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Documentary Film Program

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Hot Flash

Using a combination of archival, interview and new concert footage as well as photographs, news clippings, and contemporary critical analysis, HOT FLASH tells t…

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Moral Kombat

Moral Kombat takes a look into the controversial subject of violence in video games. Director Spencer Halpin shows the constant conflict between the game creato…

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Manda Bala (Send A Bullet)

Some steal with a gun, others with a pen.  Director / Producer Jason Kohn's look at crime and corruption in Brazil spans from the capital to the countryside…

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The Outsider

Directed by Nicholas Jarecki, "The Outsider" takes a look at the works of James Toback, the director of films such as "Bugsy" and "The…

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Never Perfect

Are beauty ideals influenced by race, history and geopolitics? In 2006, there were 11 million cosmetic surgeries performed in the United States which constitut…

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Praying with Lior

An engrossing, wrenching and tender documentary film, PRAYING WITH LIOR introduces Lior Liebling, also called "the little rebbe." Lior has Down syndro…

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Manufacturing Dissent

Manufacturing Dissent is a controversial, well-rounded portrait of Michael Moore the man, and how he uses documentaries to affect political change. This “muckra…

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Iraq For Sale: The War Profiteers

The story of what happens to everyday Americans when corporations go to war.  Iraq For Sale takes you inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and ch…

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Bling

Premiering this Spring, Bling examines the complex relationship between hip-hop music and culture, "blood" diamonds, conflict, and community developme…

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Wal-Mart: The High Cost Of Low Price

Wal Mart: The High Cost Of Low Price dives into the deeply personal stories and everyday lives of families and communities struggling to fight a goliath. A work…

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A Fair(y) Use Tale

Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University created this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the very folks…