Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies and Cyber Attacks

The shocking story of the Ashley Madison hacking scandal

In July 2015, Ashley Madison, ‘The Original Extramarital Affairs Site’, was hacked by the murky organisation, Impact Team. Pandemonium ensued when the names, details, and fetishes of its members were revealed to the world. Families were torn apart, and some people were even driven to suicide. But the leak also uncovered the true sprawl of the Ashley Madison empire, the fragile and fraudulent foundations upon which it was built, and some of its more unsavoury activities.

Ghosts From The Past

An ex-con faces up to his past, dragging two sisters back into their painful shared youth

Ex-con and junkie Viggo faced a decision when he came out of prison. Deciding to go clean, he had to confront the realities of his life – including his dark and disturbing upbringing. This painful journey into his past sees Viggo and his sisters struggle to come to terms with the incestuous relationships that defined their insular family. This brooding documentary, illustrated with a rich family archive, paints a powerful portrait of a broken family.

Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in Pyongyang

An uproarious doc about Dennis Rodman’s calamitous foray into North Korea.

Dennis Rodman and his team of retired NBA stars are making history, the first US team to play basketball on North Korean soil. In typical Rodman fashion the trip is courting controversy. After a monumental tumble off the wagon and back into alcoholism, Rodman is wreaking havoc. But with his reliable gang of former pros around him the team manage to play. But will the tour ‘open the world's doors to North Korea, as Rodman so dearly desires?

Off The Rails

How one man's love of transport led to a lifetime of incarceration

Darius McCollum has a love of transport that has led to him being jailed 32 times, spending 23 years in prison, despite never harming any person or property. Suffering from Asperger’s syndrome, over 3 decades Darius has commandeered New York buses and subway trains – only to correctly drive their routes and announce the stops. A remarkable story of society's failure to channel the harmless passions of a mentally challenged man into a productive life.

The Man Who Saw Too Much

Exploring the human fascination for the morbid through the lens of an iconic Mexican crime photographer

What drives someone to pursue scenes of death and suffering? From the age of nine, avid cinephile Enrique Metinides was photographing corpses in criminal cases. Despite his age, this passion soon landed him a job in the tabloids, where he was given license to his follow his morbid obsession. Through his work we explore Mexico City, as seen through the prism of its accidents and crime scenes, and delve into the human fascination with the macabre.

Foreign Affairs

Luxembourg's Foreign Minister takes us on a journey through modern politics

An intimate behind-the-scenes portrait of Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn as he struggles to make the voice of a small country heard in a world marked by major political crises that threaten world peace and prosperity. A sober look at the complex world of international relations, through remarkable access this crafted doc also offers moments of comic relief in its wry observations on diplomacy and the everyday life of a politician.

I Am Sun Mu

The life and work of North Korean defector turned political pop artist

The film tells the provocative story of the former North Korean propaganda artist known as “Sun Mu”, who after defecting to the South, uses his talent to subvert the propaganda style of North Korean art, poke fun at the Supreme leader, and paint images of reconciliation. When Sun Mu is offered a high profile solo exhibition in China, the forces against him grow, and the exhibit becomes more of an act of rebellion with each passing hour. A tense narrative coupled with powerful imagery defines this gripping and unusual documentary.

Circle of Poison

A shocking investigation into the hypocrisy of US pesticide laws

When the US government bans a pesticide - deeming it too harmful for the American people - you would imagine that to be the end of it. What you would not expect is it to then be exported freely aboard for profit. In recent years countless harmful pesticides have been spread around the world's less-developed nations, causing immeasurable damage to populations and ecosystems: many are then imported back into the United States on infected foodstuffs, creating a Circle of Poison.

Cecilia

After a young girl is trafficked in India and found dead, a filmmaker embarks on a murder mystery

A young Indian girl is trafficked to Delhi and is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Her mother, a poor housemaid, is determined to discover the truth. She embarks on a journey with her wealthy filmmaker employers to discover what happened. Facing corruption and threats at every turn, the trio are determined to get the traffickers involved behind bars. Along the way they discover the case is by no means unique.