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Central Station
One of the most acclaimed films of the year, CENTRAL STATION is a profoundly moving tale of the human spirit, featuring an unforgettable lead performance by Fernanda Montenegro.
Inside Rio de Janeiro's bustling Central Station, two very unlikely souls are about to become inextricably linked. When a young boy (Vincius de Oliveira) witnesses his mother's accidental death, a lonely retired schoolteacher reluctantly takes the child under her wing. Although initially distrustful of each other, the two form an uncommon bond as they venture from the bustling city to Brazil's barren and remote northeast region in search of the boy's father. Together, the two embark on a journey of the heart that restores the woman's spirit and teaches the child precious life lessons. A powerful tear-jerker of uncommon grace and heart, CENTRAL STATION is destined to become a classic.
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Defamation
Intent on shaking up the ultimate 'sacred cow' for Jews, Israeli director Yoav Shamir embarks on a provocative - and at times irreverent - quest to answer the question, "What is anti-Semitism today?" Does it remain a dangerous and immediate threat? Or is it a scare tactic used by right-wing Zionists to discredit their critics? Speaking with an array of people from across the political spectrum (including the head of the Anti-Defamation League and its fiercest critic, author Norman Finkelstein) and traveling to places like Auschwitz (alongside Israeli school kids) and Brooklyn (to explore reports of violence against Jews), Shamir discovers the realities of anti-Semitism today. His findings are shocking, enlightening and - surprisingly - often wryly funny.
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Transgeneration
What's it like to be a man trapped in a woman's body? How does a woman become a man? Transgeneration, a dramatic eight-part series, follows two male and two female college students for a year as they struggle to switch from their birth sex.
Faced with life-altering choices - about how to deal with parents and whether to undergo sex assignment surgery - these four remarkable individuals deal with their deeply misunderstood identities in starkly different ways. In every moment of this paradigm-busting series, those collegiate gender-benders blow up stereotypes while learning how to change their bodies to fit their minds.
You'll never look at people the same way after watching this "revolutionary documentary series" (The Boston Globe) by Jeremy Simmons.
Disc 1: Episodes 1 - 6
1. Meet Raci, Gabbie, Lucas & TJ
2. Lucas visits family & Raci seeks illegal hormones
3. TJ & Lucas write home to explain their decisions
4. Gabbie visits her grandparents & TJ plans a trip home to Cyprus
5. Raci's class attendance drops while Lucas takes on campus politics
6. Raci openly attends a LGBT meeting as Lucas celebrates a turning point
Disc 2: Episodes 7 - 8
7. Gabbie gets a pre-op dinner party and TJ prepares to return home
8. One last visit with Raci, Gabbie, Lucas & TJ
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