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2020

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Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Using unpublished and newly digitalised archive footage and film material, Bettina Böhler has brilliantly assembled this film about the life and work of the exceptional artist Christoph Schlingensief, who died in 2010.
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence 2020
Confronting Holocaust Denial With David Baddiel
Confronting Holocaust Denial With David Baddiel
The Holocaust is one of the most documented, witnessed and written about events in history, so why is Holocaust denial back on the political agenda? What has happened in the 75 years since the liberation of the camps to have so skewed the picture? And, if it matters, why does it matter?
Confronting Holocaust Denial With David Baddiel 2020
Howie Mandel: But, Enough About Me
Howie Mandel: But, Enough About Me
A heartwarming, funny, and candid look at the life of wildly inventive comedian and actor, Howie Mandel. This intimate portrait examines one of the most beloved and complex comedians and his invulnerable spirit. Told through Mandel’s own voice and using a wealth of behind the scenes access, the film examines his extraordinary life and career as well as his painful struggles with mental illness and how he has managed to cope while managing a relentless pace in his professional and private life.
Howie Mandel: But, Enough About Me 2020
Spelling the Dream
Spelling the Dream
Since 1999, 18 of the last 22 winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee have been Indian-American, making the incredible trend one of the longest in sports history. “Breaking the Bee” is a feature-length documentary that explores and celebrates this new dynasty while following four students, ages 7 to 14, as they vie for the title of spelling bee champion.
Spelling the Dream 2020
La double vie, petite histoire de la sexualité en URSS
La double vie, petite histoire de la sexualité en URSS
La double vie, petite histoire de la sexualité en URSS 2020
The Beginning of Life 2: Outside
The Beginning of Life 2: Outside
Genuine connections between children and nature can revolutionize our future. But is this discovery still possible in the world's major urban centers? The new chapter of "The Beginning of Life" reveals the transformative power of this concept.
The Beginning of Life 2: Outside 2020
Steelers: The World's First Gay Rugby Club
Steelers: The World's First Gay Rugby Club
Told through the eyes of an Australian news reporter, Eammon Ashton-Atkinson, who moved to the UK to escape depression, the documentary, follows 3 characters on their journey to overcome their struggles as the club competes against 60 other gay clubs in the Bingham Cup in Amsterdam – the World Cup of gay rugby.
Steelers: The World's First Gay Rugby Club 2020
Catwalk: From Glada Hudik to New York
Catwalk: From Glada Hudik to New York
Emma wants to become a fashion model and asks Pär Johansson and the Glada Hudik-theatre for help. An unattainable dream for most, especially if you have a disability. Together with a group of unusual models they begin a bewildering journey.
Catwalk: From Glada Hudik to New York 2020
The Sewing Machine
The Sewing Machine
An experimental short film by director Liam Napolitano, The Sewing Machine shows a woman using a sewing machine in black and white.
The Sewing Machine 2020
The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902)
The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902)
Eye Filmmuseum and the British Film Institute present a compilation film of newly-restored rare images from the first years of filmmaking. Immerse yourself in enchanting images of Venice, Berlin, Amsterdam and London from 120 years ago. Let yourself be carried away in the mesmerizing events and celebrities of the time, and feel the enthusiasm of early cinema that overcame the challenge of capturing life-like movement.
The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902) 2020
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Join iconic Canadian artists, activists, actors, and athletes as they share their stories of hope and inspiration in this national salute to our frontline workers and in support of Food Banks Canada’s COVID-19 relief efforts.
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble 2020
Pollywood
Pollywood
Pollywood is a universal and exciting story about courage and desperation, set against the background of the history of the Dream Factory and contemporary Hollywood. Paweł Ferdek overcomes successive obstacles on his way to learn its deepest secrets. He reaches producers, who reveal to him how they succeeded on their own. Ferdek takes us around the great American Dream, which is the foundation of today’s film industry. Will his dream of Hollywood also come true?
Pollywood 2020
Where She Lies
Where She Lies
An assaulted teen gives birth in the deep south and receives conflicting narratives about her infant's fate. 36 years later, her mother gives a deathbed confession that the baby never died. A filmmaker helps her uncover the truth.
Where She Lies 2020
The Boys in the Band: Something Personal
The Boys in the Band: Something Personal
Decades after his play first put gay life center stage, Mart Crowley joins the cast and crew of the 2020 film to reflect on the story's enduring legacy.
The Boys in the Band: Something Personal 2020
Hold-Up
Hold-Up
With his documentary "Hold-Up", director Pierre Barnérias denounces the lies, corruption and manipulation in France around the management of covid-19.
Hold-Up 2020
Tremors: Making Perfection
Tremors: Making Perfection
A brand new documentary from Universal Pictures telling the fabulous story of one of the most unique films ever made - Tremors. Hear from Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross, S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Ron Underwood, Alec Gillis and many more on the making of the iconic comedy horror movie.
Tremors: Making Perfection 2020
Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone
Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone
A documentary about the Paul Verhoeven's cult classic Basic Instinct.
Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone 2020
Bigfoot: Fear in the Woods
Bigfoot: Fear in the Woods
Bigfoot has roamed the earth for centuries, protected by dark forests and darker caves. But does he exist? The hunt for the supposed gentle giant has produced new evidence suggesting the creature is far more fierce and predatory than previously believed.
Bigfoot: Fear in the Woods 2020
Bernie Blackout
Bernie Blackout
Pulls back the curtain to expose the corruption and bias that's rampant in mainstream media's coverage of presidential elections, and takes a hard look at a new generation and their relationship with news and politics.
Bernie Blackout 2020
Starman
Starman
Luca Parmitano is the first italian astronaut to perform an extravehicular activity, currently part of the crew engaged in the Expedition 61 mission on board the International Space Station (SSI), is ready to tell his latest space adventures.
