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The Docuseek Essential Collection

The Docuseek2 Essential Collection includes the most recent and most popular titles made available for streaming on Docuseek2 from our distributors. It is capped at 800 titles. The collection is updated at the beginning of each year to make room for new titles as they are added to Docuseek. For the most comprehensive set of films, see The Docuseek2 Complete Collection.

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The Docuseek Essential Collection includes the following titles:

Rethinking Cuban Civil Society - imageRethinking Cuban Civil Society

Unveils the complexities of a Cuban society frequently misrepresented by the media.

Icarus Films | 2018 | 37 minutes
Return to the Body - imageReturn to the Body

Rebecca Torosian is a surrogate partner therapist, engaging in education and often intimate physical contact and/or sexual activity with clients as part of her practice.

MediaStorm | 2017 | 24 minutes | college, adults
Revenge of the Electric Car - imageRevenge of the Electric Car

Tells the story of the global resurgence of electric cars, following the race to be the first and the best, and to win the hearts and minds of the public around the world.

Bullfrog Films | 2012 | 90 minutes | 7 - 12, College, Adults
Ricardo and Malthus: Did You Say Freedom? - imageRicardo and Malthus: Did You Say Freedom?

The roots of today's global trade agreements lie in the work of stockbroker David Ricardo and demographer Thomas Malthus. Together, they would restructure society in the image of the market. (Episode 3 of the Capitalism series)

Icarus Films | 2014 | 53 minutes
Riddles of the Sphinx - imageRiddles of the Sphinx

A landmark fusion of feminism and formal experimentation that seeks to create a non-sexist film language.

Women Make Movies | 1977 | 92 minutes
Rising Waters - imageRising Waters

Shows that global warming is already hurting the Pacific Islands.

Bullfrog Films | 2000 | 57 minutes | 7-12, College, Adult
Rite of Passage - imageRite of Passage

When Madje grew old and her dementia didn't allow her to live alone anymore, her only child, successful photojournalist Maggie, took her from Texas to Miami to take care of her, and documented Madje's life in an assisted living facility.

MediaStorm | 2012 | 16 minutes | 7-12, college, adults
River City Drumbeat - imageRiver City Drumbeat

Generations of African American mentors empower youth through ancestral art and culture.

GOOD DOCS | 2019 | 95 minutes
Rocío - imageRocío

Woven from footage collected over a quarter of a century, ROCIO is the story of a mother's love and the American Dream.

Icarus Films | 2022 | 60 minutes
Rule of Law - imageRule of Law

A newly-disabled outlaw and country lawyer in Tennessee lead a class action lawsuit that affects the rights of 55 million people.

Bullfrog Films | 2017 | 47 minutes | 10 - 12, College, Adults

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