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Asia Society
DEFA German Film Studio
Global Lens Collection
Human Rights Watch Selects
Empire Pictures Collection

1 For the Bible Tells Me So
2 Meeting Resistance
3 Wetlands Preserved
4 The Power of Forgiveness
5 Senator Obama Goes to Africa
6 The New Medicine
7 One Nation Under God
8 Our House
9 Sacco and Vanzetti
10 The Camden 28

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42 Up
A Film by Michael Apted. In 1964 director Michael Apted interviewed a group of seven year old children for the documentary Seven Up. He's been back to film them every seven years...now they are 42.




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49 UP
In 1964 a group of seven year old children were interviewed for the documentary “Seven Up”. Director Michael Apted has been back to film them every seven years since, examining the progression of their lives. Now they are 49.



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Aristide and the Endless Revolution
In 2004, the democratically elected president Jean-Bertrand Aristide was taken against his will from Haiti in an American helicopter. The 2004 coup d'etat was not the first American intervention into Haitian politics.



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Beyond Hatred
In this deeply moving, award-winning documentary, a French family reflects on the vicious murder of their 29-year-old gay son by neofascist skinheads and courageously tries to move beyond feelings of hatred and revenge.



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Bigger Splash, A
Filmmaker Jack Hazan follows artist David Hockney as he struggles to create what would prove to be some of his most enduring works: those featuring Hockney's model and lover, Peter Schlesinger.



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Cane Toads: An Unnatural History
A Film by Mark Lewis. An absolutely hilarious look at "an assault of sex-mad giant toads munching their way across Australia!" (NY Post). A comedy classic!




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Che Guevara: Where You'd Never Imagine Him
Using archival film and photo materials, Cuban director Manuel Pérez paints a personal portrait of Che Guevara, from his childhood in Argentina to the motorcycle trip through Latin America that changed his life forever.



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Cocalero
Born out of the U.S. war on drugs, an Aymara Indian named Evo Morales – backed by a troop of coca leaf farmers – travels through the Andes and Amazon leading a historic bid to become Bolivia’s first Indigenous president.



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Cool & Crazy
A Film by Knut Erik Jensen. Meet a group of men who find purpose, companionship and even fame as members of a male choir in Berlevag, Norway!




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Cool & Crazy on the Road
Cool & Crazy on the Road is the story of 30 singers from a small fishing village in Norway and their encounter with a nation in mourning as they travel to the United States for their first US tour, only 3 weeks after the tragedy of September 11th.




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Dancer, The
A Film by Donya Feuer. Watch the gifted Katja Bjorner as she endures years of intensive training at the Royal Swedish Ballet School and then becomes an international ballet star.




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Devil's Miner, The
Two brothers, 14-year-old Basilio and 12-year-old Bernardino, work deep inside the silver mines of Cerro Rico, Bolivia.



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Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet
Celebrated filmmaker Nils Tavernier celebrates the legacy of the famed Paris Opera Ballet by weaving together rehearsals and tour snapshots of classical ballets as well as contemporary works.




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Excellent Cadavers
This documentary about the Mafia focuses on the Cosa Nostra as a powerful amoral corporate entity, and on two brave prosecutors who battled them in the courts for years before both were assassinated.



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Eye of Vichy, The
A Film by Claude Chabrol (Madame Bovary). Using rarely seen Nazi and Vichy propaganda newsreels and footage, Chabrol creates a masterful look at the Nazi occupation of France during World War II.




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Fidel
A unique look at one of the most influential and controversial figures of our time through exclusive interviews with Castro himself, Alice Walker, Harry Belafonte, Nelson Mandela, and many more.




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Firestorm
Using rare film footage and stirring interviews with historians, former bomber pilots and survivors of the destruction, this extraordinary film brings to light the devastating allied air campaign against Nazi Germany.



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Googoosh: Iran's Daughter
This documentary tells the story of Iranian pop phenomenon Googoosh, and also of the political and cultural context which pushed her to the heights of success in the 60’s and 70’s, only to silence her completely after Iran’s Islamic revolution of 1979.



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Hell on Wheels
Academy Award Winner Pepe Danquart shows us the torture and the pain, the fear and the courage of the riders of Le Tour de France, the toughest bicycle race of all. Featuring Lance Armstrong, Eric Zabel,Tyler Hamilton & more!



