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Documentary: Unlocking the Cage

Chris Hegedus' and D.A. Pennebaker's films include Don't Look Back with Bob Dylan, The War Room chronicling Clinton’s 1992 Presidential campaign, and Startup.com shot during the Internet’s first boom and bust. These are stories about passionate people who took risks that changed history. They believe their new film, Unlocking the Cage, is just such a story. For the past two years they have been following an animal rights lawyer, Steve Wise, who is attempting to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. Help crowd-source this film project here.

Friday Nite Videos -- March 28, 2014

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Sarah Jones: One Woman, Eight Hilarious Characters. Donald Rumsfeld: The Unknown Known. A Dog, a Noun and a Verb. Open Access Explained! Stop Freaking Out About the Debt.

Rumsfeld: The Unknown Known (Documentary)

In The Unknown Known, Academy Award-winning director Errol Morris (The Fof of War) offers a mesmerizing portrait of Donald Rumsfeld, who served as George W. Bush's secretary of defense and as the principal architect of the Iraq War.

Kids for Cash

Documentary: the true story of a judge who harvested cash from sending kids who came before him to prison.

UNMANNED: America's Drone Wars

The teaser trailer for director Robert Greenwald's highly anticipated upcoming film, UNMANNED: America's Drone Wars.

Friday Nite Videos -- Jan 3, 2014

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Bill Moyers on North Carolina: Battleground State. Auld Lang Syne, with lyrics. The inner workings of the $50 billion divorce industry. How Gollum, star hobbit, was brought to life. Bobby 'Blue' Bland's Stormy Monday.

Movie: Divorce Corp

A stunning documentary of the appalling waste, and shameless collusive practices that are the inner workings of the $50 billion a year U.S. family law industry.

Friday Nite Videos -- Dec 13, 2013 (Movies)

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The Egyptian Revolution Behind the Headlines. Hustlers' Convention: The Roots of Rap. Searching for Sugarman. The NSA Is Coming to Town. Rhymes With Smokey Joe.

The Egyptian Revolution Behind the Headlines

From Jehane Noujaim, acclaimed director of Control Room, Startup.com, Rafea: Solar Mama, a documentary about the Egyptian revolution behind the headlines. Follow a group of activists in Tahrir Square, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience. Check here for screenings.

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