Open Wide
John Mew thinks we’re all ugly. And modern living is to blame. For decades he’s waged a lonely war against orthodontics and that teenage rite of passage – braces. With his son now taking up the fight, Mew’s fringe theories suddenly find an enthusiastic audience online.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Sara Goldblatt
The Story of the SAS
North Africa 1943. The SAS tally of enemy planes has surpassed 400. Hitler is enraged. “These men are dangerous and should be hunted down at all costs…” A precedent had…
Humpback Whales
Humpback Whales takes audiences to Alaska, Hawaii and the Kingdom of Tonga for a close-up look at how these whales communicate, sing, feed, play and take care of their young….
The Waiting Room
The Waiting Room is a character-driven documentary film that uses extraordinary access to go behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely…
They Came from Manchester: Five Decades of Mancunian Pop
A selection of performances by Manchester-based acts culled from the BBC archives.
Anelka: Misunderstood
Bad boy or football genius? Famed French footballer Nicolas Anelka’s controversial legacy is examined in an unflinching documentary.
Little Richard – I Am Everything
The story of the Black queer origins of rock n’ roll. It explodes the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator – Richard Penniman….
The Forbidden
This documentary explores assorted “forbidden” topics from all over the world. Among the subjects depicted herein are a racy TV commercial for a female martial arts school, rowdy teenagers protesting…
The Botany of Desire
Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this special takes viewers on an exploration of the human relationship with the plant world — seen from the plants’ point…
Campo
“Campo de Marte” (The Field of Mars) was in the ancient times Rome’s training arena for war. At the outskirts of Lisbon, “Campo” hosts today Europe’s largest military base. In…
Bee Nation
Through the first province-wide First Nations Spelling Bee in Saskatchewan, a group of students have an opportunity to compete against the nation’s best at the Toronto finals.
Weekend of a Champion
Filmmaker Roman Polanski spends a weekend with world champion driver Jackie Stewart as he attempts to win the 1971 Monaco Grand Prix, offering an extraordinarily rare glimpse into the life…
Down, But Not Out!
The twenty four hours of four amateur women boxers as they step for the first time into the ring.