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WATERMARK
© Inceptio
n Media Gr
oup
Entertainment One
Directed by
Jennifer Baichwal
& Edward Burtynsky
Rated PG; 90 minutes
Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky
team to co-direct
Watermark, an environmentally conscious
documentary that
examines the relationship between mankind
and water. The
filmmakers travel to various locations aroun
d the world — from
deserts, to tanneries, to one of the biggest
dams in the world — to
showcase how the liquid shapes people's
lives, as well as how
humanity affects this precious resource.
SPINNING PLATES
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Joseph Levy's documentary Spinning Plate
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Grant Achatz,
Mike Breitbach,
Cindy Breitbach
Inception Media Group
Directed by Joseph Levy
Not Rated; 93 minutes
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Tim Swank, Chairman
Katie Couric, Bill Clinton,
Joe Lopez
The Weinstein Company
Directed by
Stephanie Soechtig
Rated PG; 92 minutes
FED UP
, narrated by
Stephanie Soechtig's documentary Fed Up
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and the government have acted together
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SIX BY SONDHEIM
HBO Documentary Films
Directed by
James Lapine
Rated TV14; 84 minutes
“Everybody has problems. Nobody goes throug
h life unscathed, and I think if you write about
those things, you’re going to touch people,”
says Stephen Sondheim at the start of Six by
Sondheim, an intimate look into his long and
prolific career creating ground-breaking work
that has redefined the musical theater. Direct
ed by award-winning Broadway director and
playwright James Lapine, and predominan
tly told by Sondheim himself, this 84-minute
film
weaves together dozens of interviews of Sondh
eim, conducted throughout his illustrious
career. Archival performances of Sondheim
classics by stars like Bernadette Peters and
Ethel Merman are interspersed with new perfor
mances produced exclusively for this feature
documentary, showcasing such stars as Audra
McDonald, Darren Criss and America Ferrer
a.
Blending theatrical footage with rare intervi
ew footage and Sondheim’s candid anecdotes,
the film underscores Sondheim’s unique, conve
rsational songwriting style, and focuses on
Sondheim’s experiences writing six songs: “Some
thing’s Coming,” “Opening Doors,” “Send
in the Clowns,” “I’m Still Here,” “Being Alive”
and “Sunday.” Art and life are intertwined for
Sondheim, and Six by Sondheim is a story of
both.
HBO
Documentary
Films
Directed by
Cynthia Wade
Rated TV14;
39 minutes
HBO
Documentary
Films
Directed by
Peter Berg
57 minutes
MONDAYS AT RACINE
STATE OF PLAY: TROPHY KIDS
Directed by Oscar®-winner Cynthia Wade, Mondays at Racine tells the
uplifting story of Rachel Demolfetto and Cynthia Sansone, two sisters
who do their part in the fight against cancer by providing free beauty
treatments - hair, makeup, manicures and pedicures - to cancer patients
at their salon every month. The sisters have a personal motivation in
offering such treatments: they watched their mother grow reclusive and
depressed after being diagnosed with breast cancer in the 1980s. Now,
they own a beauty salon called Racine in Long Island, NY, which they
open free of charge to women with cancer once a month on Mondays.
Their goal: to give cancer patients a sense of normalcy and beauty, and
in doing so, combat the fear that accompanies the disease. Airing during
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this 39-minute documentary profiles
several of Racine's regulars, many of whom wake up with the clumps of
hair on their pillow, a symbol of the hair loss caused by chemotherapy.
Without hair, “you feel like you're being erased,” one woman offers.
Cancer can rob many women of their ability to feel like the person they
once were, but Cynthia and Rachel are determined to help, with a little
bit of blush and a lot of handholding.
HBO Sports and executive producers Peter Berg and
Sarah Aubrey team up again for the innovative new
documentary film series State of Play. the show takes on
complex and multi-layered themes in sports, exploring
their relationship to larger society. Each new edition
spotlights a topic or person whose impact on the sports
world is undeniable, opening with a brief overview
followed by a 40-minute cinéma vérité documentary
and concluding with an in-depth, 20-minute roundtable
discussion of the issue with the filmmakers, subjects and
guest experts. Emmy® nominee Berg (Friday Night Lights)
serves as moderator of the panel discussion.
