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An official selection of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, ME @THE ZOO tells the story of one young man's coming of age, revealing how video sharing and social platforms shape the way people tell their stories and mediate their lives today.

An official selection of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, ME @THE ZOO tells the story of one young man's coming of age, revealing how video sharing and social platforms shape the way people tell their stories and mediate their lives today.

From the late '50s to the early '60s, Hollywood starlet Dolores Hart appeared in ten films, acting opposite such big names as Elvis Presley, Montgomery Clift and Anthony Quinn. But in 1963, she shocked family, friends and fans by abandoning her blossoming career to become a Benedictine nun. In GOD IS THE BIGGER ELVIS, Hart tells her story with insightful candor and humor, offering a unique glimpse at the spiritual journey of a former rising star.

From the late '50s to the early '60s, Hollywood starlet Dolores Hart appeared in ten films, acting opposite such big names as Elvis Presley, Montgomery Clift and Anthony Quinn. But in 1963, she shocked family, friends and fans by abandoning her blossoming career to become a Benedictine nun. In GOD IS THE BIGGER ELVIS, Hart tells her story with insightful candor and humor, offering a unique glimpse at the spiritual journey of a former rising star.

With its images of mountains and edelweiss, 'The Sound of Music' might not seem like a natural fit for India's 'maximum city,' but the Bombay Chamber Orchestra begs to differ. Recruiting kids from the slums - home to half the city's population - the Orchestra sets out to stage a one-time-only choral performance of the Rogers & Hammerstein score.

A self-made millionaire living on New York City's Upper East Side, 39-year-old Dee Dee Ricks seemed to have it all - until she was diagnosed with aggressive stage II breast cancer. Insured and affluent, she could afford the best treatment money could buy, but was shocked to realize how difficult it is for uninsured women in the same situation, and determined to do something about it.

Seinfeld mocked it. Letterman put it on one of his Top Ten lists. More than 15 years later, the McDonald's coffee case continues to be cited as a prime example of how citizens use 'frivolous' lawsuits to take unfair advantage of America's legal system. But is that an accurate portrayal of the facts?

Seinfeld mocked it. Letterman put it on one of his Top Ten lists. More than 15 years later, the McDonald's coffee case continues to be cited as a prime example of how citizens use 'frivolous' lawsuits to take unfair advantage of America's legal system. But is that an accurate portrayal of the facts?

In the 2010 HBO documentary 'Afghan Star,' Setara, a young singer, was voted off the 'American Idol'-style show of the same name. Caught up in the emotion of the moment, she danced across the stage and her head scarf slipped, revealing her hair. The incident sparked an uproar in post-Taliban Afghanistan, where music, dancing and TV were completely banned just ten years ago, with some traditionalists saying Setara 'deserves to be killed.'

In the 2010 HBO documentary 'Afghan Star,' Setara, a young singer, was voted off the 'American Idol'-style show of the same name. Caught up in the emotion of the moment, she danced across the stage and her head scarf slipped, revealing her hair. The incident sparked an uproar in post-Taliban Afghanistan, where music, dancing and TV were completely banned just ten years ago, with some traditionalists saying Setara 'deserves to be killed.'

Photos from the HBO Documentary Screening Of War Don Don at HBO Theater on September 23, 2010 in New York City.

This New Year's Eve, HBOrings in 2008 with a special singing-and-dancing edition of 'Cathouse,' as the working girls from the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, Nevada's famed legal brothel, display previously unseen talents on Cathouse: The Musical. The all-new, adults-only special debuts Monday, December 31