2024-09-21
This lyrical film serves as a kind of ode to the history of a woman through several decades. Set in Mississippi, the story follows a Black woman from childhood up until adulthood, covering a multitude of experiences that her people go through, have gone through, and will still go through.
Under the mentorship of controversial pop star Aryana Sayeed, two young singers vie to become the first-ever female winners of Afghan Star. As their dreams are within grasp, their lives change when the Taliban returns to power.
An exploration of the origins of The Band, one of rock music's most enduring and beloved groups, tells the story of chief songwriter Robbie Robertson, and how he, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson formed the legendary quintet. The film features archival footage and interviews with notable figures in music, including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Taj Mahal, Van Morrison and Er
The inspiring true story of Cory Weissman, a 1000-point high-school basketball star who suffered a catastrophic, life-threatening stroke at the end of his freshman year of college that left him paralyzed on the left side, but nonetheless determined to overcome the odds and make his way back on the court.
With an unstable family, Greg Laurie heads to Southern California, seeking to change his life. He meets preacher Lonnie Frisbee and pastor Chuck Smith whose church accepts struggling young Christians from all walks of life. A spiritual movement ensues, changing the course of American history forever.
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This documentary centers on indie comedy filmmaker Kevin Smith, who rose to fame with his low-budget 1990s indie black-and-white film Clerks, spawning a career made up of quirky slacker-themed films with equally deadbeat characters. Past collaborators and actors appear in the film, as well as interviews with Smith's mother, daughter, and wife.
The narrative follows a young Harvard man named Will Andrews. He decides to drop out of the university to join an expedition in Butcher's Crossing, Kansas. As he immerses himself in this world of buffalo hunting, the hunters he meets, as well as the various characters involved in the trade, give him different perspectives on life. The narrative draws inspiration from the 1960 novel by John William
When the Rufus Buck Gang returns to seek vengeance for wrongs against his people by committing heinous crimes, it is up to a Native American peace officer and a United States Marshall to find a way to stop the coldhearted gang as they rampage across the area, gleefully pillaging, killing, kidnapping, and raping anyone they feel they have a right to attack.
"Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World", is the remarkable, behind-the-scenes story of how a little known music festival came together against all odds. Young, scrappy concert promoter John Brower puts his life on the line to turn his failing Toronto Rock n Roll Revival into a one-day event, later coined in rock mythology as "the second most important event in rock n' roll history." And it
The kids get into the holiday spirit with a Halloween-inspired quick craft.
An examination of an unorthodox subject, shedding light on life in a conventional barnyard through the eyes of its pig. The sow's slow pace of life offers a different perspective on the nature of existence against the wider spectrum of human-animal relations as she spends her days raising her piglets and finding companionship with a one-legged chicken and two cows.
A city gal bonds with a horse and a charming cowboy when she and her mom go to the countryside, and the cowboy teaches her to barrel race while her mom reconnects with a local rancher she once loved.
In this wondrous "Harry Potter" spin-off set in 1926 New York, an author studying fantastic beasts gets involved in a conflict between wizards and No-Majs (i.e. those unable to use magic) when some of the creatures in his care are accidentally released.