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1. Horizon (I) (1964– )
50 min | Documentary
British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.
Stars: Paul Vaughan, Jack Fortune, Dilly Barlow, Colin Riach
Votes: 1,147
2.
Independent Lens (1999– )
Episode:
Kumu Hina
(2015)
TV-14 | Documentary
Directors: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson | Stars: Laara Allbrett, Pa'ula Chandler, Peter Dela Cruz, Safiya Fredericks
Votes: 9
3. Independent Lens (1999– )
TV-14 | Documentary
Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented ... See full summary »
Stars: America Ferrera, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 634
4.
Speed (2001– )
Episode:
The Thrill of Speed
(2001)
Documentary
Director: John Maguire | Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Shirley Clarkson, Ashley Grossman, Dean Hamer
Votes: 8
5. Let the Fire Burn (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
A history of the conflict of the City of Philadelphia and the Black Liberation organization, MOVE, that led to the disastrously violent final confrontation in 1985.
Director: Jason Osder | Stars: Birdie Africa, Ramona Africa, Wilson Goode, William Brown III
Votes: 1,454 | Gross: $0.06M
6. A Place in the Middle (2014)
25 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Eleven year old Ho'onani dreams of leading the hula troupe at her inner-city Honolulu school. The only trouble is that the group is just for boys. She's fortunate that her teacher ... See full summary »
Directors: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson | Stars: Ho'Onani Kamai, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
Votes: 22
7. Speed (2001– )
Documentary
A BBC mini-series about the nature of speed.
Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Michael Schumacher, David Ginola, Ross Brawn
Votes: 70
8. Religulous (2008)
R | 101 min | Documentary, Comedy, War
Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.
Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Bill Maher, Tal Bachman, Jonathan Boulden, Steven Burg
Votes: 60,238 | Gross: $13.00M
9.
Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2020)
Episode:
Ne'e aku, ne'e mai ke one o Punahoa
(2019)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Five-O teams up with a DEA agent to search for a killer whose plane crashed in the jungle with $10 million worth of heroin on board. Also, Grover is thrilled when his niece Siobhan comes to... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Bernard | Stars: Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Ian Anthony Dale, Meaghan Rath
Votes: 380
10. Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2020)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu to find his father's killer, the Governor offers him the chance to run his own task force: Five-0.
Stars: Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Taylor Wily, Daniel Dae Kim
Votes: 78,642
11. Leitis in Waiting (2018)
72 min | Documentary
The story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga Leitis, an intrepid group of transgender women fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in the South Pacific Kingdom.
Directors: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu | Stars: Joey Joleen Mataele, Eva Baron, Hon. Frederica Tuita Filipe, Princess Salote Lupepau'u Tuita-Taione
Votes: 43
12. Kumu Hina (2014)
Unrated | 75 min | Documentary, Biography
A transgender Native Hawaiian teacher inspires a young girl to fulfill her destiny of leading the school's male hula troupe, even as she struggles to find love and a committed relationship in her own life.
Directors: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson | Stars: Leo Anderson Akana, Haemaccelo Kalu, Ho'Onani Kamai, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
Votes: 141
13. Aikane (2023)
14 min | Animation, Short
A valiant island warrior, wounded in battle against foreign invaders, falls into a mysterious underwater world. When the octopus who rescued him transforms into a handsome young man, they fall in love and an epic adventure begins.
Directors: Dean Hamer, Daniel Sousa, Joe Wilson
Votes: 84
14. Little Miss Westie (2018)
75 min | Documentary
Little Miss Westie chronicles a year in the life of two transgender siblings as they navigate puberty, a local beauty pageant, and transitioning in the Trump era.
Directors: Dan Hunt, Joy E. Reed | Stars: Tony Ferraiolo, Chris McCarthy, Luca McCarthy, Ren McCarthy
Votes: 22
15. Ancient Aliens (2009– )
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi
Science and mythology - and how they are the same thing.
Stars: Robert Clotworthy, Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, David Childress, William Henry
Votes: 12,558
16. America Undercover (1983– )
TV-MA | 67 min | Documentary
A series that features original and previously released documentaries which look at contemporary issues with strong social relevance.
Stars: Lee Grant, Marlene Sanders, Richard Kiley, Lawrence Pressman
Votes: 328
17. The Royal Road (2015)
Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary, History
A cinematic essay in defense of remembering, The Royal Road offers up a primer on the Spanish colonization of California and the Mexican American War alongside intimate reflections on ... See full summary »
Director: Jenni Olson | Stars: Jenni Olson, Tony Kushner
Votes: 198
18. Before Homosexuals (2017)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
"Before Homosexuals" is a prelude to the award-winning films, "Before Stonewall" and "After Stonewall", and together will form a trilogy. This trilogy will improve understanding and respect... See full summary »
Director: John Scagliotti | Stars: Janet Afary, Laetitia Andrieu, Susan Bonthron, Bernadette Brooten
Votes: 48
19. Lady Eva (2017)
11 min | Documentary, Short
A brave young transgender woman sets off on a journey to become her true self in the conservative Pacific Island Kingdom of Tonga - with a little inspiration from Tina Turner along the way.
