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2019

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Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You.
Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You.
The wastelands and crowded streets of an African country are traversed by a woman bearing a wooden cross on her back. She is followed by sellers, beggars and passersby, outraged voices, pity and curious glances. Parallel to her, among a herd of sheep, a lamb toddles its way from the far away mountains into the heart of the city, only to find itself dangling, skinned and headless, on a butcher’s shoulder. In the meantime, under the scorching sun, in a roofless house, a woman is persistently knitting a garment, unwinding a thread coiled over her son’s face. ‘Mother, I Am Suffocating. This is My Last Film About You’ is a symbolic social-political voyage of a society, spiralling between religion, identity and collective memory. “I saw in you what they saw, mother. You deserve your war”.
Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You. 2019
One Small Step, One Small Town: Neil Armstrong
One Small Step, One Small Town: Neil Armstrong
WBGU-TV celebrates the 50th anniversary of the moon landing (July 2019) with a special collection of interviews from the friends and family of Neil Armstrong, the first astronaut to step on the moon. Through never-before-seen footage and home movies, interviewees share memories of growing up in Northwest Ohio. The documentary also includes as a look at the momentous 1969 Homecoming Celebration.
One Small Step, One Small Town: Neil Armstrong 2019
I Am (Not) a Monster
I Am (Not) a Monster
A journey to find the origins of knowledge.
I Am (Not) a Monster 2019
Torn Apart: Separated at the Border
Torn Apart: Separated at the Border
Two mothers who were each separated from their children in the United States for months after fleeing from danger in their homelands to seek asylum work with pro-bono lawyers and volunteers to reunite with their kids who have been placed thousands of miles away from them with little access to communication.
Torn Apart: Separated at the Border 2019
By the Name of Tania
By the Name of Tania
The Amazon flows lazily through the goldmine-gashed landscape of northern Peru. Using real eyewitness accounts, directors Bénédicte Liénard and Mary Jiménez tell the story of a young woman who winds up in the clutches of forced prostitution when her initially hopeful attempt to escape the constrictions of her village goes wrong. Step by step, she is robbed of her moral and physical integrity. The film reconstitutes a space of dignity and returns voice and identity to a fate formally made nameless. With its powerful imagery, the girl’s traumatic odyssey embodies the destruction of life in a capitalist world in connection with horrific natural devastation.
By the Name of Tania 2019
Going to Hell
Going to Hell
A documentary film exposing the truth about psychics and fortune-tellers. All the ins and outs of magical TV shows and services of the most famous psychics with evidence, names and prices.
Going to Hell 2019
VIPCO: The Untold Story
VIPCO: The Untold Story
Capturing the history of the infamous and beloved old UK home video label, with the man himself Michael Lee appearing for the first time ever on camera to tell his story. VIPCO brought many bizarre and horror released titles to the UK shores in the 80s on home video, who ended up getting caught up in the video nasty scandal.
VIPCO: The Untold Story 2019
Boudjemâa et la Maison Cinéma
Boudjemâa et la Maison Cinéma
He is a 75-year-old half-blind man. He takes 3000 steps every day. Since 2004 he has made a decision: he will no longer talk about cinema. Boudjemâa, our living memory. That of Algerian cinema, African cinema, Arab cinema, cinema in short. The Algiers Cinematheque. The “masterpiece of Algerian cinema”. Boudjemâa Karèche directed it for 34 years. So why does Boudjemâa no longer talk about cinema? The answer lies next to the circumstances which caused his ouster from the Cinémathèque. Boudjemâa was silent. The time has come for him to let the word think for itself.
Boudjemâa et la Maison Cinéma 2019
Roh Moo-hyun and the Fools
Roh Moo-hyun and the Fools
10 years from them to now, people who miss the late president Roh Moo-hyun tell their stories.
Roh Moo-hyun and the Fools 2019
The Tank and The Olive Tree, Another History of Palestine
The Tank and The Olive Tree, Another History of Palestine
The Tank and The Olive Tree recalls a certain number of forgotten fundamentals and sheds new light on the history of Palestine. By combining geopolitical analysis, interviews with international personalities who are experts on the subject and testimonies from Palestinian and French citizens, this documentary offers the keys to understanding what the media call the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Enough to rid people's minds of clichés and prejudices! If The Chariot and the Olivier is intended to be educational, it speaks above all of a magnificent territory, and of a people who constantly affirm that “to live is already to resist”...
The Tank and The Olive Tree, Another History of Palestine 2019
Collingwood: From The Inside Out
Collingwood: From The Inside Out
An intimate look at Collingwood Football Club as it rebuilds itself and aims for glory over the course of the 2018 season.
