Tracy Droz Tragos, Andrew Droz Palermo For the beauty of its quiet and powerful storytelling revealing its character's dignity in the face of immense challenges.
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Fed UpFed Up
Stephanie Soechtig
8.0
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Brian Knappenberger
Cesar's Last FastCesar's Last Fast
Lorena Parlee, Richard Ray Perez
Alive Inside: A Story of Music and MemoryAlive Inside
Michael Rossato-Bennett
E-TeamE-Team
Katy Chevigny, Ross Kauffman
MarmatoMarmato
Mark Grieco
Private ViolencePrivate Violence
Cynthia Hill
Watchers of the SkyWatchers of the Sky
Edet Belzberg
All the Beautiful ThingsAll the Beautiful Things
John D. Harkrider
Dinosaur 13Dinosaur 13
Todd Douglas Miller
7.4
The Overnighters
Jesse Moss
No No: A DockumentaryNo No: A Dockumentary
Jeffrey Radice
The Case Against 8The Case Against 8
Ryan White , Ben Cotner
7.0
Ivory Tower
Andrew Rossi
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela SmartCaptivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart
Steve Hoover This movie shooked us to our very core. It is, in one way, a movie about self-sacrifice but, really, it is delicate character study; exuberant, heartbreaking, transcendent, and profoundly moving.
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Gideon's ArmyGideon's Army
Dawn Porter
Life According to SamLife According to Sam
Sean Fine, Andrea Nix
7.4
Twenty Feet from Stardom20 Feet from Stardom
Morgan Neville
God Loves UgandaGod Loves Uganda
Roger Ross Williams
Cutie and the BoxerCutie and the Boxer
Zach Heinzerling
8.1
Blackfish
Gabriela Cowperthwaite
American PromiseAmerican Promise
Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson
Dirty WarsDirty Wars
Rick Rowley
Narco CulturaNarco Cultura
Shaul Schwarz
Valentine RoadValentine Road
7.8
Inequality for All
Jacob Kornbluth
6.8
Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden
Greg Barker
Citizen KochCitizen Koch
Tia Lessin, Carl Deal
After TillerAfter Tiller
Martha Shane, Lana Wilson
99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film
Chana Gazit, David Steward For episode "The Pill (#15.9)".
What I Want My Words to Do to You: Voices from Inside a Women's Maximum Security PrisonWhat I Want My Words to Do to You: Voices from Inside a Women's Maximum Security Prison
Madeleine Gavin, Gary Sunshine, Judith Katz
Robert Capa: In Love and WarRobert Capa: In Love and War
Anne Makepeace
A Decade Under the InfluenceA Decade Under the Influence
Ted Demme, Richard LaGravenese
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard RustinBrother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
Bennett Singer, Nensi D. Keyts
Bukowski: Born into ThisBukowski: Born into This
John Dullaghan
My Flesh and BloodMy Flesh and Blood
Jonathan Karsh
Tom Dowd & the Language of MusicTom Dowd & the Language of Music
Mark Moormann
The Weather UndergroundThe Weather Underground
Sam Green, Bill Siegel
The Same River TwiceThe Same River Twice
Robb Moss
StevieStevie
Steve James
The Education of Gore VidalThe Education of Gore Vidal