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1) First winter
Publisher
Factory 25
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Stranded at a remote farmhouse with no heat, no power and a dwindling food supply, the people of a yoga retreat face the possibility that they may not survive.
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Which come first, people or oil? When money and morality collide, there's only one winner. The Yasuni Park in Ecuador is a haven of biodiversity and home to indigenous tribes. It also holds a third of the country's oil reserves. Ecuador had agreed to keep the oil in the ground. But as powerful new interest groups emerge, the future of the Park, and the people who have called it home for thousands of years, come into question.
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NEVER STEADY, NEVER STILL, the feature film debut of Kathleen Hepburn, is a tender and heartbreaking story of a physically disabled mother and discontent son - each alienated from their world and struggling to manage in the face of grief, guilt and chronic disease. Having lived with Parkinson's Disease for almost two decades, Judy is faced with the heightened challenges of daily life when tragedy strikes on their isolated property on the shores of...
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Once a successful Wall Street banker, John Ubaldo - aka "John Boy" - quit his career after the loss of a personal friend in the 9/11 attacks and purchased 185 acres of land in order to pursue a bigger dream. A dream that involves living an uncomplicated, traditional, agrarian life where he raises livestock and crops. But his dreams are complicated when he comes up against Big Ag, who support farming techniques that use all-in-one resources for large-scale...
5) Free Men
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English
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Sentenced to death, many of us would give up on life. But from his death row cell, Kenneth Reams refuses to be limited. He falls in love with Isabelle, a French artist who wants to become his wife. Together they fight for justice for a murder he didn't commit, at the same time arranging exhibitions of Kenneth's own art. Narrated by Reams, this doc profiles one prisoner's extraordinary struggle for freedom, justice and love against the odds.
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With exclusive access to Jaguar's state-of-the-art engineering laboratories and top-secret design studios, Going Electric provides an intriguing, inside view of one of the world's most iconic companies as it grapples with the future. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Ben Lawrie and narrated by Mark Strong.
7) Sadie
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English
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The devoted daughter of a soldier, 13-year-old Sadie is disappointed to learn her father is once again re-deploying rather than returning home. When she sees that her mom is developing feelings for a new man, Sadie channels her disappointment into a fierce new mission: preserve her father's place on the home front, whatever it takes. She has her enemy in her sights, and if there's one thing she's learned from the world around her, it's that the enemy...
10) Occupant
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25 year old Danny Hill's grandmother just died giving Danny the chance to move into her enormous rent controlled apartment in Manhattan. Danny must lock himself in for twelve days before he can take over the lease. There's just one problem -- he may not be the only occupant.
12) 1st Night
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Fearing he is little more than a city suit, a frustrated amateur opera singer decides to put on an opera, and may just win the hand of a female conductor he's been pursuing.
14) Appiness
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English
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When Eric and Raj, old high school buds on the cusp of their 30's, try to build the next great app and become billionaires - they don't.
15) Sustenance
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English
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A challenge by a group of friends with different diets takes the viewers on a global journey in search of the dimensions of sustainability.
17) Eaten By Lions
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English
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Armed with a biscuit tin full of clues, half-brothers Omar and Pete head on a quest to change their lives forever. What could possibly go wrong?
18) In God I Trust
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English
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Redemption, violence, and faith define a young black man, a reckless white nationalist, and a pair of traveling vacationers.
20) e-Cupid
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English
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Marshall is turning 30 and working at a dead-end job. After seven years with his boyfriend, Marshall's love life is stuck in a rut. He is desperate for something new and goes looking for it online where he comes upon a mysterious app that guarantees to find true love. His life is quickly turned upside down and with the help of a wise and mysterious waitress, Marshall is given one last chance to listen to his heart and figure what, and who, is really...
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