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- DirectorTom PutnamBrenna SanchezStarsDonald AustinBrendan Doogie MilewskiCraig DoughertyA documentary about Detroit told through the eyes of firefighters charged with the thankless task of saving a city that many have written off as dead.Detroit Firefighters in a dwindling economy. By Dennis Leary.
- DirectorPatrick Dahl17 Seconds' is a unique project that doesn't just document the Stanley Cup win, but tells the story from an inside vantage point, something not usually captured in sports films. The access and rapport the Banner Collective team has with the Blackhawks players and organization ultimately gives fans an intimate look into the thrill of a historic victory and the subsequent celebration.The Chicago Blackhawks and their 2013 Stanley Cup Championship.
- DirectorGabriela CowperthwaiteStarsTilikumDave DuffusSamantha BergA documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.Killer whales in captivity, and why they kill.
- DirectorLéa PoolBreast cancer has become the poster child of corporate cause-related marketing campaigns. Countless women and men walk, bike, climb and shop for the cure. Each year, millions of dollars are raised in the name of breast cancer, but where does this money go and what does it actually achieve? Pink Ribbons, Inc. is a feature documentary that shows how the devastating reality of breast cancer, which marketing experts have labeled a "dream cause," becomes obfuscated by a shiny, pink story of success.The dark side of the breast cancer charities. When cancer causing products use propaganda to boost sales.
- DirectorJehane NoujaimStarsAhmed HassanKhalid AbdallaMagdy AshourA group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience.Egypt's revolution, and their part in the Arab Spring.
- DirectorCindy MeehlStarsBuck BrannamanGary MyersBibb FrazierAn examination of the life of acclaimed 'horse whisperer' Buck Brannaman, who recovered from years of child abuse to become a well-known expert in the interactions between horses and people.The story behind the real Horse Whisperer.
- DirectorJohn WagerStarsRobert HenlineRob JonesJoe KashnowTake five wounded veterans and four top comedians, the result... laughter and the healing power of humor.Injured war veterans coming home to become stand-up comedians.
- DirectorKenneth A. CarlsonStarsDave IrwinEllery MooreJoe Paterno"Go Tigers!" is a rare behind-the-scenes chronicling of a remarkable season for the Massillon Tigers high school football team, played out in a small rustbelt town that draws its identity from football. During the course of the season, THREE YOUNG STARS emerge who are forced to carry the burden of the town and their teammates as they confront their uncertain future.The Ohio high school football team that started it all, and what they resort to to keep their school competitive in sports.
- DirectorRobert KennerStarsMichael PollanEric SchlosserRichard LobbAn unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry.Where our food really comes from, and the reasons we keep using ingredients that are detrimental to our health.
- DirectorMeghan EckmanStarsPatrick BaranJohn BeersChris FarinaHailed as the "most feel-good film" of the South by Southwest Film Festival 2010, The Parking Lot Movie follows a select group of artistic and overeducated parking lot attendants as they wage war against the people who park in their lot.A very unusual parking lot, and the people who run it with passion.
- DirectorShira PotashYoav PotashStarsHealthy EmmieShira PotashYoav PotashFood Stamped is an informative and humorous documentary film following a couple as they attempt to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet on a food stamp budget.One couple who attempt the food stamp challenge for a week, and the difficulties they find with living off what the government allots to millions of Americans.
- DirectorMorgan SpurlockStarsJ.J. AbramsPeter BergPaul BrennanA documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement.A humorous documentary on product placement in film.
- DirectorStephanie SoechtigJason LindseyStarsSally BetheaEarl BlumenauerAmanda BrownExamines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.The truth about bottled water, and where it really comes from.
- DirectorJoel Allen SchroederStarsBerkeley BreathedJef MallettStephan PastisA documentary about the impact of the newspaper comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes," created by Bill Watterson.The mass following of Calvin and Hobbes, by people who love and admire its creator.
- DirectorCullen HobackStarsMax SchremsMobyMark ZuckerbergA documentary that exposes what corporations and governments learn about people through Internet and cell phone usage, and what can be done about it ... if anything.What do you agree to, when you use the internet's biggest companies web sites, and why we should all be a little more careful when using them.
- DirectorPete McGrainStarsWoody HarrelsonJustin LewisBill HoganHosted by twice Oscar nominated actor Woody Harrelson, Ethos explores the mechanisms in our systems that work against democracy, the environment and our own personal liberty.A must watch film about our government, and how we can change it. I cannot recommend this one highly enough!
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreCharlton HestonMarilyn MansonFilmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.A documentary about school shootings and the stance the NRA took after Columbine High School became nationally known for one fateful day.
- DirectorBrian KnappenbergerStarsAnon2WorldAnonyopsJulian AssangeA documentary on the workings and beliefs of the self-described "hacktivist" collective, Anonymous.Behind the mask of Anonymous.
- DirectorChris HoltStarsMargaret MountfordNathalie BiancheriMatteo De BuonoMargaret Mountford investigates how and why the people of Pompeii became 'frozen' at the moment of their deaths, and views the reconstruction process of life-like wax recreations of two of its people.BBC documentary that explains how the people of Pompeii became casts, and a look into their lives.
- DirectorEric WalterStarsDaniel LutzSusan BartellLaura DiDioFor the first time in 35 years, Daniel Lutz recounts his version of the infamous Amityville haunting that terrified his family in 1975.One of the Lutz children who lived in the now infamous Amityville house, and his perceptions of what happened there.
- DirectorKirby DickStarsKirby DickKimberly PeirceDarren AronofskyKirby Dick's exposé about the American movie ratings board.
- DirectorSusan SaladoffStarsChuck AllenJudy AllenJay AngoffHow the infamous McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit and similar cases were exploited as part of a right wing crusade to weaken civil justice.
- DirectorJack BondStarsAdam AntJack BondKatherine d'HubertAdam Ant has lost the warpaint but this intriguing documentary finds his dandyish, swashbuckling nature intact.
- DirectorKurt KuenneStarsKurt KuenneAndrew BagbyDavid BagbyA filmmaker decides to memorialize a murdered friend when his friend's ex-girlfriend announces she is expecting his son.
- DirectorErik NelsonStarsHarlan EllisonRobin WilliamsNeil GaimanA documentary on speculative fiction writer and essayist Harlan Ellison.
