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Overlooked & Underrated Docs & Features

Into The Night: Portraits of Life and Death
Thoughts and feelings about facing death.

Hunting for Hedonia
Healing with deep brain stimulation.

Can Art Stop a Bullet: William Kelly’s Big Picture
The making of William Kelly's mega collage on peace.

Solutions
Solving humanity's problems.

Lady Buds: Women, Cannabis, and California
State of the art in California cannabis farms and farmers.

American Gadfly: High School Students Making Big Differences
A group of students make a run for their hero Mike Gravel's run for President of the United States.

Reflection: A Walk with Water
A journey through and about water.

The Reason I Jump: A Revelation of Autism
A positive vision of autism.

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
The most comprehensive yet concise primer on environmental science.

Misha and the Wolves
Misha and the Wolves: A True Mythological Fable

Nature’s Cleanup Crew: The Crucial Roles of Scavengers
Five species which are helping Mother Earth, and in turn, need our support.

Beneath the Olive Tree
The subjugation of 100,000 Greek women in the Twentieth Century.

Skid Row, Los Angeles
Director Van Maximilian Carlson covers Los Angeles' skid row with care and concern for the residents.

The Seer and the Unseen
The presence of the Unseen in Iceland.

The Meaning of Hitler
A review of Hitler's impacts then and now.

Personal Statement
Following three high school students to college.

The 8th: The Struggle for Abortion Rights in Ireland
The struggle for abortion rights in Ireland.

Homeroom: A Year in the Life of High School Seniors
The trials, challenges, and hopes of Oakland's senior high school seniors.

The Loneliest Whale: the Search for 52
Seeking the one and only possibly remaining whale that calls out to other whales with the frequency of 52 hertz.

Youth v Gov
21 young people fight for environmental justice.

The Dark Hobby
Stopping the global aquarium trade of fish.

Picture a Scientist: Women in Science
Women in science fight for equity and freedom from misogamy.

The Wisdom of Trauma
Dr. Gabor Maté on the adverse impacts of childhood trauma.

8 Billion Angels
A comprehensive examination of human overpopulation.

The Most Unknown
Nine scientists share their worlds.

The Waiting Room: A Night at the Emergency Department
One night of life at the emergency room.

Last Breath
At the bottom of the Atlantic ocean three men attempt to save one who has gone adrift.

Lucy the Human Chimp
The epic journeys of Janis Carter and Lucy, a chimpanzee.

The Road Up
A progressive jobs program offering hope to people who have lost their way in life.

Can You Hear Us Now?: A Season in the Life of Wisconsin Politics
A season in the life of Wisconsin politics.

Five Years North
A harrowing immigrant story.

Elephant Refugees
Some time visiting 'Elephant Sands' in Botswana.

All Light, Everywhere
An amalgam of vision, observation, bias, crime, policing technology, weapons, privacy issues, contemporary media, and justice.

Assholes: A Theory
The story of rampant narcissism.

The Divided Brain: The World Iain McGilchrist Wants Us to Live In
Another look at our left and right hemispheres.

The Year Earth Changed
The natural world's response to the pandemic.

They Shall Not Grow Old
World War I authentically depicted in Peter Jackson's documentary.

F.T.A.: A Hidden History Revealed
A film of the anti-Vietnam 1970s traveling show called FTA.

Creating Woodstock: How It Really Happened
The festival that almost never happened.

Through a More Intimate Lens: Interview with Filmmaker Ross Taylor
Interview with filmmaker Ross Taylor.

Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint
The life, times, and work of Swedish artist Hilma af Klint.

The Land of Azaba
The largest remaining tract of wild nature in western Europe.

A Southern Fix: Towards an End to Euthanasia of Pets
Initiatives to end euthanasia of adoptable pets.

Do Not Split: The Fight for a Democratic Hong Kong
Like the title suggests, the fight for a democratic Hong Kong.

Tell My Story
Teenage suicide from a personal perspective.

No Fear No Favor: Hope for African Wildlife
Efforts to save African wildlife.

The Hardest Day: Love, Loss, and the Last Moments Between
The emergence of in-home pet euthanasia.

Entangled: The Fight for the Right Whale
Fishing interests versus the existence of the Right Whale.

The Elephant Queen
Following a herd of elephants through seasons of drought and water.

