William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe (2009)
William Kunstler was one of the most famous lawyers of the 20th century. His clients included Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Phillip and Daniel Berrigan, Abbie Hoffman, H. Rap Brown, Stokely Carmichael, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., and Leonard Peltier. Filmmakers Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler explore their father’s life, from middle-class family man, to movement lawyer, to “the most hated lawyer in America.”
Genre: Documentary
Director: Emily Kunstler, Sarah Kunstler
Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy (2020)
Go backstage with French rap duo Bigflo & Oli in this intimate music documentary, then join the superstar siblings as they embark on a major tour.
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)
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…
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)
A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cultivation and culinary/curative powers of the stinking rose features chef Alice Waters…
Life (1993)
Poetic essay about the beginning of life from labor pains and birth and about its symbolic meaning.
The Children of Theatre Street (1977)
A documentary on the Kirov School of Ballet in Russia, narrated by Princess Grace of Monaco.
A Syrian Love Story (2015)
Filmed over 5 years, A Syrian Love Story charts an incredible odyssey to political freedom. For Raghda and Amer, it is a journey of hope, dreams and despair: for the…
Kelet (2020)
Kelet is a twentysomething black trans woman, whose greatest dream is to be on the cover of Vogue magazine. For the Finnish-born and Manchester-raised Kelet, such models as Naomi Campbell…
Cocalero (2007)
A documentary centered on the union formed by Bolivian farmers in response to their government’s (which was urged by the U.S.) effort eradicate coca crops, and the man who would…
Lunarcy! (2012)
In this irresistibly zany, sharp-witted documentary, director Simon Ennis introduces us to an unforgettable group of characters whose obsession with the moon and lunar colonization has given birth to utopian…
Decoding Alan Turing (2009)
Alan Turing, the father of modern computing, worked at Bletchley Park to crack Germany’s Enigma encryption device. He later fell victim to persecution in his own country for being a…
The State of Marriage (2015)
The untold story of how legal pioneer Mary Bonauto partnered with small town Vermont lawyers Beth Robinson and Susan Murray in a 2-decade long struggle that built the foundation for…
9/11: The Falling Man (2006)
An examination of an image – a falling man from the North Tower, frozen in mid air – circulated by the press immediately after the September 11 attacks, the public’s…