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What the Bleep!? Down the Rabbit Hole: Disc 5
(2006) [M]
Discover the endless possibilities for altering your everyday reality. "What the Bleep - Down the Rabbit Hole" is an Extended and Enhanced Director's Cut of "What the Bleep Do We Know!?" It includes new scientific findings that supplement the original movie, and it goes more deeply into the... More
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Tsotsi
(2005) [M]
In a shantytown on the edges of Johannesburg, South Africa, nineteen year old Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae) has repressed any memory of his past, including his real name: "Tsotsi" simply means "thug" or "gangster" in the street language of the ghetto.
Orphaned at an early age and compelled to... More
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The Miracle of Candeal
(2004) [G]
Bebo Valdes, the great 85-year-old Cuban pianist who's spent the last 40 years exiled in Stockholm, travels to Salvador de Bahia in Brazil, where Africa's music and religions have been preserved in their purest forms. Once there, he meets Mateus, a Bahian musician who acts as his guide,... More
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And the Pursuit of Happiness
(1986) [PG]
Malle's interpretation of the American dream. And The Pursuit of Happiness begins with Louis Malle reflecting on his own status as a new Amercian. That reflection leads him to seek out other new immigrants to America. Malle soon realizes how much the face of U.S. immigration has changed: the new... More
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March of the Penguins
(2005) [G]
Set against the barren splendour of the Antarctic, March Of The Penguins captures in extraordinary detail the remarkable lengths that Emperor penguins go to every year to breed their young. This most grueling of courtship rituals begins with a long, long walk and slide across hundreds of miles of... More
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Moolaade
(2004) [M]
This acclaimed film from the legendary director Ousmane Sembene, widely regarded as the father of African cinema, brilliantly tackles his most controversial subject to date – female circumcision. In a small village in Burkina Faso, four young girls have fled the ritual of "purification" and... More
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Dogora: Ouvrons les Yeux
(2004) [G]
Acclaimed French director Patrice Leconte presents a series of striking images of the land and people of modern Cambodia, set to the composer Etienne Perruchon's piece 'Dogora.' More
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Genesis
(2004) [G]
In the tradition of March of the Penguins from the directors of Microcosmos
From the creators of MICROCOSMOS comes their stunning and highly ambitious new project GENESIS.
GENESIS tells the story of the creation of the universe abd the evolution of life. The birth of the universe and the... More
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Voices of Iraq
(2004) [MA]
150 digital video cameras were distributed among the people of Iraq to create this ground-breaking and critically acclaimed documentary. The producers of Voices of Iraq distributed over 150 digital video cameras across the entire country to enable everyday people - mothers, children, teachers,... More
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Grizzly Man
(2005) [M]
Werner Herzog's persistent inquiry into the motivations of human obsession focuses this time on the self-proclaimed kind warrior Timothy Treadwell. A passionate wildlife preservationist and grizzly bear devotee, Treadwell lived unarmed among the grizzlies in a remote section of Alaska for 13... More
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Mad Hot Ballroom
(2005) [PG]
Tango, foxtrot, swing, rumba, and meringue may seem to represent the last vestiges of a dying art to some, but director Marilyn Agrelo proves this is far from true in MAD HOT BALLROOM. Agrelo reveals that the New York City public school system runs a ballroom dance programme for fifth graders, in... More
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The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
(2003) [G]
In San Francisco, there are at least two flocks of largely wild parrots who flock around the city. This film focuses on the flock of cherry-headed conures (and a lonely blue-headed one named Connor) who flock around the Telegraph Hill region of the city and their closest human companion, Mark... More
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Mondovino
(2004) [PG]
A documentary on the impact of globilization on the world's different wine regions. Across three continents, "Mondovino" weaves together the family succession sagas of billionaire Napa Valley power brokers, the rivalry of two aristocratic Florentine dynasties and the efforts of three generations... More
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Lords of Dogtown
(2004) [M]
When three young friends Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta and Jay Adams started trying out new skateboard tricks in the empty swimming pools of unsuspecting neighbours they had no idea they were creating moves that would take the extreme sports world by storm and become the basis for the whole skate... More
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Ae Fond Kiss
