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Patricio Guzmán – En nombre de Dios (1987)

Documentary that explores the rol of the Chilean Catholic Church in the fight against Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorial regime, giving great emphasis to the creation of the Vicaría of the Solidarity and...

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Edgar Pêra – Movimentos Perpétuos: Cine-Tributo a Carlos Paredes AKA...

Quote:A documentary in 17 movements, in which testimonies and the guitar define the genius, the bravery and the modesty of Carlos Paredes. In PERPETUAL MOVEMENTS ‚ A TRIBUTE TO CARLOS PAREDES a dialog...

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Mannus Franken & Joris Ivens – Regen aka Rain (1929)

Quote:A day in the life of a rain-shower. As a city symphony Joris Ivens films Amsterdam and its changing appearence during a rain-shower. A very poetic film with changing moods, following the change...

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Mike Leigh – The Short & Curlies (1988)

A bespectacled wise-cracker, who only communicates through corny jokes, courts the affections of a shop assistant, who – when not getting her hair done by a chatty hairdresser – is forever talking...

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John Gianvito – Vapor Trail (Clark) (2010)

An investigation into the ecological disaster caused by a US military base on the Philippines – and its victims, their world. A humble act of solidarity, a defiant work of remembrance, a rallying cry...

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Arwen Curry – Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin (2018)

Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin is a feature documentary exploring the remarkable life and legacy of the late feminist author Ursula K. Le Guin. Best known for groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy...

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Albert Maysles & David Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin – A Visit with Truman...

With Love From Truman portrays an intimate meeting with renowned author Truman Capote. As a reporter interviews him in his beachfront home, Capote shares his “self-regarding” personality through hip...

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Unknown – 13 in de Oorlog – Vernietiging (2013)

Roos (13 years old, Amsterdam) was arrested with her parents and taken to Westerbork transit camp. Here they wait for transport to the extermination camps in Poland. Nobody wants to go to the unknown...

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Marcelo Gomes – Estou Me Guardando Para Quando O Carnaval Chegar AKA Waiting...

A small town in the Brazilian outback is considered the nation’s capital of jeans. It’s also a microcosm that depicts modern day capitalism and its transgressions.Icarus Films wrote:The Brazilian town...

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Bonnie Sherr Klein – Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography (1981)

A documentary about pornography: why it exists, the forms it takes, and how it affects the relations between men and women. It is an examination of the pornography industry: strip shows, sex shows,...

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Abbas Kiarostami – Avaliha aka First Graders (1984)

A documentary film about a boys school in Iran. The film shows numerous, funny and moving interviews of many different young pupils of this school summoned by their superintendent for questions of...

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Chris Rodley & Kate Williams & Dev Varma – Pornography: A Secret History of...

Synopsis:A serious, non-titillating history of pornography, from the earliest days of erotic art right up to the present day’s multimedia. 5.56GB | 6h 1mn | 853×480 | mkv...

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Deborah Anderson – Aroused (2013)

Get up close and personal with 16 of the most successful women in the adult film industry as they shed their clothes for an intimate photo shoot with director Deborah Anderson. As questions are asked,...

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Michael Sear & Joseph Sharman – The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That...

Synopsis:“The Team that Changed the World,” investigates the Globetrotters’ impact socially and culturally, as well as their lasting effect on the NBA. Featuring interviews with basketball players,...

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Werner Herzog – Glaube und Währung AKA God’s Angry Man (1981)

Quote:The documentary follows Gene Scott, famous televangelist involved with constant fights against FCC, who tried to shut down his TV show during the 1970’s and 1980’s, and even argues with his...

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Michael Pilz – Himmel und Erde AKA Heaven and Earth (1983)

Michael Pilz’s 285-minute Himmel and Erde is an essay film or an ethnographic documentary about life in the Styrian mountain village of St. Anna. It contemplates the finite lot of individuals as part...

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Werner Herzog – Wodaabe: Die Hirten der Sonne. Nomaden am Südrand der Sahara...

Quote:In Herdsmen of the Sun, Herzog records a rare, bright moment for the Wodaabe, a tribe of nomads in the African Sahel. In 1988, the best rains in 60 years brought respite from the region’s...

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Oren Jacoby – Great Performances: Sam Shepard: Stalking Himself (1998)

Quote:A documentary film autobiography of Sam Shepard with selections from his plays and prose in performances by Ethan Hawke, Ed Harris, Gary Sinise and Vincent D’Onofrio. Shepard takes us on a quest...

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Joanna Arnow – i hate myself :) (2013)

Quote:Nebbishy filmmaker Joanna Arnow documents her yearlong relationship with a racially charged poet-provocateur. What starts out as an uncomfortably intimate portrait of a dysfunctional...

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Ramona S. Diaz – Motherland (2017)

Synopsis:Taking us into the heart of the planet’s busiest maternity hospital, the viewer is dropped like an unseen outsider into the hospital’s stream of activity. At first, the people are strangers....

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