Code of Silence follows the journeys of an Orthodox Jewish father and his son Manny who breaks the code of silence in an Orthodox community going public with his story of being sexually abused as a student. These explosive revelations - and the attention they bring - divide the notoriously private community.
Following the revelations of Code of Silence - sexual abuse in the Orthodox Jewish church - we witness a family tragedy engulf the whole community as elders go to trial, more victims come forward and an ancient tradition of 'solving problems in-house' falls apart as the extent of the cover-up is revealed.
We follow a group of men who have all commited acts of violence and intimidation against their families, but desperately want to change. Meeting once a week, these men aim to confront their behaviours and histories, and salvage their last hopes of a family life.
Shot over 25 years by Academy Award winning Director John Zaritsky, No Limits is a ‘7 Up’ inspired documentary that follows the lives of our disabled protagonists – Thalidomide victims - over the course of decades, revealing how changes in societies attitudes to disability have affected them.
At the age of 52 and suffering from terrible chronic back pain, Victor D’Altorio decided to end his life. With searing honesty, we follow his last months. His charm, warmth and positive energy are at odds with how society views 'suicide' until his last moments, when the film maker is moved to intervene.
From long lost friends who use it to stay in touch, to the pick-up artist who trolls the site to score with women, to the criminal who tracks your every movement to know when to rob your house, the best and worst of Facebook is on display.
Can people find love through the modern “mail-order bride” industry? Or is the international romance business just a scam? Sincere and unflinching, Love Me follows Western men and Ukrainian women as they embark on an unpredictable, riveting journey in search of love.
Johnny’s abduction spawned countless theories & instilled intrigue in the millions who remember the first kid on the side of a milk carton. Mysterious sightings, strange clues, bizarre revelations & a confrontation with a person who claims to have helped abduct Johnny turns the tragic story upside down..
Fetal Stem Cell Treatment has demonstrated near miraculous potential but many are forced to seek therapy abroad, we investigate the religious and regulatory roadblocks hindering its market approval.
We explore the difficulties of running an election in an undeveloped country with a fragile infrastructure. While threats from outside (including terrorism and piracy) and inside (such as factionalism and vote rigging) loom over the process, one man is tasked with keeping the election fair.
When the first military coup in a generation ousts the only president the farmers of Honduras ever believed in, they respond by taking over 10,000 acres of the most fertile soil in the country and converting them into a worker-run cooperative.
This documentary investigates Burzynskis hidden cancer treatment, its successes and the decades of failed lawsuits the US government and FDA have pursued in order to try to silence him.