Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021)
Genre: Documentary
Director: Francesco Zippel
Actors: Amma Asante, Chuck D, Gian Luca Farinelli, Jacqueline Najuma Stewart, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Morgan Freeman
Country: Italy
North of Nightfall (2018)
Hidden among the glaciers high in the Arctic Circle are mountain bike lines too incredible to ignore. Harsh temperatures, volatile weather and nine-month winters mean the area is normally devoid…
Samurai Castle (2017)
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Purdah (2018)
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Gold: A Journey With Idris Elba (2023)
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Under the Sky of Damascus (2023)
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The Mountain Runners (2012)
The story of America’s first mountain endurance/adventure foot race, the Mount Baker Marathon, which took place in Bellingham, Washington. First run in 1911, the grueling 28 to 32 mile race…
River’s End: California’s Latest Water War (2021)
A documentary that reveals California’s complex struggle over who gets fresh water, and how moneyed interests game the system. Constant battling over uncertain water supplies heralds an impending crisis—not just…
Queenmaker: The Making of an It Girl (2023)
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In Search of Ozu (2018)
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Reckonings (2022)
A documentary film about the reparation negotiations between the German government Israel, and holocaust survivors for “compensation” for suffering and loss of property.
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