Triangle: Remembering the Fire
On March 25, 1911, a catastrophic fire broke out at the Triangle Waist Company in New York City. Trapped inside the upper floors of a ten-story building, 146 workers –…
River Rites
Trance dance and water implosion, a line drawn between secular freak-outs and religious phenomena. Shot in a single-take at a sacred site on the Upper Suriname River, the minor secrets…
Bartitsu: The Lost Martial Art of Sherlock Holmes
At the end of the Victorian era, E. W. Barton-Wright combined jiujitsu, kickboxing, and stick fighting into the “Gentlemanly Art of Self Defence” known as Bartitsu. After Barton-Wright’s School of…
My Life as a Turkey
Naturalist Jim Hutto’s remarkable experience of being imprinted on by group of wild turkey hatchlings, and raising them to adulthood and beyond, in the remote wilderness of northern Florida.
Neither Allah, Nor Master!
Filmmaker Nadia el Fani explores secularism in the predominantly Muslim country of Tunisia before and after the fall of Ben Ali.
Guest
Filmmaker José Luis Guerin documents his experience during a year of traveling as a guest of film festivals to present his previous film. What emerges is a wonderfully humane and…
John Wayne Parr: Blessed With Venom
Chronicling the life and career of Australian Muay Thai superstar and 7 times World Champion, John Wayne Parr.
Director Disqualified
In 1997, Hirano Katsuyuki, a married, middle-aged AV director, and his 26-year-old actress and lover, Hayashi Yumika, set out to cycle from Tokyo to Hokkaido. Two video versions of their…
Mann v. Ford
Thirty years after Ford Motor Company began dumping toxic waste in their backyard–and after one too many premature deaths–the Ramapo Mountain Indians filed a major class-action lawsuit: Mann v. Ford….
Rhyme and Punishment
The gritty elements of urban crime and violence have always had an influence on hip hop culture and rap music. More and more, the trappings of street life have landed…
Last Fast Ride: The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess
Henry Rollins narrates Lilly Scourtis Ayers’ no-holds-barred profile of volatile Bay Area punk legend Marian Anderson, whose hypnotic beauty, devil-may-care rebellion and shocking sexual exploits onstage launched her to infamy…
Tupac Uncensored and Uncut: The Lost Prison Tapes
As Tupac’s interviewer announces, ‘Tupac, this interview is not about your trial, or your court appeals it is about Tupac, the inner man, then, and now.’ Featuring an uncut and…
1:1 Thierry Henry
Global soccer hero Thierry Henry stars in this up-close sports documentary that covers his 2010 move from Barcelona to the New York Red Bulls.
Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits
Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits” tells the story of Istanbul and other Mega-Cities on a neo-liberal course to destruction. It follows the story of a migrant family from the demolition of…
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The True Story
This iconic American story was written in 1900 by L Frank Baum, a Chicago businessman, journalist, chicken breeder, actor, boutique owner, Hollywood movie director and lifelong fan of all things…
Inside The Mob’s Bloody Valentine
The St. Valentine’s Day massacre is the stuff of American legend, and the tale is familiar to nearly everyone. But the story of that bloody day in Chicago has never…
X-Ray Earth
From the churning interior to the oceans and life on land, view the world as it’s never been seen before. Cutting-edge tools offer an inside look at Earth as it…
Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson
“Eco-Pirate” tells the story of a man on a mission to save the planet and its oceans. The film follows professional radical ecologist, Captain Paul Watson as he repeatedly flouts…
Safari: Africa
Featuring jaw-dropping 3D cinematography, stirring original music, and Africa’s original rock star animals. Emmy Award-winning host Hunter Ellis takes viewers on an unforgettable safari that puts them up-close and personal…
Danton’s Death
Steve, a 25-year-old Black man from the Paris suburbs, seeks to escape the violence of his immediate surroundings by training to become an actor at one of France’s most prestigious…
The Greater Good
The film looks behind the fear, hype and politics that polarize people into emotionally charged pro-vaccine or anti-vaccine camps with no room for middle ground. Verite stories of individuals and…
Derren Brown: Enigma
Derren Brown’s 2009/10 stage tour, ending in London with a month at the Adelphi Theatre starting 15 June 2009.