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PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK: THE
LIFE
AND TIMES OF KATRINA GILBERT
HBO Documentary Films
Directed by
Shari Cookson
& Nick Doob
Rated TVPG;
75 minutes
Filmed in Chattanooga, TN, Paycheck to Paych
eck: The Life and Times of Katrina
Gilbert is a personal journey that follows a
year in the life of Katrina Gilbert, a 30-yearold woman earning just above the minimum
wage as a certified nursing assistant.
Katrina never expected to be a single mothe
r of three young children, living paycheck
to paycheck and barely scraping by. But after
leaving her husband Jeremy – whose
addiction to painkillers destroyed their marria
ge and gutted their finances – Katrina finds
herself living in a trailer and providing sole suppo
rt to her children: Brooklynn, Lydia
and Trent. Overworked, underpaid and uninsu
red, Katrina’s saving graces are a budding
relationship with Chris, a single father facing
similar circumstances, and the Chambliss
Center, a subsidized day-care center that provid
es affordable daycare. A microcosm of
the ordeal faced by some 70 million wome
n and children in the U.S. today, Paycheck to
Paycheck is executive produced by Maria Shrive
r, and is a component of the recently
released, multi-platform project, The Shrive
r Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back
from the Brink.
HBO
Documentary
Films
Directed by
Heidi Ewing &
Rachel Grady
Rated TV14;
38 minutes
THE EDUCATION OF
MOHAMMAD HUSSEIN
HBO
Documentary
Films
Directed
by Antony
Thomas
Rated TVPG;
59 minutes
QUESTIONING DARWIN
There is an entire generation of American Muslim children who do not
know a world before September 11, 2001. These children have never
experienced a country which is largely unaware of, or neutral about,
Islam. Instead, their faith is scrutinized and patriotism questioned,
even before they can grasp these very adult concepts. The Education
of Mohammad Hussein, a 38-minute documentary short directed by
Academy Award® nominees Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (Jesus
Camp), takes the viewer inside a tightly knit Muslim community in the
economically depressed Detroit-Hamtramck neighborhood, focusing
on the children who attend a traditional Islamic school, Al-Ikhlas. The
film captures a year where the kids and their neighborhood have an
unwelcome visitor, notorious Koran-burning Florida preacher Terry
Jones, who arrives to provoke them with hateful rhetoric and anti-Muslim
demonstrations. The community’s reaction to this challenge lies at
the heart of the film, which gives a quietly searing view of a post-9/11
America that is struggling to live up to its promise of tolerance and civil
justice for all.
Literal and creationist interpretation of the Bible is the fastest-growing
branch of Christianity in the U.S. and around the world, with 46% of
Americans believing the Genesis account of creation is the literal truth.
Directed by award-winning British documentarian Antony Thomas
(HBO's For Neda), Questioning Darwin takes an in-depth look at the
views of creationist Christians, who reject Charles Darwin's theory of
evolution, while also examining how Darwin handled the question of
God as he developed his theory of natural selection in the mid-1800s.
Featuring interviews with Darwin historians and biographers, ministers
and creationist Christians, and Darwin's own words through his
letters and writings (voiced by actor Sam West), the film is a balanced
examination of a 150-year debate, which has only increased in the last
two decades with the rise of evangelical Christianity in the U.S. The
film also illuminates little-known facts about Darwin's life, placing one
of the greatest scientific minds in historical context. By turns thought
provoking and infuriating, Questioning Darwin will inspire debate
among believers on both sides of the issue.
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LIFE ACCORDING TO SAM
HBO Documentary Films
Directed by Sean Fine
& Andrea Nix Fine
Rated TVG;
94 minutes
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An official selection in the U.S. Documentary
Competition at the 2013 Sundance Film
Festival, Life According to Sam explores the
remarkable world of Sam Berns and the
relentless pursuit of a treatment and cure by
his parents (both doctors) to save their son
from the fatal and extremely rare disease proger
ia, a progressive aging disorder. Directed
by Sean and Andrea Fine (2013 Oscar® winne
rs for Inocente), this incredibly moving film
chronicles three years of the family's inspiri
ng efforts, which led to the first clinical drug
trials and the discovery that progeria is linked
to the human aging process. Without such
a link, garnering support to research treatm
ents for the mere 250 people on the planet
with progeria would be far more difficult today.
As Sam's resilient parents race against
the clock (average life expectancy for a person
with progeria is 13 years) to find a cure,
Sam embraces his circumstances with admira
ble courage. His family empowers him to
enjoy his childhood as they seek what every
family wants - to make the most of their time
together. Following Sam's triumphs and strugg
les as he philosophically plays the hand he
has been dealt, Life According to Sam reveal
s the wisdom beyond his years.
