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Riot

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John Akomfrah’s seminal Riot traces the riots in Liverpool during July 1981 in a climate of economic recession under Thatcher’s regime. Akomfrah captures this turning point in Britain’s struggle towards multicultural democracy through interviews revealing the ghettoisation and racial abuse in Toxteth that escalated with stop-and-search policing tactics following the “sus” laws.

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Citizen B

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Documentary on Ciby 2000, the French film production company founded by Francis Bouygues in 1990.

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W. B. Yeats: A Tribute

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Yeats poems set to visuals of Sligo, Dublin and London. One of the series of non-fction films produced by the National Film Institute.

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Bashlachev. The Flight of Death

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A documentary film about the life and early death of Russian singer and songwriter Aleksandr Bashlachev through the eyes of his friends, family members and other representatives of rock music scene.

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Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

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There never was a star quite like her. Adored by adults and children alike, at four she already led at the box office — ahead of Gable and Cooper. Her films saved a movie studio from bankruptcy, and a President credited her with raising the morale of Depression-weary Americans. Her earliest movies gave a foretaste of her talents and soon would become the songs and dances that helped make those movies immortal.

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Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May

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Some of the most amazing cars ever built race across Spain and head south into Africa in the 6th Annual Gumball 3000 Rally. This film captures the 2004 race, which featured Ferrari Enzos, Hummers, Caterhams, Aston Martins and other rare autos driven by an eccentric mix of skateboard pros, supermodels, Saudi royals and billionaires. The thrills abound as racers evade the law to be the first to cross the finish line at the Cannes Film Festival.

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The Age of Nabokov

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Leonid Parfenov's program “Nabokov's Century” is dedicated to the centenary of the great Russian and American classic. These are, first of all, the stories of people who knew the writer closely: Elena Vladimirovna Nabokova-Sikorskaya - “the favorite sister of the favorite brother”, as Vladimir Vladimirovich called her, and Nabokov's son Dmitry Vladimirovich. Nabokov, who became a genius of two languages and two literatures, is an exceptional case. The film crew visited America, where Nabokov, an American professor of Russian literature, taught at Cornell University for a long time. The viewer will also see the St. Petersburg mansion and the house in Rozhdestvensko estate, where the happy childhood of the future writer took place, his apartment in the hotel in the Swiss town of Montreux, where Nabokov lived the last sixteen years of his life.

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Inside 'The Piano'

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This 1993 program about the making of 'The Piano' features interviews with director Jane Campion; actors Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, and Sam Neill; and producer Jan Chapman.

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Cinema Combat: Hollywood Goes to War

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Tracing the evolution of the war-film genre from 1898 to 1996 by combining real-life combat footage with excerpts from Hollywood movies. Clips range from "Wings" (1927) to "Courage Under Fire" (1996). Also: Thomas Edison's shots of American soldiers in the Spanish-American War. Narrated by Martin Sheen.

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The Ivory Game

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Wildlife activists and investigators put their lives on the line to battle the illegal African ivory trade, in this suspenseful on-the-ground documentary.

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Tri Me: The Siri Lindley Story

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Featuring Tony Robbins and Melissa Ethridge, Tri Me follows two-time Triathlon World Champion, four-time Hall of Fame inductee, and world-renowned speaker and coach Siri Lindley as she faces the greatest challenge of her life: a terminal cancer diagnosis.

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Mistress Dispeller

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Teacher Wang works as a 'mistress dispeller' in China, hired to break up affairs by any means necessary. Through one of her cases, we explore the ways class, capital, and culture collide to shape romantic relationships in contemporary China.

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Quino

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This study on Quino's style, carried out by Mariano Llinás and Ignacio Masllorens in 2005 as part of their documentary “El Humor (Small Illustrated Encyclopedia)” is a delicate and lucid look at the work of someone who was much more than the inventor of the endearing Mafalda.

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What Happened, Miss Simone?

MusicDocumentary

The film chronicles Nina Simone's journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate activist, told in her own words.

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The Making of Twilight: Eclipse

Documentary

A 6-part making of documentary.

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The Shining Future

MusicDocumentary

Documentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1960 enjoying the prosperity and advantages made possible by the successful prosecution of the war, and how the sacrifices of 1944 have made the world a better place.

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Live at Mister Kelly's

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The iconic Mister Kelly’s bedazzled the country by launching superstars like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bette Midler, and Steve Martin. It smashed color and gender barriers to put controversial voices on stage and transformed entertainment in America in the '50s, '60s, and ’70s.

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The Ronda Rousey Story: Through My Father's Eyes

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This documentary chronicles former Olympian and UFC champion Ronda Rousey's ascent to iconic status in the world of mixed martial arts.

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Hollywood’s Children

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A documentary about child actors, since the beginning of motion pictures (narrated by Roddy McDowell).

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ABBA Forever: A Celebration

DocumentaryMusic

This definitive music documentary, featuring a greatest hits soundtrack and bounty of classic performance clips, provides an inside look into how Swedish pop group ABBA's music was made, as the former members and various colleagues tell their story from pre-ABBA days onward.

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