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ANNIE: LIFE AFTER TOMORROW
What happened to the girls who played orphans in the hit Broadway musical Annie? Some went on to fame and fortune, like Sarah Jessica Parker, Alyssa Milano and Molly Rinwald, while others struggled with their "Life After Tomorrow." Find out what happens when orphans grow up.

STARRING: Julie Stevens, Sarah Jessica Parker, Danielle Birsebois
DIRECTED BY: Julie Stevens, Gil Cates Jr.
AWARDS: Best Documentary & Best Director Winner - Phoenix Film Festival
DOCUMENTARY, 75 minutes, 2006
CHINESE MIRACLE: THE TWO FACED MAO
Follow the reign of this infamous tyrant as the leader of the People’s Republic of China and its establishment in 1949 to his victory against the Kuomintang in the Chinese Civil War, to his death in 1976 and his current effect on today’s political beliefs.

BIOGRAPHY, 52 minutes, 2006
• Available in Russian

MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
Follow Gorbachev’s political reign of the USSR from 1985 through the end of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1991 to his current position in the Social Democratic Party of Russia and its effect on the modern world of politics.

BIOGRAPHY, 52 minutes, 2006
• Available in Russian

THE SECRET OF NIKOLA TELSA: THE MOVIE
The secret life of Nikola Telsa, whose discoveries also led to the invention of radio, television, radar, X-rays and the wireless transmission of free energy. This is a story about the life and mind of a ‘scientific superman’ who, against all odds, changed the world forever with his discoveries, inventions and imagination.
• From Cube International
STARRING: Peter Bozovic, Orson Wells, Dennis Patrick, Strother Martin
BIOGRAPHY, 105 minutes, 1980
THE AMERICAN AVIATOR: THE HOWARD HUGHES STORY
A look into the fascinating life of one of America's most enigmatic moguls, Howard Hughes. This documentary follows him from his early years, through his rise to power as a business magnate, to his downward spiral into madness, and self-imposed isolation. Bonus features include his controversial full length film "The Outlaw" starring Jane Russell.
DOCUMENTARY, 2006
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
One of the most loved and respecte leaders in American history, Dr. King was the con- science of the struggle for civil rights, and one of its many heroic martyrs. With rare and largely unseen film footage and photographs, see how Dr. King's ideas, beliefs, and methods evolved within the rapidly changing climate of the Civil Rights Movement.
SPECIAL FEATURES: Civil Rights Timeline; rare speeches by Dr. King, original trailer.
DOCUMENTARY, 60 Minutes, 1994
PRELUDE TO A REVOLUTION
Fed up with years of harassment of blacks by local police, young activists Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale formed arm patrols to monitor “pig” activity and put a stop to police brutality, and from this the Black Panther Party for self defense was born. This documentary features filmmaker John Evans' never-before-seen interview with jailed revolutionary and leader of the Black Panther Party, Huey P. Newton.
DOCUMENTARY, 60 Minutes, 1997
THE TREASURES OF LONG GONE JOHN
"Long Gone John," anti-mogul & founder of indie rock label Sympathy for the Record Industry (White Strips, Hole, Veruca Salt) takes the viewer on a tour of the fascinating world of Lowbrow art, collectable toys, music, pop culture and its bible Juxtapox Magazeine. Featuring artists Todd Schorr, Mark Ryden, Camille Rose Garcia, Robert Williams and others, with over 40 orginal songs (Beck, The Dwarves, and others) and never-before-seen animated footage of featured artists' paintings.

DIRECTED BY: Greg Gibbs
DOCUMENTARY, 96 minutes, 2006