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Blank City (Country: US; Director: Celine Danhier; Cast: Eric Mitchell, John Waters, John Lurie, Amos Poe, Steve Buscemi, Jim Jarmusch)
Documentary on the DIY independent film movement that emerged in tandem with punk rock in late Seventies downtown New York.
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Countdown To Zero (Country: US; Director: Lucy Walker; Cast: Graham Allison, James Baker III, Bruce Blair, Tony Blair, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Matthew Bunn, Richard Burt, Jimmy Carter, Mike Chinoy, Joseph Cirincione, Richard Cizik, Thomas D'Agostino, F.W. de Klerk, Pascal Fias, Alexander Glaser)
A history of the atomic bomb and the current nuclear arms race.
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Freetime Machos (Country: Finland/Germany; Director: Mika Ronkainen; Writer: Mika Ronkainen; Cast: Matti Keränen, Mikko Koljonen, Roger Holden, Tuomo Jaakkonen, Jarmo Stoor, Ana Vidal)
Matti and Mikko play for Finland’s worst amateur rugby team. Overworked and domesticated, the two men long for a space to revel in their masculinity and bond with other men.
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Girl With Black Balloons (Country: US; Director: Corinne van der Borch)
Portrait of reclusive artist Bettina Bashyi.
Lucky (Country: US; Director: Jeffrey Blitz)
The story of what happens when ordinary people hit the lottery jackpot.
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Nénette (Nenette) (Country: France; Director: Nicolas Philibert; Cast: Nénette)
A look at the life of the eponymous orangutan, imprisoned in a zoo.
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The Oath (Country: US, Cuba, Yemen; Director: Laura Poitras)
Filmed in Yemen, this is the story of two men whose fateful encounter in 1996 set them on a course of events that led them to Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo, and the US Supreme Court.
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Out Of The Ashes (Country: UK; Director: Lucy Martens, Leslie Knott, Timothy Albone)
The story of the unexpected rise and rise of the Afghan cricket team.
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Restrepo (Country: US; Director: Sebastian Junger, Tim Hetherington)
Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington's year dug in with the Second Platoon in one of Afghanistan's most strategically crucial valleys reveals extraordinary insight into the surreal combination of back breaking labour, deadly firefights, and camaraderie as the soldiers painfully push back the Taliban.
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Road To Las Vegas (Country: UK, US; Director: Jason Massot; Cast: Vanessa Melton)
A recession-hit family leave Alaska to seek their fortune, followed by a documentary crew.
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A Small Act (Country: US; Director: Jennifer Arnold; Writer: Jennifer Arnold)
A young Kenyan’s life changes dramatically when his education is sponsored by a Swedish stranger. Years later, he founds his own scholarship program to replicate the kindness he once received.
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Superhero Me (Country: UK; Director: Steve Sale)
A documentary about superheroes with the potential to make valiant efforts in the ongoing battle to save the world.
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Thunder Soul (Country: US; Director: Mark Landsman; Cast: Conrad O. Johnson)
A tribute to the Kashmere Stage Band, looking at their remarkable history and the influence of Conrad "Prof" Johnson, who turned a school band into a worldwide sensation.
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