Requiem for Detroit? (2010)
A look at post-industrial Detroit and its burgeoning urban agricultural movement.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Julien Temple
Actors: Grace Lee Boggs, John Sinclair, Julien Temple, Lowell Boileau, Martha Reeves, Mitch Ryder
Lolita: Slave to Entertainment (2003)
The grassroots independent documentary about Miami’s biggest performer, Lolita the killer whale on display at the Miami Seaquarium. Through rare interviews and undercover footage viewers are dragged into the dark…
Easy Rider (2012)
‘After doing a re-make of John Cassevetes’ “Faces” [1968], I decided to re-make another American classic, Dennis Hopper’s “Easy Rider” [1969]. “Easy Rider” interests me in two ways: its portrayal…
The Greatest Places (1998)
Witness the greatest collection of diversity ever produced. The Greatest Places is a large-format film that takes you on a journey to seven of the most geographically dynamic locations on…
Britain’s Gay Footballers (2012)
A look at the case of Justin Fashanu and gay footballers.
The Redeem Team (2022)
Using unprecedented Olympic footage and behind-the-scenes material, The Redeem Team tells the story of the US Olympic Men’s Basketball Team’s quest for gold at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing…
Last Party 2000 (2001)
Filmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman starts documenting the campaign at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, but spends more time outside,…
The Foreign Eye (2006)
Fantasies and clichés about Brazil and Brazilians as reinforced by international films, even those actually shot in Brazil. This documentary features interviews with non-Brazilian directors, writers and stars who have…
Fantastic Fungi (2019)
Fantastic Fungi is a vivid journey into the mysterious subterranean world of mycelium and its fruit— the mushroom. A story that begins 3.5 billion years ago, fungi makes the soil…
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise (1980)
Robert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980. The resulting 60-minute film includes multiple public and private performances, poetry…
LA 92 (2017)
Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through…
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump (1994)
A look behind the scenes of Robert Zemeckis’ 1994 Oscar-winning film, ‘Forrest Gump’.
American Swing (2008)
Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato’s Retreat.