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- DirectorDavid AlvaradoJason SussbergStarsNeil deGrasse TysonBill NyeAnn DruyanA famous television personality struggles to restore science to its rightful place in a world hostile to evidence and reason.
- DirectorJRAgnès VardaStarsAgnès VardaJRJeannine CarpentierDirector Agnes Varda and photographer/muralist J.R. journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
- DirectorLutz GregorStarsFatoumata DiawaraAhmed Ag KaediBassékou KouyatéMali's Music defines the country's cultural identity. Radical Islamists are threatening the musicians. Together with the stars of Malian Global Pop - Fatoumata Diawara, Bassekou Kouyaté Master Soumy and Ahmed Ag Kaedi - we embark on a musical journey to Mali's agitated heart. Can their music reconcile the country?
- DirectorJohanna SchwartzStarsAliou TouréOumar TouréGarba TouréIn 2012, jihadists took control of Northern Mali, imposing one of the harshest interpretations of sharia law in recent years and, crucially for Mali, banning music. Radio stations were destroyed, instruments were burned and overnight, Mali's musicians were forced into hiding or exile where many remain even now. Follow these musicians as they fight to keep music alive. Featuring rare footage of the jihadists, a glimpse at life in refugee camps and the perilous journeys home to war-ravaged cities, THEY WILL HAVE TO KILL US FIRST is a tale of courage in the face of conflict as Malian musicians refuse to give up the fight for their right to sing.
- DirectorCatherine BainbridgeAlfonso MaioranaStarsGeorge ClintonRobbie RobertsonGary GiddinsA documentary about the role of Native Americans in popular music history.
- DirectorAaron BrooknerStarsAaron BrooknerJohn GiornoJim JarmuschAn intertwining tale of past and present this Award Winning Sundance documentary rediscovers NYC filmmaker Howard Brookner and his body of work, unveiled by his nephew, after being buried in William S. Burroughs bunker for over 30 years.
- DirectorTed NewsomStarsPeter CushingChristopher LeeRoy Ward BakerThe history of Hammer Films and their legacy, narrated by the studio's most beloved stars, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.
- DirectorJennifer M. KrootBill WeberStarsArmistead MaupinLaura LinneyIan McKellenFollowing one of the world's most beloved storyteller's evolution from a conservative son of the Old South into a gay rights pioneer whose novels inspired millions to re-claim their lives.
- DirectorChris PerkelStarsClive DavisSimon CowellJimmy IovineA look at the life and work of music producer, Clive Davis.
- DirectorJustin BareMatthew MieleStarsHarry BensonCarl BernsteinBryant GumbelWhat we know today about many famous musicians, politicians, and actresses is due to the famous work of photographer Harry Benson. He captured vibrant and intimate photos of the most famous band in history;The Beatles. His extensive portfolio grew to include iconic photos of Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, and Dr. Martin Luther King. His wide-ranging work has appeared in publications including Life, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. Benson, now 86, is still taking photos and has no intentions of stopping.
- DirectorLuke WalkerIn 1931 Harold Lasseter's body was found in Central Australia's deserts. His diary revealed that he'd found gold, worth millions...but that he'd give it all for a loaf of bread... The gold is still yet to be found. Filmmaker Luke Walker finds Lasseter's 85 year-old son, still searching the desert, not only for gold, but something far more precious. Now, 80 years since Lasseter set off from Alice Springs to meet his fate, is it possible to piece together the fragments of history he left behind? Armed with a camera and the unshakable belief that he will find gold in Lasseter's story, Walker sets out to unravel the tangle of myths, lies and legend that lie buried with Lasseter's bones in the heart of Australia.
- DirectorRory KennedyStarsNick CarrollDarrick DoernerLaird HamiltonFilmmaker Rory Kennedy examines the career of American Laird Hamilton, a man who has spent his life conquering untameable walls of water and changed the sport of big wave surfing forever.
- DirectorLaura IsraelStarsRobert FrankSid KaplanJune LeafRobert Frank revolutionized photography and independent film. He documented the Beats, Welsh coal miners, Peruvian Indians, The Stones, London bankers, and the Americans. This is the bumpy ride, revealed with unblinking honesty by the reclusive artist himself.
- DirectorMorgan NevilleStarsYo-Yo MaKinan AzmehKayhan KalhorCellist Yo-Yo Ma and other international artists of The Silk Road Project discuss their philosophies on music and culture.
- DirectorLydia TenagliaMorgan FallonStarsStephen TorresMartha StewartJames VillasThis documentary profiles an influential chef who played a pivotal role in the invention of a revolutionary new American cuisine.
- DirectorMat WhitecrossStarsPaul ArthursChristine BillerMark CoyleOasis's breakthrough years documented into a detailed depiction of the infamous brothers from Manchester forming the band in the early 90's leading up to the legendary performance at Knebworth.
- DirectorJesse James MillerStarsRay 'Boom Boom' ManciniMickey RourkeEd O'NeillThe outcome of the 1982 WBC Lightweight title bout between Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini and Duk Koo Kim is examined.
- DirectorMaíra BühlerMatias MarianiChristopher Kirk, a bored American geek, moves to Colombia to chase Escobar's hippos. Once there, he falls in love with a beautiful and mysterious woman.
- DirectorJeff FeuerzeigStarsLaura AlbertBruce BendersonTerrence OwensThe story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, the fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert.
- DirectorLaura PoitrasStarsJulian AssangeSarah HarrisonJacob AppelbaumThe story of WikiLeak's editor-in-chief Julian Assange as seen by documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras.
- DirectorErik Greenberg AnjouStarsSteve AuerbachAdam CaslowAlan DershowitzA look at the history of delicatessens in the United States.
- DirectorJason WiseStarsSilvia AltareBrian CarmodyIan CaubleThe history, politics, pleasure, and BS of wine told through opening ten very different bottles.
- DirectorDavid SchisgallStarsTheo PadnosA documentary on American journalist Theo Padnos who was Kidnapped by Al-Qaeda in Syria.
- DirectorPenn JillettePaul ProvenzaStarsGeorge CarlinDon RicklesChris RockOne hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreJohnny FancelliChristina FancelliTo learn what the USA can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully "invades" them to see what they have to offer.