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The Black Road (2005)

William Nessen, an American freelance journalist, travels to Aceh to cover the conflict which had been ongoing since 1976. Shot over a period of four years, The Black Road follows Nessen as he transforms from being an objective journalist to a supporter of the Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, or GAM). While the 2004 tsunami made Aceh well known across the world, most people remain ignorant of its 27-year struggle for independence.

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There is no authority but yourself (2006)

documentary film, Documentation

A Dutch documentary about the history of the anrchist punk band Crass. The film features archive footage of the band and interviews with former members Steve Ignorant, Penny RimbThe film features archive footage of the band and interviews with former members Steve Ignorant, Penny Rimbaud and Gee Vaucher.

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Black Harvest (1992)

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The documentary continued the story from the previous Highland Trilogy Films, exploring the relationship between the half-white, half-native Joe Leahy, who was by then tribal leader, and his neighbours, the Ganiga people. In the documentary, Leahy and the Ganiga jointly own the Kilima plantation, a coffee plantation which by the time of Black Harvest should have been becoming profitable, but a fall in international coffee prices brought dispute as the Ganiga have to work for fewer wages. This happens simultaneously with tribal warfare breaking out.

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Underwater Dreams (2014)

documentary film

Underwater Dreams is the true story of a team of undocumented Mexican high school students, who under the tutelage of two of their teachers, enter the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center's annual International ROV competition, which is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Marine Technology Society, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and NASA. The four boys from Carl Hayden High School in Phoenix competed against college teams all across the United States including MIT. Another film, Spare Parts about the Carl Hayden team was released January 16, 2015.

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Relics: Einstein's Brain (1994)

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This documentary is introduced by a set of titles informing the viewer that Albert Einstein's brain was extracted after his death in 1955 and that it was donated to the Princeton Medical Center. We then meet Kenji Sugimoto, professor of mathematics and science history at the Kindai University of Osaka, who describes what Einstein means to him: "Einstein teaches me about love as well as science. Passion, love and science.

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Dear Jack (2009)

documentary film

On May 27, 2005, McMahon was forced to cancel all of his upcoming concerts after a medical examination in connection with a relentless case of laryngitis forced him into being admitted into a hospital in New York City. On June 1, 2005, he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the same day he finished recording his debut album under the Jack's Mannequin moniker, Everything in Transit. Since the illness was diagnosed in its early stages, McMahon's doctors had high hopes for a full recovery.

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A Walk to Beautiful (2007)

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A Walk to Beautiful tells the stories of five women in Ethiopia who are ostracized by their family and villages due to their suffering from obstetric fistula, a serious medical condition caused by failed childbirth under conditions of insurmountable poverty and inadequate health care. These women live in isolation with a sense of loneliness and shame due to rejection by their own. Each of these five women chose to reclaim her life by taking the long and exhausting journey to the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, so she could receive the medical treatment available only there.

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The King of Arcades (2014)

documentary film

The King of Arcades details the life and times of punk rock musician and classic arcade collector Richie Knucklez, on his journey to cultural prominence when he takes his passion for collecting to new heights by opening an arcade business in Flemington, New Jersey, only to watch it fall in the wake of economic hardship.

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Transparent (2006)

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Transparent follows the lives of 19 transgender men as they recall their encounters giving birth to and raising children while transitioning. For most, they did not view it as a weird concept to explain to their kids, especially at a young age, because none of the politics had to go into their explanation, they could simply state the facts and the children were accepting of that. For example, the common explanation to their children was that they were “born with a girl body but a boy heart.” In addition, they still felt as though they were their child's mother because biologically, they were, they just were no longer a mother figure.

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