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  • Steel Homes

    Movie

    Self-storage units are windows into human histories: the silent cells with their myriad objects and dust-covered furniture are inscribed with past dreams, secret hopes, and lives we cannot let go of. STEEL HOMES explores the fragmented nature of memories, set in the starkly beautiful aesthetic of...

  • Startup is the New Black

    Movie

    A look at the startup culture of Miami, told through the eyes of the fashion industry.

  • Standing Start

    Movie

    Just what does it take to be the fastest starter in the world? Standing Start gives a unique insight into Olympic cyclist Craig MacLean's life, his unflinching focus and preparation to battle it out on the world stage - portrayed like a gladiator.

  • Stairwell: Trapped In The World Trade Center

    Movie

    A fireman tries to help his bestfriend and a group of people to escape from the twin towers on 9/11.

  • Sporran Makers

    Movie

    Mr Scott is the boss of a traditional Scottish sporran workshop.

  • Spoon

    Movie

    This film is about a plastic spoon and a society that has reached such a level of development that it extracts petroleum from the depths of the earth, transports it to a refinery, where it is turned into plastic, then transports the plastic to another factory, where it takes on the form of a spoo...

  • Spooks, Hoods and the Hidden Elite

    Movie

    A documentary revealing secrets of the JFK assassination from a man who died eight days later.

  • Spinners

    Movie

    "Spinners" is a documentary about sign spinners, a group of young athletes taking on an innovative form of guerilla marketing while establishing a globally competitive sport. This film follows the lives of five sign spinners as they compete in the 2010 AArrow Sign Spinning World Championship. The...

  • Spare

    Movie

    When Frank's flimsy plan to whack Leo is tampered by a flat tire and Leo flees the scene, the two gangsters embark on a chase deep into the woods where they experience unforeseen intimacy.

  • Soyalism

    Movie

    In a world struck by climate change and overpopulation, food production control is increasingly becoming a huge business for a handful of giant corporations. Following the industrial production chain of pork, from China to Brazil through the Unites States and Mozambique, this documentary illustra...

  • Souvenirs of Bucovina: A Romanian Survival Guide

    Movie

    SOUVENIRS OF BUCOVINA: A Romanian Survival Guide' is a two-hour documentary about the region of Bucovina which is located on the northern slopes of the central Eastern Carpathians and adjoining plains; which, at various points over the past two millennia, has been conquered and controlled by the ...

  • Something Out of Nothing

    Movie

    Something Out of Nothing follows a group of at-risk teenagers as they learn about improv comedy through an after school arts program in Chicago, Illinois. They succeed and struggle during the summer program that culminates in a show.

    The documentary examines how race and comedy relate to each ot...

  • Solo - Out of a Dream

    Movie

    Twenty years ago, at the age of 11, Leonardo wanted to become a professional soccer player to escape the poverty and violence of the slums of Rio de Janeiro. The film that was made at the time miraculously made his dream come true.
    In 1994, 11 year-old Leonardo, was portrayed in the Award-winning...

  • Soleá

    Movie

    Set in Seville, Spain, this short film follows a day in the life of flamenco guitarist Juan Ramírez.

  • Sneak Up

    Movie

    Through song and dance, traditional dancers tell stories with rhythmic movement and chants, body language perpetuating our culture and stories, I,v chosen to animate a recurring traditional song from my powwow, known as sneak up.

  • Smoke, Sand and Rubber

    Movie

    Smoke, Sand and Rubber is a documentary about a race car driver in his eighties, Mel Anthony.

  • Small Town Silver Screen

    Movie

    Documentary on challenges and revival of small town theatres in rural midwest.

  • Slums: Cities of Tomorrow

    Movie

    Today, one person in six lives in a slum, a squat, or any other precarious dwelling. Governments consider these to be problems and try to eradicate them by building public housing, but most citizens refuse to live in environments that fail to address their reality.

    The documentary Slums: Cities ...

  • Skeleton Sea: The Tides of Tomorrow

    Movie

    Two surfers clean beaches by picking up trash and create stunning artworks from it. But living as an artist and idealist in Portugal is not economically profitable and therefore not easy.

  • Sixty Million Years

    Movie

    This is about an endangered species in the US, the desert tortoise.

  • Sitka: A Piano Documentary

    Movie

    The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. has been presenting concerts alongside its paintings since 1941. Some of the world's leading pianists have played its Steinway Concert D 542016, but they started hearing something wrong with it: the soundboard. This half-hour documentary — named for the...

  • Sisters of Karnataka

    Movie

    Sex workers and the struggle against HIV in southern India.

  • Siriri: The Cardinal and The Imam

    Movie

    Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic. Rebels are instrumentalizing religion and pushing Christians and Muslims to kill each other. Together with Imam Kobine Lamaya, Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga implores the people not to succumb to the trap of this repetitive scenario. A film about a...

  • Sink or Swim

    Movie

    How would you choose to live your life truly knowing your days are numbered? Devin Broadbent is reminded of his mortality on a daily basis. Battling cystic fibrosis, Devin lets ENDPAIN take an inside look into the diseases effects both physically and mentally and his process of living with it.