Film Search
- May 17, 2010
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2012: Time for Change
In this documentary by João Amorim, journalist Daniel Pinchbeck discusses ways to achieve a more sustainable, less materialistic planet. more...
- Jul 26, 2012
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50 Years @ 1512: A History of the Better Boys Foundation (BFF)
This documentary recounts the history of the Better Boys Foundation, founded in 1961 by Chicago philanthropist Joe Kellman and comedian Buddy Hackett to provide tutoring and mentoring for teens. more...
- Jun 14, 2012
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Abdia do Nasciemento
The subject of this 2011 Brazilian documentary was an early demonstrator for Afro-Brazilian civil rights, the founder of the enormously influential Black Experimental Theater (founded in the 40s), a professor at many prominent American universities (including Wesleyan and Yale), a senator, and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee. more...
- Feb 9, 2012
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Addiction Incorporated (PG)
If you've seen Michael Mann's The Insider (1999), you won't be surprised by much of this documentary about the civil action suit filed against the U.S. tobacco industry in the 1990s. more...
- Jun 11, 2009
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Afghan Star
After the people of Afghanistan voted to lift restrictions on public singing and dancing in 2004, the independent Tolo TV channel, inevitably perhaps, launched a native version of Britain's Got Talent and American Idol, called Afghan Star. more...
- Sep 8, 2009
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African Adventure 3D: Safari in the Okavango
A nature documentary (2007) on the Okavango Delta, the remnants of an ancient lake in the Kalahari Desert where plant and animal life abound. more...
- Apr 21, 2011
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African Cats (G)
Samuel L. Jackson narrates this documentary about the lives of lions. more...
- Aug 27, 2009
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After the Storm
This post-Katrina documentary opens with still-shocking footage of the flooded Ninth Ward, then shifts to an upbeat narrative about activist New York show folk enlisting local youth to mount a revival of a Broadway musical (Once on This Island) about human resilience in the aftermath of a hurricane. more...
- May 19, 2011
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Aging POZitively
Three people try to live with HIV in this new documentary, directed by Dennis Belogorsky and produced by the Center on Halsted. more...
- Oct 21, 2010
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The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector (NR)
Documentary maker Vikram Jayanti scored an enviable media "get" when record producer Phil Spector granted him an extended interview in March 2007, a month before he was scheduled to stand trial for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. more...
- Nov 8, 2010
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Ahead of Time (NR)
Robert Richman directed this documentary profile of Ruth Gruber, focusing on her international journalism in the years leading up to World War II and her globe-trotting work for the U.S. Department of the Interior. more...
- Sep 18, 2012
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (R)
Near the end of this engrossing documentary, when dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is asked what makes him so fearless in challenging the state, he turns the question on its head, insisting that he acts only because he's unusually fearful. more...
- Aug 10, 2010
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Albert Schweitzer
This Oscar-winning documentary by Jerome Hill focuses on humanitarian doctor Albert Schweitzer. more...
- Apr 12, 2012
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All In: The Poker Movie (NR)
Documentary maker Douglas Tirola looks at the history of poker in America, from its 19th-century origins on the Mississippi steamboats to its current popularity across the nation. more...
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