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GRAZING THE SKY
Released on DVD, BR & VOD 25 JANUARY 2016

Grazing the Sky takes a revealing look at the incredible physical exploits of circus acrobats, and finds compelling stories of men and women confronting adversity - including the real risk of severe, debilitating injury. The price of life in the limelight includes years of study and practice, an iron discipline, an ongoing commitment to learning new skills, and constant travel far from home. Director Horacio Alcalá follows eight different acrobats from all over the world, intercutting interviews with artfully staged footage of his subjects performing breathtaking feats with poise and grace.

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THE MISFITS
Released on DVD 24 AUGUST 2015

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a tiny youth center called OpenArms Youth Project is squeezed in between two of the city’s two thousand churches. The center welcomes young LGBT kids between thirteen and nineteen, who have decided to come out in a very religious society. But the prize for being yourself is high – and you end up becoming a MISFIT. While the general public opinion towards gays in the USA is slowly changing, this coming-of-age story closely follows the three young protagonists as they struggle to achieve a sense of self in a community that still widely condemns homosexuality. MISFITS is a film about being yourself, even though that choice may have great personal costs. The three characters in the film, Larissa, Benny and "D", all go to the center where they find love and support to confront the daily drama they are living .
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KINK
Released on DVD 15 JUNE 2015

Director Christina Voros and producer James Franco pull back the curtain on the fetish empire of Kink.com, the Internet's largest producer of BDSM content. In a particularly obscure corner of an industry that operates largely out of public view, Kink.com's directors and models strive for authenticity. In an enterprise often known for exploitative practices, Kink.com upholds an ironclad set of values to foster an environment that is safe, sane, and consensual. They aim to demystify the BDSM lifestyle, and to serve as an example and an educational resource for the BDSM community. In kink, we discover not only a fascinating and often misunderstood subculture, but also, in a career far from the mainstream, a group of intelligent, charismatic, and driven people who really, truly love what they do. 
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TURNED TOWARDS THE SUN
Released on DVD 04 MAY 2015

If the astonishing true-life story of British writer and poet Micky Burn MC had been written as a novel, readers would readily accept it as invented. Born in Mayfair in 1912, his father worked for the Royal family. He became the lover of the communist spy Guy Burgess, and would initially be taken in by Nazism, expressing an admiration for Hitler. In 1942, he took part in a daring commando assault on the fortified French port of St Nazaire, where he was captured, and he ended the war a POW in Colditz. He would latterly become a committed Marxist and be credited with saving the life of Audrey Hepburn. American director Greg Olliver, who has previously documented the life of rock star Lemmy, started making this film in 2008, revisiting significant events and places in Burn’s life. Burn is presented here as a candid and witty raconteur, with a sharp mind and vivid recollections. He died in 2010, which leaves Turned Towards the Sun as a fitting eulogy to a remarkable figure.

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SIRIUS
Released on DVD 9 March 2015

Documentary focusing on the possibilty of extraterrestrial life forms. Following UFO researcher Steven Greer, the programme utilises unearthed government documents and witness testimonies to offer proof of alien intelligence. Interviewees are used to present evidence for the existence of top secret advanced technologies that have been suppressed by various groups including the US government. Meanwhile, Greer enlists leading scientists to examine a six-inch-long skeleton discovered in the Atacama Desert he believes to be of extraterrestrial origin. The team also showcase their theories that contact is already being made with alien life, using protocols developed by Greer.



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THE GREAT MUSEUM
Released on DVD 9 February 2015


This feature documentary portrays one of the most important museums in the world: Vienna's Museum of Art History or the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. The Great Museum presents a unique look behind the scenes of this fascinating institution and encounters a number of charismatic protagonists and their working fields unfolding the museum's special world - as an art institution as well as a vehicle for stately representation.





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BALLET BOYS
Released on DVD & Blu-ray 10 November 2014

Lukas, Syvert and Torgeir love to dance, but have they got what it takes to be the best? This warm-hearted, inspiring film introduces us to three very different young friends who are all passionate about ballet. As the boys near the end of high school, they must decide whether they have the commitment and skill to make a career in dance. In a field dominated by girls, the boys have forged a strong friendship, brilliantly captured here, which will be challenged by the choices they make at this vital stage in their lives.
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PRAY FOR JAPAN
Out now on DVD

On 11 March 2011, Japan's Tohoku coastal region was destroyed by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and devastating tsunami that followed. Pray for Japan takes place in the devastated region of Ishinomaki, Miyagi - the largest coastal city in Tohoku with a population of over 160,000 people.

Pray for Japan focuses on four key perspectives of the tragedy. With each perspective we meet victims who faced significant obstacles and fought to overcome them. Through these four vantage points, the audience is able to understand the vast ramifications of this large-scale natural disaster.

Preorder from Amazon (DVD): http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CG6IV5M
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EXPOSED: BEYOND BURLESQUE
Out now on DVD

Beth B takes us into the 21st century underground and reveals a secret world where cutting-edge performers are taking hold of burlesque and driving it to extremes that most people have never seen. It's a populist blend of art and entertainment that gives new meaning to the word ‘transgression’. Above all, it's a lot of fun, and it will blow your mind.

Exposed: Beyond Burlesque features performances by Rose Wood, Julie Atlas Muz, Mat Fraser, Dirty Martini, Bunny Love, Bambi the Mermaid, World Famous *Bob* & Tigger. These eight female and male artists use their nakedness to transport us beyond the last sexual and social taboos.

Preorder from Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CG6IV5M
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AUTOLUMINESCENT
Out now on DVD

From myth to legend Rowland Howard appeared on the early Melbourne punk scene like a phantom out of Kafkaesque Prague or Bram Stoker's Dracula. A beautifully gaunt and gothic aristocrat, the unique distinctive fury of his guitar style shot him directly into the imagination of a generation. He was impeccable, the austerity of his artistry embodied in his finely wrought form.

Autoluminescent captures moments with the man himself and intimate missives from those who knew him behind closed doors; words and images etch light into what has always been the mysterious dark.

Preorder from Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GE7IT92
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MAMA AFRICA
Out now on DVD

Mama Africa is the biography of the South African singer, Miriam Makeba, who was the first black, African musician to win international stardom. Her music influenced artists across the globe, although her style stayed anchored in her South African roots. She sang for John F. Kennedy and Marlon Brando, performed with Harry Belafonte, Nina Simone and Dizzie Gillespie.

This documentary traces her life and music through more than fifty years of performing. Friends and colleagues, some who knew her from the beginning, in the dance halls of South Africa (remember Pata Pata ), together with her grandchildren, allow us to know the remarkable journey of Mama Africa .

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