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- DirectorAlon SchwarzStarsAvigdor FeldmanYoav GelberTeddy KatzIn the war of 1948 hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated. Israelis call it 'The War of Independence. Palestinians call it 'Nakba"'. The film examines one village- Tantura and why "Nakba" is taboo in Israeli society.
- DirectorSomchay PhakonkhamStarsMatthew TrubianiVen. Ronnapop JotilabhoVen. Narongchai ThanachayoA cinematic journey of a Westerner who temporarily ordains as a Monk at the world's largest Buddhist temple in Thailand.
- DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsO'Shea Jackson Jr.Corey HawkinsJason MitchellThe rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
- StarsMichael Kenneth WilliamsO.G. Ron C.DJ HollygroveIn his most personal project to date, Michael K. Williams journeys into the dangerous world of illicit trade.
- DirectorIan Roderick GrayDylan HarveyStarsRobert J. CarterAndrew LambertyWayne AnthonyA featuring documentary exploring the infamous theft of street artist Banksy's sculpture, 'The Drinker' and the ensuing battle with the art terrorist: AK47.
- DirectorSierra PettengillPacho VelezStarsRonald ReaganNancy ReaganMikhail GorbachevMade up entirely of archival news and White House footage, this documentary captures the pageantry, absurdity, and mastery of the made-for-TV politics of Ronald Reagan.
- DirectorSarah PolleyStarsMichael PolleyJohn BuchanMark PolleyA film that excavates layers of myth and memory to find the elusive truth at the core of a family of storytellers.
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsDavid BowieBjörkJames BrownA documentary on the 30th anniversary of Britain's best-known music festival.
- DirectorSalomé JashiDocumentary follows trees that are transported, at great expense and inconvenience, from the coast of the Republic of Georgia to the private garden of that country's former prime minister.
- DirectorMark CousinsStarsMark CousinsMark Cousins offers hope and optimism while he explores different movies and talks about how technology is changing the course of cinema in a new century and how Covid continues the process.
- StarsStuart WhelanJoe Lycett presents a climate change documentary investigating whether Shell is as climate-friendly as its advertising claims, before making his own parody Shell TV commercial. How will Shell react?
- DirectorAndrew DouglasStarsHarry CrewsJohnny DowdDavid Eugene EdwardsSearching for The Wrong-Eyed Jesus is a captivating and compelling road trip through the creative spirit of the the Southern U.S. Director Andrew Douglas's film follows "Alt Country" singer Jim White through a gritty terrain of churches, prisons, truck stops, biker bars and coal mines. This is a journey through a very real contemporary Southern U.S., a world of marginalised white people and their unique and home-made society. Along the way are road-side encounters with modern musical mavericks including The Handsome Family, Johnny Dowd, 16 Horsepower and David Johansen; old time banjo player Lee sexton; rockabilly and mountain Gospel churches - and novelist Harry Crews telling grisly stories down a dirt track.
- StarsTaylor RamosTony ZhouDrew McWeenyFilm lovers examine the cinematic moments that thrilled, perplexed, challenged and forever changed them in this collection of visual essays.
- DirectorPeter CohnStarsMenachem FromanAron KastofHagit OfranPalestinians and Israelis pursue conflicting visions of justice in the West Bank, zeroing in on the explosive issue of the Israeli settlements: its protagonists are both Israeli settlers and the Palestinians and Israelis who oppose them.
- StarsJohn HannahIt is late January and in the western Highlands of Scotland, and it's unusually warm, even at night. The warmth has brought red deer out of hiding. With no snow or bitter winds to contend with, they're heading back to the hilltops.
- DirectorLisandro AlonsoStarsMisael SaavedraHumberto EstradaRafael EstradaA man chop down trees, organizes the trunks, clean them, stops to defecate, lunch, nap and continues to sell its timber.
- A documentary depicting the life and work of the trappers of Bakhtia, a village in the heart of the Siberian Taiga, where daily life has changed little in over the centuries.
- DirectorMichelangelo FrammartinoStarsGiuseppe FudaBruno TimpanoNazareno TimpanoAn old shepherd lives his last days in a quiet medieval village perched high on the hills of Calabria, at the southernmost tip of Italy. He herds goats under skies that most villagers have deserted long ago. He is sick, and believes to find his medicine in the dust he collects on the church floor, which he drinks in his water every day.
- StarsKate QuiltonMatt TebbuttJimmy DohertyThe team explore food myths from a neutral point of view, culminating in a summary based on scientific research.
- DirectorJak HutchcraftStarsKevin ClaxtonFatboy SlimNick FrostIn 2002 superstar DJ Fatboy Slim organises a free beach party for his hometown of Brighton. 40,000 ravers were expected, but a quarter of a million turn up. Right Here, Right Now is the real story behind dance music's most infamous gig.
- DirectorShaunak SenStarsSalik RehmanMohammad SaudNadeem ShehzadAmidst the darkening backdrop of Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protect one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the Black Kite.
- DirectorMaria SpethStarsDieter BachmannAynur BalÖnder CavdarHow does one feel at home? In Stadtallendorf, a German city with a complex history of both excluding and integrating foreigners, genial teacher Dieter Bachmann offers his pupils the key to at least feeling as if they are at home.
