After comic Tig Notaro is diagnosed with stage II breast cancer, she creates a poignant stand-up set that becomes legendary overnight. She has continued to tour rigorously while inspiring a new generation of survivors.
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After comic Tig Notaro is diagnosed with stage II breast cancer, she creates a poignant stand-up set that becomes legendary overnight. She has continued to tour rigorously while inspiring a new generation of survivors.
Exclusive footage reveals the inner workings of the Foxcatcher wrestling facility and founder John du Pont’s descent from philanthropist to murderer and recounts the paranoid downward spiral of John E. du Pont and the murder of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz.
A drastic rise in mass shootings has ripped across the US in recent years. Gun violence continues to haunt America, and director Stephanie Soechtig tries to tackle it with her new documentary.
This documentary depicts 34 year old Lotje Sodderland’s struggles, setbacks and eventual breakthrough as she relearns to speak, read and write after a stroke stripped her of the skills she needs to function.
The film follows Paul Rodriguez and other top skateboarders as they travel all over the world, pushing the limits of what’s possible on their skateboards while celebrating the universal bond created by the simple act of the sport.
The documentary is about the devastating impact of industrial and military ocean noise on whales and other marine life. In the darkness of the sea, whales and other marine life depend upon sound to survive, but that is threatened, thanks to humanity!
Fame and celebrity in the 21st century are far more toxic than in the early 1970s. The documentary highlights the life and career of singer-songwriter Janis Joplin, from her musical rise in the 1960s to her battle with alcohol and heroin addiction.
The documentary follows five top baristas as they find themselves pushing the limits of coffee perfection to win the National Barista Championship, a surreal competition where even one mistake is far too many.
The documentary is a creative journey into the unique mind of René Redzepi. Located in Copenhagen, Denmark, renowned chef René Redzepi reinvents his restaurant, Noma, to make it the best in the world.
The documentary follows a group of elders as they gather in a hunting lodge and recalls the life of Mario “ de’ Marcella”, who was called by hunters ‘Il Solengo’ because that’s how they call the lone boar that is cut off from the rest of the pack.
Filmmaker Bart Layton chronicles the tale of Frederic Bourdin, a con artist who seemingly tricked a Texas family into believing that he is their 16-year-old son who has been missing for 3 years.
Archaeologist Jodi Magness travels through the city gaining unprecedented access to holy sites and its vast underground network to unravel why this tiny piece of land is sacred to billions of people and how archaeology is uncovering secrets of Jerusalem’s past.
Only the Dead is a war story unlike any ever seen. A story of what happens when one ordinary man, Time magazine war correspondent Michael Ware, travels to Baghdad during the invasion. As he tries to find out about a brutal Al Qaeda leader, he receives a tape from Abu Musab al Zarqawi.
Noam Chomsky, widely regarded as the most important intellectual alive, and his arguments about how economic inequality has become an entrenched part of Western life are front and centre in this documentary.
Political documentary filmmaker Michael Moore explores the circumstances that lead to the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, and more importantly, the roots of America’s predilection for gun violence.