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- StarsKliph NesteroffRobert B. WeideElayne BooslerUtilizing archival footage punctuated by contemporary interviews with comedy legends and scholars, this is the history of not only what makes us laugh, but how comedy has affected the social and political landscape throughout history.
- StarsDouglas BrinkleyRick PerlsteinChris ConnellyA documentary series focusing on the ongoing Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, evolving music industry, the Iran Hostage Crisis, the sexual revolution, and the rise of foreign and domestic terrorism.
- StarsH.W. BrandsChris ConnellyGil TroyA documentary series focusing on the Reagan presidency, the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, Wall Street corruption, the tech boom, the expansion of television, and the evolving music industry.
- StarsDan RatherGil TroyLesley StahlA TV documentary miniseries chronicling the trends, pop culture, and important events that took place from 1990 to 1999.
- StarsRenee GrahamJulian ZelizerChris ConnellyA TV documentary miniseries chronicling the trends, pop culture, and important events that took place from 2000 to 2009.
- StarsMassimo BotturaRuth ReichlFrancis MallmannChef's Table goes inside the lives and kitchens of six of the world's most renowned international chefs. Each episode focuses on a single chef and their unique look at their lives, talents and passion from their piece of culinary heaven.
- StarsDonald Ian BlackKirk BozigianMark BellomoThe minds behind history's most iconic toy franchises discuss the rise (and sometimes fall) of their billion-dollar creations.
- StarsBettany HughesApostolos C. DoxiadisShantum SethBettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China, profiling Buddha, Socrates and Confucius, the three greatest thinkers of antiquity.
- StarsCaroline QuentinPiers TaylorSvein LundA celebration of extraordinary residential architecture from around the world with insight from an accomplished architect and his enthusiastic co-host.
- StarsKevin McCloudJeremy TillRobert GaukrogerKevin McCloud follows people as they build their dream house, often focusing on modern design, energy efficiency, maximizing space and views.
- CreatorFabrizio CalviDenis PoncetStarsJulia Willoughby NasonDaniel B. LevinClayton PattersonThis documentary series explores those districts of New York that make up a kaleidoscope of languages, cultures, nationalities and beliefs. The series is an invitation to take a stroll off the beaten track, in search of pure New York spirit and energy.
- StarsJohn HeilemannTim NaftaliRobert DallekInterviews and archival footage focusing on the politics, music, technical advancements, drugs and the "free love" movement of the 1960s.
- DirectorEduardo ChauvetStarsMelania AmorimRicardo ChavesRobbie Davis-FloydThe feature film ' The Birth Reborn' portrays the serious obstetric reality in the world, which is characterized by an alarming number of cesarean or deliveries with traumatic and unnecessary interventions, as opposed to what is known and recommended by science today. This situation has serious perinatal, psychological, social, anthropological and financial consequences. Through the reports of some of the leading experts in the area and the latest scientific discoveries, the film questions the current obstetric model, leads to a reflection on the new paradigm of the twenty-first century and the future of a civilization born without the so-called 'love hormones', released only under specific conditions of labor.
- DirectorEstela RennerStarsLaura SchichvargerDiscoveries in neuroscience can help us understand childhood development. When a person is born, it is more than just a genetic load. We are formed by our relationship with everything around us combined with our genetics, The Beginning of Life investigates what separates us and what is essential to all of us, how we can create a better world by investing in the first years of our lives.
- DirectorCeyda TorunStarsYaman BarlasSariArzu GölA profile of an ancient city and its unique people, seen through the eyes of the most mysterious and beloved animal humans have ever known, the Cat.
- DirectorAmy BergStarsCat PowerJanis JoplinKarleen BennettMusician Cat Power narrates this documentary on Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.
- DirectorLiz GarbusStarsNina SimoneLisa Simone KellyRoger NupieA documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the "High Priestess of Soul."
- DirectorDziga VertovStarsMikhail KaufmanElizaveta SvilovaA man travels around a city with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling invention.
- DirectorJennifer Siebel NewsomStarsJennifer Siebel NewsomJean KilbourneJim SteyerExplores the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America, and challenges the media's limited portrayal of what it means to be a powerful woman.
