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- A comedian who hosts a news satire program decides to run for president, and a computerized voting machine malfunction gets him elected.
- It started as a Bible study and ended in murder. The Halstead murder case is presented along with other true stories about supernatural beings manifesting as angels from heaven, spirits of the dead, ascended masters and aliens.
- A woman discovers a boy's corpse in the woods and begins having nightmares about seeing the murderer at the crime scene. Meanwhile, a reporter and police officer probe the case for physical evidence.
- In 1967, Dr. Thomas Starzl stunned the world with the first successful liver transplantation. His breakthrough provoked controversy. Critics accused him of recklessness, even murder. Others declared it the beginning of a medical revolution. "Burden of Genius" is the story of an innovator as complex and elusive as the biological secrets he unlocked. It is also a reflection on the price of scientific progress by the man many consider the greatest surgeon of the 20th century and the father of transplantation.
- October 31st begins like any other day. Adults go to work. Children go to school. But when night falls, the real party begins. That's when a young group of friends get together to tell some of the most twisted and terrifying stories imaginable. But as their stories begin to unfold, an unexpected dark side to their personalities is revealed...
- Jack J. Blanco, author of the Bible paraphrase The Clear Word, was born to a German immigrant in Chicago. Jack's father abandoned his mother during her pregnancy with Jack. Left to raise Jack on her own, his mother worked multiple jobs. Over the years, she had saved enough to visit family in Germany. After a few weeks, she had to return to the US to work, her father suggested she leave Jack, nearly 10, on the family farm for the summer to work and grow stronger. In 1939 World War II began and Jack was unable to go home as planned. America declared war on Germany in 1941, and Jack was placed in a labor camp. He miraculously escaped, only to be turned away by his grandfather and forced back to the camp. After his second escape, he eventually returned to the United States with hundreds of post-war immigrants. He reunited with his mom, working in his stepfather's café. Jack went back to school and discovered a lifelong love for education. Having turned his back on religion, Jack became a skeptic of anything spiritual. Upon learning that he was to be drafted, he joined the Air Force and was stationed on Guam. While his friends partied, he began reading everything available. At the prompting of a friend, he read the Bible and discovered a Father who cared about him. Jack gave his life to God and through a series of miracles became a professor, missionary and theologian. "I never grew up with a father," Blanco says. "My hope is that this film will tell the story of how my Heavenly Father found me. Sometimes when I pray, I call Him 'Dad.' He's my Dad!" The Jack Blanco Story includes personal interviews from the real-life locations with Dr. Jack Blanco retelling his experience of the intervention of God in his life.
- Based on a Trinidad and Tobago folklore, "Douen" is a horror film short that follows a woman who comes face-to-face with the collision of her dreams and reality, as she and her sister are haunted by the ghostly creatures. In the end, the storyteller teaches her grandchildren a lesson. Don't respond if they call your name.
- THE TRUMP EFFECT: DEPROGRAMMING THE AMERICAN MIND explores the psychological meaning of Donald J. Trump's election as President of the United States as "Deprogrammer in Chief".
- The story of Kemajou, an African immigrant, facing an expiring visa and trying everything possible to keep his family in America.
- In this exclusive, original CuriosityStream documentary series, doctors, chefs and nutritionists weigh in on how changes in diet can positively affect health and longevity.
- Documentary history of one of Washington, DC's oldest and most important suburbs, founded by a member of President Andrew Jackson's cabinet, mainline stop on the historic B&O railroad, way station for Presidents and U.S. government officials, hometown of famous journalists, writers, and celebrities, home of one of the first modern shopping centers in U.S. History, and headquarters of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, which played a pivotal role in World War Two weaponry.
- A film about black-owned businesses on U Street, known as "The Black Mecca". Family-owned businesses such as Lee's Flower Shop, family Owned Since 1910, Ben's Chili Bowl, family-owned since 1958, The Industrial Bank.
- A provocative anthology of the veiled realities of postmodern black America exposing race, culture, and society.
- Our Hero (Powell) awakes one morning to discover the whole world is speaking its mind to him.
- In March of 2008, 250 veterans and active duty soldiers marked the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by gathering in Washington, DC to testify from their own experience about the nature of the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq. Inspired by the 1971 Winter Soldier Investigation held by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, they too sought to express their opposition to those wars with their first-hand accounts, bearing witness with voices not generally heard. Our documentary is a portrait of three participants. If follows their lives for 6 weeks leading to the even and afterward; an active duty female soldier, a 9 year National Guard Veteran, and a 3 tour former Marine. This is their story.
- Has-been director Lionel Garroway chooses the 3rd Annual Film Festival of the tiny hamlet of Thompson's Falls to debut his comeback film.
