DocMBDList, a list by crack_end

8.3

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83

/185/

83

/55/

4.0

/2634/

96

/69/

90

/68/

80

/29/

3.5

age 13+

At the age of 34, former New Orleans Saints defensive back Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS and given a life expectancy of two to five years. Weeks later, Gleason found out his wife, Michel, was expecting their first child. A video journal that began as a gift for his unborn son expands to chronicle Steve’s determination to get his relationships in order, build a foundation to provide other ALS patients with purpose, and adapt to his declining physical condition—utilizing medical technologies that offer the means to live as fully as possible.

85

7.9

/2552/

77

/72/

72

/40/

4.0

/2220/

99

/71/

90

/159/

82

/20/

4.0

Portrait of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures made from elements of nature.

85

8.2

/5205/

81

/197/

73

/64/

4.0

/2489/

96

/46/

94

/77/

79

/15/

4.0

age 15+

The Crash Reel tells the story of a sport and the risks that athletes face in reaching the pinnacle of their profession. This is Kevin Pearce’s story, a celebrated snowboarder who sustained a brain injury in a trick gone wrong and who now aims, against all the odds, to get back on the snow.

84

7.8

/1109/

71

/43/

73

/15/

4.0

/1749/

100

/13/

88

/19/

4.0

When workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota are asked to take a substantial pay cut in a highly profitable year, the local labor union decides to go on strike and fight for a wage they believe is fair. But as the work stoppage drags on and the strikers face losing everything, friends become enemies, families are divided and the very future of this typical mid American town is threatened.

84

8.0

/438/

71

/15/

73

/20/

4.2

/1342/

100

/21/

4.0

In Gansu Province, northwest China, lie the remains of countless prisoners abandoned in the Gobi Desert sixty years ago. Designated as ultra-rightists in the Communist Party’s Anti-Rightist campaign of 1957, they starved to death in the reeducation camps. The film invites us to meet the survivors of the camps to find out firsthand who these persons were, the hardships they were forced to endure and what became their destiny.

84

8.2

/2731/

81

/75/

77

/53/

4.0

/1878/

98

/45/

92

/123/

81

/23/

3.5

Hugo Chavez was a colourful, unpredictable folk hero who was beloved by his nation’s working class. He was elected president of Venezuela in 1998, and proved to be a tough, quixotic opponent to the power structure that wanted to depose him. When he was forcibly removed from office on 11 April 2002, two independent filmmakers were inside the presidential palace.

83

8.5

/2430/

82

/60/

77

/17/

4.0

/1972/

94

/31/

93

/6/

81

/12/

3.0

When, in the late 1990s, Israeli student Teddy Katz exposed the massacre of Palestinian civilians by Israeli forces in the village of Tantura, in May 1948, during the first Arab-Israeli war, he was initially praised for his pioneering work; but he was soon infamous and branded a traitor. Decades later, incendiary new evidence emerges that corroborates Teddy's findings.

82

8.1

/2825/

77

/87/

70

/42/

4.0

/1765/

94

/53/

91

/314/

83

/15/

3.5

An unflinching look at the how the battle over abortion rights has played out in the United States over the last 15 years.

81

7.6

/557/

80

/23/

67

/17/

4.0

/2121/

95

/20/

100

/2/

3.0

Di is a 12-year-old girl from the mist-shrouded mountains of northern Vietnam. She belongs to the Hmong, an ethnic minority in which girls get married at a very young age. This is often preceded by a controversial “bride-napping,” where the girl is abducted by her future husband on New Year’s Eve. Negotiations between the families follow. This also happened to Di’s sister and their mother, so it doesn’t seem strange that in preparation the women and girls discuss sex and married life without embarrassment. But Di also goes to school, where she learns very different values. And in her own way, even Di’s mother tries to warn her daughter about child marriage.

80

7.7

/159/

73

/6/

83

/3/

4.0

/1569/

3.5

In this enveloping second part of the Youth trilogy, shot between 2015 and 2019, Wang Bing deepens his vérité portrait of a generation struggling to survive on meager wages amidst a nation’s economic expansion, emphasizing the distrustful, increasingly combative relationship between workers and management.

