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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,603 films · Page 181.

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (2006)

documentary film, Documentation

The film begins as a chronicle of Rick Ray's journey through India to interview Tenzin Gyatso. The film switches between present and recent past, with stages of the trip introducing sections on the personal history of Tenzin Gyatso, the process used to select a Dalai Lama and Gyatso's journey into exile. The interview with Tenzin Gyatso begins midway through the film.

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Semper Fi: Always Faithful (2011)

documentary film

German American Jerry Ensminger was a devoted Marine Corps Master Sgt. for nearly twenty-five years. As a drill instructor he lived and breathed the "Corps" and was responsible for indoctrinating thousands of new recruits with its motto Semper Fidelis or "Always Faithful." When Jerry's nine-year-old daughter Janey died of a rare type of leukemia, his world collapsed.

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Paavo, a Life in Five Courses (2010)

documentary film

Finnish farm boy Paavo Turtiainen is hired into the Parisian household of Swedish theatre producer Lars Schmidt and his wife, actress Ingrid Bergman. The couple "adopt" and train Turtiainen to navigate among the rich and famous. Encouraged by Schmidt, Turtiainen moves to New York and becomes an acclaimed chef and event planner for high society.

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The Witness (2000)

documentary film

The film begins with scenes showing the day-to-day life of a construction contractor by the name of Eddie Lama. Footage shows Lama discussing a construction job with one of his employees, and Lama also talks about how various different racial and ethnic groups who work at his firm are able to get along together. There is a scene of Lama petting two dogs, and other footage showing that Lama keeps multiple cats in his office.

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Forbidden Fruit (2000) (2000)

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

In a rural village in Zimbabwe, a single woman, Nongoma, and her married neighbour, Tsitsi, fall in love. When their lesbian relationship is discovered, Nongoma flees to the city. When they are reunited by chance two years later, the women decide to move together to a village where nobody knows them.

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Alien Abduction: Answers (2022)

documentary film

The film seeks to explain the phenomenon surrounding claims of alien abduction. Alanna Robelia, who appears in the film as an experiencer, said, "I am grateful to director John Yost for creating a safe place for all of us to tell our stories and his willingness to be vulnerable by telling us about his own abduction experience. I never would have imagined that what I thought was a memory of a childhood dream would lead me to the incredible experiences and relationships I have today."

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Awake Zion (2005)

documentary film

thumb|Matisyahu, a Jewish reggae singer. In Awake Zion, Haim travels from Manhattan to Jamaica and Israel, interviewing Rastafarians and rabbis to highlight similarities between their worldviews. Haim, a young Jewish woman, says she first perceived a connection between Jews and Rastafarians at a reggae concert.

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Actingclassof1977.com (2008)

documentary film

A member of the Acting Class of 1977 logs onto a fictitious website. Using the cursor they navigate the site to find ‘The Class’: a group that spent three years together in a demanding acting course. In an interview Mel Gibson remembers that they were “some of the best years of my life.” Other website pages include the class’ recollections of their audition, training days and experiences since graduating.

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