Gravitas Ventures (Firm)
Publisher
[United States]
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Through the lens of national security and global stability, a look at the impacts of climate change on increased resource scarcity and migration. As part of a case-study analysis, admirals, generals and military veterans take viewers beyond the headlines of the conflict in Syria, the social unrest of the Arab Spring, the rise of groups like ISIS, and the European refugee crisis -- and lay bare how climate change stressors interact with societal tensions,...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
One is more likely to go to prison in the USA than any other country in the world. Follow the stories of two innocent men who spent decades behind bars for murders they did not commit. With gripping testimony from inmates, guards, staff, cops, analysts, lawyers, and reformers, it exposes the failed "punishment model" and examines the dramatic programs proven to work.
5) Coda
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A famous pianist struggling with stage fright late in his career finds inspiration with a free-spirited music critic.
7) Fail state
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In an expansive documentary exposé, the filmmakers reveal the dark story behind the rise of predatory for-profit colleges and how a cabal of politicians and unscrupulous business tycoons sold out the dream of American higher education.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Nuclear fusion is the holy grail of energy. It's clean, abundant, and frustratingly out of reach. Obsession, fraud, and failure have destroyed many scientific careers in the world of fusion. But decades of setbacks have not stopped people from trying. The world's richest countries are pooling resources to build ITER, the most expensive scientific experiment ever. Meanwhile, entrepreneurs are also racing to create fusion, only they want to do it much...
10) At first light
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
High school senior Alex Lainey has an encounter with mysterious lights that appear over her small town. She soon develops dangerous supernatural abilities and others try to discover the truth behind Alex's transformation.
11) At the ready
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
For many teenagers, the sound of gunshots ringing through the halls is their worst nightmare, but for criminal justice students at Horizon High, outside of El Paso, it's the first step toward achieving their American Dream. Home to one of the largest law enforcement education programs in the region, students train to become police officers and Border Patrol agents. At the Ready follows three Mexican-American students as they embark on such a career...
12) The swearing jar
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
It is a rare and miraculous thing to find your one true soul mate. Carey soon learns that finding two of them can pose an even greater problem. It tells explores the challenges of marriage, parenting, loss, and moving on.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
An intimate glimpse into the life and mind of Jordan Peterson, the academic and best-selling author who captured the world's attention with his criticisms of political correctness and life-changing philosophy on finding personal meaning.
14) Saving Jaws
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Follow Ocean Ramsey, a conservationist famous worldwide for swimming with great white sharks, as she travels the globe creating awareness for declining shark populations and the ecological impact of over-fishing.
15) I'll find you
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Shakespeare's classic paradigm finds contemporaneity. Instead of Romeo and Juliet in Renaissance Verona, we find Robert and Rachel in mid-20th Century Europe, ensnared by the tumult of World War II.
16) Being Rose
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Beautiful ex-cop Rose Jones goes on a road trip after her doctor informs her that her health has taken a turn for the worse. Rose heads off alone in a wheelchair to search for her estranged son. On the road, she visits spas and health resorts where she encounters Lilly, a funny old hippie. Then everything 'amps up ́when Rose meets Max, a handsome cowboy who paints landscapes, cooks gourmet cuisine, and trains horses.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
One man's journey to find meaning in Bill Murray's many unexpected adventures with everyday people. Enjoy an inside look at rare and never-before-seen footage of the comedic icon participating in stories previously presumed to be urban legend.
19) Mermaids
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Mermaids is a feature documentary about the allure and transformative power of the universal myth, from the sirens of ancient lore to a new subculture of tail-donning women who beckon people into their sometimes humorous and at other times deeply poetic underwater worlds.