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  • We Gotta Get Out of Here

    Movie

    Five African American youth struggle to beat the odds as they navigate their way out of the foster care system in Los Angeles.

  • Way of the Puck

    Movie

    A documentary film about professional air hockey. Really.

  • Warrior

    Movie

    Sitting around a campfire, three infantry veterans candidly talk about their experiences in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Integrating real helmet camera footage from their tour the film delivers an unforgettable insight into the warrior psyche by contrasting the here and there.
    Nearly 5 years since thei...

  • Warm Beer Lousy Food

    Movie

    Warm Beer Lousy Food is the untold story of America's first comedy club, the Crazy Country Club in Brooklyn, and its founder and self-proclaimed nut, Lou Burdo. The film includes rare footage of the club throughout its nearly 50 year history and testimonials from the founder, staff, and patrons, ...

  • War Passenger

    Movie

    Life. Death. Comic Books.

  • War Matters

    Movie

    War Matters chronicles 10 years of anti-war protest in the city of London through the story of Brian Haw, a veteran peace campaigner who camped in Parliament Square for over 10 years against the war in Iraq, and examines the British arms trade and the repercussions of the Iraq and Afghanistan war...

  • Wagah

    Movie

    Each night the only border crossing between India and Pakistan on a 1000km stretch becomes the sight of an extraordinary event. Thousands of people gather to witness the ritual closing of the border, after which the masses get as close as possible to the gate to greet their former neighbors. This...

  • W. Kamau Bell Doesn't Want to Fit In

    Movie

    Comedian W. Kamau Bell struggled with his identity growing up. As a self-described “nerd,” he favored martial arts over basketball and rock over hip-hop. This struggle carried over into adulthood and his early efforts at standup comedy. At one point, he even considered giving up comedy entirely. ...

  • Voices of the Wisdom Keepers

    Movie

    A poetic, moving and urgent call to action with four prolific indigenous elders addressing the biggest issues facing our society today.

  • Voices of Renewal

    Movie

    Five advocates of Louisiana Creole who span three generations share their passion for a culture and language that is in the midst of a modern revival.

  • Virgin Tears

    Movie

    In Caracas a statue of the Virgin Mary weeps tears of blood.

  • Victor's Body (O Que Pode Um Corpo?)

    Movie

    A baby is born, but does not cry. A body screams and is not heard. Paints that run in a promised future do not reach a person with a disability. Victor makes himself the canvas in a universe of absent painters.

  • Vertical Sailing Greenland

    Movie

    Vertical sailing Greenland is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Upernavick and Cape Farewell. It was directed by Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll in 2011 and produced by Club Alpin Belgue. It features Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll, Nicolas Favresse, Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto and Bob ...

  • Valdez Goes Extreme

    Movie

    World Extreme Skiing Championships come to Valdez, Alaska.

  • Vacant Seat

    Movie

    Stockton, California has it all: rampant crime, rising unemployment, record foreclosures, AND an open seat on its beleaguered city council.

    In 2012, Stockton became the largest U.S. city EVER to declare bankruptcy (*Detroit took this dubious honor in 2013). A boom-to-bust real estate market, mi...

  • Upside Down (Rückenlage)

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    Rückenlage / Upside Down is a visual journey through Scotland’s skies and the mind of Rudolf Hess, who flew to Scotland in 1941 to ‘negotiate peace’ with Britain. Narrated from excerpts of letters to his family, written in prison where he spent the rest of his life.

  • Upon This Rock

    Movie

    A Georgian monk hopes to resurrect an ancient act of devotion.

  • Unwarranted Influence

    Movie

    A look at what President Eisenhower described as 'the military industrial complex.

  • Until They Are Home

    Movie

    Veteran Leon Cooper searches for the "Lost Marines" of the WW II Battle of Tarawa.

  • United By Water

    Movie

    The 5 tribes of the Upper Columbia River unite on the water in traditional canoes for the first time since the Grand Coulee Dam flooded their traditional waterways 76 years ago.

    This film is a contains archival footage from the last Salmon Ceremony in 1940 now known as the Ceremony of Tears. Thi...

  • Unearthing the Pen

    Movie

    A teenage Ugandan boy, desperately wants to go to school but fears his elders’ rejection of education- symbolised by their “curse on the pen” - will prevent this.

    The film shifts between his life tending goats in the dry Northern Uganda pastures, and his first ventures to school- in which he obs...

  • Unbreakable

    Movie

    Unbreakable follows three disadvantaged teenagers who momentarily put their hardships aside and come together for one common goal - scaling to the top of Heaven's Gate, an indoor climbing hall.

  • Unbeaten

    Movie

    “Unbeaten,” the second film from award-winning documentary filmmaker Steven C. Barber, is an inspirational story that chronicles the exploits of 31 paraplegics for six days, as they make their way in wheelchairs and hand cycles in what is known as the toughest road race in the world, “Sadler’s Al...

  • UFOs 1973: Aliens, Abductions and Extraordinary Sightings

    Movie

    The year was 1973. It was a tumultuous year filled with news of Watergate, the Vietnam War and many other historical events. UFO sightings were on the increase culminating in abductions and extraordinary sightings through the fall of 1973. Unparalleled UFO encounters and Alien Visitation’s occurr...