Collingwood: From The Inside Out 2019
Sheep Hero
Prime Video
Sheep Hero
About 10 years ago, filmmaker Ton van Zantvoort got to know Stijn, an idealist with a cheerful, relaxed nature. Stijn is one of the last remaining Dutch shepherds working in the traditional way. We see the shepherd, his sheep and his three loyal dogs crisscrossing nature reserves and farmlands so the herd can graze the land in an eco-friendly way. But nowadays, little remains of the romance and peace that we associate with the centuries-old tradition of sheepherding. Tenders are increasingly hard to acquire—competition from big companies, cheap East European shepherds and smart machinery make Stijn the expensive choice.
Sheep Hero 2019
Young Picasso
Young Picasso
Pablo Picasso is one of the greatest artists of all time - and right up until his death in 1973 he was the most prolific of artists. Many films have dealt with these later years - the art, the affairs and the wide circle of friends. But where did this all begin? What made Picasso in the first place? Too long ignored, it is time to look at the early years of Picasso; the upbringing and the learning that led to his extraordinary achievements.
Young Picasso 2019
Breaking Habits
Breaking Habits
A former corporate executive fleeing a bad marriage becomes a cannabis farmer, forms a company called Sisters of the Valley and takes on the persona of a nun, Sister Kate.
Breaking Habits 2019
Family Man, Family Murderer: An ID Murder Mystery
Family Man, Family Murderer: An ID Murder Mystery
Chris Watts appeared to have it all: a happy marriage, a beautiful home, and a growing family. But that image of perfection was shattered when his pregnant wife and two daughters went missing from their family home in small town of Frederick, Colorado on August 13, 2018.
Family Man, Family Murderer: An ID Murder Mystery 2019
The Inner Light
The Inner Light
Dementia, a diagnosis that changes everything for those who are affected and for their relatives. Accepting the disease can seem just as difficult as finding an appropriate approach. But perhaps it is much more about compassion than about understanding? In an observational way, The Inner Light explores the everyday lives of people with dementia and focuses mainly on positive situations and encounters. The film tries to offer a poetic interpretation of this special state of being and aims at reducing fears in dealing with people with dementia and at accepting each person's humanity.
The Inner Light 2019
White Noise
White Noise
The acclaimed work of photographer Antoine d’Agata has mostly been a journey into the heart of darkness, dealing with random and nightly encounters, sex and prostitution. So it's no surprise that the monumental White Noise leads again to the underworld of sex workers, from Cambodia to Norway, from Ukraine to USA. Built around more than 20 monologues, this films delivers trance-like visions of women in rapture induced by sex or narcotics.
White Noise 2019
The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti
The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti
The story of Pro Football Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti, whose resume encompasses turns as a linebacker, lawyer, sports agent, broadcaster, executive and philanthropist.
The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti 2019
Balloons over Babylon
Balloons over Babylon
The incredible story of one man's quest to fight terrorism and promote peace and love by flying hot air balloons over his war-torn country.
Balloons over Babylon 2019
Soil Without Land
Soil Without Land
In Myanmar, a young soldier named Jai and other Shan people wrestle with disenfranchisement and disillusionment in a land where they lack basic rights.
Soil Without Land 2019
Le Cercle des petits philosophes
Le Cercle des petits philosophes
Le Cercle des petits philosophes 2019
Desert One
Desert One
The true story behind one the of most daring rescues in modern US history: a secret mission to free hostages captured during the 1979 Iranian revolution.
Desert One 2019
Born in Evin
Prime Video
Born in Evin
Follows filmmaker and actress, Maryam Zaree, on her quest to find out the violent circumstances surrounding her birth inside one of the most notorious political prisons in the world.
Born in Evin 2019
Dorian Yates: The Original Mass Monster
Dorian Yates: The Original Mass Monster
A 6x Mr. Olympia champion, Dorian Yates ushered in a new era of bodybuilding by showcasing an unprecedented amount of mass. Dorian Yates: The Original Mass Monster chronicles the life of his storied career and his new life post-bodybuilding. After facing depression and having his mental health collapse, he embarks to Costa Rica for a spiritual journey to explore the nature of his consciousness.
Dorian Yates: The Original Mass Monster 2019
Hollywood : la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
Hollywood : la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
Portrait of Julia Jean Turner, from her childhood to her rise of fame as Lana Turner, to her last role.
Hollywood : la vie rêvée de Lana Turner 2019
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
The series explores the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive destruction, and revolutionary social change. The twelve years that composed the post-war Reconstruction era (1865-77) witnessed a seismic shift in the meaning and makeup of our democracy, with millions of former slaves and free black people seeking out their rightful place as equal citizens under the law. Though tragically short-lived, this bold democratic experiment was, in the words of W. E. B. Du Bois, a ‘brief moment in the sun’ for African Americans, when they could advance, and achieve, education, exercise their right to vote, and run for and win public office.
