Plainclothes Agents
In June 2009, thousands of Iranians took to the streets to protest the biggest voter fraud in Iran's history as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was announced the winner of the presidential election.  The government responded with batons, bullets and blood, unleashing plainclothes agents who brutally suppressed the protesters.  Using digital footage shot on smart phones and cameras, then smuggled out of the country on flash drives, this shocking documentary provides an unflinching look at these shadowy oppressors.

The Minutemen: Don't F*ck With Our Freedom
Vigilantes? Outlaws? Or just red-blooded patriots? Armed and tireless, a band of self-appointed watchdogs on the U.S./Mexico border are taking the issue of illegal immigration into their own hands. Calling themselves the Minutemen, this odd crew of soccer moms, ranchers, and eccentric old-timers engages in a constant struggle to secure a sprawling border while trying to maintain their own sanity.

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White Water, Black Gold
Canada is the number one foreign supplier of oil to the United States, a fact little known in America. Most of the oil imported comes from the Tar Sands of Northern Alberta, the second largest known oil reserve in the world outside of Saudi Arabia. This programme takes a sobering look at the untold costs associated with developing this major oil deposit. How much environmental damage are we willing to tolerate to feed our oil appetite?

Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction
Mass extinction is possibly the greatest threat that humanity has ever faced. Those of us alive today have been given the responsibility - and great opportunity - of stopping it.  But how? Featuring interviews with leading psychologists, historians and anthropologists, this program examines the inextricable links between the extinction crisis and mankind’s social and economic problems.

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Miss HIV
MISS HIV follows the journey of two HIV-positive women who enter the Miss HIV pageant in Botswana, where half of all pregnant women are infected with the virus. Unlike any film you’ve ever seen on AIDS, it takes you behind the curtain on what is really happening in the war against a disease that is now the leading killer of people under 60 in the world.

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Tapestries of Hope
This powerful film exposes the ongoing rape of young women in Zimbabwe by men infected with AIDS, and profiles an organization working to protect and empower abused young girls in this country.  This program is a portrait of resilience in the face of overwhelming odds, a vibrant call to action to stop the rape and abuse of women not only in Zimbabwe, but wherever they may occur around the globe.

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Rockin' the Wall
When the Berlin Wall went up in 1960, it became the worldwide symbol of communist oppression.  While the Wall kept people in, it could not keep Western influences out:  through Radio Free Europe and Voice of America, rock music penetrated the Iron Curtain with messages of freedom and rebellion.  Rockin’ the Wall is both an engaging history lesson about the Berlin Wall and an exploration of the power of rock music as a force for social change and liberation.

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Stripped
Take a wild trip through Sin City as filmmaker David Palmer follows acclaimed photographer Greg Friedler as he compiles the fourth and final book in his “Naked” series.  Palmer and Friedler embark on a thirty-day roller coaster ride deep into the underbelly of Las Vegas, documenting 173 human beings of every shape, size and walk of life… NAKED.  The participants of “Naked Las Vegas” open themselves up -- baring both their bodies and their souls.

Showtime
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The Edge of Never
In 1996, extreme skiing legend Trevor Peterson was killed in Chamonix, France.  Nine years later, skiing icon Glen Plake decides that it’s time for Trevor’s 15-year-old son Kye to face the mountain that took his father’s life.  In this thrilling documentary, three generations of big mountain skiers - including the legendary Anselme Baud and the infamous Fanfan, the sport’s French rock star -- mentor young Kye as he attempts to finish his father’s final run and join their exclusive tribe.

Showtime
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No Tomorrow
Risa Bejarano was the principal subject of a recent documentary, Aging Out, about teenagers leaving foster care.  In a shocking turn of events, Risa was brutally murdered, and the film about her last year of life unexpectedly became the centerpiece of a chilling trial.  No Tomorrow peers inside the trial’s most dramatic moments, including heated debate to use Aging Out in persuading the jury to impose the death penalty.  A unique film-within-a-film experience.

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Broke
What if no one would lend you money? Many unfortunate people in this situation see the pawnshop as their last chance.  For the down-and-out residents of a grim inner city, pawnbroker David Woolfson is the banker of last resort.  Broke is a complex, powerful cinema verite-style account of day-to-day life in Woolfson’s pawnshop, providing an intimate, uncomfortable look into the world of the economically marginalized.

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So Right, So Smart
Big Business is usually seen as the enemy of the environment, but businessman Ray Anderson discovered that in making his carpet company more ecologically friendly, he could cut costs and actually boost his company’s earnings.  Other companies such as Green Mountain Coffee Co. and even the corporate behemoth Wal-Mart have found similar ways to stay green while staying profitable. Narrated by Daryl Hannah, this program details these businesses’ positive steps toward a sustainable future.

