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Divorce Corp
The statistics on divorce are well-known and oft-cited: forty percent of all marriages in the United States will end in divorce, and the numbers look to keep growing. Divorce Corp, however, goes beyond those familiar statisti...
Down to Earth
Down to Earth follows a family along a 5-year journey seeking ancient wisdom and unique experiences from those who live more “down to earth” – the Keepers of the Earth. With just one backpack each and one ca...
Dreams of a Life
Dreams of a Life is by Carol Morley tells the story of a young woman who mysteriously died in her London flat but was not discovered until three years later. Investigators try to piece together the final moments of Joyce Vinc...
Dying for Everest
Dying for Everest provides a brutal look at the conquest of climbing the summit of Mount Everest and where morals and practicalities begin and end. Mark Inglis made it to the summit of the world’s highest mountain in May 2006...
Finding My Twin Stranger
Finding My Twin Stranger delves into the unusual realm of doppelgangers – people who like exactly alike but are not genetically related. The film explores the lives and potential connections of seven pairs of strangers whose...
For the Bible Tells Me So
For the Bible Tells Me So explores the values of the religious right and homophobia arising from the perceived conflict between homosexuality and religion. The film interviews different Christian families who have gay or lesb...
Gambling in Las Vegas
Gambling in Las Vegas follows Louis Theroux as he travels to Las Vegas, a city popular for its bustling casinos filled with tourists hoping to become rich. He meets several people who have dedicated significant time and money...
Generation Like
Generation Like examines modern marketing culture and how corporate marketers are manipulating the youth culture. It reveals how marketers are purposely co-opting the young generation in order to push their brands and product...
God Grew Tired of Us
God Grew Tired of Us is a memoir about the torturous journey of three Southern Sudan boys, John Bul Dau, Daniel Pach and Panther Bior, across Africa to the United States of America. The film’s title is based on a statement fr...
Hot Coffee
Hot Coffee gives the perspective of four ordinary Americans who battled very different civil court cases against big business and the toll it took on their once normal lives. The infamous hot coffee case against McDonald’s is...
How Beer Saved the World
How Beer Saved the World is takes a closer look at the critical role that beer has managed to play throughout the entire course of human history. It explores the most likely origins of the beverage to the development of a spe...