80

7.7

/1297/

78

/82/

80

/12/

4.0

/1470/

98

/51/

54

/49/

73

/12/

4.0

age 13+

Jeffery Robinson's talk on the history of U.S. anti-Black racism, with archival footage and interviews.

80

7.7

/564/

80

/11/

68

/12/

4.0

/1441/

100

/21/

84

/7/

76

/11/

3.0

Bahman Mohassess was a celebrated artist at the time of the Shah. Trained in Italy, he created sculptures and paintings in his homeland. But audiences often took offence at the pronounced phalli on his mostly naked bronze figures and his work was regularly censored. All traces of him were lost after the revolution. It was said he destroyed his remaining paintings and disappeared.

79

7.6

/920/

72

/28/

70

/31/

4.0

/2739/

89

/27/

92

/5/

73

/10/

3.5

"Araya" is an old natural salt mine located in a peninsula in northeastern Venezuela which was still, by 1959, being exploited manually five hundred years after its discovery by the Spanish. In images, the life of the "salineros" and their archaic methods of work before their definite disappearance with the arrival of the industrial exploitation.

78

7.8

/446/

71

/28/

62

/4/

4.0

/1771/

100

/24/

77

/10/

85

/6/

3.0

Poet Layli Long Soldier crafts a searing portrait of her Oyate’s connection to the Black Hills, through first contact and broken treaties to the promise of the Land Back movement, in this lyrical testament to resilience of a nation.

78

7.6

/655/

75

/16/

59

/12/

4.0

/1399/

98

/47/

82

/6/

79

/19/

3.0

In 2015, the Taliban put a price on the head of Hassan, a filmmaker, who was forced to flee Afghanistan with his wife and two young daughters. Using their camera phones, the fugitives show first-hand the many dangers refugees face when seeking asylum in a safe place.

78

7.2

/806/

68

/42/

67

/25/

4.0

/2364/

96

/52/

79

/3/

3.5

Legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (At Berkeley, National Gallery) explores the culture, politics and daily life of the Queens, NYC district of Jackson Heights, which lays claim to being the most diverse neighbourhood in the world.

77

7.2

/759/

76

/23/

67

/27/

4.0

/2149/

87

/54/

72

/541/

81

/20/

3.5

Direct cinema pioneer Frederick Wiseman takes an in-depth look at the preeminent American university during a fall semester that saw a vigorous debate taking place over tuition hikes, budget cuts, and the future of higher education in the United States.

83

75

8.0

/3674/

71

/203/

76

/85/

4.0

/2331/

100

/24/

93

/30/

85

/10/

When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the full horror of what had happened. Making use of British, Soviet and American footage, the Ministry of Information’s Sidney Bernstein (later founder of Granada Television) aimed to create a documentary that would provide lasting, undeniable evidence of the Nazis’ unspeakable crimes. He commissioned a wealth of British talent, including editor Stewart McAllister, writer and future cabinet minister Richard Crossman – and, as treatment advisor, his friend Alfred Hitchcock. Yet, despite initial support from the British and US Governments, the film was shelved, and only now, 70 years on, has it been restored and completed by Imperial War Museums under its original title "German Concentration Camps Factual Survey".

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70

8.0

/2874/

82

/164/

79

/47/

4.0

/2798/

77

/13/

91

/54/

66

/7/

age 14+

When six teenage boys came together as a skateboarding team in the 1980s, they reinvented not only their chosen sport but themselves too – as they evolved from insecure outsiders to the most influential athletes in the field.

85

69

8.2

/2539/

77

/95/

75

/30/

4.1

/2536/

100

/6/

95

/127/

Steven Okazaki presents a deeply moving look at the painful legacy of the first -- and hopefully last -- uses of nuclear weapons in war. Featuring interviews with fourteen atomic bomb survivors - many who have never spoken publicly before - and four Americans intimately involved in the bombings, White Light/Black Rain provides a detailed exploration of the bombings and their aftermath.

79

69

8.3

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78

/226/

75

/75/

4.0

/2045/

George Carlin performs a hilarious set of never-before released material in "Complaints and Grievances." His 12th HBO special was recorded live at the Beacon Theater in New York City on November 17, 2001. In "Complaints and Grievances," Carlin shamelessly exposes the people and subjects that irritate him the most.

