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Produced and directed by Alexandra Pelosi, Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County follows children living in California motels as their families struggle to survive in one of the wealthiest zip codes in America. The documentary chronicles a summer in the lives of a class of homeless kids who attend a year-round school serving the children of the working poor in Orange County California.
2) Class Divide
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Acclaimed filmmaker Marc Levin explores the effects of hyper-gentrification and rising economic disparity in the NYC neighborhood of West Chelsea. On one side of the intersection of 10th Ave. and 26th St. sits Avenues: The World School, an elite, state-of-the art private school (pre-K through 12th grade) with a $40,000 plus per year price tag. On the other side sits the Elliott-Chelsea public-housing projects, home to thousands of underemployed and...
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It has been called "the saddest acre in America." It is also once of the most sacred. Situated in a quiet pocket of Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60 is a final resting place for young men and women who died fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. For families and friends, it is a place to grieve, to honor, to remember, and to find comfort and community with others who have shared the same profound loss.
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A watershed moment in the civil rights movement occurred when federal troops enforced Brown v. Board of Education at Little Rock Central High School. What is Little Rock's legacy a half-century later? This program follows the lives of present-day Little Rock students, teachers, and administrators over the course of a year-going inside classrooms, observing assemblies, and visiting students' homes. Exposing the widely varying concerns and academic...
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For children with a learning or physical disability, the focus is often on what's wrong. Miss You Can Do It celebrates what's right. This uplifting HBO Documentary Film chronicles the efforts of Abbey Curran, a former Miss Iowa USA and the first woman with a disability to compete in the Miss USA Pageant®, and eight girls with various disabilities as they participate in the Miss You Can Do It pageant. Created in 2004 by Curran (who has cerebral palsy),...
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This documentary takes an enlightening look at young people with a wide spectrum of learning differences, offering a compelling portrait of the ways in which these children are able to compensate by using their strengths to overcome their challenges. Many say they are no different from other kids, and can accomplish the same things - just differently. We hear from their parents as well as their teachers, all of whom are committed to helping the children...
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Every year, close to one million people from over 100 countries all over the world choose to become American citizens. These new Americans are not just coming to the big cities anymore, they are settling in communities all across America. Filmmaker Andrea Pelosi went to naturalization ceremonies in all 50 states to explore why so many people still want to become Americans. The documentary intersperses stories of newly naturalized citizens with interviews...
11) Habla Y Vota
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Habla y Vota is the fourteenth installment of HBO Latino's award-winning Habla series, which comprises over 200 testimonials from U.S. Latinos - including celebrities, recognized professionals, and everyday Latinos - who've shared their funny, poignant, and honest stories about being Latino in the U.S. Featuring leading Latino celebrities and inspiring personalities and in order to raise the voice of the Hispanic community during the 2016 elections,...
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Narrated by Lily Tomlin, An Apology to Elephants explores the beauty, majesty, and intelligence of elephants as well as threats to their survival. Focusing on the lives of elephants in captivity, the film tells the troubling story of the exploitation of elephants in the name of entertainment. A call for compassion and the better treatment of elephants, the film is also a plea to save what's left of the wild in our world.
13) The Fence
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Acclaimed filmmaker Rory Kennedy examines the aim and effectiveness of the controversial Southern U.S. Border Barrier, a 700-mile fence erected along the more than 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border. Kennedy follows her title subject through private ranches, protected wilderness, bustling border towns and scrub desert, offering a revealing and surprising look at the story behind its construction and its ultimate impact. This 35-minute documentary takes...
14) Meet The Donors
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With the election of 2016 shaping up to be the most expensive in U.S. history, candidates from both political parties are relying on the generosity of big donors to get their message out to the American people. With more money pouring into campaign coffers than ever before, a collective cry has been raised to curtail the spending of individuals and special-interest groups capable of raising billions of dollars for a single campaign. Who are the high...
15) Agnelli
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A compelling and insightful portrait of one of the most charismatic figures of modern history, Agnelli chronicles the dramatic and colorful life of Italian industrialist Gianni Agnelli, the world-renowned head of Fiat Automobiles. Divided into five parts, the 102-minute documentary covers Agnelli’s eccentric childhood and emergence as a glamorous international playboy during the 1950s and ‘60s; the dark and turbulent “Years of Lead” in Turin,...
16) The Apollo
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THE APOLLO, directed by Oscar® and Emmy® winner Roger Ross Williams, chronicles the legacy of New York City’s landmark Apollo Theater, covering the rich history of the storied performance space over its 85 years. What began as a refuge for marginalized artists emerged as a hallowed hall of black excellence and empowerment. In the film, Williams reflects on the struggle of black lives in America, the role that art plays in that struggle, and the...
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Directed and produced by seven-time Emmy® Award winner Amy Schatz, and featuring animation from award winning artist Jeff Scher, this 19-minute documentary shines a light on the tender relationship between an inquisitive American boy and his great-grandfather, a Polish-born Jew who lost both his parents to the Nazis, but was able to survive Auschwitz and make his way to America at the end of WWII. When 10-year-old Elliott asks his 90-year-old great-grandfather...
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Over 4 million people visit the Statue of Liberty annually. The most photographed statue in the world, its meaning is universal and represents freedom, hope and protest to generations of people throughout the world. Liberty: Mother of Exiles casts a new light on one of America’s most familiar symbols, revealing its little-known history and surprising challenges, and celebrating it as an enduring beacon of hope for generations of immigrants. Produced...
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My So-Called High School Rank chronicles the creation of a musical theater production at Granite Bay High School in Sacramento, CA, inspired by students’ stories of the constant pressures to achieve a top-rank in every part of their lives to get ahead in today’s fierce college admissions process. In an uncanny case of art anticipating real life, Granite Bay’s musical “Ranked” was in the works weeks before Rick Singer and the “Varsity Blues”...
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From award-winning director/producer Peter Kunhardt, King in the Wilderness follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the volatile last three years of his life, from the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 to his assassination in April 1968. Drawing on revelatory stories from his inner circle of friends, the film provides a clear window into the civil rights leader’s character, showing him to be a man with an unshakeable commitment to peaceful...