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Fresh
Our current industrial method of food production is increasingly viewed as destructive to the environment and public health. Fresh profiles the farmers, thinkers, and business people who are at the forefront of re-inventing food production -- changing how farms are run, how land is cared for, and how food is distributed. Their success demonstrates that a new approach based on sustainable practices can be profitable and a viable alternative to our farming system.

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Finding the Words
Autism is stealing away children in frightening numbers. An estimated 1 in 150 children is being diagnosed with this serious medical condition that the American Academy of Pediatrics now considers “epidemic”.  Follow the stories of eight children in their struggle to recover from autism and explore the efforts of the medical community to find an effective treatment, while uncovering truth and hope among families struggling with this disorder.

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What Would Darwin Think?
In 1839, Charles Darwin first visited the island archipelago of the Galapagos.  Home to the most perfectly preserved biodiversity on the planet.  It was the inspiration for his theory of evolution.  Today Darwin would be surprised by the tourist mecca the Galapagos has become: 200,000 visitors a year, 40,000 permanent residents. Too many people are bringing too many of their goods and invasive species from the outside world, threatening the future of this one-of-a-kind place.

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Terra Antarctica
Think of the earth as a single, complex system, with Antarctica, its heart - the slowly beating pump that drives the entire planet.  Today, parts of the continent are increasingly impacted by outside forces: global warming is causing the ice to melt, and nations are fighting over who owns what as the area becomes a tourist destination. Follow filmmaker Jon Bowermaster and his team as they explore the changing world of the Antarctic Peninsula.

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End of Silence
The Spanish Civil War and the oppressive reign of Francisco Franco may be decades old, but the generational wounds remain unhealed.  One woman’s search for the unmarked site of her grandfather’s execution becomes a symbol of the broad social reconciliation movement within Spain.  Two Swedish filmmakers investigate Spain’s painful past and follow Mari Carmen España as she searches for justice for her late grandfather and all of those killed under Franco’s regime.

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Oil on Ice
This multi-award winning programme explores the dangers and consequences that surround the possibility of drilling for oil in one of America’s last great wild places – the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The film is a visually stunning journey through a pristine land that is teeming with wildlife and at risk of being destroyed by the invasive trucks, bulldozers and pipelines of the oil industry

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Becoming Barack:  Evolution of a Leader
Who was Barack Obama before he became the 44th President of the United States? This riveting profile of the early life and career of Obama features what is believed to be his oldest known TV interview. Dating from 1993, this exclusive, never-before-seen footage features a revealing glimpse of a young Obama when he was a 32-year old law professor from Chicago. Becoming Barack explores how Obama found his identity as a man and as a leader.

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Beyond the Call
Winner of 35 Festival Awards! In an Indiana Jones meets Mother Teresa adventure, three middle-aged men, former soldiers and modern-day knights, travel the world delivering life-saving humanitarian aid directly into the hands of civilians and doctors. From Afghanistan and Tajikistan to Burma and the Philippines — they risk their own lives and bank accounts to hand deliver aid to desperate civilians and doctors in some of the most dangerous places on Earth.

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Motherland Afghanistan
A wrenching inside look at Afghanistan’s crippled health care system. Dr. Qudrat Mojadidi returns to his native homeland, where nearly one in seven women die in childbirth. Despite the obstacles he faces — unsanitary hospital conditions, limited supplies, under-trained medical personnel — Dr. Mojadidi persists in trying to make a difference in the lives of patients who desperately need him.

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The Wild Yak Patrol
In the frozen shadow of Mount Everest, the Tibetan Antelope’s population is dropping to near-extinction. Poachers are hunting the animals for their prized wool to produce the popular shahtoosh scarves. It takes the intervention of the Wild Yak Patrol for the antelope to make a comeback and become the mascot of the 2008 Olympic Games. See exclusive footage tracking and apprehending these poachers.

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Conviction
When a man is wrongly convicted of rape and murder, his wife devotes her life to proving his innocence. This gripping story of justice gone wrong peers into the role of luck in the criminal justice system. In order for Clarence Elkins to prove his innocence, all of the stars had to align — and they did. It’s a story that would be unbelievable if it weren’t true.

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Operation Homecoming
2008 Oscar Nominee. A dazzling display of technique and storytelling, serving a central thesis: soldiers who can write are the best ones to describe what happened on the battlefield. Brilliant visuals illustrate each heart-pounding story. Narrated by actors from Josh Lucas to Robert Duvall, all telling the stories of those who fought and bled and lived to tell the tale.

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Hijos De La Guerra
Learn the bloody origins of the world’s most notorious and violent street gang – the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13). Formed in Los Angeles in the 1980s by teenage refugees during the El Salvadoran civil war, MS-13 today claims an estimated 100,000 members and has been terrorizing the United States, Central America and Europe. Exclusive shocking footage and interviews with MS-13 members.

