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1. Free Puppies!
Millions of rescue dogs from the South are transported to new homes thanks to the tireless efforts of dog rescuers. Here's a true story about some intrepid women who are working to save them. |
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2. Shusenjo: Comfort Women and Japan's War on History
The Japanese Army enslaved tens of thousands of women in military brothels during WW2. Some conservatives are denying this shameful history. |
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3. The Professor
This documentary explores Tai Chi as both a martial art and spiritual practice and tells the story of one of its greatest masters, Cheng Man-Ching.
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4. For the Bible Tells Me So
This provocative Sundance doc brilliantly explores and reconciles homosexuality and Biblical scripture.
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5. Welcome to Leith
Welcome to Leith�chronicles the attempted takeover of a small town in North Dakota by notorious white supremacist Craig Cobb. |
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6. Somewhere with No Bridges
Twenty years after a beloved local fisherman goes missing off the shores of Martha's Vineyard, a distant cousin explores his story. |
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7. Quest
Epic in scope yet filmed with v�rit� intimacy for nearly a decade, this acclaimed doc is a vivid illumination of race and class in America. |
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8. Dateline-Saigon
The story of five young journalists whose courageous reporting from Vietnam faced fierce opposition. |
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9. Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman
A look at the rise, fall and resurrection of the father of the American Arts and Crafts movement. |
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10. 56 UP
In 1964 a group of seven year-olds were interviewed for Seven Up. Michael Apted has been back to film them every seven years since. Now they are 56. |
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11. The Book Keepers A husband keeps his late wife's dream alive by embarking on a book tour for her memoir about cancer, friendship, and cultivating an open heart. |
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12. The Future of Work and Death
Worldwide experts in futurology, neuro-science, anthropology and philosophy consider the impact of technological advances on our work...and our death. |
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13. Strangers on the Earth
Join Dane Johansen as he walks the Camino de Santiago, cello on his back, performing music for his fellow pilgrims at churches along the way. |
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14. The Corporate Coup d'État
A devastating look at how corporations and billionaires have taken control of the political process. |
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15. Through a Lens Darkly
Explores the role of photography in shaping the identity, aspirations and social emergence of African Americans from slavery to the present. |