Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
Award-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the…
The Crossing
Aurélie du Boys documents the making of the album, Les Retrouvailles by Yann Tiersen, as well as several live performances in unusual surroundings.
James Dean: Forever Young
Documentary of the brief but memorable career of the now iconic James Dean. Narrated by Martin Sheen, the film focuses much attention on his early work for television, and utilizes…
Sir! No Sir!
Sir! No Sir! is a documentary film about the anti-war movement within the ranks of the United States Military during the Vietnam War. It consists in part of interviews with…
Huey Lewis & the News: Live at 25
Huey Lewis & the News celebrate two and a half decades of great rockin’ with the release of Live at 25. Filmed in December 2004 at two highly anticipated shows…
Mad Hot Ballroom
Eleven-year-old New York City public school kids journey into the world of ballroom dancing and reveal pieces of themselves and their world along the way. Told from their candid, sometimes…
Facing the Past
Matthew Gray Gubler’s Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Documentary created by Matthew Gray Gubler during, and about, his time on the set of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. (Released in 2005)
Spaceballs: The Documentary
The cast and crew of Spaceballs looks back at the making of the movie in this documentary produced for the special features on Spaceballs: The Special Edition DVD.
Star Wars: Heroes & Villains
A look at the creation and filming of the various heroes and villains from all six Star Wars movies, leading up to the release of Star Wars: Episode III –…
Behind the Mask: The Story of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’
A documentary about the original “Phantom of the Opera” stage show and its creation.
Being Human
Zoom-out from a too-tight focus on problems like dropout rates, loss of motivation among students, and depression among teachers. Entering the daily lives of “problem cases” at a Montreal secondary…
Hitler in Colour
Documentary using only original colour footage charts the 12 years from Adolf Hitler’s rise to power to the fall of Berlin in 1945. Complemented by eyewitness material, tracks the dramatic…
The Peacekeepers
With unprecedented access to the UN Department of Peacekeeping, The Peacekeepers provides an intimate and dramatic portrait of the struggle to save “a failed state” The film follows the determined…
Hubble: 15 Years of Discovery
On the momentous occasion of the Hubble Space Telescope’s 15-year anniversary, the European Space Agency released this commemorative documentary looking back of the history of discovery that the telescope has…
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.
Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born
This documentary is featured on the DVD for Captain Blood (1935), released in 2005.
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
16-part behind the scenes documentary about the making of Blade: Trinity
My Grandmother’s House
Being 6 years old, and having to live with your grandmother who is 75 years and has very old fashioned ideas, is not easy to say the least. That the…
Oligor Brothers
Documentary about two peculiar brothers and their even more peculiar art.
The Search for the Northwest Passage
A look at the search for the fabled Northwest passage, the legendary path through the ice across the Canadian Arctic, and the attempts made by wealthy British explorer Sir John…
Joan of Arc
In 1425, France needed a miracle. What it got was a warrior. This is the true story of a peasant girl who emerged to lead an army and change the…
Our Brand Is Crisis
A documentary on American political campaign marketing tactics and their consequences.
Dope Sick Love
Dope Sick Love is a really remarkable documentary made for HBO about two pairs of heroin addicted lovers roaming the streets of NYC. There is no narration and we never…
Ashes and Snow
Ashes and Snow, a film by Gregory Colbert, uses both still and movie cameras to explore extraordinary interactions between humans and animals. The 60-minute feature is a poetic narrative rather…
Star Wars: Deleted Magic
This is a very interesting Star Wars documentary about the making of the first Star Wars film (and to a lesser extent Empire and Jedi) including a look at some…
Hiroshima the time of return
Luc Lagier puts Alain Resnais’ film back in its historical context and in the filmmaker’s biography. He tells the story, then the development of what was originally intended to be…
Icebound: The Final Voyage of the Karluk
The Karluk Expedition of 1913 was to be a grand scientific journey to the high Arctic, the most comprehensive polar research ever undertaken. Instead, the Karluk’s team of scientists, hard-luck…
Deadly Women
This compelling series investigates the motives and m.o. of female murderers. While males are often driven by anger, impulse and destruction, women usually have more complex, long-term reasons to kill.
Mystic India
On June 29, 1792, Neelkanth begins his journey of awakening. Having resolved to embrace the challenges of nature, he leaves his home in the city of Ayodhya. Neelkanth walks alone…
Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land
This video shows how the foreign policy interests of American political elites-working in combination with Israeli public relations stratgies-influence US news reporting about the Middle East conflict. Combining American and…
March of the Penguins
Every year, thousands of Antarctica’s emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest…
Army of One
Nineteen-year-old Nelson is a Puerto Rican high school dropout from the South Bronx looking for a ticket out of the ghetto. Thaddeus, 22, gives up a cushy stockbroker job to…
Circle Jerks: The Show Must Go Off! Circle Jerks Live at the House of Blues
Shot on multiple Panasonic DVX 100 cameras with 24 track digital audio with 5.1 Suround Sound, this episode of “The Show Must Go Off” shows why the Circle Jerks are…
The French Revolution
On July 14, 1789, a mob of angry Parisians stormed the Bastille and seized the King’s military stores. A decade of idealism, war, murder, and carnage followed, bringing about the…
Ice Age Columbus: Who Were the First Americans?
Firmly rooted in the latest scientific discoveries, this docudrama explores the theory that Europeans came to America much earlier than previously thought. New archaeological data and DNA research touch on…
Dreams Die Hard
One of them wanted to earn money so she could treat her parents like a king and queen, two of them were enticed by the promise of a good education,…
The Aristocrats
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke–one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
Why We Fight
Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki’s shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an…