Ocean Giants
A 3-part documentary granting a unique and privileged access into the magical world of whales and dolphins, uncovering the secrets of their intimate lives as never before. Episode 1: Giant…
From the Ashes
A documentary about Botham, Brearley and two stunning Ashes wins of 1981.
Japan’s Tsunami: How It Happened
An investigation by Professor of Geological Sciences, Roger Bilham, of the science behind the earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011.
The Haunting of Fox Hollow Farm
In the early 1990s the property was bought on contract by Herb Baumeister, a local business owner and family man. Although never brought to trial, he was the prime suspect…
Eyes of the Mothman
Feature length documentary of the real story behind the legend of The Mothman.
Don’t Expect Too Much
Dcoumentary about director/artist Nicholas Ray and his time as a University professor
Rescue
Rescue plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Behind the scenes, the film follows a Canadian naval commander, two…
Kurosawa’s Way
Eleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover surprising influences on their own work.
L’Occupation intime
Bob Dylan Revealed
As Bob Dylan turns 70, a true portrait of the reclusive “voice of the generation” is revealed through exclusive interviews, and never-before-seen photos and films of Dylan’s 50-year career.
Fix: The Ministry Movie
Provides an insider’s view of the groundbreaking, outrageous, creative juggernaut that was the band Ministry – during their world tour – as front man Al Jourgensen slips into drug addiction….
Serengeti
Main subject of Serengeti is the mass migration of wildebeest , which in search of nutritious grass hundreds of kilometers annually by the savannah draw. At the end of the…
Mark Knopfler: A Life in Songs
Mark Knopfler is one of the most successful musicians in the world. During the past 30 years he has written and recorded over 300 songs including some of the most…
Elevate
From a basketball academy in Senegal, to the high-pressure world of American prep schools, the film documents the extraordinary personal journeys of four particularly tall West African Muslim teenage boys…
Back To Eden
The story of one man’s lifelong journey, walking with God and learning how to get back to the simple, productive methods of sustainable provision that were given to man in…
Here We Drown Algerians
In response to the call of the Front de libération nationale (F.L.N., the National Liberation Front), thousands of Algerians from Paris and its surroundings march on October 17, 1961, to…
Snipers – Bulletproof
SNIPERS: BULLETPROOF deconstructs and analyzes the little known sniper events that have occurred when no other course of action was possible. The people who planned the takedowns, or pulled the…
The Revolutionary
Documentary about the life of Sidney Rittenberg, an American who spent over 30 years in China and was an active participant in the Chinese communist revolution.
Battle for Brooklyn
An intimate look at the very public and passionate fight waged by residents and business owners of Brooklyn’s historic Prospect Heights neighborhood facing condemnation of their property to make way…
Unlawful Killing
A documentary about the allegedly conspiratorial killing of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed.
The Search for Michael Rockefeller
The disappearance of Michael Rockefeller is one of the enduring unsolved mysteries of the 20th Century. In 1961, Michael Rockefeller left on a voyage down the cannibal coast of New…
I Love You
These are the stories of the three guys,three friends, living in a city in the south of Russia. In the course of a year they recorded their everyday lives with…
Norway Massacre: The Killer’s Mind
The special examines the motives behind and analysis of the shocking attacks that took place Friday in Oslo and on the nearby island of Utoya. Anders Behring Breivik, a 32-year-old…
Got the Facts on Milk?
Got the facts on Milk? (also known as “The Milk Documentary” is an entertaining, award winning feature documentary that dares to question the conventional wisdom of the much publicized health…
Trekking the Great Wall
They say it’s over 2000 years old, and more than 4,000 miles long. But even today nobody really knows for sure. The Great Wall of China is one of the…
Anderson Silva: Like Water
Anderson Silva is the deadliest man on the planet – The longest-reigning UFC Champion, and the most feared fighter in mixed martial arts. Like Water offers a unique perspective of…
My Reincarnation
Filmed over twenty years, Tibetan Buddhist Master Choogyal Namkhai Norbu watches as his western-born son, Yeshi, who was recognized at birth as the reincarnation of a famous spiritual master, considers…
Empirical Study on the Influence of Sound on the Persistence of Vision
An experimental short about the relationship between music and color.