- DirectorRoko BelicStarsMarci ShimoffEd DienerRichard DavidsonHappy takes us on a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy.
- DirectorTamta GabrichidzeA traveling trader provides a window into rural life in the Republic of Georgia, where potatoes are currency and ambition is crushed by poverty.
- DirectorCaroline SuhStarsJudd ApatowLake BellPatricia ClarksonThe 4%: Film's Gender Problem is a new, provocative original series of 6 short films designed to explore the hot- button issues around the striking gender gap in Hollywood.
- DirectorEryk RochaStarsNelson Pereira dos SantosCarlos DieguesJoaquim Pedro de AndradeCinema Novo is a movie-essay that investigates poetically the most important movement of Latin America cinema, through the thoughts of its main auteurs: Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Glauber Rocha, Leon Hirszman, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Ruy Guerra, Walter Lima Jr., Paulo César Saraceni, among others.
- StarsAmanda ForemanNguyen Thi Thanh HòaIan HodderThis series uncovers key stories of women that have made and changed human history from 10,000 BCE to the present day.
- DirectorEduardo CoutinhoStarsEduardo CoutinhoElizabeth TeixeiraFerreira GullarA filmmaker returns to Northeast Brazil after twenty years to resume his film (a profile of assassinated peasant leader João Pedro Teixeira) which was shut down by a right-wing military coup in 1964.
- DirectorGérard MillerStarsMartin QuenehenAnaëlle LebovitsJudith MillerThis film about the psychoanalyst and psychiatrist Lacan takes a look at his day-to-day life, through accounts from his patients, pupils, and close friends.
- DirectorJohn MaloofCharlie SiskelStarsVivian MaierJohn MaloofDaniel ArnaudA documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.
- DirectorJulie CohenBetsy WestStarsRuth Bader GinsburgAnn KittnerHarryette HelselThe exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.
- DirectorTaryn BrumfittStarsTaryn BrumfittRenee AiryaLinda BaconEmbrace follows body image activist Taryn Brumfitt's crusade as she explores the global issue of body loathing, inspiring us to change the way we feel about ourselves and think about our bodies.
- DirectorRayka ZehtabchiStarsAjeyaAnitaGouri ChoudariIndian women fight the stigma surrounding menstruation and begin manufacturing sanitary pads.
- DirectorNanfu WangJialing ZhangStarsNanfu WangZaodi WangZhimei WangAfter becoming a mother, a filmmaker uncovers the untold history of China's one-child policy and the generations of parents and children forever shaped by this social experiment.
- DirectorSteven BognarJulia ReichertStarsJunming 'Jimmy' WangRobert AllenSherrod BrownIn post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.
- DirectorLina PlioplyteStarsIris ApfelJoyce CarpatiAri CohenAdvanced Style examines the lives of seven unique New Yorkers whose eclectic personal style and vital spirit have guided their approach to aging.
- DirectorGrace LeeStarsGrace Lee BoggsDanny GloverBill AyersGrace Lee Boggs is an activist and philosopher in Detroit who has dedicated her life to the next American Revolution and the possibility of a better, more just future for all of humanity. At age 97, she has been building movements and developing strategies for social change for most of her life -- reminding us that revolution is not only possible and necessary, but a process that must always be in motion.
- StarsMorgan FreemanRobert ThurmanAmir HussainMorgan Freeman presents his quest in order to find how most religions perceive life after death, what different civilizations thought about the act of creation and other big questions that mankind has continuously asked.
- DirectorEduardo CoutinhoStarsMaria Socorro Morais AlvesJosé Alves BezerraZacarias Feitosa de MoraisThe Story of the workers who had participated of the striker movement in the Brazil with President Lula when he was a syndical leader
- DirectorChiara ClementeStarsMarina AbramovicGhada AmerCaledonia CurryFilmed over the course of two years, "Our City Dreams" is the story of a woman's struggles and successes as an artist in New York City.
- DirectorMatthew AkersJeff DupreStarsMarina AbramovicUlayKlaus BiesenbachA documentary that follows the Serbian performance artist as she prepares for a retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
- DirectorWim WendersStarsPina BauschRegina AdventoMalou AiraudoA tribute to the late German choreographer Pina Bausch, as her dancers perform her most famous creations.