- Fame, Stealing, Cheating, Killing: Who said it's not drug related.
- The Rochambeau Kid tries to avenge his father's death at the hands of evil Rock/Paper/Scissors Lord Johnny Cobra with the help of his father's ghost and Finklestein, the Rock/Paper/Scissors Master who trained him.
- A man's entry into the world of pornographic film soon leads to fame, but also a world of drugs, crime and depravity.
- An undercover investigation by PETA revealed animal abuse at a laboratory in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
- Desperate to fit in, Elizabeth will do just about anything to be a part of the coolest clique at school. But when group members Brittany and Lorna devise a mean-spirited Halloween initiation for Elizabeth, they get more than they bargained for.
- Real people giving detailed account of their love and dating lives, reflecting on the lessons learned.
- The low end of his music was born in the bass strings of Leon Sylvers III. The melodic keys and harmonies were shaped by the Mizell Brothers, and the beats of Jay Dee to set the tone. Cover it all in the cloak of his hometown of Detroit, and that's Zo!, a multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer who has his most ambitious and personal album to date with SkyBreak. Through Making SkyBreak, explore Zo!'s hometown of Detroit and venture directly behind the scenes to learn about his humble beginnings. Tour his home studio in Washington D.C., and travel to a host of cities from LA to Raleigh, NC to sit down with the crew of talented songwriters, producers, and vocalists who helped create the amazing album. Get ready to take a journey through SkyBreak, one of the greatest contemporary soul albums of the year.
- Curious to know more about a beautiful woman after a brief encounter, Oliver is encouraged by his friend Taylor to do just that.
- For Love of a Fish is a story of a love triangle between a soldier, his wife...and her fish. Back from the battlefields in Iraq, Steve, a soldier, is trying to adjust to a life away from the war while also working to win back the woman he loves and her fish.
- A woman, beaten and battered, is interrogated by an agent from an unknown organization.
- When an after-hours Lyft Driver (Orlando Suazo, Jr.) picks up a mysterious passenger (Melanie Crespo), he finds himself on the wrong end of an unfolding, tragic story.
- A short film *Based on the urban legend* *An obsessed and vivacious young woman seeks revenge on her two timing lover by presenting herself as a "gift."
- A look at the effects of hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans, featuring interviews with hurricane victims, evacuees, public officials and historians.
- Max and Harry, as well as Kayla and Velma, are struggling to find ways to pay for their last year in college. At a lecture on Civil War history, Harry and Velma are reminded of their own family's Civil War history. When the lecture notes reaches the end of the war, and discusses the legends of gold buried in the chaos, they latch on finding it as a way to pay for their education. Kayla and Velma keep finding their research being overlapped. They catch Max and Harry in their parallel investigation. After a rocky start, the pairs join forces. Now they have to account for over 150 years of history in order to find the one square foot patch of ground where the treasure may be buried.
- Two cyber criminals, Mosi and Sam, stumble upon a human trafficking operation run by Dr. Akoda who uses an urgent care facility as a front. When Mosi decides to intervene and rescue a victim, they discover a threat far more dangerous than the law enforcement they're always trying to dodge.
- Prom night partying ends in tragedy as a high school senior fatally mixes drinking and driving.
- A terminally ill woman finds herself missing time and committing murders.
- Pooch Sitter is a short film about homelessness disguised as a film about pet sitters. On the surface, a quirky pet sitter seeks complete love and adoration from other people's dogs. In actuality, Claire Wingham is surviving homelessness. Claire usually finds her "clients" by sitting on park benches, which otherwise serve as an occasional bed. While pet sitting, Claire truly leverages the term, "make yourself at home," in a fun, kinetic and unforgettable way. When she's not working, Claire seeks refuge in a homeless shelter, when and where possible. Despite her circumstance, Claire has a sunny, hopeful disposition. She floats through life with a chameleon like creativity, and unperturbed naiveté.
- A group of friends decide to rob a local pizzeria when one friend has a secret motive.
- A homeless man laments the loss of a loved one.
- Blogger and filmmaker Sujewa Ekanayake travel to several cities and interview bloggers who blog about independent film.
- Beginning as a technique that required film strips and chemical treatment, filmmaking has been continually adapting to new technologies as they have become available. Now, how will the rise of artificial intelligence change what the practice consists of? Susanne Coates, a long-time filmmaker and multimedia software developer, shares her thoughts.
- Carla Woods, a young reporter for the Washington Tribune, stumbles upon corruption and scandal in the White House. As she fights to get to the bottom of the story, she discovers that her biggest obstacle is in her own newsroom.