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Searching for Nika

Returning to Kyiv to search for his missing dog during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, director Stas Kapralov documents his journey as he joins forces with volunteers and becomes part of a movement to rescue animals caught in the crossfire of war.

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Cyborg: A Documentary

There are no others like Neil Harbisson - at least not yet. As the world’s first officially recognised cyborg, he is on a mission to design himself & to promote that right for others. Born colour-blind, artist Harbisson has an antenna implanted in his skull that enables him to hear colour. Will others join him in upgrading their bodies?

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Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age

In 2017, the #MeToo hashtag shook the world, sparking an unprecedented wave of sexual assault revelations in the Western world. Today, the storm of virulent misogyny is raging on, flooding our screens with harassment, defamation, sextortion, revenge porn, rape & death threats, and more. 73% of women are abused online.

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The Strategy of Silence

The Strategy of Silence

One of the worse subway disasters in history occurs when a train derails, killing 43. Faced with a media blackout & wall-of-silence from the government, a group of families of the victims begin what appears to be a hopeless cause, find the truth about what happened that fateful day & seek justice for those who died.

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BAKUR: Inside the PKK

BAKUR: Inside the PKK

The worlds first documentary made with inside access to the PKK Kurdish separatist group, who are considered a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US and NATO. The result is an up close examination of one of the sides of the undeclared war going on in Turkey for decades; the PKK guerillas.

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The Abortion Hotline

The Abortion Hotline

In Chile, where abortion remains illegal and punishable by imprisonment, we follow a group of young activists who run an underground abortion hotline. But does the new President signal a progressive agenda? The small group of activists take centre stage as the debate intensifies.

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The Sacred City

The Sacred City

The Sacred City presents compelling evidence that suggests the holy city of Mecca is in the wrong location & the worlds 1.6 billion Muslims are praying in the direction of the wrong city. Compiling evidence from both historic sources & new technologies point to the correct location in this revelatory new film.

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Jesus Town, USA

Jesus Town, USA

Jesus Town, USA is light-hearted and comedic documentary chronicling the journey of a 100-strong amateur cast, a dozen horses, and very devout community. When the man playing Jesus for 8 years retires, his replacement, a long-standing member of the cast, has a secret he is hiding from everyone.

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Code of Silence

Code of Silence

Code of Silence follows the journeys of an Orthodox Jewish father and his son Manny who breaks the code of silence in an Orthodox community going public with his story of being sexually abused as a student. These explosive revelations – and the attention they bring – divide the notoriously private community.

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Breaking the Silence

Breaking the Silence

Following the revelations of Code of Silence – sexual abuse in the Orthodox Jewish church – we witness a family tragedy engulf the whole community as elders go to trial, more victims come forward and an ancient tradition of ‘solving problems in-house’ falls apart as the extent of the cover-up is revealed.

read more
Call Me Dad

Call Me Dad

We follow a group of men who have all commited acts of violence and intimidation against their families, but desperately want to change. Meeting once a week, these men aim to confront their behaviours and histories, and salvage their last hopes of a family life.

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No Limits

No Limits

Shot over 25 years by Academy Award winning Director John Zaritsky, No Limits is a ‘7 Up’ inspired documentary that follows the lives of our disabled protagonists – Thalidomide victims – over the course of decades, revealing how changes in societies attitudes to disability have affected them.

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Victor’s Last Class

Victor’s Last Class

At the age of 52 and suffering from terrible chronic back pain, Victor D’Altorio decided to end his life. With searing honesty, we follow his last months. His charm, warmth and positive energy are at odds with how society views ‘suicide’ until his last moments, when the film maker is moved to intervene.

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Why I’m Not On Facebook

Why I’m Not On Facebook

From long lost friends who use it to stay in touch, to the pick-up artist who trolls the site to score with women, to the criminal who tracks your every movement to know when to rob your house, the best and worst of Facebook is on display.

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Love Me

Love Me

Can people find love through the modern “mail-order bride” industry? Or is the international romance business just a scam? Sincere and unflinching, Love Me follows Western men and Ukrainian women as they embark on an unpredictable, riveting journey in search of love.

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Out Run

Out Run

Mobilising working-class transgender hairdressers and beauty queens, the dynamic leaders of the world’s only LGBT political party wage a historic quest to elect a trans woman to the Philippine Congress.

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A Revolution in Four Seasons

A Revolution in Four Seasons

In A Revolution in Four Seasons, two politically opposed young women fight to shape their lives along with the political future of Tunisia, the sole country to emerge from the Arab Spring uprisings as a functional democracy.

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Timelines

Timelines

Three girls, three Internet sensations; all pass away before they turn 21. Millions knew their stories but did anyone know the truth? Timelines is an intimate exploration of what it means to live and die online, and grieve in the digital age.

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The Strategy of Silence

The Strategy of Silence

One of the worse subway disasters in history occurs when a train derails, killing 43. Faced with a media blackout & wall-of-silence from the government, a group of families of the victims begin what appears to be a hopeless cause, find the truth about what happened that fateful day & seek justice for those who died.

read more
BAKUR: Inside the PKK

BAKUR: Inside the PKK

The worlds first documentary made with inside access to the PKK Kurdish separatist group, who are considered a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US and NATO. The result is an up close examination of one of the sides of the undeclared war going on in Turkey for decades; the PKK guerillas.

read more
The Abortion Hotline

The Abortion Hotline

In Chile, where abortion remains illegal and punishable by imprisonment, we follow a group of young activists who run an underground abortion hotline. But does the new President signal a progressive agenda? The small group of activists take centre stage as the debate intensifies.

read more
The Sacred City

The Sacred City

The Sacred City presents compelling evidence that suggests the holy city of Mecca is in the wrong location & the worlds 1.6 billion Muslims are praying in the direction of the wrong city. Compiling evidence from both historic sources & new technologies point to the correct location in this revelatory new film.

read more
Jesus Town, USA

Jesus Town, USA

Jesus Town, USA is light-hearted and comedic documentary chronicling the journey of a 100-strong amateur cast, a dozen horses, and very devout community. When the man playing Jesus for 8 years retires, his replacement, a long-standing member of the cast, has a secret he is hiding from everyone.

read more
Code of Silence

Code of Silence

Code of Silence follows the journeys of an Orthodox Jewish father and his son Manny who breaks the code of silence in an Orthodox community going public with his story of being sexually abused as a student. These explosive revelations – and the attention they bring – divide the notoriously private community.

read more
Breaking the Silence

Breaking the Silence

Following the revelations of Code of Silence – sexual abuse in the Orthodox Jewish church – we witness a family tragedy engulf the whole community as elders go to trial, more victims come forward and an ancient tradition of ‘solving problems in-house’ falls apart as the extent of the cover-up is revealed.

read more
Call Me Dad

Call Me Dad

We follow a group of men who have all commited acts of violence and intimidation against their families, but desperately want to change. Meeting once a week, these men aim to confront their behaviours and histories, and salvage their last hopes of a family life.

read more
No Limits

No Limits

Shot over 25 years by Academy Award winning Director John Zaritsky, No Limits is a ‘7 Up’ inspired documentary that follows the lives of our disabled protagonists – Thalidomide victims – over the course of decades, revealing how changes in societies attitudes to disability have affected them.

read more