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41) The Syndrome
Publisher
Bayview Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The explosive documentary THE SYNDROME follows the crusade of a group of doctors, scientists, and legal scholars who have uncovered that “Shaken Baby Syndrome,” a child abuse theory used in hundreds of U.S. prosecutions each year, is not scientifically valid. In fact, they say it doesn’t exist. Filmmaker Meryl Goldsmith and national award-winning investigative reporter Susan Goldsmith document the unimaginable nightmare for those accused and...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, twenty-year-old American flautist Edwin Rist boarded a train for a suburban outpost of the British Museum of Natural History. Home to one of the largest ornithological collections in the world, the Tring museum was full of rare bird specimens whose gorgeous feathers were worth staggering amounts of money to the men who shared Edwin's obsession: the Victorian...
43) Polisse
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
Français
Description
A gripping police drama based on true accounts from the Parisian child protection unit.
Publisher
Questar Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Crimes and bloody tales that made the headlines usually reveal a lot about the hidden fantasies of their time. From Jack the Ripper to the Andes crash, the ten episodes of this collection shed a black light on a page of history that left a mark on their time.
45) Persistence
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
Human bodies don’t simply disappear. They were kidnapped, buried, broken into pieces. But they are also searched for, recovered and if forensic experts achieve the unlikely, reconstructed as persons. These only return to their homes if they are identified as dead. An audiovisual journey through Mexico’s landscapes of disappearance, between mass graves and fragments, affected families and forensic anthropologists. In search for the human that remains,...
46) The Worst Crime
Publisher
Cinedigm
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Johnny Johnson was charged with the abduction and murder of 6-year-old Cassandra Williamson. During the capital murder trial, a juror described the killing as “the worst possible crime.” Does the worst possible crime warrant the worst possible punishment?
47) The Net
Publisher
DEFA Film Library
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
In 1996, the FBI captured American domestic terrorist and former mathematics professor and anarchist author Ted Kaczynski (aka: The Unabomber) who understood himself to be battling the increasing technologization of the world. In the mid-20th century, a host of intellectual developments—including cybernetics and systems theory, multimedia art, new concepts of psychology and military research—came to the fore and became relevant in influencing...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A gripping tour de force of investigative journalism that takes us deep into the investigation behind one of the most frightening and enigmatic serial killers in modern American history, and into the ranks of a singular American police force: the Anchorage PD Most of us have never heard of Israel Keyes. But he is one of the most ambitious, meticulous serial killers of modern time. The FBI considered his behavior unprecedented. Described by a prosecutor...
Author
Publisher
Steerforth Press
Language
English
Description
Explores the shocking practices of NXIVM, a cult run by Keith Raniere and many enablers, detailing its rise as a personal development company, its ability to evade prosecution for decades, and the investigation that finally revealed its dark secrets to the world.
Sex trafficking. Forced labor. Gaslighting. Berman explores the shocking practices of NXIVM, a cult run by Keith Raniere and many enablers. She details its rise as a personal development...
50) Santoalla
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Progressive Dutch couple Martin Verfondern and Margo Pool had only one dream – to live off the land, far from the constraints and complications of the city. But, when they arrive in the crumbling, Spanish village of Santoalla, the foreigners challenge the traditions of the town's sole remaining family, igniting a decade-long conflict that culminates in Martin's mysterious disappearance. Official Selection at **DOC NYC**. Winner of the Jury Award...
Publisher
Java Films
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The murder of French au-pair Sophie Lionnet by her employers made headlines all over the world. From the horrible circumstances of her death, to the obsession of her killer with a pop-star ex-boyfriend and their crazy delusions of celebrity pedophile rings, it was a case that seemed too unbelievable to be true. It all began in Wimbledon, London, when a neighbor noticed black smoke coming out of a garden and called the fireman. When the firefighters...
52) Cropsey
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true; two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances. Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival** and **Fantastic Fest**. Nominated for Best Documentary at the **Chicago International Film Festival**. *"Cropsey has all the trappings of a true-crime TV special, but with an undercurrent of cultural exposition...
53) The Ambassador
Publisher
Drafthouse Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
This darkly comic, genre-bending piece of gonzo journalism from rips the lid off the scheme of political corruption. Armed with a phalanx of hidden cameras Brügger transforms himself into an outlandish caricature of a European consul.
Publisher
Java Films Exclusives
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
The jury finds the three defendants guilty of murder. The prosecutor’s case wins. Isabel Carrasco’s memory becomes increasingly distant in León; no one wants to look back. The three defendants are pinning all of their hopes on the Supreme Court. At the last minute, the filmmakers discover something that was never investigated by the police. A political shadow hangs over the investigation once again.
56) Death in Léon
Publisher
Java Films Exclusives
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
The brutal murder of Isabel Carrasco, one of Spain's most controversial politicians, shocked the nation. Three women were quickly arrested in what appeared to be an inexplicable private vendetta. But as the investigation developed, a deeper story of power, deceit and betrayal emerged. With unrivalled access to all the main characters, this critically acclaimed series is a riveting portrayal of a provincial society where nothing is as it seems.
57) Beyond Our Ken
Publisher
Umbrella Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Derided as a ‘secretive cult’ and its leader described as a ‘seedy conman,’ Kenja was still attracting a whole new generation of followers with promises of Utopia. But what is Kenja? Accused of mind control, sexual abuse and blamed by families for the disappearance of loved ones, the notorious cult has damaged many lives. Through remarkable observational footage and candid interviews, BEYOND OUR KEN takes inside this closed community, to explore...
Publisher
Java Films Exclusives
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
Seven years before the crime, Isabel Carrasco came to power in León. At the same time, Triana Martínez, a young telecommunications engineer, started work in the provincial council. The two had a great relationship until, all of a sudden, everything changed. In the trial, Triana reveals the reason for the fall out: she rejected Isabel’s sexual advances. Triana lost her job on the council and Isabel used her influence to damage her career for years....
Publisher
Java Films Exclusives
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
No one understands the involvement of the local policewoman, and Triana’s friend, Raquel Gago. The prosecution is convinced that she was part of the plan, but she maintains her innocence. The defence calls up two police inspectors as witnesses. They are accused of misleading the defendants and lying in their testimonies. Serious suspicions emerge surrounding the police investigation which had been heavily politicized. The testimonies end and the...
60) After the Fire
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning story and NY Times bestseller, AFTER THE FIRE is a gripping documentary detailing the tales of incredible courage and cowardice in the aftermath of the 2000 Seton Hall Fire in New Jersey. The story follows two freshmen roommates, Shawn Simons and Alvaro Llanos, proceeding from the devastating fire to the grueling medical treatment and into their life-affirming future. It is also the story of the search for the arsonists...
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