My Kid Could Paint That
A look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of…
Being Michael Madsen
Actor Michael Madsen turns the tables on notorious paparazzo, Billy Dant, by hiring a trio of documentary filmmakers to chronicle Dant’s life, loves, and troubles.
Assistant Director: Luigi Cozzi
Assistant director Luigi Cozzi recalls his first encounter with Dario Argento and discusses his contribution to The Stendhal Syndrome. There are additional very interesting observations about the director’s stylistic preferences…
Exorcising Cruising
Part 2 of the making of William Friedkin’s 1980 thriller ‘Cruising’ and the controversies it created.
Requiem & Rebirth: Superman Lives!
Documentary about the death of Superman comics featured in the 2007 DVD Superman Doomsday.
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour
It’s a night of comic anarchy as 15 of today’s edgiest comedians perform at Los Angeles’ legendary Troubadour rock ‘n’ roll club! You’re guaranteed to laugh, and occasionally gasp with…
Maria Bethânia: Pedrinha de Aruanda
A unique and intimate portrait of singer Maria Bethania, that starts at the artist’s 60th birthday, celebrated during a concert in El Salvador and a Mass in Santo Amaro, her…
Bulgaria’s Abandoned Children
An insight into the lack of treatment and care unwanted Bulgarian children get in care homes.
Helvetica
Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007)…
Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends
This documentary, produced by actor-producer-director Clint Eastwood, reflects on the life and journey of Bennett, using both archival and recent footages, including never before seen clips from his performance at…
Students of The Graduate
Documentary about the influence of the 1967 film “The Graduate.”
Darfur Now
This acclaimed documentary follows the story of six people who are determined to end the sufferings in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur. The six – an American activist, an international prosecutor, a…
The Lighthouse Puppet Workshop
Heavy Metal in Baghdad
The story of Iraq’s only heavy metal band and their fight to play music
The Dictator Hunter
An account of the brutal torture, imprisonment and murder carried out by Chadian dictator Hissene Habre during the 1980s.
Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows
Martin Scorsese narrates this tribute to Val Lewton, the producer of a series of memorable low-budget horror films for RKO Studios. Raised by his mother and his aunt, his films…
Encounters at the End of the World
Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent’s unique locations. Herzog’s voiceover narration explains that…
Dog Days: The Making of ‘Cujo’
Documentary about the making of the 1983 thriller “Cujo”
My Enemy’s Enemy
A look at the history of one-time Gestapo commander Klaus Barbie, infamously known as “The Butcher of Lyon.” This documentary’s main focus will be on Barbie’s post-war activities, in which…
Vampyres
A journalist discovers the underworld of the clans of Vampyres in New York City. He spends two years with the real vampyres like an anthropologist and brings back unique evidence…
The Pixar Story
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios – from the success of “Toy Story” and Pixar’s promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay…
The Goldberg Variations
Prepared, shot, and edited over a period of five years from 1976 to 1981, the three-part series Glenn Gould Plays Bach has so far only been seen via the limited…
Living Photograph: Chris with Teacup
The original Living Photograph on YouTube. Starring Chris, a teacup, a red lamp and a tasteful, yet mildly uninspired window treatment.
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
In this hilarious arcade showdown, a humble novice goes head-to-head against the reigning Donkey Kong champ in a confrontation that rocks the gaming world to its processors! For over 20…
The 11th Hour
A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet’s ecosystems. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including…
Pakistan zindabad: Longue vie au Pakistan
Celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the creation of Pakistan, this video identifies the keys to understanding the country’s present through its political history. Ever since its creation in 1947, Pakistan…
The Enemies of Reason
The Enemies of Reason is a two-part television documentary, written and presented by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, in which he seeks to expose “those areas of belief that exist without…
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Steven Okazaki presents a deeply moving look at the painful legacy of the first — and hopefully last — uses of thermonuclear weapons in war. Featuring interviews with fourteen atomic…
2012 The Odyssey
The Mayan Calendar is ending on December 21st 2012. What will happen to us between now and then? Are there other prophecies that also predict the closing of this world…
Bob Marley – Freedom Road
He was and is, without doubt, Jamaica’s finest export and in this programme we can reveal for the first time the behind the scenes Bob Marley that only his closest…
Ghost Adventures
In 2007, The Sci-Fi Channel premiered “Ghost Adventures,” a raw documentary in which 3 men go to Virginia City, NV and Goldfield, NV on a ghost hunting expedition. Virginia City is…
Oswald’s Ghost
For the Baby Boomers, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy took on the same sense of tragedy as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks did for Generation Y –…
A Man Among Wolves
See a man living among wolves as the National Geographic Channel presents the unique story of maverick researcher named Shaun Ellis who raises abandoned wolf cubs and teaches them by…
Coma
Four young Americans who’ve each suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury emerge from their comas at a New Jersey medical facility. Their eyes may be open, but now the real challenge…
Higher Ground
The cinematography is breathtaking but the unifying theme is lifestyle, the common bond that unites climbers around the globe. It’s a year in the life. What motivates these athletes to…
Yusuf Islam: A Few Good Songs
This insightful biography tells the story of legendary singer/songwriter Yusuf Islam, previously known as Cat Stevens, as he celebrates his return to the music industry and the release of his…
Hic Rosa, Botanical Score
From what was to me a gift of friendship day: a book makes some of Rosa Luxemburg’s prison letters written by her friends Sonia Liebknecht and Mathilde Wurm between July…
The War on Democracy
Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger says that…
Insider Trading: The Making of ‘Trading Places’
A retrospective look back at the making of John Landis’ 1983 film ‘Trading Places’.