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Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Steve James examines racial, economic and class issues in contemporary American education in the multipart unscripted documentary series. Witness it through their eyes.Trailer
The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare. Tackling one of the most pressing issues of our time: how can we save our badly broken healthcare system?Trailer
When there is nowhere to go, nowhere is home. An epic film journey led by the internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei.Trailer
A startling exposé of sexual assault on U.S. college campuses, institutional cover-ups and the brutal social toll on victims and their families.Trailer
A powerful exposé of how the widening income gap has a devastating impact on the American economy Trailer
One nation. Underfed. Examining the issue of hunger in America through the lens of three people struggling with food insecurity. Trailer
Inspired by Naomi Klein’s international bestseller, THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change.Trailer
A decade after AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH brought the climate crisis into the heart of popular culture, comes Al Gore's riveting and rousing follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution.Trailer
The dramatic success story of the women's peace movement of Liberia Trailer
A groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of America’s most shameful and best kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military Trailer
Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Trailer
DO NOT RESIST is an urgent and powerful exploration of the rapid militarization of the police in the United States. Trailer
Unseen EnemyExamining the recent epidemics of Ebola, Influenza and Zika, Unseen Enemy makes it clear that epidemics bring out the best and worst of human behavior, and that their effect goes far beyond the terrible tolls of sickness and death. Trailer
With U.S. abortion clinics are fighting to survive, what remains of a woman's right to choose?Trailer
Dolores Huerta fought tirelessly alongside Chavez for racial and labor justice and became one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century. The fight continues...Trailer
Poverty has become a multi-billion dollar industry: the business of doing good has never been better. Who profits the most? Trailer
The Promise and Perils of Growing a Planetary Nervous System Trailer
In this chilling and inventive Oscar nominated documentary, the unrepentant former members of Indonesian death squads re-enact some of their many murders in the style of the American movies they love.Trailer
Enter a hidden third world shadow industry of digital cleaning, where the Internet rids itself of what it doesn't like: violence, pornography and political content. Trailer
Behavioural scientist Dan Ariely discovers the complicated truth behind what happens when we lie to each other.Trailer
TempestadThe emotional journeys of two women victimized by corruption and injustice in Mexico and of the love, dignity and resistance that allowed them to survive.Trailer
Climate change is the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced – and is also our greatest opportunity. TIME TO CHOOSE leaves audiences understanding what can to be done to fix this global threat.Trailer
The history of the "Scottsboro Boys," a group of African American men who were victims of a racist miscarriage of justice that became a national controversy.
Food Chains exposes the abuse of farmworkers within the United States and the complicity of the multibillion dollar supermarket and fast food industries.Trailer
The only way to change the world is to make a little noise: The extraordinary story of The Silk Road Ensemble, an international musical collective created by legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma.Trailer
From The New York Times best seller and "10 Best Books" Honoree Andrew Solomon Trailer
Night and day, a neon sign—an art installation—that reads “EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT” looms over Chinatown. Everything is going to be alright. The big question is—for whom?Trailer
Based on the book by Jonathan Safran Foer that aims to alter the frame of public discussion about industrial agriculture and the future of meat Trailer
A colorful personal journey into the dawn of the clean energy era as it creates jobs, turns profits, and makes communities stronger and healthier across the US.Trailer
The film follows the life of 10-year-old Ukrainian boy Oleg throughout a year, witnessing the gradual erosion of his innocence beneath the pressures of war.Trailer

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