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- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogJean ClottesJulien MonneyWerner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
- DirectorEli KabillioStarsJoey MellenBart HugesAmanda FeildingA documentary about people who drill dime-sized holes in their foreheads in an effort to improve health and mental capacity
- DirectorRoko BelicStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittWilliam C. DementJayne GackenbachCan the dream world be a fully functional parallel reality? Joseph Gordon-Levitt and leading scientists take you to the cutting edge of dream research in this documentary produced for Christopher Nolan's Inception.
- DirectorYukari HayashiBarrie McLeanStarsLeonard CohenThe Dalai LamaRam DassDeath is real, it comes without warning and it cannot be escaped. An ancient source of strength and guidance, The Tibetan Book of the Dead remains an essential teaching originating in the spiritual cultures of the Himalayas. Narrated by Leonard Cohen, this enlightening two-part program explores the sacred text and boldly visualizes the afterlife according to its profound wisdom. Part 1: A Way of Life reveals the history of The Tibetan Book of the Dead and examines its traditional use in northern India, as well as its acceptance in Western hospices. Shot over a four-month period, the film contains footage of the rites and liturgies for a deceased Ladakhi elder and includes an interview with the Dalai Lama, who shares his views on the book's meaning and importance. Watch The Tibetan Book of the Dead - Part 2: The great Liberation
- DirectorNick StringerStarsArmand LeroiLaurance DoyleNigel FranksScientists and Artists speculate about how alien life might exist on a planet they dub "Aurelia", circling and tidally locked to a Red Dwarf star.
- StarsChristian RodskaJeremy RaynerBruce H. TiffneyA group of scientists predict what Earth and Life will look like in the future
- StarsArmand LeroiSeth ShostakChris McKayAstrophysicists and biologists come together to imagine how, where, and what types of extraterrestrial life forms can we hope to find in the near future.
- DirectorSid BennettStarsSean Cameron MichaelAndre WeidemanCandice D'ArcyA team of scientists testifies that they found the remains of a sea creature with ties to human origins - a modern day mermaid. They claim a massive government cover-up is currently hiding the creature's existence from the general public.
- DirectorTamra DavisStarsJean Michel BasquiatJulian SchnabelLarry GagosianDirector Tamra Davis pays homage to her friend in this definitive documentary but also delves into Basquiat as an iconoclast. His dense, bebop-influenced neoexpressionist work emerged while minimalist, conceptual art was the fad; as a successful black artist, he was constantly confronted by racism and misconceptions. Much can be gleaned from insider interviews and archival footage, but it is Basquiat's own words and work that powerfully convey the mystique and allure of both the artist and the man.
- DirectorSusanna StyronStarsPaul AusterSusan BeairdDavid BorsookExplores the history and mystery of Migraine, and its remarkable place in the human condition. Migraine is a devastating but fascinating neurological condition with a compelling story to tell.
- DirectorEric SteelStarsEric GeleynseChris BrownSusan GinwallaFilmmakers use hidden cameras to capture the various suicide attempts at the Golden Gate Bridge - the world's most popular suicide destination. Interviews with the victims' loved ones describe their lives and mental health.
- DirectorNic StaceyStarsJim Al-KhaliliChaos theory has a bad name, conjuring up images of unpredictable weather, economic crashes and science gone wrong. But there is a fascinating and hidden side to Chaos, one that scientists are only now beginning to understand. It turns out that chaos theory answers a question that mankind has asked for millennia - how did we get here? In this documentary, Professor Jim Al-Khalili sets out to uncover one of the great mysteries of science - how does a universe that starts off as dust end up with intelligent life? How does order emerge from disorder? It's a mindbending, counterintuitive and for many people a deeply troubling idea. But Professor Al-Khalili reveals the science behind much of beauty and structure in the natural world and discovers that far from it being magic or an act of God, it is in fact an intrinsic part of the laws of physics. Amazingly, it turns out that the mathematics of chaos can explain how and why the universe creates exquisite order and pattern. And the best thing is that one doesn't need to be a scientist to understand it. The natural world is full of awe-inspiring examples of the way nature transforms simplicity into complexity. From trees to clouds to humans - after watching this film you'll never be able to look at the world in the same way again.
- DirectorMads BrüggerStarsMads BrüggerSimon Jul JørgensenTommy KenterTwo Danish comedians join the director on a trip to North Korea, where they have been allowed access under the pretext of wanting to perform a vaudeville act.
- DirectorPeter MettlerStarsGavin ConnorBrian LadoonDon LindA documentary of an expedition to Churchill, Manitoba to film the Northern Lights.
- DirectorMisha KostrovStarsVictor KuznetsovTatyana PerizhokN. TaranThe film tacks together two tales: a historical account of Tesla's eventful life and his pioneering research into physics and bold experiments with electricity. Suffering from a fatal malady as a child the future great physicist promised his parents that he would recover under the sole condition...if they allowed him to become an engineer. And he kept his promise. Never ending yearning for knowledge, research practice, creative endeavor, discoveries that have unfixed all established notions - that's what was the characteristic of the great physicist. Nikola Tesla would always remain a scientist whose life was a sort of mystification rather than pure reality.
- DirectorAnca DamianStarsVlad IvanovJamie SivesSandrine BonnaireWhile being in Poland, Romanian Claudio Crulic is wrongly accused of theft. In jail he goes on a hunger strike.
- DirectorYu HaiboYu Tianqi KikiStarsXiaoyong ZhaoYongjiu ZhouYueAn intimate portrait of a peasant-turned oil painter transitioning from making copies of iconic Western paintings to creating his own authentic works of art.
- DirectorDavid BickerstaffA documentary about the influence of Japanese art on Van Gogh's work.
- DirectorChris BouldingStarsMaggi ChapmanJeanie DavisonTamsin GreigTelling the intriguing and poignant story of the closure of Britain's insane asylums.
- DirectorAlbin BiblomWonder, exploitation and a wish to preserve nature - Curiosity and Control examines our complex relationship to nature itself. A multi layered look at the world of Museums of Natural History and Zoological gardens, with voices from historians, authors, architects and zoo managers. It raises questions about how we perceive nature and our contradictory behavior of caging what we fear may be lost.
- DirectorRobert LemelsonStarsKeretaRaradLuh Ketut SuryaniFollows an older Balinese man as he struggles with the intrusion of spirits into his consciousness and explores his experience with healers, the roles of violence and loss, and what role a psychiatric diagnosis of schizophrenia entails.
- DirectorKazuhiro SôdaStarsToshio KashiwagiItsuko KishimotoIkuo MiyakeMENTAL is a feature-length documentary that observes the complex world of an outpatient mental health clinic in Japan, interwoven with patients, doctors, staff, volunteers, and home-helpers, in cinema-verite style. The film breaks a major taboo against discussing mental illness prevalent in Japanese society, and captures the candid lives of people coping with suicidal tendencies, poverty, a sense of shame, apprehension, and fear of society.
- DirectorKazuhiro SôdaStarsSeiko HashimotoNobuteru IshiharaYoriko KawaguchiCan a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election if he is backed by the political giant Prime Minister Koizumi and his Liberal Democratic Party? This cinema-verite documentary closely follows a heated election campaign in Kawasaki, Japan, revealing the true nature of "democracy."
- DirectorPeter RodgerStarsPeter RodgerHugh JackmanRingo StarrPeople from all walks of life are asked "What is God?"
- DirectorSteven BoeWhitney BoeStarsMark HamillTim CurryLance HenriksenEvery human asks: who am I? What is my purpose? The answers are in the sustaining allegories of myths from human history. Mythic Journeys reveals how those myths can transform lives into journeys.