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Can’t Get You Out of My Head
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Can’t Get You Out of My Head

Inspired by the division between political liberals and populists, filmmaker Adam Curtis demonstrates how all factions in the 21st century have lost the ability to establish a practical vision for the future. Can’t Get...
8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: The Killing of George Floyd
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8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: The Killing of George Floyd

8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: The Killing of George Floyd delves into the death of a black man at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis that sparked Black Lives Matter protests across the world. The title of the docu...
After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News
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After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News

After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News explores the ongoing threat caused by the ‘fake news’ phenomenon in the United States, focusing on the real-life consequences of spreading disinformation, false stories an...
Poverty in the USA
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Poverty in the USA

Although the United States is amongst the wealthiest nations in the world, it is also home to widespread poverty. Interestingly, the number of Americans living in conditions of poverty has doubled in the past half century. Fo...
Inside the Secret World of Incels
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Inside the Secret World of Incels

Inside the Secret World of Incels shines a light on the incel community, an online subculture linked to multiple murders and hate crimes against women. Incels, short for ‘involuntarily celibate’, are an online community of fr...
The Facebook Dilemma
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The Facebook Dilemma

The Facebook Dilemma is a two-part PBS series about Facebook’s global influence on privacy, democracy, and social media. The film questions the popular social media platform’s failure to protect user data and the lack o...
Stephen: The Murder that Changed a Nation
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Stephen: The Murder that Changed a Nation

Murder is always an uncomfortable subject, but crimes driven by hate are even more troubling. Stephen Lawrence, an 18-year-old black British man, was killed by a gang of white teenagers in a racially-motivated unprovoked atta...
Period: End of Sentence
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Period: End of Sentence

Period: End of Sentence shines a stark light on the culture and taboo around menstruation in India. The film observes a group of local women in Hapur, norther India as they disrupt the tacit disregard of the female body withi...
Contagion: The BBC Four Pandemic
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Contagion: The BBC Four Pandemic

Running from September 2017 to December 2018, the BBC Four Pandemic App was the biggest science experiment of its kind powered by citizens. Exploring the fascinating ambition of the scientists behind the app, Contagion: The B...
The Last Stop
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The Last Stop

When a good kid goes down the wrong path, many parents are left feeling hopeless. What do they do when their kid goes from getting good grades to causing trouble at every turn? Many parents feel like they have no other choice...
LA 92
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LA 92

LA 92 chronicles the unfolding riots in Los Angeles, California in 1992 as social justice activists demanded police reform in the wake of the police assault on Rodney King, a black motorist. Following both the effects of and...