HBO
Documentary
Films
Directed by
Jon Alpert
& Matthew
O'Neill
Rated TV14;
36 minutes
REDEMPTION
Redemption follows a cast of characters from the five boroughs of NYC
as they scrape together a living - five cents at a time. Emmy®-winning
filmmakers Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill followed several men and
women over the course of a year, providing a poignant glimpse into the
daily lives and struggles of those who scavenge the city's garbage cans
and recycling bins. The subjects' previous occupations - short-order
cooks, computer-sales executives, factory workers - all fell victim to an
evaporation of jobs, as businesses and restaurants closed in the rocky
years since the economic downturn. This 36-minute documentary short
highlights the sense of community among the canners, many of whom
have spent a decade working beside each other on the sidewalks,
shunned by most New Yorkers and underserved by social services. But
as more people turn to canning, the search to collect enough bottles and
cans to survive grows more difficult. Despite the numbing work and long
hours, they maintain their pride, insisting “It's honorable work, no matter
what people say.” As for the nontraditional livelihoods of their subjects,
Alpert and O'Neill prove in this series of intimate portraits that one man's
trash is truly another's treasure
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HBO
Documentary
Films
Directed by
Whoopi
Goldberg
Rated TV14;
72 minutes
WHOOPI GOLDBERG
PRESENTS MOMS MABLEY
Acclaimed actress/comedienne Whoopi Goldberg directs and appears
in this feature documentary about Jackie “Moms” Mabley, an AfricanAmerican stand-up comic and show-biz pioneer who emerged from the
Chitlin’ Circuit of African-American Vaudeville to become a mainstream
star on the stage and TV. Mabley pushed the boundaries of comedy by
tackling topics such as gender, sex and racism, making her one of the first
taboo-pushing comedians on the comedy circuit. Once billed as “The
Funniest Woman in the World,” Mabley performed up until her death in
1975. The film includes vintage clips and recordings of Mabley through
the years, as well as recent interviews with some of the world’s top
comedians, including Eddie Murphy, Joan Rivers, Kathy Griffin, Robert
Klein, Bill Cosby and Goldberg – each of whom is a huge Mabley fan. A
true passion project for first-time director Goldberg, the documentary
shows Mabley’s historical significance and profound influence as a
performer vastly ahead of her time.
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THESE BIRDS WALK
dia Group
Omar Mullick and Bassam Tariq's document
ary These Birds Walk
records the brutal reality that exist for runaw
ays in Pakistan. Each
Oscilloscope Pictures
child deals with the dangers of street life in
their own ways. Some
find shelter at orphanages, some return to
Directed by
the families they initially
Omar Mullick, Bassam Tariq abandoned, and others manage to carve out a harsh day-to-day
existence that allows them to live on their
own terms.
Not Rated; 72 minutes
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© Oscillosc
ope Pictures
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THE LAST OF THE UNJUST
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Cohen Media Group
Directed by
Claude Lanzmann
Rated PG-13;
220 minutes
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BLACKFISH
Magnolia Pictures
Directed by
Gabriela Cowperthwaite
© 2014 Disn
ey Enterpris
es Inc.
Rated PG-13; 83 minutes
Dawn Brancheau, a veteran trainer at Orlan
do, Florida's water park
Sea World, lost her life when she was attac
ked by Tilikum, a bull orca
(or "killer whale") weighing ten thousand poun
ds, a regular attraction
at the park. What made the incident all the
more disturbing was this
was not the first time that the orca had cause
d the death of a trainer.
Brancheau offers a powerful and provocative
look at a remarkable
breed of animals humans still don't fully unde
rstand and how the
financial interests of water parks and resor
ts may run counter to the
best interests of the animals they put on displ
ay.
BEARS
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including a pair of imposing male
named Tikani. As the
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John C. Reilly
Walt Disney Pictures
Directed by Alastair
Fothergill, Keith Scholey
Rated G; 77 minutes
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FREE ANGELA AND
ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS
This film centers on the struggle of educator
and activist Angela
Davis, an outspoken UCLA professor whos
e affiliation with the
Communist Party and the Black Panthers
landed her on the FBI's
Ten Most Wanted list while challenging our
perceptions of political
freedom in America. From her early years
as a student in the U.S. and
abroad to her highly publicized arrest and
trial following the brazen
hostage-taking and murder of Marin Coun
ty Judge Harold Haley in
California, this film leaves no stone unturned
as it explores every
remarkable detail of Davis' life, and allows
her to tell her own stories
through a series of intimate interviews.
