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documentary CHANNEL PRESENTS NEW DOCUMENTARIES ON BREAK DANCING, CHRISTIAN ROCK SUBCULTURE, AND TABLOID OBSESSION

This September, CBC’s documentary channel presents: ALL OUT WAR, ChristCORE, TABLOID
 
This September, documentary channel presents gripping cultural and political documentaries, and ones that explore the subcultures that underpin our modern existence. In ALL OUT WAR, meet four street break dancers as they compete for b-boy’s most prestigious prize: The King of the Ring. ChristCORE tells the inside story of the Christian rock subculture, told by an atheist punk rocker and filmmaker on the road and in the mosh pit. TABLOID, by Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris, explores the British tabloids and our obsession with scandal.
 
On documentary channel in September:
 
ALL OUT WAR (Canadian Premiere)
Monday, September 9, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Filmed in a fresh, unique style, ALL OUT WAR is a feature-length documentary that follows four b-boys (battling street dancers) from different positions on the breaking spectrum. The stories of Machine, Alien Ness, Dyzee and Casper intersect at one of b-boying’s most prestigious competitions: The King of the Ring.
 
Sunday, September 15, 8 p.m. ET / 10 p.m. PT
ChristCORE is an inside look at the explosive subculture of Christian hardcore music, as filmmaker and atheist punk rocker Justin Ludwig hits the road, the pulpit and the mosh pit with two evangelical hardcore bands: newcomers Messengers and genre stars Sleeping Giant.
 
TABLOID (documentary Channel Premiere)
Friday, September 27, 8 p.m. ET
Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris turns his signature style and fierce curiosity on the infamous British tabloids and their obsession with scandal. “Sex in chains” headlines and the stranger-than-fiction adventures of a former beauty queen come to life in TABLOID.
 
 
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