Dec 21, 2020
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Overlooked & Underrated Docs & Features
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.
F11 and Be There: A Profile of Burk Uzzle
A portrait of photojournalist Burk Uzzle.
River City Drumbeat
Healing and inspiring young African-Americans through music.
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Capital throughout the centuries.
The Fight: Goliath, Meet David
Introducing the work of the American Civil Liberties Union.
John Lewis: Good Trouble
Profile of legendary activist and Congressman John Lewis.
Incarcerating US
The causes of mass incarceration in the United States.
The Cordillera of Dreams
The tragedy of Chile, the mountains of the Cordillera.
Dateline-Saigon
Five young US journalists in Vietnam, in the early 1960s.
Queen without Land
Four years following a polar bear and her cubs.
Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own
The life and sensational work of Ursula von Rydingsvard.
arrangiarsi: Pizza… and the Art of Living
Matteo Troncone's odysseys to Italy.
Land of Little Rivers
Fly fishing in the Catskills.
A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps
A history of the United State's Peace Corps.
Out of My Head: Migraine
An introduction to the world of migraines.
Pick of the Litter: The Vital Work of Guide Dogs for the Blind
The training of guide dogs for the blind.
Pressing On: The Letterpress Film
Like vinyl recordings, letterpress printing is making a comeback.
Words from a Bear: A Profile of N. Scott Momaday
The life and work of N. Scott Momaday.
Of Fathers and Sons
Accomplished filmmaker Talak Derki returns to his homeland in the middle east.
My Year of Living Mindfully
Shannan Harvey's year of researching and practicing meditation.
The Booksellers
Anything and everything about the state of books in our world.
Netflix vs. The World: The Battle of the Streamers
How Netflix came to dominate the world.
Mr Toilet: The World’s #2 Man
The crusading work of Jack Sim.
From Seed to Seed: A Year in the Life of a Family Farm
A year in the life of a family farm in Manitoba, Canada.
Documentary Filmmakers Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto Re-release of ‘Thousand Pieces of Gold’
The well-deserved re-release of narrative film 'Thousand Pieces of Gold'.
Genesis 2.0: Humanity’s New Beginning
Genetics, Tusks, and Synthetic Biology
Grass Is Greener: A Crucial Documentary About Cannabis in the United States
A socio-cultural-political history of cannabis in the United States.
The Raft: 11 People, 101 Days
An anthropologist's experiment on 10 people regarding peace, violence and sex.
An Elephant in the Room: The Healing Work of ‘Good Grief’
'Good Grief' supports the healing of grieving children.
Havana, From On High
Eleven Cubans living in Havana, high up in buildings, tell their stories.
The Dog Doc: Integrative Medicine for Dogs and Cats
Profile of integrative medicine veterinarian Marty Goldstein.
Barefoot: The Mark Baumer Story
In honor of poet, writer, activist Mark Baumer.
Dawnland: Rare Truth and Reconciliation in the United States
Reconciliation between the Native Americans and white people of Maine.
The Story of Plastic: The True Cost of Plastic Pollution
The origin and damage of plastic pollution, and the remedies of same.
Piano to Zanskar: A Man, a Mountain, and a Piano
A piano tuner and team haul a piano 14,000 feet to the Indian Himalayas.
The Mill: An Environmental Dilemma
Environmental conflict in Nova Scotia.
Slay The Dragon: Sabotaging the Saboteurs
Ending partisan gerrymandering.
A Prayer for Compassion: A Powerful Call for Veganism
Thomas Wade Jackson travels the world speaking with advocates of veganism.
The Wild: How Do You Save What You Love?
Saving Alaska's iconic Bristol Bay
The Disappearance of My Mother
Mother and son grapple with a big disagreement.
After Parkland
The aftermath of the Parkland, Florida high school shooting.
Clean Hands: The Challenge of a Generous, Loving Gift
An impoverished family unexpectedly receives a new home in a new enviroment.
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
Robbie Robertson tells his and his band's stories.
MOTHERLOAD: In Praise of Cargo Bikes
The emergence of cargo bikes in the United States and the world.
Catnip Nation
Feral cats—those who care for them, and those who want to make that care illegal.
Community First, A Home for the Homeless
A compassionate, comprehensive response to homelessness.
For Sama
Five years of the siege of Aleppo.
The 600: The Soldiers’ Story
600 soldiers help stop the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
The Woman Who Loves Giraffes
The story of giraffologist Anne Innis Dagg.
Shattered Dreams: Sex Trafficking in America
Victims and saviors share their stories of loss and redemption.
Violet Is Blue: A Tale of Gibbons and Guardians
Introducing the Gibbon Conservation Center of Santa Clarita, California.
Mission Wolf: Experiment in Living
Life at a wolf sanctuary.
Blue Heart: The Fight for Europe’s Last Wild Rivers
Saving the last wild rivers in Europe.
Eva: A-7063
The life story of Eva Mozes Kor.
Our Bodies Our Doctors: A Quiet Rebellion
The quiet rebellion supporting legalized abortion in the United States.
‘Love Them First’: Lessons from Lucy Laney Elementary
One year in the life of a remarkable public school.
‘The Guardians’: My Parents, Where Are They?
A corrupt governmental system that allows for legal kidnapping.
‘Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice’
Documentary film about Linda Ronstadt.
‘To Be of Service’: Veterans and Their Service Dogs
The value of service dogs for veterans.
Guilty Until Proven Guilty
Injustice in Louisiana.
‘The Foreigner’s Home’
A review and exploration of Toni Morrison's 2006 'The Foreigner's Home' exhibition at the Louvre.
‘Inviolable’: The Fight for Human Rights
Examining human rights issues around the world.
Time Thieves: The Commodity of Time
How our time is stolen, and how we can retrieve it.
A Note About ‘At War’
A labor dispute film from France.
Intelligent Trees
The smart, compassionate nature of trees.
Hail Satan?: Satan as a Liberal Activist
Introducing The Satanic Temple