The Bad Kids
On a remote patch of the Mojave Desert, amidst dusty tumbleweeds and rangy Joshua Trees, sits an anomaly: a high school where educators believe empathy, life skills, and the constancy of a caring adult are the differences that will give at-risk students command of their fates. On any given day, principal Vonda Viland calls kids at the crack of dawn to see if they'll make it to school. And if they need a ride? Well, she'll pick them up. Vonda knows each student's challenges and coaches them tirelessly, never fostering false hopes. Her philosophy combines loving compassion with realism, and given her school's rising graduation rate, it seems to be working.
Director: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
Actors: Cai Guo-Qiang, Ian Buruma, Wen-You Cai, Wenhao Cai
Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington
A portrait of photographer Tim Hetherington's work in war zones around the world.
Robin Williams: Live at the Met
He's the Pavarotti of Puns, the Domingo of Drollery, the Caruso of Comedy–Robin Williams Live at New York's Metropolitan Opera House. It's comedy at the speed of light, with more…
Genre: Comedy, Documentary
House of Flying Arrows
The popular rise of darts is charted in this pin-sharp documentary that follows the trajectory of arrows from local pub to beer-soaked arena. Featuring archive footage, behind-the-scenes access and interviews…
Pumping Iron is a 1977 documentary film about the run-up to the 1975 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition. The film focuses on Arnold Schwarzenegger and his competitors, Lou Ferrigno and Franco…
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe looks to forge the greatest, most definitive, documentary on everything He-Man and the Masters of the…
Last Mysteries Of The Titanic
Sitting inside his mini-sub, two and a half miles under the Atlantic Ocean, James Cameron is playing the ultimate video game. Using piloting techniques perfected in earlier dives to other…
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary is a 1997 film documenting an endurance competition that took place in Longview, Texas. The yearly competition pits twenty-four contestants against each other to…
Frackman
Frackman tells the story of accidental activist Dayne Pratzky and his struggle against international gas companies. Australia will soon become the world's biggest gas exporter as more than 30,000 'fracked'…
This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps Howard national spelling bee championship in Washington D.C.
Gunner Palace
American soldiers of the 2/3 Field Artillery, a group known as the "Gunners," tell of their experiences in Baghdad during the Iraq War. Holed up in a bombed out pleasure…
Genre: Documentary, History, War
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
The Decline of Western Civilization III is a 1998 documentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris that chronicles the 'gutter punk' lifestyle of homeless teens in Los Angeles.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Space Junk 3D
50 years after launching our dreams into space, we're left with a troubling legacy: a growing ring of orbiting debris that threatens the safety of earth's orbits. SPACE JUNK is…