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This month’s selection of documentaries focuses on the strength that family and community can bring to the individual – from six brothers who obsessively watch films together to connect with the world they’ve been isolated from to a group of young activists dedicated to exposing sexual assault on college campuses in the US.
This month’s selection is:
The Wolfpack
The Wolfpack tells the story of six brothers who have spent their entire lives locked away from society in an apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. All they know of the outside world is gleaned from the films they watch together.
Road
Motorcycle road racing is the world’s deadliest motor sport – Ireland and the Isle of Man are two of the few places in the world where the sport survives. Road tells the dramatic and tragic story of two sets of brothers from two generations who have dominated the sport for over 30 years.
Buck
Buck is an examination of the life of acclaimed “horse whisperer” Buck Brannaman – a man who recovered from years of child abuse to become a well-known expert in the interactions between horses and people.
The Hunting Ground
A shocking epidemic of violence is sweeping college campuses across the US. This startling exposé of sexual assault on college campuses follows two courageous activists as they unmask a nationwide cover-up.
The Land of the Enlightened
In the Afghan mountains, while US troops prepare to leave their war-torn country, a group of children dig up and sell old Soviet mines, recycle weapons and control the caravans smuggling opium. The Land of the Enlightened is a haunting look at the condition of Afghanistan left for the next generation.
