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A Sinner in Mecca
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Gay muslim filmmaker Parvez Sharma takes us on his journey to Mecca - an act punishable by death.
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Dreamcatcher
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Dreamcatcher looks at a troubled community through the eyes of one of its survivors, Brenda Myers-Powell. Brenda grew up in Chicago, became a teenage prostitute, developed a drug .. show full overview
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Democrats
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After 30 years of President Robert Mugabe’s autocratic rule in Zimbabwe, two men are tasked with trying to establish democracy from the ground up – all while anti-democratic forces still .. show full overview
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Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi
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A fragile and depressed university student disappears from his apartment. Four weeks later his name and photo explode across social and mainstream media as 'Suspect #2' in the Boston .. show full overview
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Nepal Quake: Terror on Everest
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In April 2015 a massive earthquake rocks Nepal. Thousands are dead, untold numbers injured, and half a million homes lost. Witness it firsthand, through personal footage, and accounts from survivors.
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Searching For Sugar Man
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Academy Award-winner, Best Documentary feature, explores the life of the artist known only as Rodriguez, a Detroit musician who bombed in the US, but became a legend in South Africa.
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Tyke Elephant Outlaw
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The story of a circus elephant that went on a rampage, killed her trainer, and died in a hail of gunfire. Her break for freedom sparked a debate over the use of animals for entertainment.
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Warriors From the North
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Follow three disgruntled young Muslim men born to immigrant parents in Denmark for chilling insight into what fuels the current trend of Muslim youth leaving the West to join radical terrorist groups abroad.
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Peace Officer
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A SWAT team killed former Sheriff William Lawrence’s son-in-law. The very same SWAT team that Lawrence established in Utah thirty years earlier. Now he’s making it his mission to change a system he believes is deeply flawed.
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Growing Up Trans
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Explore the struggles and choices facing transgender kids and their parents. Through moving, personal stories of children, parents and doctors, Growing Up Trans examines new medical interventions increasingly offered at younger ages.
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Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King
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Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King tells the inside story of the fierce tensions unleashed when the Queen fell in love with Prince Philip – tensions that would place huge strain on .. show full overview
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Hip Hop-eration
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You’re never too old to go on the journey of a lifetime. Hip Hop-eration follows a troupe of courageous and cheeky senior citizens on an extraordinary quest to perform at the World Hip .. show full overview
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Zero Gravity
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Zero Gravity Follows two young astronauts, one from the US and the other from Germany as they train for their mission to the international space station. Featuring video and photos shot by the astronauts you spend time with them living on the ISS.
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Banking Nature
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Investigates the commercialization of nature, where endangered species and threatened environments are big business. But what impact will this green economy have on the planet in the long run?
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I Will Be Murdered
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Unravel the murder of respected lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano who was gunned down near his home in Guatemala City. Days later a video emerged of Marzano predicting his death and .. show full overview
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The Mad World of Donald Trump
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British journalist Matt Frei enters the colourful world of presidential hopeful Donald Trump whose meteoric political rise comes amid one of the most controversial political campaigns America has ever seen.
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The Look of Silence
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One of this year’s Academy Award nominees for Documentary Feature. The Look of Silence examines what happens to people who live in fear and silence for decades. Set in Indonesia 50 years .. show full overview
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20 Feet From Stardom
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The heartbreaking and triumphant story of the backup singers behind some of the greatest musical legends of the 21st century.
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Fukushima: A Nuclear Story
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The earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011 triggered the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. Fukushima: A Nuclear story examines how Japan was saved from a much .. show full overview
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Something Better to Come
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Her name is Yula and she lives in Putin’s Russia. Her home is the largest garbage dump in Europe and located just 13 miles from the Kremlin. This is the story of Yula's journey.
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Radical Grace
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When the Vatican reprimands American nuns citing their “radical feminism” they become the symbolic center of a battle for the heart of the Catholic Church. Radical Grace follows three .. show full overview
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Code: Debugging the Gender Gap
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An look at the startling facts about how women and racial minorities have been marginalized in the U.S.'s male-dominated tech sector. From the lack of female role models to hostile .. show full overview
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He Named Me Malala
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3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets
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In Defense of Food
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New York Times best-selling author Michael Pollan takes us on a fascinating journey to find out what we should eat to be healthy. Pollan cuts through today's barrage of conflicting dietary messages and makes it simple to enjoy food and stay healthy.
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This Changes Everything
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Filmed over 211 shoot days in nine countries and five continents over four years, This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change.
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In Their Own Words: Queen Elizabeth II
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The film follows the Queen’s remarkable life, from her youth – when few expected she’d ever wear the crown – to her uncle Edward VIII’s stunning abdication, her father’s coronation as .. show full overview
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The Queen At 90
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Her Majesty The Queen has met more people, visited more places and lived longer than any British Monarch. In 2015, she also became the longest reigning British Sovereign. It’s no .. show full overview
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President Trump: Can He Really Win?
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Donald Drumpf has now emerged as the clear frontrunner for the Republican Presidential nomination. British journalist Matt Frei asks if Donald Drumpf can make it all the way to the White .. show full overview
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The Pope & the Mafia
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In the two years since he was invested, Pope Francis has taken on the Vatican's bankers, and now the Mafia.
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Chinese Dreamland
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For the right price, the “Pai Pai International Talent Agency” can turn your sleepy rural Chinese ghost town into a booming, world-class city for the afternoon. Company CEOs Yana and .. show full overview
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The Royal Good Guys
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The British Royal Family is the oldest monarchy in the world. But with the pomp and ceremony of its many traditions, some question their purpose in the 21st century.
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Meru: The Ultimate Climb
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In the high-stakes game of big-wall climbing, the Shark’s Fin on Mount Meru may be the ultimate prize. Sitting at the headwaters of the sacred Ganges River in Northern India, the Shark’s .. show full overview

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