Gravitas Ventures (Firm)
2) Lancaster
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Winning a war is not easy. LANCASTER tells the story of the iconic WW2 bomber, through the words of the last surviving veterans. Starting with 'The Blitz', we follow our 38 contributors as they join-up, learn to fly and go to war. With the enemy strong and RAF Bomber Command badly equipped, losses were high. But eventually, the tide turned with the introduction of the 'Lanc'. Designed to take the war to the enemy - and to win it - the Lancaster was...
4) Defining us
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This Documentary takes us inside the nations largest schools and to the front lines of a divisive war over race, education and national identity.
5) High Landz
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A story of pure journalism in the marijuana field. Luka, a Ukrainian journalist went on an adventure to remote California mountains to find out about the lifestyle of west coast's finest weed growers. Accepted into a circle of outlaws, he discovers that even with the cannabis laws in place, police and feds are still performing raids..
6) Entangled
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An feature-length film about how climate change has accelerated a collision between one of the world's most endangered species, North America's most valuable fishery, and a federal agency mandated to protect both. The film, by the makers of Lobster War and Sacred Cod, won a Jackson Wild award, known as the Oscars of nature films. It also won Best Feature Film at the International Wildlife Film Festival, Best Conservation Film at the International...
7) This land
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The lives of a diverse array of everyday Americans - including a Native American man grappling with his past, a bi-racial same-sex couple on opposite sides of the aisle, a Trump supporter fighting to bring his deported wife back home to their son, and more - are chronicled and examined in this fly-on-the-wall film shot on Election Day 2020 in nearly every state.
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Tahi is one woman’s journey around the world on a quest to find answers about connection, but what she discovers is a valuable teaching for all of humanity. Focusing on 4 of the 21 countries explored, the film investigates whether our commonalities are the key to unlocking an emerging world where people, animals and the environment can co-exist in balance.
9) Party Dream
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The story of Gil Mantera's Party Dream - the craziest live band you've never seen. Footage from their insane live show provides a vicarious thrill, fueled by electronic rock, ridiculous fashion and no small amount of booze.
11) All these sons
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On Chicago's South and West sides, gun violence is destroying countless lives. Two men dedicate their lives to educating, empowering, and healing young Black men at high risk of being victims or perpetrators of shootings.
13) The Magic Plant
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In an age where synthetic drugs and pharmaceutical companies are swamping the human race, medicinal cannabis, amongst other incredible natural pharmacopeias, may be the key to reclaiming our freedom and healing our bodies. This powerhouse new documentary, the follow-up film to The Magic Pill, takes us on an epic journey of discovery into the natural world of plant medicine.
14) Nefarious
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Sometimes people have to turn to crime. Sometimes it turns on them. Darren and his friends break into the wrong house, at the wrong time.
18) Clean
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A fly-on-the-wall insight into the world of trauma cleaning through the journey of charming transgender business owner Sandra Pankhurst and the lives of a motley crew of workers at Frankston's Specialised Trauma Cleaning Services (STC).
19) Gringa
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"An outcast teen and a disgraced, alcoholic ex-soccer star get a last chance to form a family when she unexpectedly reunites with him in Mexico"--Container.
20) At the ready
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For many teenagers, the sound of gunshots ringing through the halls is their worst nightmare, but for criminal justice students at Horizon High, outside of El Paso, it's the first step toward achieving their American Dream. Home to one of the largest law enforcement education programs in the region, students train to become police officers and Border Patrol agents. At the Ready follows three Mexican-American students as they embark on such a career...