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Aidan Walsh: Master of The Universe
A documentary that delves into the life of one of Ireland's most eccentric and mesmerizing characters, self-invented pop star Aidan Walsh.
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Aileen: Life and Death of A Serial Killer
Notorious serial killler Aileen Wuornos gives her last interview to documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield before her impending execution.
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Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer
A startling look at the exploitation of the notorious serial killer Aileen Wuornos by friends and family who looked to cash in on her murderous pursuits.
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Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Beloved by millions of children around the world, Elmo is an international icon. However, few people know the man behind the furry red monster: Kevin Clash.
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Biggie and Tupac
The deaths of rappers Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls and their involvement with the rap rivalries of the '90s takes centre stage in this gripping documentary.
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Big River Man
A man seeks to break records left, right and centre as he goes on a mission to be the first person to swim the length of the Amazon river.
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Billabong Odyssey
A team of extremist surfers tour the world's best beaches with the aim of discovering the toughest waves and conquering them.
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Blindsight
Inspired by the blind mountain climber Erik Weihenmayer, six blind Tibetan teenagers take on the challenge of climbing the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest.
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Bowling for Columbine
Michael Moore sets off on a rollicking journey to the heart of America hoping to discover why the American pursuit of happiness is so riddled with mass violence
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Buck
The true story of American cowboy and real life "horse whisperer" Buck Brannaman, who travels the US for nine months, helping horses with people problems.
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Build Something Modern
The peculiar history of Irish architects designing hundreds of ground breaking modernist buildings in Africa without ever getting to see them built.
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Catfish
Filmmakers Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost are in the midst of filming the life of Ariel's brother, Nev, but a story that neither expected begins to unfold.
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Iconic director Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Rescue Dawn) once again takes us on an incredible adventure, going behind the frontier of an extraordinary place.
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Chronicle of a Disappearance
Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman goes on a deeply personal journey home to Israel and documents the cultural identity crisis he sees happening around him.
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Driving Me Crazy
Nick Broomfield's behind-the-scenes look at the highs, lows and eccentricities of being part of an extravagant Broadway production.
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El Somni
One of the last millenarian shepherds brings on his final journey through the Catalan Pyrenees as we witness the demise of a craft that has spanned generations.
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Encounters At The End Of The World
Film-maker Werner Herzog takes us on a spectacular journey through Antarctica, documenting the vast array of creatures, people and landscapes he encounters.
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Exit Through The Gift Shop
The Oscar-nominated documentary that became a chaotic study of low-level criminality, comradeship and the people behind the contemporary Street Art movement.
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Familystrip
Director Luis Minaro takes us on a journey through his family' Spanish history as his parents celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary.
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Le Filmeur
French director Alain Cavalier shot his first piece of footage in 1994, and the last in 2005. Now it has been condensed into one hundred minutes of screen-time.
Kurt & Courtney
Beginning as an observation of the music of Kurt Cobain and his Seattle/Portland contemporaries, Kurt and Courtney took a different turn when Courtney Love intervened. What emerges is a powerful examination of the destructive power of corporate America, economic depression and freedom of speech.
