Martin Sheen
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Four orphaned and homeless siblings happen upon an abandoned boxcar, which, with a little creativity and hard work, they gradually furnish with all the comforts of home. Fearful that they will be sent to live with the reputedly cruel grandfather they have never met, the children keep their new home a secret.
2) Amazonia
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When a capuchin monkey raised in captivity becomes stranded in the Amazon rainforest, he must learn to avoid predators and rediscover his natural instincts to survive.
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Anne Shirley is thirteen years old and finds that life in Avonlea is never simple. Torn between her free-spirited nature and her own perceived need to become sensible, Anne finds that the journey toward her goal is fraught with confusion and more than a few unfortunate yet amusing mishaps in L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables The Good Stars.
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Beautiful, wild, funny, and lost, Katie Kampenfelt takes a year off before college to find herself, all the while chronicling her adventures in an anonymous blog into which she pours her innermost secrets. Eventually, Katie's fearless narrative begins to crack, and dark pieces of her past emerge.
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While most priests would have moved onto the suburbs for their next assignment, Father Michael Doyle entrenched himself into one of America's most violent cities. A true activist, for over 60 years he fought to provide better schooling for children, made affordable housing available to hundreds of families, improved the environment by taking on big government's waste treatment plant and beautified the area by replacing concrete and abandoned lots...
9) Stella Days
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A priest whose love of movies inspires him to open a cinema in an Irish village to raise money for a new church, resulting in a passionate struggle between the priest, the church and the townsfolk.
10) Enigma
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A C.I.A. Agent tries to infiltrate Soviet intelligence to stop a murderous diabolical plot.
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"Shot in stunning High Definition and narrated by Martin Sheen, On Great White Wings tells the compelling story of the Wright Brothers. This award-winning documentary made film history by flying a replica 1905 Wright Flyer - the first time since the original model was flown by the Wright Brothers. Shot in the style of a feature film rather than a traditional documentary, audiences will be immersed in the dramatic and emotional story of the brothers'...
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While most priests would have moved onto the suburbs for their next assignment, Father Michael Doyle entrenched himself in one of America's most violent cities. A true activist, for over 60 years he fought to provide better schooling for children, made affordable housing available to hundreds of families, improved the environment by taking on big government's waste treatment plant, and beautified the area by replacing concrete and abandoned lots with...
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It's the world's most powerful residence, where decisions affecting millions of Americans are made. But the White House is also home, a warm and welcoming refuge for the presidential family. Meet the people who make the world's most famous house a home. With a wealth of still photos, oral histories, video footage and exclusive interviews, it recounts decades of fascinating, behind-the-scenes stories. Narrated by Martin Sheen and features an interview...
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Douglas White, an 89 year old Lakota Sioux medicine man from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, spent seventeen years in federal prison for a crime he did not commit. During the making of this film, filmmakers uncovered new evidence of White's "actual innocence" and brought the case back to federal court. A rare glimpse into the mysterious world of Lakota religion, their intimate connection to the land, and a provocative expose of the...
15) Amazonia
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After a plane crash, a capuchin monkey born and raised in captivity finds himself alone and lost in the wilderness of the Amazon jungle. Unprepared, the little monkey feels helpless with this sudden freedom. Facing a new world in which dense and luxuriant vegetation covers everything, he has to find his way and protect himself from the traps Nature has laid out.
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Explains how global poverty began with military conquest, slavery, and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals, and forced labor. Today's financial crisis is a direct consequence of these unchallenged policies that have lasted centuries. Features expert insights from Nobel Prize winners, acclaimed authors, university professors, government ministers, and the leaders of social movements. Includes interviews, photo galleries, and...
17) Life
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LIFE goes back billions of years to the bubbling cauldron of the early Earth and life's primative beginnings. It chronicles the developments from single-celled creatures through the age of the dinosaurs, and on to the complex variety of plants and animlas that exist today.
18) Elephant
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Elephant traces the impressive history of the greatest mammal to walk the Earth. Through war, pagentry, agriculture, and exploration, the elephant has developed a unique relationship with humankind -- and has become one of the most cherished, yet endangered, animals in the world.
19) Horse
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An introduction to horses that explores the history and varieties of horses, and the links between horses and humankind.