Genre: Social & Cultural Documentaries
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Parabeton: Pier Luigi Nervi und römischer Beton (2012)
Directed by: Heinz Emigholz
This survey by Heinz Emigholz places Pier Luigi Nervi's distinctive architecture in the context of ancient Rome's great concrete buildings. Emigholz illustrates what Nervi's…
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$ellebrity (2012)
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Marc Anthony, Rosanna Arquette …
Directed by: Kevin Mazur
More than 20 well-known faces appear in this frank look at the paparazzi and the cult of celebrity, helmed by red-carpet photographer Kevin Mazur. The celebs discuss their symbiotic…
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An Inconsistent Truth (2012)
Cast: Phil Valentine, Newt Gingrich, Jim DeMint …
Directed by: Shayne Edwards
Filmmaker Shayne Edwards follows conservative radio host Phil Valentine on a quest to uncover the truth about global warming. Along the way, they chat with a multitude of experts, but the big…
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Into the Abyss (2011)
Cast: Jason Burkett, Werner Herzog, Michael Perry …
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Director Werner Herzog's compelling documentary examines the emotional aftermath of a triple murder in Texas, interviewing the two convicted killers, their relatives, the victims'…
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The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011)
Cast: Morgan Spurlock, Ben Silverman, Brett Ratner …
Directed by: Morgan Spurlock
Intrepid filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) directs this bitingly ironic documentary, which scrutinizes the pervasive marketing, advertising and product placement practices that have…
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Life in a Day (2011)
Cast: Cindy Baer, Moica, Caryn Waechter …
Directed by: Kevin MacDonald, Natalia Andreadis, Soma Helmi …
After thousands of people around the world joined together to record banal and remarkable everyday events on July 24, 2010, director Kevin MacDonald led a team of editors to condense more…
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PressPausePlay (2011)
Cast: Moby, Lykke Li, Lena Dunham …
Directed by: David Dworsky, Victor Köhler
Exploring the connection between fear, hope and digital culture, filmmakers David Dworsky and Victor Köhler profile the leaders of a digital revolution that's allowed anyone with a…
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White Wash (2011)
Cast: Ben Harper, Tariq Trotter, Kelly Slater …
Directed by: Ted Woods
Ben Harper narrates this documentary about black surfers' struggles both on and off the board, and their role in the larger fight for racial equality. The film examines surfing's…
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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)
Cast: Danny Glover, Harry Belafonte, Erykah Badu …
Directed by: Göran Olsson
From 1967 to 1975, a film crew directed their cameras at major figures in America's Black Power movement, generating hours of footage that remained unreleased for three decades. Archival…
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Buck (2011)
Cast: Buck Brannaman, Robert Redford
Directed by: Cindy Meehl
Buck Brannaman, inspiration for "The Horse Whisperer," is revealed as a complex figure in this Sundance Audience Award winner for Best Documentary by Cindy Meehl. The master horseman reveals…
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American Experience: Triangle Fire (2011)
Cast: Michael Murphy, Ami Ankin, Joanna Bonaro …
Directed by: Jamila Wignot
One of the deadliest fires in U.S. history occurred at New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in 1911, killing more than 140 workers -- mostly young women who were locked inside --…
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Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011)
Cast: Tim Arango, Julian Assange, Gay Talese …
Directed by: Andrew Rossi
Documentarian Andrew Rossi goes inside the&NFi; New York Times&NFi_; to examine how the venerable paper and its reporters are responding to the massive changes in how news is gathered,…
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Sing Your Song (2011)
Cast: Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Diahann Carroll …
Directed by: Susanne Rostock
Hoping to inspire a new generation of activists, entertainer Harry Belafonte allows director Susanne Rostock intimate access to his life to document his many decades as a performer and as a…
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Frontline: Battle for Haiti (2011)
Cast: Raymond Cajuste, Will Lyman
Directed by: Dan Reed
In the wake of Haiti's catastrophic 2010 earthquake, 4,500 violent criminals escaped from Port-au-Prince's National Penitentiary, and the venerable public affairs show returns to…
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Square Grouper (2011)
Directed by: Billy Corben
Documentarian Billy Corben shines a spotlight on three unusual and interrelated stories about drug trafficking in Florida during the 1970s and 1980s, when marijuana smuggling was big business…
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Something Ventured (2011)
Directed by: Dayna Goldfine, Daniel Geller
This engrossing documentary traces the genesis of some of the world's most revolutionary companies, such as Apple, Intel and Genentech, and how their investors' visionary practices…
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Koran By Heart (2011)
Directed by: Greg Barker
Set in Cairo, this fascinating documentary looks in on the world's oldest Koran-reciting tournament, where Muslim youngsters from Senegal, the Maldives and beyond display their vocal and…
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Gone (2011)
Cast: Kathy Gilleran
Directed by: Gretchen Morning, John Morning
Chronicling an American mother's desperate but determined search for her missing son, this arresting documentary probes the disappearance of 34-year-old Aeryn Gillern, who Austrian…
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Building Hope (2011)
Directed by: Turk Pipkin
In poverty-stricken rural Kenya, a high school education is far from guaranteed. That's why when The Nobility Project completed a primary school there, it also agreed to build the…
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Last Summer at Coney Island (2011)
Directed by: J.L. Aronson
With an eye to the past and the future, this documentary shines a light on the archetypal American amusement park of Coney Island. Lingering over images of the park's pre-World War II…
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Wretches & Jabberers (2011)
Cast: Larry Bissonnette, Tracy Thresher
Directed by: Gerardine Wurzburg
Embarking on a world tour, autistic adults Tracy Thresher and Larry Bissonnette attempt to change global attitudes about disability and intelligence. And although their communication skills…
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Age of Champions (2011)
Directed by: Christopher Rufo
In this lively documentary, trash-talking hoops-playing grannies, swimming siblings and other athletes at the National Senior Games demonstrate that one thing age doesn't diminish is the…
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Tavis Smiley Reports: Too Important to Fail (2011)
Cast: Tavis Smiley
Journalist Tavis Smiley investigates the alarming increase in the number of African-American males who drop out of high school throughout the U.S. As more boys are failed by the educational…
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CNBC Originals: Target: Inside the Bullseye (2011)
Cast: Scott Wapner
Target mimics the prices of a big-box discounter while retaining the cache of an urban boutique. With insight from CEO Gregg Steinhafel, this documentary reveals how Target became both…
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Trials of Michael Jackson (2011)
Directed by: Barry Shaw, Dana Gedrick
This documentary reveals what transpired when pop superstar Michael Jackson went on trial in 2005 to face accusations of child molestation and other charges, giving special attention to the…