Something Ventured
Apple. Intel. Genentech. Atari. Google. Cisco. Stratospheric successes with high stakes all around. Behind some of the world’s most revolutionary companies are a handful of men who (through timing, foresight,…
Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory
A documentary covering the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.
Russia – In the Realm of Tigers, Bears and Volcanoes
A window into Russia, unknown to Western man, and even to many Russians. “Russia – the largest country in the world. In many of its parts, it remains unknown world…
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
From civil rights to the anti-war movement to the struggles of workers, folksinger Phil Ochs wrote topical songs that engaged his audiences in the issues of the 1960s and 70s….
When Harry Left Hogwarts
BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Morgan Matthews was given unprecedented access to the behind-the-scenes of the final days of the final two Harry Potter films, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 1…
The Girls in the Band
THE GIRLS IN THE BAND tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late 1930s to the present day.
The Lifeguard
Mauricio, a lifeguard on a Chilean beach, considers himself to be a model of efficiency and professionalism. His colleagues, however, think otherwise, and speculate on why he never goes into…
Koran by Heart
In this 80-minute documentary, three 10-year-old children leave their native countries to participate in one of the Islamic world’s most famous competitions, a test of memory and recitation known as…
Apollo 17: The Untold Story of the Last Men on the Moon
The remarkable story of the determination and courage of a generation. A tribute to three brave astronauts and the thousands of men and women behind them during the final days…
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
An anthology of one-minute films created by 60 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was screened one time…
Fucking Kassovitz
A making-of of the chaotic production of Mathieu Kassovitz’s Babylon A.D. (2008).
Serving Life
SERVING LIFE documents an extraordinary hospice program where hardened criminals care for dying fellow inmates. Narrated and executive produced by Academy Award®-winner Forest Whitaker, the film takes viewers inside Louisiana’s…
El Bulli: Cooking in Progress
For six months of the year, renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adria closes his restaurant El Bulli — repeatedly voted the world’s best — and works with his culinary team to…
Prince: A Purple Reign
Part of BBC Four’s Black Music Legends of the 1980s, this documentary explores how Prince – showman, artist, enigma – revolutionized the perception of black music in the 1980s with…
The Big Eden
Rolf Eden is Germany’s last playboy. As ‘king of disco’ he launched the first beauty contests popularising DJing and striptease in prudish West Germany. Father of seven children of seven…
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
A documentary on the subject of the collections of books, instruments and medical anomalies at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the Mutter Museum housed there. This short film…
Star Wars Begins: A Filmumentary
Filmmaker Jamie Benning has finally finished his trilogy of documentary-commentaries. This final chapter concentrates on the first Star Wars film. Like his two previous documentaries, Building Empire (2006) and Returning…
Two Years at Sea
Experimental film following a bearded Scottish hermit as he goes about his outcast life.
I Am
I Am is a 2011 Indian anthology film by Onir. It consists of four short films: “Omar”, “Afia”, “Abhimanyu”, and “Megha”. Each film shares the common theme of fear and…
Granito: How to Nail a Dictator
A story of destinies joined by Guatemala’s past, and how a documentary film intertwined with a nation’s turbulent history emerges as an active player in the present.
Dark Girls
Documentary exploring the deep-seated biases and attitudes about skin color—particularly dark-skinned women, outside of and within the Black American culture.
Knuckle
An epic 12-year journey into the brutal and secretive world of Irish Traveler bare-knuckle fighting. This film follows a history of violent feuding between rival clans.
The Woodmans
The story of a family that suffers a tragedy, but perseveres and finds redemption through each other and their work – making art.
American Juggalo
A look at the often mocked and misunderstood subculture of Juggalos, hardcore Insane Clown Posse fans, who meet once a year for 4 days at The Gathering of the Juggalos.
