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1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture and Casa Susanna
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture (1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture) (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Sharon Roggio; Writer: Jena Serbu, Jill Woodward; Stars: Kathy Baldock, Ed Oxford)
The mystery of how theology, history, culture, and politics led to a Biblical mistranslation, the man who tried to stop it, and the impassioned academic crusade of the LGBTQIA+ Christian community driven to discover the truth.
26.2 To Life (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Christine Yoo)
Documentary exploring the transformative power of San Quentin’s 1000 Mile Club, in which incarcerated men train for and run a marathon on the dirt and concrete path circling the prison yard.
The 50 (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Brenton Gieser)
In the dangerously overcrowded California State prison system, 50 men serving life sentences are given the opportunity to become substance abuse counselors.
Cabin Music (Country: US, Canada; Year: 2022; Director: James Carson)
A filmmaker embarks on a journey of evolution, discovering new connections between music and the natural world. His travels culminate in a cabin he builds in the Canadian wild where his experiences meld into a new form.
Casa Susanna (Casa Susana) (Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Sébastien Lifshitz; Writer: Sébastien Lifshitz)
In the Fifties and Sixties, deep in the American countryside at the foot of the Catskills, a small wooden house with a barn behind it was home to the first clandestine network of cross-dressers.
Coldwater Kitchen (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Brian Kaufman, Mark Kurlyandchik)
For 30 years, Chef Jimmy Lee Hill has dedicated himself to the gourmet culinary training program he leads at Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater, Michigan. The pioneering program gives incarcerated men. a prestigious skill they can take back into the workforce and provides a sense of purpose as they serve their time. As he enters his senior years, tensions arise over Chef Hill’s faith in a particular trainee.
Dear Thirteen (Dear 13) (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Alexis Neophytides)
A survey of 13-year-olds from across the globe as they navigate the joys and complexities of that seminal age. With tenderness and candour, these teens share a glimpse into their lives as they make sense of the world around them and clarify their sense of self.
Dusty (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Jesse Rudoy)
Gazi 'Dusty' Simelane and Linda 'Stones' are country music singers living in Swaziland. The film captures their wondrous ten-day road trip through the American South.
Loan Wolves (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Blake Zeff)
A documentary which aims to get to the root of the US student debt crisis by following the stories of those most affected.
Love In The Time Of Fentanyl (Country: US, Canada; Year: 2022; Director: Colin Askey)
Vancouver, Canada is ground zero of the opioid crisis in Canada with fentanyl overdose deaths at an all-time high. To save lives and support their marginalized community, a group of current and former drug users volunteer at the Overdose Prevention Society (OPS), a safe injection site.
Who Is Stan Smith? (Year: 2022; Director: Danny Lee)
Documentary about the tennis champ.
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