An intimate look into the lives of one of the most iconic folk-rock bands in America - the Indigo Girls. With never-before-seen archival and intimate vérité the film dives into the songwriting and storytelling of the music that transformed a generation.
Im Mittelpunkt dieser Doku stehen die Athletinnen, die von Larry Nassar – dem Arzt von USA Gymnastics – missbraucht wurden, und die Reporter, die den Skandal enthüllten.
In seinem Oscar-gekürten Film taucht ein US-Radrennfahrer mit einem russischen Wissenschaftler – Putins meistgesuchtem Whistleblower – in die Welt des Dopings ein.
A five-part docu-series following a veteran group of former GOP operatives and strategists known publicly as the Lincoln Project. The fastest-growing super PAC in America takes on the task of “saving democracy” and defeating their own party’s sitting president, Donald Trump. While working to accomplish their stated goal of “defeating Trumpism,” the group is shaken by internal upheaval, a sexual harassment scandal, and a tidal wave of negative press.
For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke directly to young children about some of life's most important issues.
Zwei verschiedene Mädchen, zwei verschiedene Nächte, zwei verschiedene Städte – ein gemeinsames Schicksal: Audrie und Daisy wurden Opfer eines sexuellen Übergriffs. Die nach den beiden Mädchen benannte Dokumentation wirft einen kritischen Blick auf das von Internet-Mobbing geprägte und völlig außer Kontrolle geratene Umfeld, in dem amerikanische Teenager heutzutage aufwachsen.
Anhand von ausführlichen Interviews und neuem Material thematisiert die vierteilige Dokuserie „Allen vs. Farrow „ die Missbrauchsvorwürfe gegen Woody Allen. Der US-Filmregisseur soll seine damals siebenjährige Tochter Dylan im August 1992 sexuell belästigt haben – das sagen Dylan und ihre Mutter Mia Farrow. Allen selbst bestreitet die Vorwürfe. „Allen vs. Farrow“ wirft einen Blick hinter die Kulissen und rollt die Ereignisse noch einmal neu auf.
Ry Russo-Young turns the camera on her own past to explore the meaning of family. In the late 70s/early 80s, when the concept of a gay family was inconceivable to most, Ry and her sister Cade were born to two lesbian mothers through sperm donors. Ry’s idyllic childhood was threatened by an unexpected lawsuit which sent shockwaves through her family’s lives and continues to reverberate today.
Follow Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rise to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been typically been handed down from father to son for centuries.
A startling expose of rape crimes on US campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families. The film follows the lives of several undergraduate assault survivors as they attempt to pursue—despite incredible push back, harassment and traumatic aftermath—both their education and justice.
Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementia—many of them alone in nursing homes. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease pain and awaken these fading minds. Joy and life are resuscitated, and our cultural fears over aging are confronted.
Ihr Projekt ist so riesig wie ihre Forschungssubjekte: Die Biologinnen Dr. Michelle Fournet und Dr. Ellen Garland wollen die komplexe Kommunikation der Wale entschlüsseln. Sie ergründen dabei eine Kultur, die so viel älter ist als unsere eigene.
Die Dokumentation von Lauren Greenfield zeigt das Leben der Reichen und Schönen mal von einer anderen, ernsteren Seite. So begleitet sie eine Milliardärs- Familie auf ihrem finanziellen Höhenflug. Dabei geht es aber nicht nur um Partys und schnelle Autos, sondern auch um die Folgen der Wirtschaftskrise, die auch an solch einem Leben nicht vorbeiziehen.
In den späten Achtzigern, in Ceausescus Rumänien, brachten ein Schwarzmarkt-VHS-Raubkopierer und eine mutige Übersetzerin den Zauber westlicher Filme zum rumänischen Volk und säten die Saat einer Revolution.
Moving between two extremes - the intimate verite drama of the Miss India pageant's rigorous beauty "bootcamp" and the intense regime of a militant Hindu fundamentalist camp for young girls. The World Before Her delivers a provocative portrait of India and its current cultural conflicts during a key transitional era in the country's modern history.