78

68

7.7

/2228/

76

/294/

70

/40/

4.0

/2722/

90

/38/

Comedian Katt Williams (aka Money Mike) showcases his laugh out loud comedic talents in his first ever HBO stand-up comedy DVD taped in front of a live audience. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Williams worked his way up the comedy club ladder before landing key television and film roles that displayed his flashy, sassy, streetwise style.

83

68

8.6

/3709/

80

/212/

76

/72/

4.1

/2282/

94

/20/

Back in Town is George Carlin's ninth HBO special. It was also released on CD on September 17, 1996. This was also his first of many performances at the Beacon Theater in New York City. He rants about Abortion, The death penalty, prison farms, fart jokes, free floating hostility and words.

83

67

8.2

/2556/

78

/63/

74

/37/

4.0

/1287/

94

/17/

92

/88/

85

/7/

Children Underground follows the story of five street children, aged eight to sixteen who live in a subway station in Bucharest, Romania. The street kids are encountered daily by commuting adults, who pass them by in the station as they starve, swindle, and steal, all while searching desperately for a fresh can of paint to get high with.

84

66

7.8

/1504/

80

/98/

76

/24/

4.0

/2228/

98

/46/

90

/908/

86

/15/

Jason Osder delivers an account of the incidents leading up to and during the 1985 standoff between the extremist African-American organization MOVE and Philadelphia authorities. The dramatic clash would claim eleven lives and devastate an entire community.

80

65

8.4

/3313/

76

/139/

80

/70/

4.0

/1968/

Bill Hicks in the height of his genius. Recorded at the Dominion Theatre in London, Hicks opens our eyes and minds to the hypocrisy and ludicrousness of the world around us.

86

65

8.2

/2110/

81

/61/

80

/24/

4.1

/2192/

100

/11/

94

/636/

In 1994 Oregon became the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. At the time, only Belgium, Switzerland, and the Netherlands had legalized the practice. 'How to Die in Oregon' tell the stories of those most intimately involved with the practice today -- terminally ill Oregonians, their families, doctors, and friends -- as well as the passage of an assisted suicide law in Washington State.

84

63

8.2

/2340/

85

/74/

76

/47/

4.0

/1384/

100

/18/

92

/22/

74

/8/

Biographical documentary of the war photographer Don McCullin, with sections on his upbringing, early work for the Observer and extensive war reporting for the Sunday Times until the purchase of the newspaper by Rupert Murdoch in the 1980s.

81

63

8.3

/3060/

80

/154/

80

/45/

4.1

/1773/

Rowan Atkinson and Angus Deayton in Boston doing a live performance of the same styles of humor we've seen in Mr. Bean and Blackadder. Included are lessons on Shakespearean acting, a school headmaster meeting with the father of a boy he's beaten to death, and tips for having a successful date.

85

62

8.1

/1050/

79

/46/

78

/18/

4.1

/2788/

100

/24/

86

89

/10/

Mr. Bachmann And His Class explores the close bond between an elementary school teacher and his students. His unconventional methods clash with the complex social and cultural realities of the provincial German industrial town they live in.

80

62

8.5

/2916/

81

/106/

76

/96/

4.0

/2538/

Go behind the scenes and around the world with the "Sense8" cast and crew in this in-depth look at how the hit series is made.

78

62

7.8

/2499/

78

/196/

76

/81/

4.0

/1968/

Oprah Winfrey talks with the exonerated men once known as the Central Park Five, plus the cast and producers who tell their story in "When They See Us."

79

61

8.3

/2050/

78

/166/

76

/50/

4.1

/2491/

Years spent recording footage of creatures from every corner of the globe is bound to produce a bit of drama. Here's a behind-the-scenes look.

76

61

8.0

/4542/

75

/71/

72

/69/

4.0

/2405/

Ashes and Snow, a film by Gregory Colbert, uses both still and movie cameras to explore extraordinary interactions between humans and animals. The 60-minute feature is a poetic narrative rather than a documentary. It aims to lift the natural and artificial barriers between humans and other species, dissolving the distance that exists between them.

