2000 Years Of Christianity: God And The Burdened (1999)
Episode 9 of the series “2000 Years Of Christianity”. Director Werner Herzog explores Christianity in the New World including an overview of the Spanish conquest of Mexico and modern day religious rituals in Antigua. Two versions exist of this film, the one called “Christ and Demons in New Spain” features Herzog’s voice over.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Werner Herzog
Hell’s Angel (1994)
Christopher Hitchens investigates whether Mother Teresa of Calcutta deserves her saintly image. He probes her campaigns against contraception and abortion and her questionable relationships with right-wing political leaders.
Blue Eyed (1996)
In only 15 minutes with some 30 people Jane Elliott manages to build up a realistic microcosmos of society today with all its phenomena and feelings. As already known from…
The Song of Stockholm (1981)
Sightseeing Stockholm offbeat through the lens of Jonas Mekas.
Megacities (1998)
Megacities is a documentary about the slums of five different metropolitan cities.
Student Athlete (2018)
Unveils the exploitative world of high-revenue college sports through the stories of young men at varying stages in their athletic careers.
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini (2015)
Tom Savini is one of the greatest special effects legends in the history of cinema, but little is known about his personal life until now. For the first time ever…
David Blaine: Ascension (2020)
David Blaine will redefine magic once again for an unprecedented live event at a time when the world could use a positive distraction.
I Am Ali (2014)
Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali’s personal archive of “audio journals” as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend’s…
NASA & SpaceX: Journey to the Future (2020)
A film crew was granted unprecedented access to NASA and to SpaceX headquarters, giving viewers a rare glimpse inside Launch Control and firsthand accounts from SpaceX founder and chief engineer…
Grass Is Greener (2019)
Weed. Marijuana. Grass. Pot. Whatever you prefer to call it, America’s relationship with cannabis is a complicated one. In his directorial debut, hip hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy presents an…
Ring of Fire (1991)
Ring of Fire is about the immense natural force of the great circle of volcanoes and seismic activity that rings the Pacific Ocean and the varied people and cultures who…
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1972)
A 1971–72 documentary film by Jonas Mekas. It revolves around Mekas’ trip back to Semeniškiai, the village of his birth.