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Across Mexico: Chasing an Impossible Dream
More than a million people attempt to cross the river that forms as the border between Mexico and Guatemala. Fleeing from countries like Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua their first quest is to enter Mexico with their ultimate destination being the United States. This is an extremely dangerous mission. 25 minutes long.
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Around the World For Free
Imagine travelling around the world with only a backpack. No access to your bank accounts, no special funding, but instead relying solely on the kindness of strangers. For Alex Boylan this was a reality. 11 minutes long.
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The Shape of the Future
The constant war in Israel/Palestine breaks my heart. I have my own opinions, but rather than take sides and get caught up in a debate that seems to have no end in sight: I will take this opportunity to present a documentary that has one goal in mind: PEACE. Peace that does not threaten the [...]
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North Korean Labor Camps
The Founder of VICE travels for 15 hours by train to finally arrive in Siberia and investigate logging camps that are using North Korean slave labor. Filmed in December 2011, it is shocking to see that this sort of thing still happens in Russia long after Communism has fallen.
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The Empire in Africa
Sierra Leone sits in Western Africa. It is a nation caught between crushing poverty and wealth beyond the imagination of most people on earth. Diamonds are ripe in the land and harvested by the Western World. In 1991, a civil war broke out. Enough was enough.
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Drawing from Life
Drawing From Life is a 30 minute documentary about a group of people who have all attempted suicide on multiple occasions. Their desire for life is fragile and their appetite for death is strong. This is the type of story that needs to be told.
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A Walk to Beautiful
A Walk to Beautiful is an award-winning feature documentary about five Ethiopian women reclaiming their dignity. Rejected by their husbands, having undergone horrifying childbirths, and alone, these women go on a walk and find true beauty.
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The Man Who Skied Down Everest
This documentary film follows Yuichiro Miura, a Japanese alpinist who skied down Mt. Everest in 1970. Miura skied 6,600 feet (2000 m) in 2 minutes and 20 seconds.
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Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure
A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated expedition to Antarctica in 1914-1916.
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Aberrican Me: Ross Capicchioni
Through a powerful tale, Ross Caphicchioni tells his story of how he was shot by his best friend and survived.
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Man vs Wild
Hosted by Bear Grylls, Man vs Wild is all about surviving in the most extreme nature environments on Earth.
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Northern Wilderness
Ray Mears takes an epic adventure into Canada’s unforgiving, yet stunning wilderness.
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