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Blindsight

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:10:20 GMT

Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas, BLINDSIGHT follows the gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers who set out to climb the 23,000-foot Lhakpa Ri on th...

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Duration: 108:02

Personal Che

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:10:00 GMT

Many films have sought to reveal the truth behind the Che Guevara myth. This documentary does just the opposite: it explores the myth behind the truth. Different people around...

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Duration: 60:22

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & The Movies

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:40:00 GMT

An interview and clip-driven look at Italian Americans in the movies, from early films through the present. The program BEYOND WISEGUYS shows how Italian Americans transformed...

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Duration: 56:42

DocTalk 102: Classic

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:20 GMT

Three unforgettable documentaries from the past are remembered in this DocTalk. "Harlan County U.S.A." - Director Barbara Kopple remembers filming the violent 1973 coal miners...

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Duration: 21:09

DocTalk 103: WestDoc

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:40:27 GMT

This special DocTalk was filmed at the inaugural WestDoc Conference for Reality and Documentary filmmakers. Various high level executives, producers, casting directors and ac...

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Duration: 20:07

20 Seconds of Joy

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT

I don't want to die, I want to live. I'm pretty good at running away, and this is my escape! This is how Karina Hollekim describes her dedication to BASE jumping, the most dan...

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Duration: 60:26

DocTalk 101 - Premieres

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:40:00 GMT

The stories behind four dynamic documentaries are featured on this DocTalk. "Michael Jackson's This Is It" - Director Kenny Ortega and his team share memories of working with ...

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Duration: 21:31

Spellbound

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:20:00 GMT

This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps Howard national spelling bee championship in Washington D.C. All work qu...

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Duration: 97:00

Word Wars

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:00:00 GMT

Follows the lives of four of the top-rated Scrabble players in the country as they crisscross the United States in heated competitions culminating in their ultimate quest - th...

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Duration: 80:32

Nashvegas Blues

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:10:00 GMT

An unscripted documentary following the life and times of one of Nashville's most unique talents.

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Duration: 56:00

Bus 174

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:30:00 GMT

Tourists in Rio de Janeiro are familiar with the boy gangs who scavenge beaches for purses or cameras or anything else they can get their hands on. These boys, most of whom sl...

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Duration: 118:18

Born Again

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:10:00 GMT

Born in central Pennsylvania, Markie Hancock was indoctrinated as a child to be a born-again Evangelical Christian. Although a fervent believer into her early twenties, Hancoc...

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Duration: 69:45

Circumcise Me: The Comedy of Yisrael Campbell

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:10:00 GMT

"Is it hot in here, or am I the only one dressed for Poland in the 17th century?" Yisrael Campbell looks more like a rabbi than a comedian, but don't be fooled by the big blac...

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Duration: 46:58

Cash and Marry

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:40:00 GMT

Marko and Atanas are two friends whose lives would be sweet as strudel but for an annoying little problem with their papers. They need a European passport and they are prepare...

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Duration: 52:41

Damned to Heaven

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:20:00 GMT

Documents the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints (FLDS), a polygamist religious sect on the Utah/Arizona border headed by Warren Jeffs. TV14 2008 7th Art Releasing

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Duration: 81:19

Banished: The Lost Boys of Polygamy

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:01:00 GMT

Looks at the lives of the boys who have been excommunicated from Warren Jeff's fundamentalist LDS (Latter Day Saints) cult. TV14 Stacey Butler

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Duration: 19:42

RIP: A Remix Manifesto

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:10:00 GMT

Biomedical engineer turned live-performance sensation Girl Talk, has received immense commercial and critical success for his mind-blowing sample-based music.

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Duration: 86:25

Family Inc.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:50:00 GMT

Filmmaker Emily Ting trades in her NY life to take over the family buisness in one of Hong Kong's most notorious toy companies while trying to reconnect with her absentee fath...

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Duration: 55:22

Join Us

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:30:14 GMT

JOIN US presents an intimate look at the inner workings of a cult from both the members and the cult leaders points of view. It is an emotional human portrait that explores th...

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Duration: 5:13

Burden of Dreams

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:10:30 GMT

Burden of Dreams (1982) is a feature-length documentary and making-of directed by Les Blank, shot during and about the chaotic production of Werner Herzog's 1982 film Fitzcarr...

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Duration: 5:59