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  • Criminals LA: Larry Levine

    This series uncovers L.A.'s notorious criminals through disturbing interviews. It reveals the toxic mix of troubled childhoods, addiction, and a broken justice system that fuels a life of crime. The show explores what drives people to violence and the difficult path to breaking the cycle.

  • Criminals LA: Laura Graceux

    This series uncovers L.A.'s notorious criminals through disturbing interviews. It reveals the toxic mix of troubled childhoods, addiction, and a broken justice system that fuels a life of crime. The show explores what drives people to violence and the difficult path to breaking the cycle.

  • The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl 2

    Leni Riefenstahl claimed her art transcended politics. Yet her iconic films, Triumph of the Will and Olympia, glorify Nazi power and Aryan ideals. In Mueller's documentary, her steely perfectionism and denials persist, but the evidence within her frames tells a different story.

  • Criminals LA: Mark

    This series uncovers L.A.'s notorious criminals through disturbing interviews. It reveals the toxic mix of troubled childhoods, addiction, and a broken justice system that fuels a life of crime. The show explores what drives people to violence and the difficult path to breaking the cycle.

  • Criminals Chile: Juan Davila

    Exploring Chile’s criminal underworld and its justice system, this piece profiles convicted kingpins and victims of wrongful imprisonment. It reveals how inmates survive one of the world's most brutal prison environments, and their immense struggle to rebuild their shattered lives after release.

  • The Jazz Baroness

    Filmmaker Hannah Rothschild investigates her great-aunt's 1950s disappearance. The Jewish British Baroness, a married mother, abandoned her life for jazz genius Thelonious Monk in New York. Helen Mirren voices her words, while Quincy Jones and others recount this incredible story of sacrifice, pr...

  • What If

    Imagine a world where women and men are true workplace equals: same pay, same rights, and shared home duties. The profound impact would reshape society, economics, and family life entirely.

  • Criminals LA: John Denny

    This series uncovers L.A.'s notorious criminals through disturbing interviews. It reveals the toxic mix of troubled childhoods, addiction, and a broken justice system that fuels a life of crime. The show explores what drives people to violence and the difficult path to breaking the cycle.

  • Criminals Chile: Christian Llanquileo

    Exploring Chile’s criminal underworld and its justice system, this piece profiles convicted kingpins and victims of wrongful imprisonment. It reveals how inmates survive one of the world's most brutal prison environments, and their immense struggle to rebuild their shattered lives after release.

  • Criminals LA: Carl Cruz

    This series uncovers L.A.'s notorious criminals through disturbing interviews. It reveals the toxic mix of troubled childhoods, addiction, and a broken justice system that fuels a life of crime. The show explores what drives people to violence and the difficult path to breaking the cycle.

  • The Taxidermist

    Step-by-step, we witness the gruesome art of taxidermy. Yet the reluctant artist’s mind drifts to his true passion: the saxophone. A short film about dissonant lives stitched together.

  • Criminals Chile: Marcia Scantlebury

    Exploring Chile’s criminal underworld and its justice system, this piece profiles convicted kingpins and victims of wrongful imprisonment. It reveals how inmates survive one of the world's most brutal prison environments, and their immense struggle to rebuild their shattered lives after release.

  • Criminals LA: Raquel, Queen of Bail

    This series uncovers L.A.'s notorious criminals through disturbing interviews. It reveals the toxic mix of troubled childhoods, addiction, and a broken justice system that fuels a life of crime. The show explores what drives people to violence and the difficult path to breaking the cycle.

  • Township Architect

    Post-apartheid, townships remain: under-resourced, largely-black communities. Residents describe cramped conditions, scarce amenities, and safety concerns, revealing a legacy of enduring inequality.

  • Tracing Che

    Che Guevara, the bereted icon, remains a potent 20th-century myth: part saint, part revolutionary adventurer. His saga—from youthful Latin American journeys, to alliance with Fidel Castro, to tragic death in Bolivia at 39—inspires and divides, ensuring his legend endures in controversy and passion.

  • The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl 1

    Leni Riefenstahl claimed her art transcended politics. Yet her iconic films, Triumph of the Will and Olympia, glorify Nazi power and Aryan ideals. In Mueller's documentary, her steely perfectionism and denials persist, but the evidence within her frames tells a different story.

  • It Started With A Duck

    In Bangladesh, rising floods threaten survival. Refusing to see her crops fail, Janahara bought ducks. Her story is one of resilience, showcasing the crucial role women play on the frontlines of climate adaptation, forging new paths to security on a warming planet.

  • Criminals LA: Ed Serrano

    This series uncovers L.A.'s notorious criminals through disturbing interviews. It reveals the toxic mix of troubled childhoods, addiction, and a broken justice system that fuels a life of crime. The show explores what drives people to violence and the difficult path to breaking the cycle.

  • Killing Gävle

    In the city of Gävle, Sweden, there is an annual fight between local custodians and mischievous pagans for the spirit of Christmas. Each year since 1966, local business owners have paid for a 40ft straw goat to be made and displayed in the main square for the Holiday season. In 37 of those years,...

  • Criminals LA: Nick Mechanic

    This series uncovers L.A.'s notorious criminals through disturbing interviews. It reveals the toxic mix of troubled childhoods, addiction, and a broken justice system that fuels a life of crime. The show explores what drives people to violence and the difficult path to breaking the cycle.

  • Biggie and Tupac

    Nick Broomfield's documentary investigates the unsolved murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. It explores the theory that the LAPD deliberately fumbled the case, with ex-cop Russell Poole providing evidence of police corruption. The film alleges a cover-up to conceal connections betwee...

  • Criminals Chile: Claudio Borquez

    Exploring Chile’s criminal underworld and its justice system, this piece profiles convicted kingpins and victims of wrongful imprisonment. It reveals how inmates survive one of the world's most brutal prison environments, and their immense struggle to rebuild their shattered lives after release.

  • Delay of Game

    "Delay Of Game" is a poignant film exploring football's profound impact on coaches, players, and families. It scrutinizes the tragic death of NFL Hall of Famer Junior Seau, linked to CTE. With growing health concerns over long-term effects, the sport's future is uncertain. Youth football bans are...

  • Only Water in the Sea

    There are not many fish left in the Mediterranean Sea, and both fishermen and dolphins are fighting for survival. This film clearly shows the consequences of overfishing and unsustainable tourism in the island of Stromboli through two of the last guardians of a world that is disappearing. This i...