Finding Courage: Confronting China’s Pogrom Against Falun Gong Practitioners
Confronting China’s Suppression of Falun Gong Practitioners

Dark Circle
A scientific primer on the catastrophic power of nuclear energy.

GRIT
A human-made environmental disaster in Indonesia.

Warrior Women
Native American initiatives to reclaim their rights and cultures.

Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You
Bruce Springsteen recording his latest album, and reflecting on his life in music.

Personhood: Policing Pregnant Women in America
The threats pregnant mother's face from 'fetal personhood.'

Stray: The Street Dogs of Istanbul
Filmmaker Elizabeth Lo follows the street dogs of Istanbul.

Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry
Profile of superstar Billie Eilish.

Dads: In Celebration of Fatherhood
Normal and Hollywood dads tell their stories of new fatherhood.

A Dog Named Gucci
Ending the abuse of cats and dogs.

I Married the War
The impact of PTSD on combat veterans' spouses.

Orchestrating Change: The Odysseys of Ronald Braunstein and Caroline Whiddon
Two people create a musical movement to support sufferers of mental illness.

17 Blocks
Life in an under-resourced community 17 blocks away from the US Capitol building.

Landfall
Puerto Rico after Maria

Freightened: The Real Price of Shipping
The hidden environmental horrors of giant cargo ships.

M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity
The life and times of Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972).

Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
The life and times of Amy Tan.

Kiss The Ground: Regenerating Earth
How fertile soil can save the Earth's flora and fauna.

Some Kind of Heaven: ‘Cocoon’ Almost Comes True
Welcome to Florida's 'The Villages'.

Playing For Keeps: The Upside of Downtime
James Redford on the value of adult play.

In Case of Emergency: Sixteen Nurses Tell Their Stories
Interviews with sixteen emergency room nurses and other medical personnel.

The Judge
The first woman to be appointed to the Middle East's Shari’a (Islamic law) civil courts.

The Perfect Weapon: Cyber Warfare Around the World
This review was composed and published before the announcement of a massive hack of American and other countries from the likely origin, Russia.

Belly of the Beast: Forced Sterilization of Women Prisoners in California
The forced sterilization of women in California and beyond.

Kimberly Warner
Filmmaker Interview: Kimberly Warner

Coded Bias: Artificial Intelligence on the Loose
The global power of algorithms

Operation Odessa
“Do You Want the Submarine with Missiles or Without Missiles?” Tarzan

Enemies of the State
One family against the governments of Canada and the United States.

Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
The rocks which fall to Earth.

Enemies of the State
An American family becomes entangled in a bizarre web of secrets and lies when their hacker son is targeted by the U.S. government, making them all 'ENEMIES OF THE STATE'.

Picture of His Life
Profile of underwater photographer Amos Nachoum.

Day One
A year with refugee children in an innovative St. Louis school.

The Reunited States
Mending the divide.

MEGAFIRES: Investigating a Global Threat
Megafires and how to stop them.

The Phenomenon: Making the Incredible Credible
The latest and greatest documentary about UFO/Alien phenomena.

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Sir David Attenborough's final statement on the damaged natural world we have wrought and how we can repair it.

Untouchable: Sex Offenders, the Law, and the Truth
The downside of America's sex offenders policies.

Fly Like a Girl: Women in the Air and Beyond
Profiles of 13 Female Pilots

The Falconer
Profile of falconer Rodney Stotts.

The Boys Who Said No!: Draft Resistance and the Vietnam War
Stories of Vietnam War draft resistors.

Weed and Wine: Two Crops, Two Families
A French family's wine harvest, a California family's cannabis cultivation.

Los Hermanos / The Brothers
The musical journeys of two brothers from Cuba.

Feels Good Man: The Hero’s Journey of Matt Furie
Matt Furies' fight for Pepe the Frog's reputation.

Shoot to Marry: Steve Markle’s Quest
The search for a wife.

the Book Makers
The art and craft of making books.

Who Made You?: A Cinematic Meditation on AI and Robotics
What are robotics and AI doing to us?

The Condor & the Eagle
Follow four Indigenous activists from Canada to South America.

Sisters Rising: Ending Violence Against Native American Women
Six Native American women fighting to end violence against Native American women.

The Biggest Little Farm
L.A. couple moves to the country to build a 200+ acre farm.

Denise Ho: Becoming the Song
The life and times of singer/songwriter, political activist, and actor Denise Ho.

Healing from Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation
Escaping the hate and violence of American hate groups.