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Amy Renner Amy Renner

Nov. 1, 2011

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Follows artist Vik Muniz to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of "catadores" - or self-designated pickers of recyclable materials.

Documentary

  • 3.8

17%

83%
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A documentary covering the musician Neil Young through two concerts in 2007.

Documentary 1 hr, 22 mins

  • 1

44%

56%

Jeff Johnson recounts the journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia in 1968.

Documentary 1 hr, 25 mins

  • 4

67%

33%

The documentary explores the history of burlesque in the United States through interviews with the performers.

Documentary

  • 5

56%

44%
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A documentary on the outspoken, flamboyant founder of the Playboy empire and Hefner's fierce battles with the government, the religious right and militant feminists.

Documentary 2 hrs, 4 mins

  • 3.2

39%

61%
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Through candid interviews and backstage access, this documentary on Stand-Up explores the world of the working comedian and reveals a funny psychological profile of its practitioners.

Documentary

  • 2.7

70%

30%
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Documentary focused on the iconoclastic artist known for his dense, bebop-influenced neoexpressionist work.

Documentary 1 hr, 28 mins

  • 3

38%

62%
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A family embarks on an annual journey, along with 200 other million peasant workers, to reunite with their distant family.

Documentary 1 hr, 25 mins

  • 4.2

67%

33%

A look at father-daughter relationships, modern-day parenting, marriage and the looming empty nest.

Documentary 1 hr, 30 mins

  • 1

42%

58%

A young man from Belgium looking to change his life has an unexpected encounter in Central Park when he meets a hawk. Compelled to follow this extraordinary creature, he buys a video camera and sets out to track the hawk.

Documentary 1 hr, 25 mins

  • 3.7

88%

13%

Michel Gondry's documentary is a personal look at the life of Gondry family matriarch, his aunt Suzette Gondry, and her relationship with her son, Jean-Yves. Michel examines Suzette's years as a school teacher and her life in rural France. During the course of filming the documentary, Michel unearths new family stories and uses his camera to explore them in a subtle and sensitive way.

Documentary

  • 5

28%

72%

In Israel, soccer is king, and Bnei Sakhnin has become the first team from an Arab town to win the prestigious Israeli Cup and represent Israel in European competition. Fielding Arab, Jewish and foreign-born players, owned by an Arab, and coached by a Jew, Bnei Sakhnins success has begun to represent a symbol of coexistence, a potential bridge between Arabs and Jews in Israel.

Documentary

  • 1

67%

33%

A documentary about Lord's Gym, an Austin Texas gym founded by a former professional boxer, and the training discipline to reach one's personal best.

Documentary 1 hr, 31 mins

Tilda Swinton narrates this documentary focusing on the efforts of everyday people all over the world who are making a difference in the fight against global warming.

Documentary

  • 3

0%

100%

An attempt to discover the truth about the Killing Fields and the Khmer Rouge responsible for Cambodia’s genocide.

Documentary 1 hr, 34 mins

  • 1

75%

25%
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Documentary about the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould.

Documentary 1 hr, 49 mins

  • 5

36%

64%
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Documentary with nine of the world's greatest living directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Liliana Cavani, Stephen Frears, Agnes Varda, Ken Loach, Todd Haynes, Catherine Breillat, Richard Linklater and John Sayles.

Documentary 1 hr, 26 mins

  • 3

45%

55%
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A political documentary that examines two philosophies for the roles of the federal government as examplified by Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama.

Documentary

  • 2.9

83%

17%
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Sixteen French pastry chefs gathered in Lyon for three intense days of mixing, piping and sculpting everything from delicate chocolates to six-foot sugar sculptures in hopes of being declared by President Nicolas Sarkozy one of the best.

Documentary

  • 2.6

50%

50%

A Mississippi town still divided about the meaning of justice, 40 years after the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner.

Documentary 1 hr, 30 mins

  • 2

67%

33%

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