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22) Spellbound
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
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 quite hard and practice daily, first having to win their regional championship before they can move on. Interviews include the parents and teachers who are working with them. The competitors not only work hard to get to the finals but face tremendous pressure as the original group...
23) What Haunts Us
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
After the 7th suicide of a former classmate, one woman turns to the past to uncover the truth of a scandal that haunts Charleston to this day.
24) The Kids Table
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Four young friends discover the highs and lows of card-play, competition, and community as they explore the vanishing world of competitive Bridge where the average age of their opponents is 73 years old.
27) Against Our Oath
Publisher
Waratah Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Asylum seekers who arrive in Australia by boat are sent to the remote Pacific locations of Manus Island and Nauru. Ethical conflicts erupt for doctors working within this offshore system when the Australian government overrides their clinical decisions made for refugee patients. The government believes following doctors' requests to transfer critically ill patients to specialist care in Australia would weaken Australia's border protection system.
28) Tsunamis
Publisher
Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Following the catastrophes of recent years, scientists try to fully understand these deadly tsunami waves to limit their impact.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Some 25 dead bodies have been found on Long Island since September of 2016. Dozens of immigrant teenagers are missing. Who is behind the wave of killings on Long Island - and is law enforcement's crackdown on suspected MS-13 gang members detaining the real culprits, or innocent teens?
30) Aristocrats
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Comedy veterans and co-creators Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza capitalize on their insider status and invite over 100 of their closest friends--who happen to be some of the biggest names in entertainment, from George Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg and Drew Carey to Gilbert Gottfried, Bob Saget, Paul Reiser and Sarah Silverman--to reminisce, analyze, deconstruct and deliver their own versions of the world's dirtiest joke, an old burlesque too extreme to...
33) When I Stutter
Publisher
Keen Eye Productions
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
WHEN I STUTTER reveals the humanity that exists within people who stutter. Over the course of nearly 5 years, this documentary shares the stories of nineteen people who stutter that run the range of human emotion from despair to hopefulness to ultimately, triumph.
35) Comedy Warriors
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Take 4 top comedians (The Coaches), and 5 wounded veterans (Stephen Rice, Darisse Smith, Rob Jones, Bobby Henline, Joe Kashw) and the result the healing power of humor.
36) The Imposter
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A documentary centered on a young man in Spain who claims to a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who has been missing for 3 years. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival** and **SXSW Film Festival**.
37) Part of Water
Publisher
1091 Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When most people think of ocean lifeguards, they think of Baywatch; but that couldn't be further from the truth. PART OF WATER tells the tragic story of fallen lifeguard hero, Ben Carlson, who lost his life in the line of duty while on a rescue during a massive swell. Through Ben's story, PART OF WATER sheds light on the countless dangers that ocean lifeguards face and earning the respect they've always deserved.
39) Blizzards
Publisher
Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Blizzards affect mankind every winter, across every continent. Combining ice cold temperatures, snow and extreme wind, this mother of all storms is a living hell that has the power to paralyse entire countries. From the prairies of Canada to Northern China, this episode explores the destructive and unpredictable nature of blizzards.
40) The Bowery
Publisher
Films We Like
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
A short ten-minute movie about the Bowery, a street in lower Manhattan. A street known for its derelict past.
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