Directors: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson | Stars: Eva Baron, Joey Joleen Mataele
Votes: 19
20. Kapaemahu (2020)
Not Rated | 8 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Long ago, four extraordinary beings of dual male and female spirit brought the healing arts to Hawaii and imbued their powers in four giant boulders. The stones still stand on Waikiki Beach, but their true story has been hidden - until now.
Directors: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu | Star: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
Votes: 1,186
21. Out in the Silence (2009)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary, Comedy, Family
The announcement of filmmaker Joe Wilson's wedding to another man ignites a firestorm of controversy in his small hometown and a plea for help from the mother of a gay teen being tormented at school.
Directors: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson | Stars: C.J. Bills, Diane Granley, Linda Henderson, Roxanne Hitchcock
Votes: 545
22. The Rogers (2020)
16 min | Documentary, Short
An intimate glimpse into the lives of those who formed the first visible group of transgender men in the Pacific Islands - The Rogers of Samoa.
Directors: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson
Votes: 8
23. Survival of the Fabulous (2013 TV Movie)
Unrated | 48 min | Documentary
Survival of the Fabulous asks are gay men actually born gay? If so, how could homosexuality, a trait, which essentially prevents reproduction, evolve and survive generations of history? ... See full summary »
Director: Bryce Sage | Stars: Ray Blanchard, Tony Bogaert, David Burns, Andrea Camperio Ciani
Votes: 40
24.
Ancient Aliens (2009– )
Episode:
Aliens and Deadly Cults
(2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi
Mass suicides. Human sacrifices. Unholy rituals. Throughout history, people have claimed to have otherworldly knowledge, and have led followers to commit horrific acts of violence. Are they... See full summary »
Stars: Rick Alan Ross, Bill Birnes, Robert Bauval, Philip Coppens
Votes: 168
25.
America Undercover (1983– )
Episode:
Why Am I Gay?: Stories of Coming Out in America
(1993)
TV-MA | Documentary
Three gay men and a lesbian couple speak about their lives: a New York City police officer, Michael Callen of The Flirtations, a client of an "ex-gay" ministry, and a lesbian couple leading... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth Paul Rosenberg | Stars: Michael Callen, Dean Hamer, Gilbert Herdt, Richard Isay
Votes: 15
26. The Queen's Flowers
11 min | Animation, Short | Completed
A magical take on a true story, THE QUEEN'S FLOWERS is an animated short adventure for kids that follows Emma, a Native Hawaiian girl in 1915 Honolulu, as she makes a very special gift for ... See full summary »
Director: Ciara Lacy
27. Archipels (2007– )
Documentary
Stars: Elyas Akhoun, Firmine Richard, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Jean-Claude Flamand-Barny
28. Falling (XIV)
Animation, Short | Announced
A brave island warrior, a handsome young man, and an octopus are brought together by fate.
Directors: Dean Hamer, Daniel Sousa, Joe Wilson
29. The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu (2022 TV Movie)
Documentary
Directors: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
30. Twins (I) (2011)
8 min | Documentary, Short, Family
The love of Frances for her differently abled twin brother Frankie has withstood decades of unnecessary separation and institutionalization. Their reunification reminds us of the universal need for independence and the power of family.
Director: Dean Hamer
32. We Belong (2006 TV Short)
11 min | Documentary, Short
The story of a gay rural youth who has the courage to stand up to discrimination in his scholl, and the dtermination to tell his story to the world.
Director: Dean Hamer | Star: Charles Bills
33. Frances and Frankie (2010)
8 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Reunited after many years of institutionalization, developmentally disabled twins Frances and Frankie remind us of the power of love and family.
Director: Dean Hamer
34. F Is for Film (2020 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
Stars: Ashley Williams, Esme Creed-Miles, Caitlyn Sponheimer, Josiah Allen
35.
Horizon (1964– )
Episode:
Life and Death in the 21st Century: Designer Babies
(2000)
Documentary
Stars: Dilly Barlow, David Abshire, Renee Abshire, French Anderson
36.
Horizon (1964– )
Episode:
Who's Afraid of Designer Babies?
(2005)
Documentary
Every parent wants their child to be healthy, but does this extend to picking their genes for them?
Stars: Dilly Barlow, French Anderson, Phil Bereano, Keith Campbell
37.
F Is for Film (2020– )
Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, & Joe Wilson
(2020 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Stars: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
38.
Archipels (2007– )
Episode:
Kumu Hina, un Mahu efféminé
(2015)
54 min | Documentary
Directors: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson | Star: Elyas Akhoun