South of the Border (2009)
A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media’s misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Oliver Stone
Actors: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Evo Morales, Fernando Lugo, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Néstor Kirchner, Rafael Correa, Raúl Castro, Tariq Ali
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All (1996)
It’s tempting, when praising Cassavetes’s films, to resort to generalizations about the director’s admirable intentions; descriptions like “original,” “raw,” and “human,” while certainly true, need to be expanded upon in…
New Earth (1933)
The film is a documentary portraying a struggle as man tries to subdue nature. To prevent flooding and for purposes of land reclamation, the people of the Netherlands struggle and…
Call Her Ganda (2018)
Grassroots activists in the Philippines are spurred into action when a local transgender woman is found dead in a motel room with a 19-year-old U.S. marine as the leading suspect….
My Octopus Teacher (2020)
After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her…
Mother Dao, the Turtlelike (1995)
In a span of ninety minutes the film aims to show how the Netherlands administered its colony as a colonial enterprise and what the relations were like at the time….
A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008)
The egocentric documentary-maker Chris Waitt traces his romantic ineptitude and sexual impotence through awkward interviews with irate ex-girlfriends and stunts involving S&M parlours, Harley Street doctors and Viagra overdoses. The…
Metallica: Cliff ‘Em All (1987)
Originally released as “The $19.98 Home Vid: Cliff ‘Em All,” Metallica’s first video is a tribute to late original bassist Cliff Burton. James Hetfield describes it as “a compilation of…
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)
A thoughtful portrait of a renowned artist, this documentary shines the spotlight on New York City painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. Featuring extensive interviews conducted by Basquiat’s friend, filmmaker Tamra Davis, the…
Inside the Mind of a Cat (2022)
Cat experts dive into the mind of the feline to reveal the true capabilities of the pouncing pet in this captivating and cuddly documentary.
The History of the World in 2 Hours (2011)
Did you know that 1% of the white noise you see on old televisions is background radiation from The Big Bang? That the gold on a wedding ring comes from…
How Beer Saved the World (2011)
This show traces the important role that beer has played in human history from the probable origins of the first beer at the dawn of history to the development of…
Line of Sight (2012)
Line Of Sight is a rare view into underground bicycle messenger racing which has become a global phenomenon. For over a decade Lucas Brunelle has been riding with the fastest,…