Out of the Dark

Twelve children are trapped deep within a Thailand cave with their soccer coach. Torrential rains are expected, and will submerge the young boys unless a rescue mission is mounted as soon as possible. The documentary Out of the Dark recounts every detail of this astonishing 18-day ordeal that captivated the globe. Once the location of the missing soccer team had been...

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Farmlands

Is there a white genocide occurring in South Africa? That's the conclusion reached by controversial alt-right activist and filmmaker Lauren Southern in her new feature-length documentary Farmlands. The basis of the film is the country's complicated history with land ownership, and the hysteria that has arisen from these issues in recent times. The crime rate in South...

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True Life Stories: Kanye West

Egomaniacal. Divisive. Provocateur. Genius. Whatever your take on Kanye West, you can't deny his enormous imprint on popular culture. Everyone seems to have an opinion of him, but how many truly know his story? True Life Stories: Kanye West traces his journey from growing up with a single mother on the south side of Chicago to global superstardom. Born in Atlanta in...

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Gangs, Drill and Prayer

A new kind of religious outreach has been birthed from the mean streets of South London. It's called gospel drill, a particularly aggressive form of rap that has been refashioned to spread positive messages of hope and salvation. Gangs, Drill & Prayer explores this exploding phenomenon, the most consequential players at its center, and the controversies that have...

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World War A: When Aliens Attack

An entertaining combination of sound scientific observation and doomsday speculation, World War A: When Aliens Attack attempts to construct the likeliest scenario that would result from an alien visitation to our planet. Does such an event have its foundations in scientific fact? The film presents a compelling case based on insights from astrophysicists, researchers,...

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Testing Tolerance

Sweden has been an incredibly accommodating host to a record number of immigrants in recent years, including many who have fled to Europe from war torn regions in search of a more peaceful existence. Close to a quarter of a million migrants have descended upon the small country of just under seven million, and they've been provided shelter, meals and resources from...

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A Game of No Rules

Global trade has long been a hot button political issue, but it's reached a fever pitch in recent times. President Donald Trump has urged for free trade between nations, and imposed a series of controversial tariffs that have lead to immense economic insecurity. The promise of equal and reciprocal trade relations sounds appealing on its surface, but is there really...

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True Life Stories: Conor McGregor

Mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor is one of the most popular figures in modern sports. Born in Dublin, Ireland, McGregor is a 29-year old phenomenon. He's amassed an amazing number of victories from both the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Cage Warriors organizations, and he's become one of the biggest draws in pay-per-view history. True Life Stories:...

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Cricket's Match Fixers

Cricket, long defined as a civilized and gentlemanly sport, has found itself embroiled in scandal in recent years. Behind the scenes, the game has become a betting ground for criminal enterprises. Al Jazeera Investigations explores these underground activities in Cricket's Match Fixers. It's an unexpected symbiosis that exists between cricket and the criminal gangs...

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Pit Bulls Unleashed

Are pit bulls a predatory menace or merely the most misunderstood breed of dogs? Pit Bulls Unleashed explores this polarizing issue with impassioned figures on both sides of the debate. The film's narrative piggybacks off an unspeakable tragedy. A young woman adopts two pit bulls and raises them as her household pets with no incidents of disobedience. Then, without...

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