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Al otro lado (2005)

documentary film

Pricilianno, the first boy introduced in the story, has a very strong bond with his father. At the beginning of the film, his father tells him a story about a princess who was kidnapped by a conquistador and commits suicide in the lake he and his friend have been playing in. He is trying to teach his son the importance of respecting the dead, a very prevalent theme in Mexican culture.

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Dirty Country (2007)

documentary film

Dirty Country introduces an ordinary man with an extraordinary gift for dirty music. The film also profiles several living legends of the raunchy music business, including piano virtuoso Dr. Dirty, rap pioneer Blowfly, and the original party band, Doug Clark's Hot Nuts.

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The Walk (2001)

documentary film

The Walk tells the story of three hundred Native people that attempted to walk 768 miles, from the Pala Reservation near San Diego to Sacramento, in an effort to bring unification to the tribal nations of California. California has the largest Native American population in the United States with 278 tribal nations, more than any other state in the country. The history of California Indians is brutal and devastating, but few Americans, including Californians, know anything about these tribes.

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International Sweethearts of Rhythm (1986)

documentary film

International Sweethearts of Rhythm opens with archival footage of Anna Mae Winburn on vocals and the band performing the song "Jump Children", interspersed with contemporary comments by Winburn, Tiny Davis, and Rosalind "Roz" Cron discussing the challenges the band faced due to gender, and celebrating the success of the band amongst their fan base. Throughout the film, except during interview sequences, the band's music is heard in the background, sometimes with still photographs of the band and individual members seen onscreen. The film discusses the origin of the band at the Piney Woods Country Life School in Mississippi in 1937,…

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After the Axe (1982)

Drama

Wilson, a senior marketing executive, is laid off from a food company after fifteen years of good service. Losing his status and security, he is relegated to the role of dependent house husband, resented by his children and shunned by former colleagues.<ref namehttp://tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/films/after-the-axe | titleToronto International Film Festival | workMay 03, 2012}}

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At the Edge of the World (2008)

documentary film

The documentary follows the events that took place during Operation Leviathan in early 2007. The RV Farley Mowat, captained by Paul Watson and the newly acquired MY Robert Hunter, captained by Alex Cornelissen meet in the Southern Ocean. As they are docked side to side, material is transferred from the Farley Mowat to the Robert Hunter to build a new helicopter deck.

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Africa Adventure (1954)

documentary film

Big-game hunter Robert Ruark travels from the United States to Kenya, where he meets other professional hunters, Harry Selby and Andrew Holmbert. They load their vehicles and head first to the village of Isiola, before continuing on further into the interior of Kenya. The safari encounters many of the animals of the African plains, such as rhinoceros, gazelles, guinea fowl and elephants.

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