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Real women reveal personal truths in this documentary exploring embodiment, womanhood, and the power of being seen. THE BREAST ARCHIVES uncovers nine women's personal stories of empowerment. Baring their breasts and their hearts, the women share the unique journeys they've made with their bodies, from their formative years of hiding, shame, and disconnection to adulthood and the discovery of what it means to be a powerful woman. As the women slowly...
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An eye-opening investigation into how time has become a currency; why 'time poverty' is on the rise and how the more people try to save time, the less they have. Director Cosima Dannoritzer blends remarkable archival footage and heartbreaking stories with testimonials from leading experts in a documentary that was filmed on location in France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, and the US.
4) Inside job
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Provided is an analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse. Through exhaustive research, and extensive interviews with key financial insiders, politicians, journalists, and academics, traced is the rise of a rogue industry which has corrupted politics, regulation,...
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"From the early cave dwellers who first stumbled upon psychedelic mushrooms to the over 6000-year old tradition of opium cultivation in the East to a modern pharmaceutical industry with over 24,000 drugs on the market, drugs have played a role in our lives since well before recorded human history ... [This program] will journey through the millennia and look in on the greatest civilizations in human history to discover if drugs helped these societies...
8) In limbo
10) Cosplay universe
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Cosplay Universe explores the rise of the global Comic Con sub-culture and evolution of Cosplay; the art form of becoming a character that you love. The film follows the journey of several international cosplay teams as they compete in what is known as the 'Olympics of Cosplay' at the World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya, Japan. Cosplay Universe also chronicles America's top cosplayers' challenges to turn their geeky hobby into a thriving business. The...
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Kanopy, in partnership with Drafthouse Films, is proud to premiere this advanced preview of Alex Winter's new documentary, The YouTube Effect. Only available on Kanopy, from May 15th through May 19th! [Exclusive live Q&A with director Alex Winter at 4pm ET on May 18th: Register now!](https://lib.kanopy.com/youtubedoc/) In this eye-opening documentary, Alex Winter presents a thoughtful, troubling look at YouTube, a site with humble origins that has...
12) The human scale
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Life in the megacity is exhilarating and difficult. How do urban spaces enhance or disturb our interactions and intimacy with others? How can we make our streets more accessible by foot or bike, nd make our cities more inclusive? Through his acclaimed urban theories and practices, architect and professor Jan Gehl is leading a revolution to transform cities worldwide.. Nominated for the Nordic Dox Award and the Politiken's Audience Award at the Copenhagen...
13) Selfless
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Everywhere they go heads are down with faces not engaged in one another which brings forth the question, "Where are they leading the next generation?" Anxiety and narcissism are at the height of their existence, while Gen Z has never known life without the iPhone in hand, internet, and social networks. The experiment with technology is happening right now and most, especially teens, do not even know they are in it.
14) We are the ones
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"Francis grew up with little schooling during the Sudanese Civil War. Ajak is a Lost Boy who has returned to the tribe he fled as a child. Both men are protégés of Glenn, a grizzled, but brilliant American surgeon. We Are the Ones follows these healers as they fight to prevent illness and mend wounds in the world's newest country. After long-running tribal divides erupt into violent raids that threaten their villages and clinics, these men embark...
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Each episode of this new documentary series focuses on a groundbreaking song pivotal to the evolution of American music and culture. From the early hip-hop battles to verses that sparked hope and inspired change, watch artists deconstruct their composition, revisit the impact the song had on them personally, and dissect the socio-economic and cultural conditions that inspired the landmark work and gave voice to a generation.
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Scientific genetics, little more than a century old, holds at once the promise of eradicating disease and the threat of altering the very essence of what it means to be human. It traces the dizzying evolution of this new science as researchers race to identify treatments for genetic diseases, such as cancer and sickle cell anemia, and to perfect tools for rewriting DNA.
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Wrestling with Manhood is the first educational program to pay attention to the enormous popularity of professional wrestling among male youth, addressing its relationship to real-life violence and probing the social values that sustain it as a powerful cultural force. Richly illustrating their analysis with numerous examples, Sut Jhally and Jackson Katz - the award-winning creators of the videos Dreamworlds and Tough Guise, respectively - offer a...
19) Afterward
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Seeks to make sense of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the wave of anti-Semitism sweeping the globe. Set against the current wave of fascism and anti-Semitism sweeping the globe, it delves into the secret wounds carried by victims as well as victimizers through testimonies ranging from horrifying to hopeful.
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Cultural historians, collectors, and various celebrity obsessives, including Tom Hanks and John Mayer, launch us into the bittersweet moment when a beloved-but-dying technology, the typewriter, faces extinction. Nominated for Best First Documentary, Best Documentary, and Best Director at the **Critics' Choice Documentary Awards**. Winner of Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking: Directing at the **Newport Beach Film Festival**. *"A rich, thoughtful,...