“Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles.”

• Director: Jeff Stilson
• Run Time: 95 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Documentary , Comedy
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some language including sex and drug references, and brief partial nudity.

“Go back in time and follow LeBron James and four of his teammates through the trials and tribulations of high school basketball in Ohio and James’s journey to fame in the NBA.”

• Director: Kristopher Belman
• Run Time: Canada:105 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Documentary
• MPAA: Rated PG for brief mild language and incidental smoking.

“The September 2007 issue of Vogue magazine weighed nearly five pounds, and was the single largest issue of a magazine ever published. With unprecedented access, this film tells the story of legendary Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour and her larger-than-life team of editors creating the issue and ruling the world of fashion. Written by Anonymous”

• Director: R.J. Cutler
• Release Date: 20 August 2009 (Australia)
• Run Time: Germany:90 min (Sundance Film Festival)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Documentary
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

“Follow the Manhattan-based Beavan family as they abandon their high consumption 5th Avenue lifestyle and try to live a year while making no net environmental impact.”

• Release Date: 11 September 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: Germany:93 min (European Film Market)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Documentary

Tagline: Saving the world, one family at a time.

“Louise Hogarth’s documentary chronicles the extraordinary efforts of Marion Cloete, a university-trained therapist who left a privileged life in Johannesburg to establish a sanctuary for South African children orphaned by the AIDS virus. Hogarth’s touch is nearly undetectable, but it’s nothing short of wondrous to watch these scarred, abused children transform into sprightly, self-aware cherubs under Cloete’s unwavering care.”

• Director: Louise Hogarth
• Release Date: 14 September 2007 (USA)
• Run Time: USA:95 min
• Country: South Africa
• Genre: Documentary

“Three children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda compete in their country’s national music and dance festival.”

• Release Date: 1 November 2008 (Japan)
• Run Time: USA:105 min (Sundance Film Festival)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Documentary , Music , War
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some thematic material involving descriptions of war atrocities.

Tagline: The war stole everything, except their music.

“As the front man of the Clash from 1977 onwards, Joe Strummer changed people’s lives forever. Four years after his death, his influence reaches out around the world, more strongly now than ever before. In “The Future Is Unwritten”, from British film director Julien Temple, Joe Strummer is revealed not just as a legend or musician, but as a true communicator of our times. Drawing on both a shared punk history and the close personal friendship which developed over the last years of Joe’s life, Julien Temple’s film is a celebration of Joe Strummer -- before, during and after the Clash. Written by IFC First Take”

• Director: Julien Temple
• Release Date: 18 May 2007 (UK)
• Run Time: USA:123 min (Sundance Film Festival) | UK:124 min
• Country: Ireland , UK
• Genre: Documentary

Tagline: A celebration of Joe Strummer -- Before, during and after The Clash

“Darfur Now is a call to action for people everywhere to help end the crisis in Darfur. For the first time in history, the US Government has declared a genocide while it is ongoing. In this film, the struggles and achievements of six very different individuals bring to light the situation in Darfur and the need to get involved. From a UCLA graduate in Los Angeles, California, to a Darfurian woman who joins rebel forces, to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, to a United Nations humanitarian on the ground in Sudan, to an internationally known actor and activist, and finally to a community leader in a West Darfur refugee camp, the film portrays the heroic efforts of six people responding to a humanitarian tragedy unfolding before our eyes. Written and directed by Ted Braun, the film explores the Darfur conflict through the first-hand experiences of Don Cheadle, Hejewa Adam, Pablo Recalde, Ahmed Mohammed Abakar, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, and Adam Sterling. Written by Warner Independent Pictures”

• Director: Ted Braun
• Run Time: 98 min | Canada:92 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Documentary
• MPAA: Rated PG for thematic material involving crimes against humanity.

“A documentary that chronicles an event that took place on February 24th, 1996, in the airspace between the United States and Cuba; two military fighter jets dispatched by the Cuban government gunned down unarmed aircrafts operated by American civilians who were volunteering to aid refugees as they crossed the Florida Straits by whatever means available.”

• Director: Cristina Khuly
• Run Time: USA:85 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Documentary
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Tagline: The distance between the U.S. and Cuba is than 90 miles.

“Using the torture and death in 2002 of an innocent Afghan taxi driver as the touchstone, this film examines changes after 9/11 in U.S. policy toward suspects in the war on terror. Soldiers, their attorneys, one released detainee, U.S. Attorney John Yoo, news footage and photos tell a story of abuse at Bagram Air Base, Abu Ghraib, and Guantanamo Bay. From Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Gonzalez came unwritten orders to use any means necessary. The CIA and soldiers with little training used sleep deprivation, sexual assault, stress positions, waterboarding, dogs and other terror tactics to seek information from detainees. Many speakers lament the loss of American ideals in pursuit of security. Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com}”

• Director: Alex Gibney
• Release Date: 13 June 2008 (UK)
• Run Time: 106 min | Finland:53 min (TV)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Documentary
• MPAA: Rated R for disturbing images, and content involving torture and graphic nudity.