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Home Video > Documentary > Personal & Diary

 

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21 UP South Africa: Mandela's Children
The Jesuit maxim at the heart of the landmark UP Series has now been taken to South Africa, where a group of diverse children, first filmed in 1992 at the age of 7, are now 21.



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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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Bright Leaves
Using the Hollywood melodrama "Bright Leaf" as a jumping off point, filmmaker Ross McElwee reaches back to his roots in this witty rumination on American History, tobacco, and the myth of cinema.



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Dear Talula
Mixing verité footage, with home videos and family photographs, Dear Talula is a portrait of a woman whose grace and courage allow her to transform her breast cancer diagnosis into a journey of self discovery.



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Dragonslayer
Killer Films presents the transmissions of a lost kid falling in love in the suburbs of Fullerton, California. Featuring skateboarding, the usual drugs, and stray glimpses of unusual beauty.



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Early Works of Cheryl Dunye, The
A collection of six short fiction films by Cheryl Dunye, one of the most provocative and humorous lesbian filmmakers of our time. Includes: Greetings from Africa, The Potluck and the Passion, An Untitled Portrait, Vanilla Sex, She Don't Fade, and Janine.



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Facing Death: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross devoted her life to death and dying and achieved world fame in the process. This remarkably intimate film was made when Kübler-Ross awaited her own death- on the verge of the transition she researched so passionately.



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Fighter
A Film by Amir Bar-Lev. A unique adventure unfolds as two friends take a risky road trip into their past in Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia.



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Finished Life, A
A Finished Life follows the “Goodbye & No Regrets Tour” of Gregg Gour, a 48-year-old gay man with AIDS, who, when given six months to live, embarks on an emotional and surprisingly upbeat trip across America.



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Fish Out of Water
Inspired by the experience of coming out as a lesbian to her sorority sisters during her senior year, filmmaker Ky Dickens explores the Biblical passages used to condemn homosexuality in this informative yet entertaining documentary.



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Hole in a Fence, A
Chronicling the changing fortunes of Red Hook, Brooklyn, A Hole in a Fence explores the complicated issues of development, class and identity facing one of New York City’s most unique neighborhoods.



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Howling with the Angels
When Hitler’s army marched into Prague in 1938, Jan Bodon, a young captain with a secret in the Czech Army was “asked” to join the Nazis. He promptly fled and joined the Czech Resistance Movement instead.



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In the Family
At 31, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick faces an impossible decision: remove her breasts and ovaries or risk incredible odds of developing cancer. Intensely personal and timely, this provocative film asks: How much do you sacrifice to survive?



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Man on a Mission
Richly funny and invigorating, Man on a Mission tags along with computer legend Richard Garriott on his years-long quest to follow in his father's footsteps, all the way to outer space.



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Meredith Monk - Inner Voice
This documentary celebrates the career of composer, singer, director and choreographer Meredith Monk and illuminates the role that Buddhism has had in her artistic practice.



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Mother's Courage, A: Talking Back to Autism
Margret, whose ten-year-old son Keli is severely autistic, travels to the United States and Europe to learn more about this mysterious condition and finds hope that her son may be able to express himself on a level she never thought possible.



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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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Moving Midway
Godfrey Cheshire's film about his family's Southern plantation - and the colossal feat of moving it to escape urban sprawl - is a thoughtful and witty look at how the racial legacy from the past continues into the present.



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Off and Running
With white Jewish lesbians for parents, Avery grew up in a unique and loving household. But her curiosity about her African-American roots thrusts her into an exploration of race and identity that threatens to distance her from her family.



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Our City Dreams
In this lyrical documentary, filmmaker Chiara Clemente shines a light on five women artists- Nancy Spero, Marina Abramovic, Kiki Smith, Ghada Amer and Swoon- whose inspiration is fueled by living and working in New York City.



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Prodigal Sons
Returning home for her high school reunion, filmmaker Kimberly Reed hopes for reconciliation with her estranged adopted brother. But along the way she uncovers stunning revelations and twists of plot and gender no one could imagine.



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Ross McElwee DVD Collection, The
Six films on five discs including four films never before released on DVD!: Charleen, Backyard, Sherman's March, Bright Leaves, Time Indefinite, Six O'Clock News.




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Sherman's March
A Film by Ross McElwee. An autobiographical quest for true romance along the original route of General Sherman's Civil War March.



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Wrong Side of the Bus
Sidney Bloch returns to South Africa for his medical school reunion. He has suffered from a troubled conscience for forty years and wants to resolve his guilt for colluding with Apartheid – but what will it take to free him from his past?










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