After losing sight in 1983, John Hull began keeping an audio diary, a unique testimony of loss, rebirth and renewal, excavating the interior world of blindness. Following on from the Emmy Award-winning short film of the same name, Notes on Blindness is an ambitious and groundbreaking work, both affecting and innovative.
Detroit’s story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century – the Great Migration of African Americans escaping Jim Crow; the rise of manufacturing and the middle class; the love affair with automobiles; the flowering of the American dream; and now… the collapse of the economy and the fading American mythos.
Six men who were sexually abused by Catholic clergy as boys find empowerment by creating short films inspired by their trauma.
The Crash Reel tells the story of a sport and the risks that athletes face in reaching the pinnacle of their profession. This is Kevin Pearce’s story, a celebrated snowboarder who sustained a brain injury in a trick gone wrong and who now aims, against all the odds, to get back on the snow.
In ihrem Dokumentarfilm bietet die Filmemacherin Lauren Greenfield einen außergewöhnlichen Einblick in die kontroverse politische Karriere von Imelda Marcos. Als ehemalige First Lady der Philippinen ist Imelda Marcos vor allem für ihren opulenten Lebensstil bekannt, doch es war ihr Einfluss hinter den Kulissen auf die Präsidentschaft ihres Mannes, der sie an die Spitze der Weltpolitik katapultierte. Eine Reise durch die lange Geschichte der Marcos-Familie, die von Korruption, Extravaganz und Brutalität geprägt war. Längst ist sie aus ihrem Exil zurückgekehrt und gewinnt in ihrer Heimat wieder an Einfluss.
When he started as a comedy writer for the Late Show with David Letterman, Steve Young had few interests and not many friends outside of his day job. But while gathering material for a segment on the show, Steve stumbled onto a few vintage record albums that would change his life forever.
Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Told in his own words and through the creation of a dance inspired by his life, this immersive portrait follows a man who, when confronted by a world that refused to embrace him, determined to build one that would.
In the competitive world of high school mariachi, the musicians from the South Texas borderlands reign supreme. Under the guidance of coach Abel Acuña, the teenage captains of Edinburg North High School’s acclaimed team must turn a shoestring budget and diverse crew of inexperienced musicians into state champions.
About the extraordinary doctors and activists—including Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, and Ophelia Dahl—whose work 30 years ago to save lives in a rural Haitian village grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all.
Finding love is never easy. For Ravi Patel, a first generation Indian-American, the odds are slim. His ideal bride is beautiful, smart, funny, family-oriented, kind and—in keeping with tradition—Indian (though hopefully raised in the US). Oh, and her last name should be Patel because in India, Patels usually marry other Patels. And so at 30, Ravi decides to break up with his American girlfriend (the one who by all accounts is perfect for him except for her red hair and American name) and embark on a worldwide search for another Patel longing to be loved. He enlists the help of his matchmaker mother, attends a convention of Patels living in the US and travels to wedding season in India. Witty, honest and heartfelt, this comedy explores the questions with which we all struggle: What is love? What is happiness? And how in the world do we go about finding them?
In 1991 a group of countercultural visionaries built an enormous replica of earth’s ecosystem called Biosphere 2. When eight “biospherians” lived sealed inside, they faced ecological calamities and cult accusations. Their epic adventure is a cautionary tale but also a testament to the power of small groups reimagining the world.
Wenn skrupellose Diktatoren grausame Verbrechen begehen, schickt die Organisation „Human Rights Watch“ ein „Emergency-Team“ aus engagierten Ermittlern. Hinter den feindlichen Linien in Kampfgebieten wie Syrien und Libyen dokumentiert das E-Team Einschusslöcher, verbrannte Leichen und Massengräber. Sie riskieren ihr Leben und sammeln Beweise, um sicherzustellen, dass die Gräueltaten brutaler Regime ans Licht kommen und nicht ungestraft bleiben.
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