him come along, they set off on a six-month journey to interview fathers and sons all over the globe. Their candid interviews with everyone from New Zealand farmers to musician Julian Lennon reveal the deep bond between a father and son, and Chris and Richard find themselves working on their own relationship.

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Gates of Heaven (1978)

Gates of Heaven (1978)

7.4/10 Documentary

A documentary about a pet cemetery in California, and the people who have pets buried there.

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My Architect (2003)

My Architect (2003)

7.4/10 Documentary

Director Nathaniel Kahn searches to understand his father, noted architect Louis Kahn, who died bankrupt and alone in 1974.

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