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The U.S. vs. John Lennon
(2006) [M]

Before Iraq, before the Bush Administration, before the Dixie Chicks, Bruce Springsteen, and Pearl Jam ... there was John Lennon, the celebrated music artist who used his fame and his fortune to protest the Vietnam War and advocate for world peace. It was a move that incensed 1 the U.S....  More

The Baader Meinhof Complex
(2008) [MA]

A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s. Based on Stefan Aust's best-selling nonfiction book.

From the producer of Downfall comes an explosive film about one of the...  More

W.
(2008) [M]

Oliver Stone's biographical take on the life of George W. Bush, one of the most controversial, secretive, cynical, and ruthless presidents in USA history, chronicling from 1967 to his wild and carefree days in college, to his military service, to his governorship of Texas and oil businesses,...  More

Cadillac Records
(2008) [M]

Cadillac Records chronicles the rise of Leonard Chess' (Adrien Brody) Chess Records and its recording artists including Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright), Little Walter (Columbus Short), Chuck Berry (Mos Def), Willie Dixon (Cedric The Entertainer) and the great Etta James (Beyonce Knowles). In this...  More

Sand and Sorrow: The tragic story of Darfur
(2007) [MA]

Offered exclusive and unparalleled access to the situation on the ground inside Darfur, Peabody award-winning filmmaker, Paul Freedman ("Rwanda - Do Scars Ever Fade?"), joins a contingent of African Union peacekeeping forces in Darfur while a tragic and disturbing chapter in human history...  More

The 10 Conditions of Love
(2009)

The 10 Conditions of Love is the story of a woman, a family, a people and a homeland. It is the story of Rebiya Kadeer, the exiled leader of the Uyghur people and her campaign for her people's human rights.

It is also the story of the "other Tibet", the country its Muslim people call...  More

Liberal Rule : The politics that changed Australia
(2009)

Liberal Rule is an inside look at the Howard Government and its impact on Australia after more than 11 years in power. This landmark three-part series gathers the stories of the key participants, from the former PM down. The nation's foremost thinkers are also tapped to add meaning to the...  More

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
(1989) [PG]

This film recounts the lives and deaths of various victims of AIDS who are commemorated in the AIDS quilt. It is a massive cloth collecting each piece as a memorial for each victim of the disease to both show the death toll and to show the humanity of the victims to those who would rather...  More

North Face
(2008) [M]

Journey to the death-defying heart of danger and suspense and relive 48 white-knuckle hours that would go down in history. This is the incredible story behind the first ever attempted scaling of the North Face of the infamous Eiger Mountain that has claimed over 60 lives.

Summer, 1936....  More

The Joy of Learning (Le Gai Savoir)
(1969) [M]

Patricia and Emile meet nightly on a sound stage to discuss learning, discourse and the path to revolution. Scenes of Paris' 1968 student riots, the Vietnam War, and other big events of the late '60s, posters, books, photographs and cartoons, serve as a backdrop to their discourse. Words...  More