North Pole, NY is a feature-length documentary about Santa's Workshop, one of the very first theme parks in the U.S. Battling against a changing economy, the digital world, and a con-man who tries to steal Christmas, the dreamers in one small town vow to keep the park open and the magic of Christmas…
The Pullars are one of the last families using traditional methods to fish for wild Atlantic salmon off the coast of Scotland. When these methods involve killing seals, the salmon’s natural predators, conflict erupts. Animal activist groups Sea Shepherd and Hunt Saboteurs oppose the Pullars at…
From wireless power to cell phones, Tesla was light years ahead of his time. New research uncovers an other-worldly force guiding him, and that the ruling elite were terrified of losing control of the planet if his ideas and inventions were to get into enemy hands.
How to Prepare for Prison focuses on the lives of three vastly different people who are steeling themselves against the daunting prospect of serving prison sentences for the very first time. Shot over three years, the film captures their growing psychological trauma as their children and families face…
Over five years in the making, Getting Over is the passion project of a lifetime from filmmaker Jason Charnick. Given a box of video tapes by his uncle that chronicled his father's final days, it took him well over a decade to even face the image of his father again. In 1997, Jason's father…
In Medellín, the former capital of drugs, we gained exceptional permission to meet and follow John Jairo Velasquez, better known as Popeye - Pablo Escobar’s former lieutenant. After confessing to participating in 250 murders and ordering thousands more, Popeye spent 23 years in prison before…
After three wars in eight years and an ongoing eleven-year blockade, how are the people of Gaza coping? Many public employees, whether they are doctors in the large hospitals or waste management supervisors in the garbage dump, have been working without pay for over seven years. And yet despite this,…
"One of the best movies of 2018" — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post "The average documentary would gawk. This one reclassifies." — Wesley Morris, The New York Times "A cinephile's delight" — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter "A daring film.…
Why would someone confess to a crime they didn’t commit? In America, nearly 30% of those exonerated by DNA tests had previously confessed. For more than half a century, the Reid technique was the favoured method of extracting confessions out of suspects. This method of slowly building pressure…
Every year thousands of people who suffer persecution flee their home countries to seek refuge in the United States. After surviving untold horrors, these people have no choice but to leave everything behind: their homes, their jobs, their communities and even their families. "Refugee"…
CHASING THE JET STREAM tells the story of Marc Hauser, a visionary Swiss entrepreneur and record-holding skydiver who wants to become the first man to jump into a hurricane force jet stream at 8,000 to 10,000 meters altitude. It’s a record with a scientific purpose. Marc wants to bring attention…
See the entire 2015 edition of Circus Smirkus, featuring 30 young circus performers living the dream of a ten-week circus tour. This year’s recipe has key ingredients including hard work, dedication and talent. Add equal parts of whimsy, beauty and fun, then spice it up with amazing music, costumes…
