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- DirectorSteve JamesStarsThomas SungHwei Lin SungCyrus Vance Jr.A small financial institution called Abacus becomes the only company criminally indicted in the wake of the United States' 2008 mortgage crisis.
- DirectorTom McCarthyStarsMark RuffaloMichael KeatonRachel McAdamsThe true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
- DirectorMicha X. PeledStarsManjusha AmbarwarRam KrishnaMahhav ShandeIndia has more farmers than any country in the world, and they are in a crisis that is unprecedented in human history. Every 30 minutes a farmer in India kills himself in despair. In a village at the center of the suicide epidemic, a farmer and his family struggle to keep his land and a teenage girl makes her first steps to become a journalist and tell the world about the crisis. Bitter Seeds raises questions about the human cost of genetically-modified agriculture and the future of how we grow things. This is the third film in Micha Peled's globalization trilogy, following the award-winning Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town and China Blue.
- StarsMark WongCharlene HoughtonJerry YeungEach episode has a different hosts who travels to interview grand masters of their fighting style, which share their actual combat style with the host by the hosts and discuss the nature of their Chinese Kung Fu style.
- DirectorMorgan SpurlockStarsMorgan SpurlockDaryl IsaacsChemeeka WalkerWhile examining the influence of the fast food industry, Morgan Spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely McDonald's food for one month.
- CreatorGuido KnoppStarsAli BallantyneChristian BrücknerPeter HeuschThe documentary explores the influence of the Hitler Youth on German boys during the Nazi era.
- DirectorNatalia ZuoStarsLele TaoLele Tao is an internet superstar in China's $3 billion 'live streaming' industry. With more than a million fans, she can earn thousands of dollars a day.
- StarsTrevor McDonaldPaul McManusBill WilsonYouTube channel, website, and app launched in 2015, featuring great documentaries past and present from a variety of sources.
- DirectorJoe PiscatellaStarsAgnes ChowJoshua 'Chi-Fung' WongWhen the Chinese Communist Party backtracks on its promise of autonomy to Hong Kong, teenager Joshua Wong decides to save his city. Rallying thousands of kids to skip school and occupy the streets, Joshua becomes an unlikely leader in Hong Kong and one of China's most notorious dissidents.
- DirectorTrish AdlesicGeeta GandbhirStarsGail AbarbanelRichard BellJoe BidenAn investigation into the way sexual assault cases are handled by police departments across the United States.
- 30 years on from the Chinese state's brutal put-down of a student-led pro-democracy protest in 1989, ABC Australia looks back through its video archive to unearth never-before-seen footage captured by its team on the ground. A watershed moment in a post-Mao China, the Communist Party has sought to erase all public discourse and memory of that day, making this record all the more significant.
- DirectorRob RapleyStarsIva BaumanovaChris BowersDaniel BrownIn the early 1900's, the average medicine cabinet was a would-be poisoner's treasure chest.
- DirectorMark AchbarJennifer AbbottStarsMikela JayRob BeckwermertChristopher GoraDocumentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
- DirectorMark BusslerStarsClaire LittonGene WilderNarrated by Gene Wilder ("Young Frankenstein", "Blazing Saddles" and "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"), "EXPO - Magic of the White City" brings the Chicago World's Fair to life. Experience the world of 1893 through a cinematic visit to Chicago's Columbian Exposition. Many of the world's greatest achievements in science, technology and culture are unveiled there. In addition, fairgoers enjoy the popular and commercially successful Midway Plaisance where the festive atmosphere of this one-mile entertainment center offers an array of guilty pleasures such as belly dancing, street fighting and beer. Nearly 28 million visit the Fair. Dubbed the "White City," it inspires future innovators like Henry Ford and Frank Lloyd Wright, debuts the Ferris Wheel and Cracker Jack, and, in many ways, marks the beginning of the 20th century. Filmed in High-Definition, "EXPO - Magic of the White City" immerses viewers in one of the world's biggest extravaganzas and one of the most unforgettable events in American history. There will never be another event like it...or will there?
- StarsGiacomo RocchiniGerald PosnerAngela GallopAn investigation into the death of an Italian banker reveals a dark web that includes the Vatican, the Sicilian Mafia, and a secret fascist society aimed at taking over Italy.