Starman 2020
Fuori era primavera: Viaggio nell'Italia del lockdown
Fuori era primavera: Viaggio nell'Italia del lockdown
Fuori era primavera: Viaggio nell'Italia del lockdown 2020
Jade Eyed Leopard
Jade Eyed Leopard
A small leopard with aquamarine eyes learns the fundamental skills of survival during her first three years.
Jade Eyed Leopard 2020
Born Wild: The Next Generation
Born Wild: The Next Generation
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, National Geographic presents BORN WILD: THE NEXT GENERATION hosted by “Good Morning America’s” co-anchor Robin Roberts. The one-hour television event presents stories of hope and gives viewers a revealing look at our planet’s next generation of baby animals and their ecosystems, which face daunting environmental changes. Filmed in stunning locations around the globe such as Australia, California, Hawaii, Minnesota, Sri Lanka and Kenya, National Geographic Explorers and ABC News correspondents take viewers on a journey to fascinating, breathtaking environments to witness and celebrate the diversity and splendor of charismatic baby animals, their families and habitats. The special is a worldwide celebration of our vibrant planet and the animals that inhabit it.
Born Wild: The Next Generation 2020
In Search of a Flat Earth
In Search of a Flat Earth
A dissection into the moral roots and logic behind the flat earth movement and how many of those same ideals feed into the QAnon movement, featuring hiking out to the north shore of Minnewanka to fact check a long forgotten video.
In Search of a Flat Earth 2020
City Hall
City Hall
An epic look at Boston’s city government, covering racial justice, housing, climate action, and more.
City Hall 2020
Double Elvis
Double Elvis
A flickering structural examination of Elvis.
Double Elvis 2020
Still Not...Breathless
Still Not...Breathless
Documentary about the ongoing influence of 'Breathless' after 60 years
Still Not...Breathless 2020
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
A look into what has shaped President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden, where they came from and how they lead.
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden 2020
La cravate
La cravate
Bastien is twenty years old and has been an activist for five years in the main extreme right party. When the presidential campaign begins, he's invited by his superior to commit even further. Initiated into the art of decking himself out like a politician, he starts to dream of a career, but old demons surge forth...
La cravate 2020
Larry's Garage
Larry's Garage
In July of 2015 while surfing the net, the director of the movie Corrado Rizza found what he considered to be an amazing video on YouTube. It was published by Hiroyuki Kajino, an active Japanese DJ in the 80's. It was an unpublished interview with Larry Levan from the Paradise Garage in New York City. The Paradise Garage opened in 1977 and it was a legendary club where Larry Levan showed his creative genius for ten years. He was so creative that he turned his club into a temple of music. Larry died prematurely in 1992, at the of age 38.
Larry's Garage 2020
Citizen Kitano
Citizen Kitano
Takeshi Kitano is an international icon. We know the actor, the multi-award-winning filmmaker, but many ignore his double personality: the crazy TV star, the street kid from Tokyo close to the Yakuza, and the political satirist who blasted taboos! Can we dream of a better guide to introduce us to the cultural history of Japan?
Citizen Kitano 2020
Antifa:  Rise of the Black Flags
Antifa: Rise of the Black Flags
The true history of the anti-government extremist terrorist group's century of violence. Focusing on the group which has caused nationwide rioting and violence, The film – which undermines the mainstream media’s depiction of the group as “just an idea” – has already been censored by YouTube and Vimeo.
Antifa: Rise of the Black Flags 2020
Behind the Try: A Try Guys Documentary
Behind the Try: A Try Guys Documentary
An unflinching look at internet fame.
Behind the Try: A Try Guys Documentary 2020
Black Box Syria: The Dirty War
Black Box Syria: The Dirty War
A look back over nine years of the Syrian Civil War, an inextricable conflict, like a black box, due to the competing interests of the many factions in presence and those of the foreign powers.
Black Box Syria: The Dirty War 2020
Nicole Kidman & The Undoing
Nicole Kidman & The Undoing
Australia's favourite film and TV critic sits down with Nicole Kidman for a world exclusive interview about her new HBO series The Undoing, as well as discussing a variety of her most memorable roles.
Nicole Kidman & The Undoing 2020
Gremlins: A Puppet Story
Gremlins: A Puppet Story
Take a unique behind-the-scenes journey (made especially for the Hollywood Theatre) with special effects legend Chris Walas on the making of Joe Dante's 1984 seminal film GREMLINS. Narrated by Walas, and featuring incredibly rare photos and video from his personal archive, witness the creation of this pioneering, effects-laden classic.
Gremlins: A Puppet Story 2020
Helga - Die zwei Gesichter der Feddersen
Helga - Die zwei Gesichter der Feddersen
Helga - Die zwei Gesichter der Feddersen 2020
Poker Queens
Poker Queens
They're beautiful, brilliant and bold enough to win millions at a so-called man's game. No woman has ever won top prize at the biggest poker tournament in the world, but nothing will stop them from reaching for the riches and glory.
Poker Queens 2020
Bombshells and Dollies
Bombshells and Dollies
Female Empowerment Documentary on the Contemporary Pinup Lifestyle & The Miss Viva Las Vegas Pinup Contest - 'Celebrating every woman's right to total body acceptance, to be self-confident and to be gorgeous!'
Bombshells and Dollies 2020
Canada Far and Wide
Canada Far and Wide
Canada Far and Wide is a Circle-Vision 360° film attraction for World Showcase at Epcot that started operation on January 17, 2020. Replacing O Canada!, Canada Far and Wide is a feature with updated sequences, a new musical score by Canadian composer Andrew Lockington, and narration by Canadian actors Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy.
Canada Far and Wide 2020