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- DirectorDave O'LeskeStarsFred BeckeyConrad AnkerHelmy BeckeyFred Beckey is the legendary American "Dirtbag" mountaineer whose name is spoken in hushed tones around campfires. This rebel climber's pioneering ascents and lifestyle form an iconic legacy that continues to inspire generations.
- DirectorWilliam GazeckiStarsWilliam GazeckiJacque FrescoLarry KingFuture by Design shares the life and far-reaching vision of Jacque Fresco, considered by many to be a modern day Da Vinci. Peer to Einstein and Buckminster Fuller, Jacque is a self-taught futurist who describes himself most often as a "generalist" or multi-disciplinarian -- a student of many inter-related fields. He is a prolific inventor, having spent his entire life (he recently celebrated his 100th birthday) conceiving of and devising inventions on various scales which entail the use of innovative technology. As a futurist, Jacque is not only a conceptualist and a theoretician, but he is also an engineer and a designer.
- DirectorJeff ZapataJoe SimkoStarsArt SpiegelmanLen BrownTom BunkIn the 1980s a bunch of underground cartoonists parodied a popular doll. The resulting commercial product tapped into the international kid zeitgeist. That young generation felt that this product spoke to the revulsion they had for the corporate pop culture that was being fed to them.
- DirectorCharlie SiskelStarsWilliam PowellCharlie SiskelOchan Kusuma-PowellThe story of one of the most infamous books ever written, "The Anarchist Cookbook," and the role it's played in the life of its author, now 65, who wrote it at 19 in the midst of the counterculture upheaval of the late '60s and early '70s.
- DirectorJennifer PeedomStarsWillem DafoeAn experience about the highest peaks around the world.
- DirectorLili Fini ZanuckStarsEric ClaptonDuane AllmanGinger BakerA look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.
- DirectorVioleta AyalaStarsMario BernalDaisy TorresHernan TorresFrom inside Bolivia's craziest prison a cocaine worker, a drug mule and his little sister reveal the countries relationship with cocaine.
- DirectorMatt TyrnauerStarsScotty BowersWilliam MannDavid KuhnA portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer to the stars.
- DirectorChris SmithStarsJim CarreyDanny DeVitoMilos FormanA behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon (1999).
- DirectorDavid BattyStarsMichael CaineDavid BaileyTwiggyThe cultural revolution that occurred in the 1960s England is explored in this documentary.
- DirectorJohannes HolzhausenStarsArnout BalisChristian Beaufort-SpontinMarcello FarabegoliAn in-depth look at daily life at one of the most famous cultural institutions in the world, The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
- StarsPeter CoyoteHuy DucJames WillbanksA comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.
- DirectorRory KennedyStarsNick CarrollDarrick DoernerLaird HamiltonFilmmaker Rory Kennedy examines the career of American Laird Hamilton, a man who has spent his life conquering untameable walls of water and changed the sport of big wave surfing forever.
- DirectorDennis AlinkStarsFrank BlackBonoBeppie BroodUnknown Brood tells the story of dutch rock 'n' roll star Herman Brood.
- StarsDermot MulroneyTodd BoydQuestloveSoundbreaking explores the history of recorded music. Featuring more than 150 original interviews, the series charts a century's worth of innovation and experimentation, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the birth of brand new sounds.
- DirectorSonia AndersonStarsKeith AlthamEd ChalpinJeff DexterAn unauthorized biography. Leon Hendrix, brother to Jimi opens up in an exclusive interview first looking at the family issues then at the private Jimi and the professional musician. In addition first hand footage of the Rainbow Bridge performance.
- DirectorDanic ChampouxStarsMichel AugerMaurice 'Mom' BoucherAlexis MartinDans Mom et moi, Danic Champoux utilise l'animation pour brosser un portrait d'une enfance passée à idolâtrer ses voisins motards. Au lieu de jouer aux cow-boys et aux indiens, il jouait à la police et aux Hells Angels. Avec des entrevues de fonds et des animations parfois choquantes, parfois drôles, Danic nous montre la réalité d'un enfant impressionnable, avec une trame sonore de vrombissements de Harley Davidson. ******** In Mom and Me, Danic Champoux uses animation to portray a childhood spent idolizing his rowdy neighbours. Instead of cowboys and Indians, he played cops and Angels. With sold interviews and animations that can be shocking, Danic show us the reality of an impressionable kid who lived with a Harley Davidson soundtrack.
- DirectorNatalie Assouline"I don't remember the first man I killed....I just remember his shoes because they hurt my feet for months..."
- DirectorJames CullinghamIn Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey is a documentary film about the legendary American guitarist, composer and provocateur John Fahey, 1939-2001. Fahey is often considered the godfather of 'American primitive guitar'. This cinematic exploration features Pete Townshend, Chris Funk of The Decemberists and Joey Burns of Calexico. These stellar musicians, along with Fahey associates and friends such as the famous 'Dr. Demento', guitarist and producer Terry Robb, and radio broadcaster Barry Hansen, explore the legacy of this profoundly influential artist. The film was recorded in the Washington D.C. area where John Fahey was born, along the Mississippi Delta from Memphis to New Orleans, in Los Angeles, Toronto, Austin, New York and in Oregon where Fahey spent his last two decades.
- StarsAaron IrvinCorey BrennanJerry TonerChronicles some of the most famous leaders of the Roman Civilization.
- DirectorFriedrich MoserStarsWilliam BinneyJesselyn RadackKirk WiebeHow a group of NSA code-breakers had a chance of preventing 9/11.