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- StarsConrad Roy Jr.Lynn RoyJesse BarronTeen Michelle Carter's actions shocked a nation - but what really happened behind closed doors? This HBO special showcases the prosecution's point of view and alternately the defense's. Which side do you fall on?
- DirectorErin Lee CarrStarsSimone BilesScott BlackmunRichard BlumenthalUSA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar is convicted of serial sexual abuse of young athletes.
- DirectorIrene TaylorStarsMorgan GeyserAnissa WeierAngie GeyserTells the story of two 12-year old girls, who attempted to murder one of their friends in an attempt to appease Slenderman, a fictional monster from a horror website.
- DirectorTamara KotevskaLjubomir StefanovStarsHatidze MuratovaNazife MuratovaHussein SamThe last female bee-hunter in Europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in Honeyland, when a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her land and threaten her livelihood.
- DirectorUrsula MacfarlaneStarsHarvey WeinsteinBenjamin BrafmanHope Exiner D'AmoreFeature documentary about the spectacular fall from grace of media mogul Harvey Weinstein. With a cast of characters including survivors, friends and colleagues, this is a portrait of power and its abuses, spanning over forty years.
- DirectorFranco MarescoStarsLetizia BattagliaCiccio MiraMatteo ManninoOn the 25th anniversary of Capaci and via D'Amelio bombings, Franco Maresco wonders what's left of their ideals and struggles in contemporary Sicily, dwelling on its relationship with the Mafia.
- StarsVernon GosneyLeslie Wagner-WilsonTim CarterDocuseries looking back on the Jonestown Massacre on the 40th anniversary.
- DirectorBrian KnappenbergerStarsAaron SwartzTim Berners-LeeCindy CohnThe story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life at the age of 26.
- StarsIan BellCraig Thomas RivelaRich GraffMaking of the Mob, is an eight-part docudrama that begins in 1905 and spans more than 50 years, tracing the original five families that led to the modern American Mafia, including the rise of Charles Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky and Benjamin Bugsy Siegel.
- DirectorMichael GalinskySuki HawleyStarsWilliam J. Barber IIMichael MooreCornel West30 years of documenting protest. The story starts in North Carolina in 1987 and ends in DC 2017
- DirectorMatthew CookeStarsPatricia ArquetteDanny TrejoSusan SarandonToday, you're more likely to go to prison in the United States than anywhere else in the world. So in the unfortunate case it should happen to you - this is the Survivors Guide to Prison.
- DirectorTim WolochatiukStarsTed BiggsStephan JonesVernon GosneyCult leader Jim Jones leads his followers to a mass-suicide.
- DirectorStanley NelsonStarsRebecca MooreJanet ShularTim CarterFeaturing never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.
- DirectorAmy BergStarsNick CaveElaine AndersonSam BrowerWhen Warren Jeffs rose to Prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, he took control of a religion with a history of polygamous and underage marriage. In a short time, Warren managed to expand these practices and the power of his position in unprecedented ways. He bridged the gap between sister wives and ecclesiastical rape, befuddling the moral compass of his entire congregation. The film examines Warren Jeffs' life and shows how he became a worshiped and adored Prophet. Warren has a devout following numbering in the tens of thousands, many of whom would give their life at any moment with just one word from the Prophet. Despite a trail of abuse and ruined lives, Warren has maintained his grip on power.
- DirectorMaria DemopoulosJodi WilleStarsAhom AquarianIsis AquarianDon BollesA charismatic leader founds a commune in Los Angeles in the early '70s based on natural food, spiritual practices and psychedelic rock. This short-lived era is recreated with archival material and the memories of participants.
- DirectorDaniel LindsayT.J. MartinStarsHenry AlfaroDanny BakewellJohn D. BarnettTwenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, filmmakers examine that tumultuous period through rarely seen archival footage.
- DirectorJason OsderStarsBirdie AfricaRamona AfricaWilson GoodeA history of the conflict of the City of Philadelphia and the Black Liberation organization, MOVE, that led to the disastrously violent final confrontation in 1985.
- StarsMike CarusoChris UrquhartElizabeth Stuart-MorrisTold by survivors, news clips and audio recordings of David Koresh. It tells the story of how he rose to power as their "prophet" and then fell from glory in the standoff and fire that made history.
- StarsDevon LarrattJordan WibergForget what you think you know about arm wrestling. Arm Nation focuses on the diverse and passionate men and women who train and "pull" in the fast growing North American sport - arm wrestling. Each episode traces two compelling stories from the characters' work, relationship, family and tournament lives, leading up to the season finale - a national championship where the stories of 10 of our characters combine into intense emotional and physical drama. Arm Nation is an inspiring series about Indigenous men and women rising above personal and community challenges to succeed at the top levels of a sport they love.
- StarsMonica LewinskyKen StarrLucianne GoldbergA series of exclusive interviews and archival footage examining Bill Clinton's political scandal of the 1990s and its lasting influence in the United States.
- DirectorRobert MillerHenry SingerStarsRatko MladicCamille BiblesElvedin PasicThe war crimes trial of one of the most infamous figures from the Balkan wars of the 1990s.
- DirectorGerard Mannix FlynnMaedhbh McMahonLotta PetronellaAn intimate portrait of a family coming to terms with decades of institutional abuse and the impact it has had and is still having on their lives. "There exist places where the unthinkable happened, the unfixable happened here"
- DirectorScott AltmanStarsGlen HansardDave FanningJim SheridanAgainst the backdrop of a homeless crisis spiralling out of control, a gripping new documentary tracks the trials and tribulations of residents of the capital without a place to call home. Full of grit, raw emotion, heartbreak and determination, 'Home' chronicles the narrative behind homelessness through the lens of a cast from all strands of Irish society, from activists and volunteers, to musicians and Oscar winners, to the very victims of the country's biggest ongoing crisis.
- DirectorDermot LaveryMichael HewittStarsKenneth BranaghBrid BrennanRoma DowneyInspired by the book of the same name, it records the circumstances of every man, woman and child who died in a conflict - the Northern Irish 'Troubles.' A reminder that war is hell.
- DirectorRichard LowensteinStarsMichael HutchenceDennis FarrissINXSA documentary feature about the troubled heart and soul of Michael Hutchence, lead singer and songwriter of INXS.