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Showcasing the best non-fiction filmmaking from across the globe, Reel Stories is your gateway to creative, daring and thought-provoking documentaries that inspire, inform and stir debate.

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In Restless Dreams: The Music Of Paul Simon

3h 30m | 12A

The definitive musical biography of Paul Simon, one of the greatest songwriters (and performers) in the history of rock ‘n roll.

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Placebo: This Search for Meaning

1h 50m | CTBA

The documentary This Search For Meaning about international recording artists Placebo charts the band’s ongoing impact and legacy through a visual meditation on contemporary themes.

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A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

1h 28m | PG

Exploring the pivotal 1949 experience atop Switzerland's Grindelwald glacier that reshaped British modernist painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham's artistic perspective for decades to come.

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Studio One Forever

1h 36m | 15

In this highly acclaimed documentary, experience the untold story of America’s first gay disco, a kaleidoscopic excursion into LGBTQ+ history through the lens of the groundbreaking club

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Common Ground + recorded Q&A

1h 54m | CTBA

Shown as part of UK Green Film Network's nationwide COP 29 awareness-raising event. Featuring Laura Dern, Jason Mamoa, Woody Harrelson. Includes a recorded Q&A.

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

2h 30m | 12A

Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.

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The Contestant + Recorded Interview

1h 50m

The incredible true story of a man who lived for 15 months trapped inside a small room, naked, starving and alone... and completely unaware that his life was being broadcast on national TV in Japan, to over 15 million viewers a week

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