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  • Spooks, Hoods and the Hidden Elite

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

  • Spinners

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    "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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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

  • Sneak Up

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    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

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

  • Small Town Silver Screen

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

  • Slums: Cities of Tomorrow

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    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

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    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

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

  • Sitka: A Piano Documentary

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    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

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    Sex workers and the struggle against HIV in southern India.

  • Siriri: The Cardinal and The Imam

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    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

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    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.

  • Siege Of Corregidor

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    A story of how 16,000 Americans defended an island of only 9 square kilometers against the enormous might of the Japanese Imperial Army. On May 6, 1942, General Wainwright surrendered the island. Corregidor the 'Invulnerable' Fortress had fallen.

  • Shelter: A Look at Manchester's Homeless

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    With homelessness on the rise in the UK and with more people sleeping rough on the streets than ever, I decided to speak to the homeless people of Manchester to see just how bad it is.
    With the council only providing a 'snap shot' of the true statistics of how bad the situation really is, we go o...

  • Shared Origins

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    Zoe and Tsehaye were born in Ethiopia and adopted by Lory and Sonya, a lesbian couple living in North Carolina. When the girls are in middle school, Lory takes them to Ethiopia to explore their heritage and connect with people in their birth country. Although her same-sex partnership has been acc...

  • Selfless

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    Everywhere you go heads are down with faces not engaged in one another which brings forth the question, ‘Where are we leading the next generation?’ Anxiety and narcissism are at the height of their existence, while Gen Z has never known life without iPhone in hand, internet, and social networks. ...

  • Second Nature: The Biomimicry Evolution

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    “The conscious emulation of life’s genius is a survival strategy for the human race, a path to a sustainable future. The more our world functions like the natural world, the more likely we are to endure on this home that is ours, but not ours alone." – Janine Benyus

    Set in the wilds of South Afr...

  • Searching for Angela Shelton

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    The survey of women in America says that 70% have been victims of violence.