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- DirectorAaron McCannDominic PearceStarsJason IsaacsSarah WoodsToby TrusloveAn ordinary dog, whose good fortune and ability to connect with people, catapults him to fame.
- DirectorMaya NewellStarsCarol TurnerDujuan TurnerMegan TurnerAn intimate and compassionate observational documentary from the perspective of a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy in Alice Springs, Australia, struggling to balance his traditional Arrernte/Garrwa upbringing with a state education.
- DirectorLouie PsihoyosStarsRichard O'BarryLouie PsihoyosHardy JonesUsing state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.
- DirectorJolyon HoffStarsMuzafar AliNici CumpstonKen DadlehWhen former Afghan Refugee Muzafar Ali, discovers that Afghans have been an integral part of Australia for over 160 years, he begins to photograph their descendants in a search to define his own new Afghan-Australian identity. Then the Taliban take over Afghanistan and his old country comes calling.
- DirectorDamon GameauStarsDamon GameauHugh JackmanMilla BakaitisDamon Gameau embarks on an experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body.
- DirectorJimmy ChinElizabeth Chai VasarhelyiStarsAlex HonnoldTommy CaldwellJimmy ChinAlex Honnold faces the biggest challenge of his career, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He pursues it Free Solo, which means climbing without a rope and alone.
- DirectorGabriela CowperthwaiteStarsTilikumDave DuffusSamantha BergA documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsTimothy TreadwellAmie HuguenardWerner HerzogA devastating and heart-rending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzly bears in Alaska.
- DirectorPete GleesonStarsNicolinaStephaniePeter CoffeyOn a road between Australia's most isolated town and its largest gold mine lies Coolgardie, where the arrival every three months of a new foreign backpacker couple is a much-anticipated event.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobbie RobertsonMuddy WatersNeil YoungA film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.
- DirectorTamara KotevskaLjubomir StefanovStarsHatidze MuratovaNazife MuratovaHussein SamThe last female bee-hunter in Europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in Honeyland, when a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her land and threaten her livelihood.
- DirectorJoshua OppenheimerAnonymousChristine CynnStarsAnwar CongoHerman KotoSyamsul ArifinA documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.
- DirectorMichael RobertsonStarsPaul MercurioColin FrielsJohn PolsonA garage mechanic out in the middle of the outback gets involved with the girl friend of a jewel smuggler who is on the run.
- DirectorJames MarshStarsPhilippe PetitJean François HeckelJean-Louis BlondeauA look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".
- DirectorMalik BendjelloulStarsRodriguezStephen 'Sugar' SegermanDennis CoffeyTwo South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
- DirectorTerrence MalickStarsBrad PittJamal CavilMaisha DiattaThis documentary examines the origins of the universe, including the beginning of life on Earth.
- DirectorJoe AhearneStarsDavid SuchetMartin McDougallJoanne McQuinnThis two-part science fiction docu-drama examines the possibilities of a dangerous, manned space mission to explore the inner and outer planets of the Solar system.
- DirectorJennifer PeedomStarsRussell BriceTim MedvetzPasang Tenzing SherpaIn 2014, director Jennifer Peedom was working on a documentary about the Sherpas of Mount Everest when the largest avalanche in recent history occurred on the mountain, killing 16 Sherpas.
- DirectorMark HartleyStarsPhillip AdamsGlory AnnenChristine AmorThe story of the Australian exploitation genre cinema of 1970s and 80s.
- DirectorJames PrattStarsJames PrattToni DorinTahlia FurnerA no holding back look at the lives and relationships formed by young youths in today's tougher areas alongside a firsthand look at a new program being run to help educate and inspire.
- DirectorRob SavageStarsAlice LoweBeau GadsdonJames SwantonA demonic presence closes in on a mother and her sick daughter. Their only protection - a ring of Salt.
- DirectorBobbi HanselCaspar MazzottiStarsRupert DegasTim Jarvis28 lost adventurers must fight for their lives after their only lifeline is destroyed in the most uninhabitable place on Earth - Antarctica.
- DirectorRichard LadkaniSean BogleMatthew PodolskyStarsRomel Eduardo Ledezma AbaroaRafael Pacchiano AlamánHector CapetilloThe vaquita, the world's smallest whale, is near extinction as its habitat is destroyed by Mexican cartels and Chinese mafia, who harvest the swim bladder of the totoaba fish, the "cocaine of the sea." Environmental activists, Mexican navy and undercover investigators are fighting back against this illegal multi-million-dollar business.