(2004) [MA]
In Ken Loach's Ae Fond Kiss, Casim Khan (Atta Yaqub) is the beloved only son of first generation Pakistani immigrants. His parents Tariq and Sadia are devout Muslims and plan for him to marry his beautiful cousin Jasmine, who is soon to arrive in the UK. Plans go awry when Casim meets the... More
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Murderball
(2005) [M]
Wheelchair rugby. Don’t know squat about the sport? Doesn’t matter. Don’t fancy the idea of a documentary about “special” athletes – the kind you congratulate yourself for supporting? Well, the guys featured in Murderball don’t want your pity. You don’t have to try to love this... More
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The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan
(2004) [PG]
The film is about the life of an inquisitive and energetic eight-year-old boy called Mir Hussain, through three seasons: Summer, Winter, Spring. In post-Taliban Afghanistan, though much has changed and is changing, there is no guarantee that Mir will survive life in a cave - the sickness, dirt,... More
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A State of Mind
(2004) [PG]
A British documentary which follows two North Korean young girls as they prepare for the Mass Games, the world's largest choreographed gymnastics performance. The most interesting comment from director Daniel Gordon at the Tribeca Film Festival's screening of this movie was about the difficulties... More
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Hell on Wheels : A Tour For Heroes
(2004) [PG]
Every year, millions of people around the world watch The Tour de France, the world's premier cycling race. The appeal is easily explained - the often stunning locations; the firece international competition; the courage displayed in just completing the course. Of all the endurance races... More
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15
(2003) [R]
A provocative film acted by real street kids, 15 exposes a gritty side of modern-day Singapore life that will blow your mind… “Growing up in the world’s most oppressive nanny state can be bad for your mental health, and 15 tells it like it is. 26-year-old Royston Tan’s social satire has... More
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Deck Dogz
(2005) [M]
Three youths skate across Sydney to meet their hero, Tony Hawk, who is hosting a pro skating competition. Hearing about a contest at the oceanside Beachbowl, where visiting American star Tony Hawk is awarding sponsorships, the trio set out on an overnight trek, pursued by police, drug-pushers and... More
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Fahrenheit 9/11
(2004) [M]
Michael Moore's controversial Palme D'Or winning documentary takes on the Bush administration, from the contentious result of the Bush Gore election, through George W's uneventful first months as President (much of it spent away from Washington), to the attacks on September 11th, the subsequent... More
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Naqoyqatsi : Life is War
(2002) [G]
Miramax Films and Steven Soderbergh are proud to present NAQOYQATSI ("Life as War"), from filmmaker Godfrey Reggio, in collaboration with composer Philip Glass, whose original score features renowned cellist, Yo-Yo Ma. In this cinematic concert - a follow up to the critically acclaimed... More
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To Be and To Have (Etre et Avoir)
(2002) [G]
Charting the events within a small single-class village school over the course of one academic year, Etre et Avoir takes a warm and serene look at primary education in the French heartlands. A dozen youngsters, aged 4-10, are brought together in a rural classroom and taught every subject by a... More
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Billabong Odyssey
(2003) [PG]
An extreme sports adventure! Top professional surfers scour the world's oceans to ride the biggest waves on the planet. Experience the thrills and spills of action-packed big wave surfing.
The most ambitious surfing movie ever undertaken, Billabong Odyssey is based on a three-year... More
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Wow
(2003) [PG]
This is a Big Wave Documentary @ Teahupoo Tahiti. It is the biggest day ever caught on tape . "The magic is just awesome", "bigger than Laird’s Wave". See the largest waves conquered, it is the biggest day ever captured at Teahupoo and maybe the heaviest waves in surfing history . Featuring Taj... More
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Spellbound (documentary)
(2002) [G]
Jeff Blitz’s Academy Award-Nominated Documentary is an affecting, inspiring look at eight American children as they compete in the 1999 National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. Defying stereotypes, the spellers run the ethnic and socioeconomic gamut, offering equal doses of humour, heartbreak... More
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Amandla
(2002) [PG]
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony is a soul-stirring and inspirational film that tells the story of black South African freedom music and the central role it played against apartheid. The first film to specifically consider the music that sustained and galvanized black South Africans for... More
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