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Puff: Wonders of the Reef (2021)

Animal Documentary, nature documentary

Narrated by actress Rose Byrne, the story follows a baby pufferfish on its travel through a microscopic marine world of the Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef in the world. It offers a view of its ecosystem from the perspective of the fish. It was released on December 16, 2021.

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The War on Democracy (2007)

documentary film

Shot in both Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. According to Pilger, his film "...tells a universal story... analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its venerable myths.

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The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (2003)

documentary film, drama film

Based on the first-person book by Brian Cruver, Anatomy of Greed, The Crooked E television movie chronicles the rise and fall of the Houston-based Enron Corporation. The film offers the perspective of Cruver, played by Christian Kane, depicted as a brilliant but naïve young salesman who was seduced by the company's "get rich quick" mantra. The extravagant company culture is shown through scenes of extreme office parties, over-the-top expense accounts, and sexy female employees.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)

documentary film

In the beginning of his 10-year career, Jean-Michel Basquiat was known for his graffiti art under the alias SAMO in Manhattan's Lower East Side in the late 1970s. He sold his first painting to Debbie Harry for $200, dated Madonna, and became a close friend and collaborator of Andy Warhol's. Basquiat was launched into international stardom for his bebop-influenced neoexpressionist work.

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Hurricane on the Bayou (2006)

documentary film

The film begins in the bayou itself, as a family of alligators frolic in the water to the tune of the Cajun classic "Iko Iko". The story then sets off on an historical exploration of how New Orleans rose up hundreds of years ago out of an untamed swampland – and went on to become celebrated around the world as "The Big Easy", a place where a feeling of joyful freedom permeated the music, the food and the city's inimitable talent for turning "good times" into an art form. Here, a spicy gumbo of African, Native American, Cajun, Creole and Southern influences forged a unique culture.

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The Battle of Britain (1943)

Documentation, War Film, propaganda film

The narrator describes the fall of France, which leaves Britain almost defenceless. British forces are vastly outnumbered, but the British people are calm. The narrator explains that is because in a democracy, the people as a whole are involved in the decision to fight.

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On the Line: The Richard Williams Story (2022)

Biographical documentary, biographical film, documentary film

The film opens with rare family footage in which Richard Williams asks his young daughters Venus and Serena Williams, years before they would become successful tennis players, if they feel a part of the ghetto, and what they like about it. It then chronicles their rise from mastering tennis on the public courts of Compton, California around gang members to the family gate-crashing the ethnically homogeneous sport of tennis and rising through the rankings. The film showcases the 1994 Bank of the West Classic, which served as Venus Williams's professional tour debut, and the controversial 2001 Indian Wells Masters tournament, which in the…

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The Human Experience (2008)

documentary film

The first experience follows Jeffrey and his brother Clifford Azize to the streets of The Big Apple, where the boys live with the homeless for a week in one of the coldest winters on record. The brothers are the children of divorced parents; they have not seen their father for 10 years. The Azize brothers look for hope and camaraderie among their homeless companions, while learning how to survive on the streets.

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Earth Made of Glass (2010)

Documentation, documentary film

In 2008, Paul Kagame, as President of Rwanda, had released the findings from an investigation into the massacre which had occurred there in 1994, when fighting began in the Eastern Congo at Rwanda's western border. The influence of French military interference in Rwanda plus the Belgian occupation are explained, in relation to the long-time feud between the Hutus and Tutsis, Rwanda's two main ethnic groups. Meanwhile, survivor Jean-Pierre Sagahutu, whose family had died during the violence, seeks to track down the man who had murdered them.

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