The Japanese Obscenity (1993)
a film about japan’s history of pink eiga.
Genre: Documentary, History
Director: Minoru Inao
Actors: Daikei Shimizu, Emi Ishikawa, Kairakutei Black, Kan'ichi Hiraga, Kanako Kishi, Kyôko Hashimoto, Ryûji Yamamoto, Taichi Araki, Yumika Hayashi, Yutaka Ikejima
Are All Men Pedophiles? (2012)
We live in a society that both condemns pedophiles and sexualizes young girls. The film explores the many dangers children face and exposes the systematic violation of children rights by…
ABC of a Strike (1990)
ABC of a Strike captures the 1979 metal workers strikes outside of São Paulo. The footage sat untouched until after the death of highly regarded director Leon Hirszman in 1987,…
The Lumière Brothers’ First Films (1996)
A collection of short films made by the Lumiere brothers, a team of pioneering filmmakers in turn-of-the-century France, narrated by Bertrand Tavernier.
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens – A Life in Animation (2000)
This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS “Great Performances” series, examines the life works of one of Hollywood’s most celebrated animators, Chuck (Charles M.) Jones. He…
The Take (2004)
In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed ceramics workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave. All they want is to re-start the silent machines….
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (1988)
Winner of a Best Documentary Academy Award, Marcel Ophuls’ riveting film details the heinous legacy of the Gestapo head dubbed “The Butcher of Lyon.” Responsible for over 4,000 deaths in…
The Garden (2008)
From the ashes of the L.A. riots arose a lush, 14-acre community garden, the largest of its kind in the United States. Now bulldozers threaten its future.
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody (2004)
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005)
This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a…
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (2020)
A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson’s young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band.
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents (2015)
Theory of Obscurity tells the story of the renegade sound and video collective known as The Residents…a story that spans 40 years and is clouded in mystery. Many details surrounding…
Chronos (1985)
Carefully picked scenes of nature and civilization are viewed at high speed using time-lapse cinematography in an effort to demonstrate the history of various regions.