Western / U.S.A., Mexico (Directors: Bill Ross, Turner Ross) - For generations, all that distinguished Eagle Pass, Texas, from Piedras Negras, Mexico, was the Rio Grande. Walker) - A white supremacist attempts to take over a small town in North Dakota. (Directors: Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K. Through the perspective of *******, a 63-year-old Black revolutionary turned FBI informant, viewers are given an unprecedented glimpse of the government’s counterterrorism tactics, and the murky justifications behind them. Cabral, David Felix Sutcliffe) - (T)ERROR is the first film to document on camera a covert counterterrorism sting as it unfolds. Whether infiltrating notorious black markets or exploring humans’ effect on the environment, Racing Extinction will change the way you see the world. (Director: Louie Psihoyos) - Academy Award-winner Louie Psihoyos ( The Cove) assembles a unique team to show the world never-before-seen images that expose issues surrounding endangered species and mass extinction. Chai Vasarhelyi) - Three elite mountain climbers sacrifice everything but their friendship as they struggle through heartbreaking loss and nature’s harshest elements to attempt the never-before-completed Shark’s Fin on Mount Meru, the most coveted first ascent in the dangerous game of Himalayan big wall climbing. At 78, this complicated man still commands our attention. (Director: Jean Carlomusto) - Author, activist, and playwright Larry Kramer is one of the most important and controversial figures in contemporary gay America, a political firebrand who gave voice to the outrage and grief that inspired gay men and lesbians to fight for their lives. They spend 12 weeks practicing their social skills at a local nightclub in preparation for the dance. (Director: Alexandra Shiva) - In Columbus, Ohio, a group of teenagers and young adults on the autism spectrum prepare for an iconic American rite of passage - a spring formal. (Directors: Jill Bauer, Ronna Gradus) - Hot Girls Wanted is a first-ever look at the realities inside the world of the amateur porn industry and the steady stream of 18- and 19-year-old girls entering into it.

(Directors: Bryan Carberry, Clay Tweel) - Recovering addict and amputee John Wood finds himself in a stranger-than-fiction battle to reclaim his mummified leg from Southern entrepreneur Shannon Whisnant, who found it in a grill he bought at an auction and believes it to therefore be his rightful property. (Director: Laura Gabbert) - Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Jonathan Gold casts his light upon a vibrant and growing cultural movement in which he plays the dual roles of high-low priest and culinary geographer of his beloved Los Angeles.įinders Keepers / U.S.A. With unprecedented access, this character-driven film provokes deep questions about lawlessness, the breakdown of order, and whether citizens should fight violence with violence.Ĭity of Gold / U.S.A. Famous comedians and others build a picture of a man who underwent an incredible transformation.Ĭartel Land / U.S.A., Mexico (Director: Matthew Heineman) - In this classic Western set in the 21st century, vigilantes on both sides of the border fight the vicious Mexican drug cartels. (Director: Bobcat Goldthwait) - Barry Crimmins was a volatile but brilliant bar comic who became an honored peace activist and influential political satirist. Buckley Jr., and their rancorous disagreements about politics, God, and sex.Ĭall Me Lucky / U.S.A. (Directors: Morgan Neville, Robert Gordon) - Best of Enemies is a behind-the-scenes account of the explosive 1968 televised debates between the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. (Director: Daniel Junge) - An unprecedented, candid portrait of American icon Robert “Evel” Knievel and his legacy.īest of Enemies / U.S.A. 3½ MINUTES explores the aftermath of Jordan’s tragic death, the latent and often unseen effects of racism, and the contradictions of the American criminal justice system.īeing Evel / U.S.A. (Director: Marc Silver) - On November 23, 2012, unarmed 17-year-old Jordan Russell Davis was shot at a Jacksonville gas station by Michael David Dunn.

Sixteen world-premiere American documentaries that illuminate the ideas, people, and events that shape the present day.ģ½ MINUTES / U.S.A. Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Margot Robbie, Chris Pine. As the two men compete for the woman’s affection, their primal urges begin to reveal their true nature. Their relationship becomes tenuous when another survivor appears. (Director: Craig Zobel, Screenwriter: Nissar Modi) - In a post-apocalyptic world, a young woman who believes she is the last human on Earth meets a dying scientist searching for survivors.

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