Storyline: American Weightlifting (2013) Ultra-independent - a one person production start to finish - this movie looks at the passion and dedication of American athletes and coaches in the Olympic sport of weightlifting. The sport is extremely popular internationally, but obscure and struggling in the US, where athletes and coaches must train as amateurs with virtually no support, yet compete professional international counterparts. It's not just the story of a sport, but of the human spirit and the struggles and incredible dedication and hope of a small community of people despite the odds against them.
Maigret (2022)
Maigret 2022 In Paris, a young girl is found dead in a Parisian square, wearing an evening dress Commissioner Maigret will try to identify her and then understand what happened to the victim
Bartleby (2001)
Bartleby (2001) At a public records office, a seemingly normal boss has hired a new employee named Bartleby. Bartleby however, is eccentric and with each passing day, he begins to refuse his boss' orders which only gets worse. Eventually, the boss finds himself clueless as to what to do about Bartle
Trevor McDonald: Return to South Africa (2018)
In Trevor McDonald Return To South Africa, one of Britains most distinguished journalists and broadcasters discovers a very different South Africa to the one he last visited as a
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950) When the intelligent criminal Erwin "Doc" Riedenschneider is released from prison, he seeks a fifty thousand-dollar investment from the bookmaker Cobby to recruit a small gang of specialists for a million-dollar heist of jewels from a jewelry. Doc is introduced to
Prince of Pot: The U.S. vs. Marc Emery (2007)
Marc Emery, Canada's most prominent marijuana activist popularly known as the "Prince of Pot," faces extradition to the U.S. and a possible life sentence for selling marijuana seeds. ''Prince of Pot'' follows the controversial self-made leader of the marijuana movement as he attempts to raise an arm
King of the Hill (1993)
King of the Hill (1993) A boy whose mother is forced into a sanitarium and father gets a job as a traveling salesman. The boy fends for himself in a seedy SRO hotel.
Teacher of the Year (2014)
Surrounded by the eccentric faculty of Truman High School, Mitch Carter wins the California Teacher of the Year award and immediately receives a tempting offer that may force him to leave his job.
Green Light (1937)
Green Light (1937) When his colleague Dr. Endicott is late for an operation, Dr. Newell Paige decides to proceed with Mrs. Endicott's scheduled surgery. The surgery had already been postponed from the previous day and Paige is convinced the surgery needs to go forward without delay. Part way through
The Park Is Mine ( 1985)
A vietnam vet (Tommy Lee Jones) takes forceful control of Central Park to remember those who served and died in the Vietnam War.
Venus and Serena (2012)
Venus and Serena (2012) Ever since Venus and Serena Williams started playing in tennis tournaments, they've provoked strong reactions - from awe and admiration to suspicion and resentment. They've been winning championships for over a decade, pushing the limits of longevity in such a demanding sport
Cradle of the Gods (2012)
Cradle of the Gods (2012) Could a recently excavated, 12,000 year old temple have propelled us out of the stone age and into the space age? Archaeologist Dr. Jeff Rose investigates an extraordinary find in Turkey.
Quiet Explosions: Healing the Brain (2019)
Quiet Explosions: Healing the Brain (2019) Learn how athletes, vets and civilians with Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD are becoming healthy and healing their brains. A humanistic doc about the journey of ten different individuals from near suicide to recovery, and a real life.
Beneath Us (2019)
Beneath Us (2019) Everyday, thousands of immigrants line the parking lots of hardware stores and climb into cars with strangers they've never met, all for the promise of paid work. In GRINGOS, a group of undocumented workers are lured into the home of Liz Rhodes with the promise of their biggest pay
The God Plant (2018)
The God Plant (2018) This documentary seeks to be the ultimate Odyssey of exploration into Cannabis and its uses starting from the formation of the Endocannabinoid system in the simple sea squirt, through to ...
Being a Human Person (2020)
Being a Human Person 2020 At 76, Swedish auteur Roy Andersson is about to complete his last film With the end of his career in sight, the central thematic concerns of Roys work vulnerability, insecurity and mortality spill over into his creative process
The Kid with a Bike (2011)
The Kid with a Bike 2011 At about 11, the stubborn and impulsive Cyril seems on his way to delinquency he has no mother, his father wants a new life without him, so hes in a foster institution He searches for his father, wanting him and his bike Through the intersession of Samantha, a hairdresser Cy
Mad Doctor of Zombie Island (2008)
Mad Doctor of Zombie Island 2008 From the notorious New Jersey studio that inspired the documentary Mail Order Murder An insane doctor and her army of clones enslave survivors of a meteor crash in this eye popping, post apocalyptical micro budget adventure