S1.E1 ∙ The Games Begin

When two friends uncover the truth of an old man's eventful past, they unknowingly open a Pandora's Box that challenges the nature of human reality.

Without apology or a sense of victimhood, this dynamic film follows the founder of Israel's first pole dancing studio as she competes for the European title champion. POLE, DANCER, MOVIE reveals an outspoken and frank woman who challenges the very world she lives in no less than she challenges the one she came from.

Many ballet and dance films have been made. Incredibly, none tell the true story. Through the artists themselves and an unprecedented array of genius work by legendary choreographers, Twyla Tharp, George Balanchine, Susan Marshall, Edward Liang, William Forsythe and more, we feel the beauty and pain and truth distilled in the short life of a dancer. It is the most honest and thorough ballet film ever made. Rehearsal and performance footage is interwoven as never before. Access and immersion goes to the core. Stunning to watch, with implications for us all as we each struggle to find fulfillment in our own short life.

Documentary about Brazilian mothers who save their children thanks to the medicinal use of Marijuana, which is illegal in Brazil.