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Aidan Walsh: Master of The Universe
A documentary that delves into the life of one of Ireland's most eccentric and mesmerizing characters, self-invented pop star Aidan Walsh.
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Aileen: Life and Death of A Serial Killer
Notorious serial killler Aileen Wuornos gives her last interview to documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield before her impending execution.
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Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer
A startling look at the exploitation of the notorious serial killer Aileen Wuornos by friends and family who looked to cash in on her murderous pursuits.
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Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Beloved by millions of children around the world, Elmo is an international icon. However, few people know the man behind the furry red monster: Kevin Clash.
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Biggie and Tupac
The deaths of rappers Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls and their involvement with the rap rivalries of the '90s takes centre stage in this gripping documentary.
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Big River Man
A man seeks to break records left, right and centre as he goes on a mission to be the first person to swim the length of the Amazon river.
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Billabong Odyssey
A team of extremist surfers tour the world's best beaches with the aim of discovering the toughest waves and conquering them.
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Blindsight
Inspired by the blind mountain climber Erik Weihenmayer, six blind Tibetan teenagers take on the challenge of climbing the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest.
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Bowling for Columbine
Michael Moore sets off on a rollicking journey to the heart of America hoping to discover why the American pursuit of happiness is so riddled with mass violence
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Buck
The true story of American cowboy and real life "horse whisperer" Buck Brannaman, who travels the US for nine months, helping horses with people problems.
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Build Something Modern
The peculiar history of Irish architects designing hundreds of ground breaking modernist buildings in Africa without ever getting to see them built.
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Catfish
Filmmakers Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost are in the midst of filming the life of Ariel's brother, Nev, but a story that neither expected begins to unfold.
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Iconic director Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Rescue Dawn) once again takes us on an incredible adventure, going behind the frontier of an extraordinary place.
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Chronicle of a Disappearance
Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman goes on a deeply personal journey home to Israel and documents the cultural identity crisis he sees happening around him.
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Driving Me Crazy
Nick Broomfield's behind-the-scenes look at the highs, lows and eccentricities of being part of an extravagant Broadway production.
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El Somni
One of the last millenarian shepherds brings on his final journey through the Catalan Pyrenees as we witness the demise of a craft that has spanned generations.
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Encounters At The End Of The World
Film-maker Werner Herzog takes us on a spectacular journey through Antarctica, documenting the vast array of creatures, people and landscapes he encounters.
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Exit Through The Gift Shop
The Oscar-nominated documentary that became a chaotic study of low-level criminality, comradeship and the people behind the contemporary Street Art movement.
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Familystrip
Director Luis Minaro takes us on a journey through his family' Spanish history as his parents celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary.
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Le Filmeur
French director Alain Cavalier shot his first piece of footage in 1994, and the last in 2005. Now it has been condensed into one hundred minutes of screen-time.
Big River Man
Martin Strel is the holder of numerous world records for endurance swimming, and in this documentary feature he looks to add to this collection with the ultimate test, as he attempts to conquer and swim the full length of one of the most dangerous rivers on the planet, the Amazon.
