Leaving Limbo
This documentary tells the inspiring story of teenage best friends, Natasha Maimba and Minahil Sarfraz, who met whilst growing up as asylum seekers in Direct Provision as they prepare to sit the most important exam of their lives, the Leaving Cert.
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Wintopia
IDFA and Canadian filmmaker Peter Wintonick had a close relationship for decades. He was a hard worker and often far from home, visiting festivals around the world. In 2013, he…
Her Majesty’s Prime Ministers: John Major
As a school dropout, the teenage John Major could simply never have dreamt that he would one day become a powerful political leader and get elected as Britain’s Prime Minister….
Kings of Nowhere
San Marcos, a town in northwestern Mexico partially submerged under water because of the construction of a nearby dam, is besieged by the violence of armed groups. Nevertheless, four families…
Turn Every Page – The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb
Delight in the fascinating, intersecting stories of the iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Caro and his editor of 50 years, the literary giant Robert Gottlieb, as they race to complete…
To Be of Service
A documentary film about veterans with PTSD who find that, after other treatments fall short, a service dog helps them return to an independent feeling life.
Farmlands
A detailing of the plight of white South African farmers.
Our Nixon
Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixon’s closest aides – and convicted Watergate conspirators – offer a surprising and intimate new look into his Presidency.
Songs of Earth
With Olin’s 85-year-old father as guide, we experience Norway’s most adventurous valley, Oldedalen in Nordfjord. He grew up here, and here generations before him have lived in balance with nature.
Miss Sharon Jones!
Two-time Academy Award® winner Barbara Kopple shines a powerful, inspiring and entertaining spotlight on contemporary soul queen Sharon Jones. As she prepares to release her much-anticipated new album, Sharon comes…
Wampler’s Ascent
Steve Wampler, a man with severe form of cerebral palsy ascends the biggest rock face in the world, El Captain in Yosemite National Park. 20,000 pull-ups, 5 nights 6 days…
Louis Theroux: Under the Knife
Louis Theroux: Under the Knife is a TV documentary written and presented by Louis Theroux about the people and doctors involved in plastic surgery operations. Filmed mostly in the USA,…
Stranded
The 1970s punk rock movement: New York had the Ramones, London had the Sex Pistols, Australia had the Saints. Stranded takes a look at the role four musicians from suburban…