- DirectorLaura PoitrasStarsNan GoldinDavid VelascoMegan KaplerFollows the life of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty who was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic's unfathomable death toll.
- CreatorEmilie DumayAurelien LeturgieStarsAlex Hyde-WhiteValentine DemyEd ArenasA dog with a trust fund isn't the strangest part of this story. Gunther's eccentric handler also lived a luxe life with a cult-like entourage.
- StarsBill NighyFranz BislinGion CaprezActor Bill Nighy narrates as cameras follow trains travelling though some of the most scenic landscapes in the world. The stories of these iconic railways are told by those who travel on, work on and live beside them.
- DirectorDunstan BruceSophie RobinsonStarsDunstan BruceDunstan Bruce is 59 and he's struggling with the fact that the world seems to be going to hell in a handcart. He is angry and frustrated. How does a middle-aged, retired radical, who feels invisible get back up again?
- DirectorMichael ShevloffStarsHugh GrantJean TodtBernie EcclestoneChronicling the life and times of former FIA president Max Mosley, who reigned at the head of F1's governing body from 1993 to 2005, the project takes a no-holds-barred approach to the story of his career.
- DirectorNathan PriceStarsJonno RobertsJack BarryJackson BlissThe film will explore society's obsessions with the pursuit of happiness and will be presented by Mark Manson alongside Disappointment Panda, a character from the book whose superpower is to tell people the harsh truth.
- StarsKing Felipe VI of SpainQueen Letizia of SpainJuan Carlos de BorbónThe four-part investigative doc-series "Juan Carlos: Downfall of The King" charts the rise and fall of the former Spanish King Juan Carlos I from his enthronement to the present day, accompanied by affairs, greed for money, accusations of corruption and abuse of power on an unimaginable scale.
- DirectorAlexandra DeanStarsParis HiltonKyle RichardsKathy HiltonThe untold story of Paris Hilton.
- DirectorBlake J. HarrisJonah TulisStarsHoward PhillipsShinobu ToyodaPaul RiouxIt was 1990: Sega, startup gaming co. assembled a team to take on Nintendo, world's greatest video game company. A make or break conflict pit brother against brother, Sonic against Mario and, American capitalism against Japanese tradition.
- DirectorSteven BognarJulia ReichertStarsJunming 'Jimmy' WangRobert AllenSherrod BrownIn post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.
- StarsJohn LeonardTodd HoffmanMichael PattiWhen a 20-year-old attempts to win a fighter jet in a Pepsi sweepstakes, he sets the stage for a David versus Goliath court battle for the history books.
- DirectorJames WoodroffeStarsGuy MartinShaun DooleyWalter KidalsIn this special programme 'Guy Martin', takes a rare week off work for a deeply personal crusade: to journey to the Baltics and uncover the truth about his late Latvian grandfather, 'Walter Kidals'. The exact details of Walter's early life have always been unclear and so Guy decides to find out what really happened to his grandfather. Driving a 30 year old Lada Riva around the Latvian countryside, Guy discovers the site of his grandfather's old home and school. Guy uncovers an extraordinary World War II tale involving forced conscription into the German army and witnesses a full scale battle re-enactment. Guy's trip finishes with an emotional reunion with his long lost Latvian cousins. The journey won't just help paint a picture about his grandfather's life, but it will also provide some answers about the origins of Guy's own unique personality.
- DirectorTrevor FrostMelissa LeshStarsDante Cueva AltamiranoCristian De La CruzErick Scott Vargas LauraBack from war in Afghanistan, a young British soldier struggling with depression and PTSD finds a second chance in the Amazon rainforest when he meets an American scientist, and together they foster an orphaned baby ocelot.
- DirectorDavid BradburyStarsRichard OxenburghNeil DavisA profile of Tasmanian-born combat cameraman Neil Davis, particularly his time in South Vietnam and Cambodia in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogJean ClottesJulien MonneyWerner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
- DirectorDylan HowittStarsAllan BrownAfter the death of his beloved wife, textile artist Allan Brown embarks on a seven-year endeavor to weave a hand-spun dress from stinging nettles foraged in the woods surrounding his home.
- DirectorRoger Ross WilliamsStarsJohn ToonAngela DavisDavid GoldsteinA hybrid documentary/scripted feature based on Dr. Kendi's National Book Award-winning "Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas".
- DirectorAnna HintsStarsKadi KiviloMaria MeresaarElsa SaksIn the darkness of a smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences, washing off the shame trapped in their bodies and regaining their strength through a sense of communion.
- DirectorHarri ShanahanSiân A. WilliamsStarsIndigo AzidahakaKaren FischREBEL DYKES is a full-length documentary about the explosion that happened when punk met feminism, told through the lives of a gang of lesbians in the riotous London of the 1980s.
- DirectorZeinab Badawi
- DirectorAaron TrinderStarsPete BirchRick DownHarry HarrisonFollows the free party movement's birth, its rapid rise and how the state tried to crush it, from the people who lived it and the global legacy it leaves in the present day.