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Hitler: A Career
This meticulously assembled film dissects the Third Reich with a keen analytical blade, charting Hitler's improbable rise, his mastery of imagery and crowd psychology, and his consummate skill in exploiting the weaknesses in others.



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Human Rights Watch DVD Collection
Eight films from the Human Rights Watch Collection. Titles included: The Camden 28, Dangerous Living, Dreaming Lhasa, La Sierra, The Devil's Miner, S21, Roses in December and Silent Waters.



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I'll Sing For You
In the sixties, the people of Mali awoke each morning to the sound of Boubacar "KarKar" Traoré's voice on the radio, singing of independence. But KarKar, like his native country, fell on hard times. Also featuring Ali Farka Toure.



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Kestrel's Eye
A Film by Mikael Kristersson. A wonder-filled portrait of a family of kestrels (European falcons) who live in a church tower above a small Swedish village.




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Knowledge of Healing, The
The Knowledge of Healing is an illuminating examination of Tibetan medicine, which has developed over two millennia into an amazingly successful method of healing



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La Sierra
This award-winning film is the story of three inhabitants of La Sierra, a barrio in Medellin, Colombia, the cocaine capital of the world. Here, lives are defined by drugs, guns and violence.



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Machine Dreams- VHS
A Film by Peter Krieg. From a Marilyn Monroe robot to the ethics of artificial intelligence, Machine Dreams explores humanity's love affair with machines and computers.



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Moments with Fidel
Cuban director Rebeca Chávez uses archival film and audio material to create a collage of important moments in Fidel Castro’s political and personal life, including his re-definition of Cuba’s role after the collapse of the Communist Bloc.



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Motherland Afghanistan
After the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, Filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi follows her father, a doctor who specializes in women's health, back to his war-ravaged homeland to help rebuild hospitals which serve women.



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Mystery of Eva Peron, The
Actress, seductress, political powerhouse and cultural icon of Argentina and the world, the life and legend of María Eva Duarte de Perón, or Evita, as she came to be known, endures to this day.



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O Amor Natural
In this documentary about the erotic poetry of Carlos Drummond de Andrade, filmmaker Heddy Honigmann asks elderly men and women on the beaches of Rio to read Drummond’s explicit verses, triggering unexpected reminiscences.



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Real, The Movie
Five stories illustrating the worldwide passion for Real Madrid are interwoven with exciting action and behind the scenes footage. Featuring Beckham, Zidane, Ronaldo & more.



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Reich Underground, The
Long forgotten after the victorious American Army sealed them off from intruders, the sprawling underground labyrinths built by the Nazis to house armament factories are reopened for the first time in decades by a team of experts.



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S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine
In 1975-79, the Khmer Rouge waged a campaign of genocide on Cambodia’s population. The detention center 'S21', where 17,000 people were tortured and killed, is now a museum where former Khmer Rouge are employed as guides.



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September 11
Eleven acclaimed directors each make an 11 minute short film in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The result is a daring and moving global cinematic reply that "forces us to look at the entire event afresh." (The New York Times).



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Take, The
Filmmakers Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein take viewers inside the lives of unemployed workers in Buenos Aires, who must fight for jobs and their dignity by confronting factory owners, politicians and judges.



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Unknown Soldier, The
The Unknown Soldier documents Germany’s controversial Wehrmacht Exhibition, which for the first time ever revealed the personal letters, photographs and film footage implicating the common foot soldier in horrific acts.



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Verdict on Auschwitz
Using excerpts from the Frankfurt Aushwitz Trial, the filmmakers bring to life the investigation, the courtroom drama and the verdict in this historic trial involving perpetrators of the “Final Solution."



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We Are the Music!
This extraordinary film treats us to a rare panorama of Cuban music and dance from the 1960s. Featuring legendary Cuban musicians as well as vibrant performances, We Are the Music! captures the mood and vitality of Cuba during its golden period.



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Yves Saint Laurent : Empire Collection
Two feature documentaries about the man who re-imagined women’s fashion that together form “a timeless portrait of an artist at work - a celebration of human endeavor.” (LA Times).










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