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ope Pictures
Angela Davis
Lions Gate Films, Inc.
Directed by Shola Lynch
Not Rated; 102 minutes
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Jenna Malone,
Ben Whishaw
Oscilloscope Pictures
Directed by Matt Wolf
Not Rated; 80 minutes
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NO PLACE ON EARTH
SUPERMENSCH:
THE LEGEND OF SHEP GORDON
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Saul Sterner, Sam Sterner,
Sonia Dodyl
Magnolia Pictures
Directed by Janet Tobias
Rated PG-13; 81 minutes
Filmmaker Janet Tobias traces the harrowing
tale of 38 Ukranian
Jews who survived the Holocaust by fleein
g into caves for 18 months.
Constantly scavenging for food and water
while constructing a series
of carefully hidden escape routes, the desp
erate survivors would
bide their time in the unforgiving environme
nt until the Soviet Army
arrived to liberate the region.
Shep Gordon, Alice Cooper
The Weinstein Company
Directed by Mike Myers
& Beth Aala
Rated R; 84 minutes
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© Oscillosc
12 O’CLOCK BOYS
© The Wein
stein Compa
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Pug, Coco, Steven
Oscilloscope Pictures
Directed by Lofty Nathan
Not Rated; 76 minutes
The 12 O'clock Boys are a notorious urban
dirt bike pack in Baltimore
— popping wheelies and weaving at exces
sive speeds through
traffic, the group impressively evades the
hamstrung police. In Lotfy
Nathan's wild, dynamic documentary (thre
e years in the making),
their stunning antics are envisioned throu
gh the eyes of young
adolescent Pug - a bright kid from the West
side obsessed with the
riders and willing to do anything to join their
ranks. 12 O'clock Boys
provides a compelling and intimate perso
nal story of a young boy and
his dangerous, thrilling dream.
CUTIE AND THE BOXER
old artist who had been
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Ushia Shirohara,
Noriko Shinohara
The Weinstein Company
Directed by
Zachary Heinzerling
Rated R; 82 minutes
DOCUMENTARY
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STORIES WE TELL
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Michael Polley,
Hary Gulkin, Susy Buchan
Lions Gate Films, Inc.
Directed by Sarah Polley
Rated PG-13; 108 minutes
Sarah Polley's documentary Stories We Tell
finds the director/actress
exploring a family secret. She had discovered
a few years earlier that
her biological father was not actually the perso
n she knew as her
father; in an effort to fully understand this
long-held family secret,
Polley interviews every member of her famil
y, and had the man she
thought of as her dad write his version of even
ts and record it, using
him reading his story as a recurring voiceover
throughout the film.
THE UNKNOWN KNOWN
mentarian Errol Morris
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The Weinstein Company
Directed by Errol Morris
Rated PG-13; 103 minutes
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SENNA
© Magnolia
Pictures
Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost,
Frank Williams
PDA Senna LLC
Directed by
Asif Kapadia
Rated PG-13;
106 minutes
Senna’s remarkable story, charting his phys
ical and spiritual
achievements on the track and off, his ques
t for perfection and
the mythical status he has since attained,
is the subject of Senna,
a documentary feature that spans the racin
g legend’s years as a
Formula 1 driver. Far more than a film for F1
fans, Senna unfolds a
remarkable story in a remarkable manner,
eschewing many standard
documentary techniques in favor of a more
cinematic approach that
makes full use of astounding footage, much
of which is drawn from F1
archives and previously unseen.
GOOD OL' FREDA
a Kelly, a run-of-the-mill
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Freda Kelly, John Lennon,
Paul McCartney
Magnolia Pictures
Directed by Ryan White
Rated PG; 86 minutes
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BEST WORST MOVIE
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George Hardy, Lily Hardy,
Pita Ray
Brainstorm Media
Directed by
Michael Stephenson
Not Rated; 93 minutes
Troll 2 star Michael Stephenson steps behin
d the camera to explore
the phenomenon behind the low-budget Italia
n-produced horror
sequel that young movie fanatics have chris
tened "the Rocky Horror
of our generation" in this documentary which
proves that just
because a movie is awful doesn't mean it won't
find an audience.
Twenty years ago, a group of inexperienced
Utah actors teamed with
an Italian-speaking production crew to shoo
t Troll 2. At the time it
seemed like the production was a complete
fiasco; little did they
realize that they were making cinematic histo
ry.
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