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Sentenced Home
Born in the killing fields of Cambodia. Raised on the streets of America. Now, twenty years later, they are being sent back. After settling in Seattle in the 1980s, three Cambodian refugees were drawn into gang life and ultimately ended up in jail. In the wake of 9/11, Cambodia was pressured to change their policy against accepting deportees, now these Cambodian Americans are faced with leaving their families and returning to a land they barely know.

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Tailenders
Follow the Global Recordings Network, a missionary organization, who uses ultra-low-tech gospel recordings to reach the last indigenous communities in the world left untouched by evangelism. Explore how this missionary work has found new strength — while raising age-old questions about its moral complexities. Paradoxically, the same organization set to strip the indigenous of their cultural identity may be the very ones to preserve their languages forever.

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Winner of Independent
Spirit Awards

Critical Threat
Diplomatic Security, the enigmatic law enforcement arm of the US State Department, protects American embassies and international diplomats from all over the world.  Critical Threat takes viewers on extreme threat missions with DS Agents to hot spots across the globe. From the most turbulent parts of Africa, South America and the Middle East, join this elite group on dangerous missions to protect lives in hostile environments in the name of diplomacy.

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Con Artist
It is said to have been the greatest art fraud of the 20th century. Churning out fake paintings in volume, including a series of "lost" works by Chagall, Sutherland and Giacametti, John Myatt and his accomplice recreated modern art history, one canvas at a time.  See how these scammers duped Christie’s auction house and world famous art dealers before they were finally brought to justice by Scotland Yard.

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Beating Vegas
The MIT Card Counting Story
In the kingdom of high rollers they went unnoticed, just another group of gamblers hoping to score against the money machine of Las Vegas.  But these gamblers were MIT college students operating as card counting teams with one goal: to win millions of dollars.  See how they were able to fool the casinos and achieved their amazing success - until they were caught.

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Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?
Can a 29-year-old political nobody with no public office experience win a Democratic House primary over an established political dynasty? Follow one of the most surprising grassroots campaigns ever recorded. Candidate Jeff Smith has no money, no political base and no name recognition, but attempts to pull off a miracle.

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The Anti-Americans
They say that Americans are from Mars and Europeans are from Venus, but the story is a lot more complicated. Take a whimsical, yet serious look at the estranged relationship between Europeans and Americans. Get the Irish, French, Polish and British perspective on American politics and culture that will have you laughing and thinking at the same time. From French puppets conducting fake-news programs to Polish country-western singers, The Anti-Americans is a vibrant portrait of European culture today.

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American Pit-Bull
The tragic story behind the world’s most controversial dog.  Why is the pit bull now often characterized as a vicious attack dog? Examine how the pit bull evolved from the ideal family pet for the upper classes to a violent fighter and security guard for inner-city slums. Pit bulls have gone from being sweethearts to being feared, hated, and viewed as vicious killer accessories for gangs.

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Hooked
Hooked is a candid and sexy look at the "lighter side" of the phenomenon of on-line cruising between gay men.  Why is  “cruising” so seductive, alluring, and, for many, so habit-forming? From "stats,” techniques and liars to the thrill of the anonymous hook-up, the online cruising realm has its own set of rules, and Hooked dives right into them!

MTV
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Revolving Door
Tommy Lennon was the quintessential golden beach boy, endearing, athletic and full of charm.  Then he suffered severe head injury in a tragic surfing accident, altering the course of his, and his family's, lives for a decade.  Now 33, Tommy is stuck in a revolving door of homelessness, drug abuse, mental institutions and jails.  At each turn his parents and siblings fight to help Tommy escape this spiral and return as the boy they once knew.

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High School Boot Camp
At-risk youths get a second chance to turn their backs on drugs and violence to face the biggest challenge of their lives: High School Boot Camp! Embark on this 5 month program at The Eagle Academy where military drill Instructors break down and rebuild these teens through hard physical training and tough discipline.  Witness how these teens take hold of their lives through demanding military exercises and forced discipline.

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Beyond Words
Tracing his family history back 1000 years inside Iranian Kurdistan, filmmaker Jahan Ardalan spent eight years documenting the enigmatic ceremony of the Ghaderi order of Derwishes. Shrouded in myth and folk tales, Ardalan reveals how this devout sect works themselves into a trance-like state, enabling them to drive daggers into their heads and swords into their backs — all in the name of Allah.

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Press Pass to the World
Travel the world to chase the story of the original story-chasers.  For these foot soldiers of the press corps, reporting is less of a job than it is a calling, as they provide witness to the first draft of history.  Foreign correspondents featured from The International Herald Tribune, Agence France-Presse, Time Magazine, The Times of India, The Jerusalem Post and more.

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