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War 2019
Nakorn-Sawan
Nakorn-Sawan
Aoey seeks the Pak Nam Po River - believed to reach heaven - in order to send her mother, who recently passed away, to the afterworld.
Nakorn-Sawan 2019
Standing on the Line
Standing on the Line
In both amateur and professional sports, being gay remains taboo. Few dare to come out of the closet for fear of being stigmatized, and for many, the pressure to perform is compounded by a further strain: whether or not to affirm their sexual identity. Standing on the Line takes a fresh and often moving look at some of our gay athletes, who share their experiences with the camera. They’ve set out to overcome prejudice in the hopes of changing things for the athletes of tomorrow.
Standing on the Line 2019
The Australian Dream
The Australian Dream
AFL legend Adam Goodes shares the story of his life and career to offer a deeper insight into race, identity, and belonging.
The Australian Dream 2019
Made in Chinafrica
Made in Chinafrica
An animated documentary exploring the precarious lives of African migrants seeking their fortunes in China.
Made in Chinafrica 2019
The First Video Game
The First Video Game
Ahoy presents an in-depth analysis of the origins of video games, debunking any confusion that Pong was the first video game ever, and looking back at early titles like Computer Space, SpaceWar!, Tennis for Two, and their programmers.
The First Video Game 2019
The Ukishima Maru Massacre
The Ukishima Maru Massacre
22nd of August, 1945. Japan lost the war and they loaded an 8,000 person Joseon laborer force onto a ship called the Ukisima to take them to the Busan Port. However, the ship sunk into the water due to an unknown blast. This is the story of thousands of Joseon people who dreamed of returning to their families and how they died.
The Ukishima Maru Massacre 2019
The Pollinators
Prime Video
The Pollinators
Our complex food system rests on the wings of the honey bee and the commercial beekeepers that move them from farm to orchard, pollinating the crops that we eat.
The Pollinators 2019
Amber & Dolly: 9 to 5
Amber & Dolly: 9 to 5
Love Island winner Amber Davies has landed the role of a lifetime in Dolly Parton musical 9 to 5, and ITVBe's cameras are on hand to capture every moment, from audition to opening night. As Amber achieves her dreams of West End stardom in the hotly anticipated stage show, ITVBe has access all areas, following Amber as she heads to Nashville to meet Dolly Parton herself, and sets about preparing for the biggest moment of her life. Having trained in musical theatre before embarking upon her Love Island journey, Amber is going back to her first love, to rekindle her passion for the stage, working '9 to 5' to make her big dream come to fruition. This one off special will feature appearances from Amber's co stars Louise Redknapp and Brian Conley, both of whom will perform alongside Amber in the musical when it opens at the Savoy Theatre in January 2019.
Amber & Dolly: 9 to 5 2019
Metal y Cuenca
Metal y Cuenca
In the city of Cuenca, metal music has been a prevailing force since the early 1980s. Through interviews with artists, managers, and promoters within the Cuenca metal scene, this documentary weaves a narrative detailing the circumstances and inquiries of those who shape this vibrant community.
Metal y Cuenca 2019
On the Starting Line
On the Starting Line
A portrait about a Cuban family and Jenni, a professional 100 m sprinter…
On the Starting Line 2019
Last Year in Utopia
Last Year in Utopia
Last Year in Utopia documents an experimental set-up: a staged group media experiment, isolated from the outside world, is reconstructed on the site where the original events unfolded. The boundaries between autonomy and heteronomy dissolve in new role assignments as the film makes the power structure behind the artificially created utopia visible.
Last Year in Utopia 2019
Indianara
Indianara
Bigger-than-life revolutionary, Indianara and her group lead a fight for the survival of transgender people in Brazil. She gathers her forces for one last battle against the attacks from her political party and the totalitarian threat to come.
Indianara 2019
Não Vai Ter Golpe!
Não Vai Ter Golpe!
"People on the street will not end in anything." How many times have you heard this phrase? Even so, at each protest, you took to the streets, invited people, mobilized. Why? What was the strange stubbornness that made you strive without the slightest idea if it would work? This is the story we want to tell. Not only MBL's history, but yours. You saw, lived and won. And now you can remember how it all started…
Não Vai Ter Golpe! 2019
What the Eyes Can't See
What the Eyes Can't See
Four Spanish-language shorts about the importance and complexity of people's perception from award winning directors. Stories of identity, misconceptions, regrets, dreams and love are told in this diverse collection. Includes: Tenants [Inquilinos] (2018); My Brother [Mi hermano] (2015); Guillermo on the Roof [Guillermo en el tejado] (2018); You Are Not a Woman [Usted no es mujer] (2018).
What the Eyes Can't See 2019