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Stolen Lives

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:17:11 GMT

The North American sex trade through the eyes of teenage boys and girls exploited in the fast-growing business

I Want to Tell You Something

Thu, 10 May 2012 17:12:04 GMT

I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING is an emotional family story of four-year-old Oskar, who has been deaf since birth, and his twin brother Leo whose hearing is perfect

Long Distance Love

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:11:44 GMT

A love story in Kyrgyzstan clouded by migration and modern slavery

The Arrangement

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:30:14 GMT

THE ARRANGEMENT a documentary by Nathalie Borgers shows the portraits of several young people sharing a similar background- they are all descending from Turkish families but have been growing up in Vienna

War Zone

Mon, 07 May 2012 21:34:18 GMT

Filmmaker Maggie Hadleigh-West walks the streets of the United States interviewing the men who harass her in public

#whilewewatch: Exclusive New Clip #5 - The Illuminator

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:19:00 GMT

#whilewewatch is the gripping portrait of the #OccupyWallSt media revolution

#whilewewatch: Exclusive New Clip #3 - Information is Power

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:17:08 GMT

#whilewewatch is the gripping portrait of the #OccupyWallSt media revolution

#whilewewatch: Exclusive New Clip #1 - Feels Like the First Week

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:22:45 GMT

#whilewewatch is the gripping portrait of the #OccupyWallSt media revolution

Republican Dad

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:10:55 GMT

A personal documentary about the political divide between a father and son

#whilewewatch

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:48:16 GMT

#whilewewatch is the gripping portrait of the #OccupyWallSt media revolution

Saints and Sinners

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:49:19 GMT

A devout Catholic gay couple seeks to wed in a church and receive the Holy Sacrament of Marriage

The Film Class

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:37:37 GMT

When filmmaker Uri Rosenwaks came to Rahat, a town afflicted with pessimism, unemployment, poverty and violence, he taught a group of Black Bedouin women about filmmaking

Naf - A Street Kid

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:43:52 GMT

The shocking and revealing documentation of a homeless boy's life over a two and a half year period

Kinyarwanda: Trailer

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:38:39 GMT

Love. Hate. Forgiveness. Vengeance. Life. Death. There's always a choice.

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:32:20 GMT

With the official repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy in September 2011, actor Marc Wolf’s acclaimed one-man Off-Broadway show comes to the screen

Natasha - Portrait of an Urban Poet

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:48:16 GMT

An examination of the life and poetry of the black feminist poet Natasha Ria El-Scari

Radical Youth

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:35:03 GMT

Enter Greek's world of the radical left -- 30% of the vote in the November 2010 local elections

Krisis

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:24:43 GMT

A one hour documentary and the result of a process of creative collaboration where a group of 14 photojournalists and videographers shot a collective documentation of Greece during the recent economic crisis

The Naked Option

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:56:53 GMT

The Naked Option reveals the power of an organized group of Nigerian women who use the threat of stripping naked in public, a serious cultural taboo, in their deadly struggle to hold the oil companies accountable to the communities in which they operate

In Prison My Whole Life

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:11:55 GMT

A documentary exploring the world of renowned Death Row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal

Indian Country Diaries (Episode 1)

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:21:11 GMT

Journalist Mark Anthony Rolo (Bad River Ojibwe) journeys to Los Angeles to talk with the survivors and descendants of American Indian families

Shadow Company

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:21:19 GMT

With over $100 Billion in annual revenues and 70000 employees in Iraq alone, the private military industry is booming, yet few civilians know anything about it. What are we really risking by allowing profit-motivated corporations into the business of war?

Pillars of Hope

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:45:53 GMT

The fight for Kuwaiti women's right to vote, including the amazing sacrifices made during the Iraqi invasion

To Die in Jerusalem

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:36:20 GMT

A film that explores the different lives and worlds of two 17-yr-old girls living several miles apart, and the aftermath of the suicide bomb that one triggers, killing them both

Poisoned by Polonium

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:37:31 GMT

The crime that shocked the world and provoked a war of words between Russia and England

Remigration

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:06:54 GMT

In a future San Francisco that is entirely upper-class, the city starts a program to bring working-class families back

Beholder

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:15:44 GMT

Sasha makes a discovery about her genetically engineered unborn child that causes her to rethink her allegiances

Tia and Marco

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:34:44 GMT

On the U.S./Mexico border, circumstances lead a border agent to question her loyalty to a biased law

The Rise

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:11:18 GMT

In the near future, climate change has radically altered the real estate market

Tent City

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:52:09 GMT

A son questions his father, who evicts the poor and powerless for a living

The Source of the Secret

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:29:04 GMT

Oral Roberts, John Bevere, and Dr. Ben Johnson all make an appearance and discuss their thoughts on The Source of the Secret

9500 Liberty

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:58:26 GMT

A culture war erupts over immigration and a community is torn apart

Fuel

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:02:14 GMT

Eco-evangelist filmmaker Josh Ticknell takes us on a hip, fast-paced road trip into America's dependence on foreign oil

Hijacking the Holy Land - Palestine, Propaganda, and Peace

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:35:01 GMT

Through lies and hatred, Palestinian propaganda seeks to rob the Jewish people of their rich history in the holy land of Israel

Car Bomb

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:14:01 GMT

Robert Baer uncovers the history of an extraordinary weapon - the car bomb, which has shaped human conflict all over the world

Michael Moore Hates America

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:41:41 GMT

In Michael Moore Hates America, documentarian Michael Wilson searches for the American Dream and sets off on a nationwide quest

For My Wife

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:14:02 GMT

Disallowed to stay by her dying spouse's side as she was not blood-related, Charlene decided to fight for marriage equality

Deserter

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:09:14 GMT

A political road movie with one of the few happy endings that this war has given us

Black and Gold

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:24:14 GMT

"... a potent portrait of bootstraps idealism in an embattled community... deserves to be seen." -Dennis Harvey, VARIETY

The Deadline

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:38:54 GMT

An inside look at the realpolitik negotiations of South Africa's Constitutional Assembly

White City, Black Lives

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:53:54 GMT

Follows the lives of several residents in Soweto South Africa, offering a scathing look at black urban life in South Africa

Damages

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:17:54 GMT

An inside look at one of the biggest American law firms specializing in deaths related to personal injury compensation

The Green Dragon

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:38:19 GMT

China's 'green' businesspeople, caught in a whirlwind of change, reveal the secrets of building a greener China

Behind the Rainbow

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 23:44:35 GMT

Can the deal between South Africa's old apartheid regime and its new government withstand the test of time?

Occupied Minds

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:15:49 GMT

Occupied Minds is the story of two journalists who journey to Jerusalem to offer insights into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

End of the Rainbow

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:08:12 GMT

Explore the human extent of industrial gold-mining in two remote places: Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo and Guinea, West Africa.

Sprawling From Grace

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:03:31 GMT

This feature length documentary explores the ravages of American suburban sprawl, what America has lost as a result

The Shape of the Future

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:54:37 GMT

Documentary portrays what an eventual Palestinian-Israeli peace settlement could look like

Plan Colombia: Cashing in on the Drug War Failure

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:32:21 GMT

A 20-year "war on drugs" in Colombia has been paid for by the U.S. taxpayers.

Peace!

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:13:03 GMT

A tribute to the 21st Century Peace Movement featuring the thinkers, activists and leaders working to ensure a peaceful future.