365 Without 377
Imposed under the British colonial rule in 1860, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalise any sexual acts between consenting adults of the same sex, stigmatising them as ‘against…
Man and Machine
While some riders race for the podium, others come to for the challenge and to say they competed in one of the toughest races on earth. To them it is…
The Fuse: or How I Burned Simon Bolivar
Using personal home video footage, this documentary follows how a young boy’s attempts to avoid a poor mark on a school assignment in 1990’s Sarajevo, may have contributed to a…
The King of Luck
Billy Bob Thornton’s portrait of country outlaw Willie Nelson melds archival photos, concert footage and anecdotes from family, band mates, and pals Owen Wilson and Kris Kristofferson into an easygoing…
Family Band: The Cowsills Story
The story of the Cowsills, an American band consisting of family members who rose to fame in the 1960s and served as the real-life inspiration for the “The Partridge Family”…
How to Die in Oregon
In 1994 Oregon became the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. At the time, only Belgium, Switzerland, and the Netherlands had legalized the practice. ‘How to Die in Oregon’ tell…
Rules of Single Life
A Finnish documentary follows four young men who have one year to find new love in Helsinki.
Climber legend
Documentary about Jose Maria Jimenez, known as the ‘Chava’ Jimenez. A great Spanish champion who left his village. El Barraco (Ávila), to climb as one the great mountains of cyclists…
Small Roads
Lengthy static shots of various backroads, smaller interstates, quieter roads, and lonely highways.
Ethos
Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, Ethos lifts the lid on a Pandora’s box of systemic issues that guarantee failure in almost every aspect of our…
Thievery Corporation Live @ the 9:30 Club
Live At The 9:30 Club is the first ever live concert film from Thievery Corporation. Part documentary, part concert film — Live at the 9:30 Club will bring you in…
The Love of Beer
When someone thinks of a brewer, they probably don’t picture a petite woman with red pigtails. But with Tonya Cornett’s amazing beers and growing collection of medals, things may change….
Dinosaurs, Myths and Monsters
From dinosaurs to mammoths, when our ancient ancestors encountered the fossil bones of extinct prehistoric creatures, what did they think they were? Just like us, ancient peoples were fascinated by…
The Houses October Built
Every October, over 30 million people will visit Halloween Haunted Houses. This film sheds light on the dark world of haunting.
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
Experimental filmmaker Pip Chodorov traces the course of experimental film in America, taking the very personal point of view of someone who grew up as part of the experimental film…
James Bond Supports International Women’s Day
This short film is made by ‘We Are Equals’ to celebrate International Women’s Day. James Bond video for international women’s day shows 007’s feminine side. Daniel Craig and Dame Judi…
Jascha Heifetz: God’s Fiddler
Not since Paganini had there been such a magician on the violin. Jascha Heifetz was the first truly modern virtuoso, a man about whom Itzhak Perlman said, ‘When I spoke…
Michel Petrucciani
A documentary on the late French jazz pianist.
Code-Breakers: Bletchley Parks Lost Heroes
This is a documentary about unsung heroes of World War II. In 1943, a 24-year-old maths student and a GPO engineer combined to hack into Hitler’s personal super-code machine –…
The Dotted Line
The Dotted Line is an in-depth look at what it takes to be a big-time agent in the fiercely competitive world of major league sports. Agents Peter Greenberg and Eugene…
The Redemption of General Butt Naked
Can a ruthless mass killer become a messenger of peace? This spellbinding documentary traces the rise and fall of General Butt Naked—feared warlord of Liberia’s 14-year civil war—and his self-proclaimed…
The Way Steve Jobs Changed the World
An examination of the career and influence of the American business leader and technology innovator.
Vatican: The Hidden World
To mark the papal visit to the UK, a camera crew has spent a year filming a world that few have ever seen. With unprecedented access to the Vatican and…
Semper Fi: Always Faithful
Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger was a devoted Marine for nearly twenty-five years. As a drill instructor he lived and breathed the “Corps” and was responsible for indoctrinating thousands…
Drive-By Truckers: The Secret to a Happy Ending
Documentary covers three tumultuous years in the career of the Southern rock group Drive-By Truckers.