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Whilst searching for fear, fear unexpectedly finds them.

Three animated chapters by Polygon Pictures are featured in this collection: In Search of New Axis, In Search of Muscular Axis and In Search of Performing Axis.

A video poem addressing desire in the first place. An intimate portrait of the self-deprecating mental processes connected with guilt, often carried with (homo)sexual desire. The video itself belongs to a personal quest for a better understanding of what lies beneath a constructed identity as a homosexual man within the formatted, patriarchal society we live in.

A 2008 documentary about Japanese author Haruki Murakami

The Hamat'sa (or "Cannibal Dance") is the most important-and highly represented-ceremony of the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) people of British Columbia. This film traces the history of anthropological depictions of the dance and, through the return of archival materials to a First Nations community, presents some of the ways in which diverse attitudes toward this history inform current performances of the Hamat'sa. With a secondary focus on the filmmaker's fieldwork experience, the film also attends specifically to the ethics of ethnographic representation and to the renegotiation of relationships between anthropologists and their research partners.

Some people believe it was sent by God to punish the sins of the world. First recognized in 542 AD, the plague swept from Egypt through Asia Minor and Europe on a path of destruction, killing more than 100 million in countless outbreaks and plunging the world into the Dark Ages. Today, much is known about this ancient scourge, and modern medicine is largely able to contain it. But its origins remain unclear, and there is always the threat that a new, disease-resistant strain could once again prove to be a major threat to mankind. THE SCOURGE OF THE BLACK DEATH is a comprehensive look at the deadliest disease to ever strike mankind. Historians trace its incredible, apocalyptic spread and detail the sweeping changes it forced.

Past meets present in a film that is evocative in approach, energized by breathtaking cinematography and an uplifting musical score, and offers a new and articulate voice to the artists who were the Group of Seven. Painted Land weaves seamlessly the experiences of Lawren Harris, J.E.H. MacDonald, A.Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, Franklin Carmichael and A.J. Casson – with the adventures of three modern day sleuths. Historian Michael Burtch, and the writer and photographer team of Gary and Joanie McGuffin are determined to track down the precise locations of these famous paintings. Archival film, letters, journals and photographs of the artists – some of which have never been seen in public – take the viewers back in time.

Based on the Book by: Sheila Walsh

Quest for Columbus: In Search of the Santa Maria is a TV movie starring Michael Griffin, Steve Ketcham, and Don Spohn. On Christmas Eve, 1492, the Santa Maria rounded the north coast of Haiti, on route to a Taino village at the invitation of a chief. Underwater explorer Barry Clifford explores the fate of Columbus' flagship.

The unnamed mafia henchmen becomes the NAMED Augusto as he awakes from a coma after his car crash looking for revenge. He will do anything to climb to the top of the mafia ranks... But at what cost?

An investigation team explores the Northwest Bigfoot legend surrounding a haunted Alaskan port town.

British novelist Marcel Theroux is fascinated by Wabi Sabi, a theory of Japanese aesthetics in which imperfection and transience are the touchstone of beauty.

"In Search of the Great Beast 666" documents the chilling life, impulses and journey of Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), one of the most controversial and mysterious characters of the 20th Century; infamously known as "The Wickedest Man in the World."

This documentary looks into unanswered questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of five boys whose remains were found 11 years later.

What kind of democracy does India have today? Using Gandhi’s famous Dandi salt march through Gujarat as a starting point, this road-movie style documentary looks at contemporary India, the world’s biggest democracy, and explores the significance of the Gandhian legacy of peace and non-violence for democratic movements in the twenty first century.

From movie description: "When Uyghur rights activist Rushan Abbas’ sister goes missing, she rallies thousands of Uyghurs from around the world and draws global media attention to the plight of Uyghurs in China, as she tries to find the truth behind her sister’s disappearance."

Currently religious fanaticism is on the rise worldwide. Director Paula Fouce ventures into the madrassas, religious schools, and meets moderate Muslims as well as hard-liners. NOT IN GOD'S NAME traces the three reasons for religious extremism. The solutions to hatred in the name of God are laid out by the Dalai Lama, who is received the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition for his work on religious tolerance from the U.S. Congress.

Walt Whitman rises from a hardscrabble boyhood in Long Island and Brooklyn to write the masterpiece Leaves of Grass in 1855 that revolutionizes literature. Many of his most famous poems are profiled.

The journey into ’80s Sci-Fi continues.