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An award-winning documentary filmmaker, Shelby Apple is obsessed with reimagining the full story of the Learned Man—a prehistoric man whose remains are believed to be the link between Africa and ancient Australia. From Vietnam to northern Africa and the Australian Outback, Shelby searches for understanding of this enigmatic man from the ancient past, unaware that the two men share a great deal in common.Some 40,000 years in the past, the Learned...
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"When her grandmother comes off the airplane in Houston from Pakistan, Mahnoor knows that having Dadi move in is going to disrupt everything about her life. She doesn't have time to be Dadi's unofficial babysitter-her journalism teacher has announced that their big assignment will be to film a documentary, which feels more like storytelling than what Maha would call "journalism." As Dadi starts to settle into life in Houston and Maha scrambles for...
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"In The Documentary Filmmaking Guide, Betsy Chasse teaches readers everything they need to know to make a documentary: from preliminary research on topics and audiences, to developing a business plan and securing funding, to working with a production team and interviewees, to post-production, marketing, and distribution. This down-to-earth guide is truly an all-access pass to what goes on behind the camera"--
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Eighteen-year-old ex-friends, Saine and Holden, are forced to work together on a documentary that threatens to reveal their true feelings.
Your childhood best friend refuses to kiss you during a pre-adolescent game of spin the bottle. The same ex-friend becomes your new best friend's ex. That same guy turns out to be your last shot at getting into the documentary filmmaking program of your dreams. Saine Sinclair knows what makes a story worth telling,...
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[2016]
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Based on the first part of The Beatles' career, the period in which they toured and captured the world's acclaim. Explores how John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr came together to become this extraordinary phenomenon. It explores their inner workings how they made decisions, created their music, and built their collective career together all the while, exploring The Beatles' extraordinary and unique musical gifts and their...
10) This is a moose
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2014.
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Director Billy Waddler is trying to film a documentary about moose, but the moose in question has no intention of spending his life in the woods and his animal friends, who have dreams of their own, help him prove his point.
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[2021]
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Stories of work and play, of love and loss... and bread. Bread has been at the center of human life and creativity for at least the last ten thousand years - it is in our bones and a witness to history. This essay documentary brings bread to the front of the line and explores its relation to politics, poetry, and pleasure. The loaf of bread is the vehicle through which we explore stories of sex and death, immigration and refugees, social justice and...
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[2021]
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It first aired in 1970, with the expectation that it would last a year or two. More than three decades later, All My Children remains a daily obsession for over 1.5 million visitors. From writers' meetings to broadcast, Biography goes behind the scenes at the legendary soap to tell its complete story. Executive Producer Jean Dadario Burke reflects on the origins of the show and the many stars that have spent time in the fictional town of Pine Valley,...
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[2018]
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Told through his own words, the documentary reflects on his traumatic childhood, his difficult struggle with drugs and alcohol, the loss of his son, and how he always found his inner strength and healing in music. It features extensive interviews with Clapton himself, along with his family, friends, musical collaborators, contemporaries and heroes, including late music icons B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix and George Harrison.
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[2023]
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Apasionado, crudo y veraz documental en el que seis transexuales relatan en primera persona cómo son sus vidas en la España de los ochenta. Son seis personajes reales: Lorenzo, René, José Antonio, Paco, Juan y José, y de cómo y por qué se convirtieron en Lorena, Renée, Nacha, Eva Tamara y Jossete, respectivamente. Loren, la mayor, estuvo encerrada en Carabanchel. Cuenta lo mal que lo pasó durante el servicio militar a través de...
15) Cat
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2010, c1994
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Follows the journey of these mysterious and adored animals from the African savanna to the modern home. Along the way, discover the secret lives of felines great and small--their evolution, anatomy, habitat, behavior, and more.
18) Let Me Be Me
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[2022]
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When the Westphal family learned that their six-year-old Kyle was on the Autism spectrum, they feared they might never develop a real connection to their child. Withdrawn and constantly wrapping himself in fabric and blankets, Kyle was retreating from the world around him. Determined to find a way to connect, his parents embarked on an intense and radical journey that involved compassionately joining Kyle in his unique behaviors. Twenty years later,...
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[2023]
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Odd Hours, No Pay, Cool Hat takes viewers into the heart of the volunteer fire service, and by extension on a journey through the many facets of America. Locations like California's wine (and wildfire) country, a small Nebraska farming community, and an Orthodox Jewish enclave in New York set the backdrop for a series of stories about service, personal growth, and finding purpose. Together they convey the depth, diversity, and critical role volunteer...
20) Moby doc
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[2021]
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It is a surrealist biographical documentary narrated by Moby as he reflects on his turbulent personal life and iconic music from underground punk bands to chart-topping solo artists, and from struggling addicts to vegan activists. Featuring interviews with David Lynch, David Bowie, and Shepard Fairey along with extraordinary concert footage, utilizing a unique blend of re-enactments, interviews, and archival footage, audiences will be treated to an...
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