86

60

8.0

/108/

85

/270/

83

/17/

4.0

/1583/

93

/167/

97

/29232/

In this produced by Brett Ratner new retrospective documentary we hear from cast members and additional participants include Harvey Keitel, Leonardo DiCaprio and Terence Winter, creator of Boardwalk Empire and screenwriter of The Wolf of Wall Street. The program gives us thoughts about Scorsese's approach to the material, casting, characters, and performances, costumes and period details, photography, music, and retrospective thoughts about the film. It is filled with memorable stories and observations from a wide array of commentators.

83

58

7.8

/1261/

71

/37/

77

/22/

4.0

/1893/

100

/8/

92

/61/

Follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through Mexico, as they try to reach the United States.

86

58

8.4

/997/

81

/65/

72

/12/

4.2

/2754/

100

/5/

97

/50/

A filmed version of Jonny Donahoe’s acclaimed one-man show about depression, suicide and the lengths to which people go for those they love. Poignant and humorous, it follows a young boy who attempts to ease his mother’s depression by starting an enormous running list of everything worth living for.

80

57

7.6

/1033/

74

/17/

70

/16/

4.1

/2031/

95

/22/

86

/48/

78

/7/

This moving documentary chronicles the last year in the life of Robert Eads, a trans man dying of ovarian cancer. We're introduced to several prominent figures in Robert's life -- most importantly, his life partner and caretaker Lola Cola, who is also trans. The two prepare to lead a panel at the annual Southern Comfort conference, a yearly event created for transgender individuals.

79

56

8.1

/2293/

76

/30/

74

/53/

4.1

/2710/

85

/29/

Romm pulls out all the stops in its selection of documentary material to draw the viewer not only into absolute horror about fascism and nazism in the 1920s–1940s Europe, but also to a firm conviction that nothing of the sort should be allowed to happen again anywhere in the world.

79

56

8.3

/1801/

75

/111/

77

/59/

4.2

/1860/

Produced and presented as evidence at the Nuremberg war crimes trial of Hermann Göring and twenty other Nazi leaders, this film consists primarily of dead and surviving prisoners and of facilities used to kill and torture during the World War II.

81

55

8.5

/2720/

77

/141/

75

/67/

4.0

/2036/

90

/10/

Bill Hicks tells us how he feels about non-smokers, blow-jobs, religion, war and peace, and drugs and music.

79

54

8.5

/2965/

78

/90/

74

/36/

4.0

/1440/

Over a period of two years, Mark Cowen and his crew travelled to thirty U.S. states and ten European cities, to interview the veterans of Easy Company. The stories told by the veterans themselves, create a history of the Second World War from the point of view of this heroic company of men, made famous in the mini-series Band of Brothers.

85

52

8.3

/1795/

82

/53/

71

/26/

4.0

/1080/

100

/7/

95

/19/

The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.

79

52

7.9

/1892/

78

/37/

70

/29/

4.0

/1209/

75

/12/

95

/29/

Is heavy manual labour disappearing or is it just becoming invisible? Where can we still find it in the 21st century? Workingman's Death follows the trail of the HEROES in the illegal mines of the Ukraine, sniffs out GHOST among the sulphur workers in Indonesia, finds itself face to face with LIONS at a slaughterhouse in Nigeria, mingles with BROTHERS as they cut a huge oil tanker into pieces in Pakistan, and joins Chinese steel workers in hoping for a glorious FUTURE.

84

51

8.1

/1498/

77

/66/

69

/18/

4.0

/1961/

100

/6/

99

/15/

In the 1990s, a motley band of teen surfers from the north shore of Oahu brought professional surfing to new heights. But as their stars rose, the competition threatened to tear their group apart.

78

51

8.2

/2563/

77

/61/

73

/27/

4.0

/2009/

A deeply moving story about love, loss and literature, this documentary follows the days of José Saramago, the Nobel-laureate Portuguese novelist, and his wife, Pilar del Río. The film shows their whirlwind life of international travel, his passion for completing his masterpiece "The Elephant's Journey", and how their love quietly sustains them throughout.

83

50

8.3

/1684/

78

/96/

81

/37/

4.1

/2428/

92

/11/

In this hilarious stand up comedy, Robin Williams is energetic, witty and again hilarious. It's the number one stand up comedy of all time.

79

50

8.1

/1719/

80

/115/

77

/30/