The Beginning: Making ‘Episode I’ (2001)
The entire process of making Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) is shown here in this documentary. From pre-production through post-production, we get to see visual effects meetings, John Williams’ music sessions, and even the storm that wiped out the pod-racers & props.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Jon Shenk
Actors: Ahmed Best, Ewan McGregor, George Lucas, Ian McDiarmid, Jake Lloyd, Natalie Portman, Pernilla August, Ray Park, Rick McCallum, Steven Spielberg
Age 7 in America (1991)
An adaption of the British TV series, this documentary chronicles the lives of a group of economically, racially and socially diverse 7-year olds living throughout America in 1990. The filmmakers…
Joy Division (2007)
A chronological account of the influential late 1970s English rock band.
Huie’s Sermon (1983)
Reverend Huie Rogers is a preacher at the Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Brooklyn. He is the topic of this short film, during which launches into…
The Greatest Love Story Never Told (2024)
Follow Jennifer Lopez as she attempts her most daring project yet: independently producing a new album and cinematic original that explore her twenty-year journey to self-love.
Porn to Be Free (2016)
Porno & libertà is a film documentary about the generation who fought against puritanism and censorship to defend freedom of speech and sexual freedom. From Italy, Denmark and France through…
Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012)
On April 2nd 2011, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM played its final show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. LCD Frontman James Murphy, disbanding one of the most celebrated and influential…
Milestones (1975)
A portrait of those individuals who sought radical solutions to social problems in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. Cutting back and forth between six major story lines…
People’s Park (2012)
Superdyke Meets Madame X (1976)
From the first kiss to breakup, Almy and Hammer record their relationship on a reel-to-reel ¾” tape recorder and microphone. Winner of the Louise Riskin Prize at the 1976 San…
The U (2009)
Throughout the 1980s, Miami, Florida, was at the center of a racial and cultural shift taking place throughout the country. Overwhelmed by riots and tensions, Miami was a city in…
The Fight (2020)
Inside the ACLU, five scrappy lawyers battle against the Trump administration’s historic assault on civil liberties – from separating families at the border, to rolling back transgender, reproductive, and voting…
McCullin (2012)
Biographical documentary of the war photographer Don McCullin, with sections on his upbringing, early work for the Observer and extensive war reporting for the Sunday Times until the purchase of…