In Public (2001)
A fragmentary landscape for a little train station in a suburban area and a bus stop in a mining town. A lonely soldier in his heavy coat, a tired old man, a bubbly young lady, a punk, a woman waiting in the street… From all those different people in these unfamiliar places, we can feel the exhaustion of every life.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Jia Zhangke
Scratch (2001)
A feature-length documentary film about hip-hop DJing, otherwise known as turntablism. From the South Bronx in the 1970s to San Francisco now, the world’s best scratchers, beat-diggers, party-rockers, and producers…
The Emperor’s New Clothes (2015)
Michael Winterbottom, celebrated director of 24 Hour Party People, The Road to Guantanamo, and The Trip, joins forces with actor, comedian, and provocateur Russell Brand for that most unlikely of…
Dope Sick Love (2005)
Dope Sick Love is a really remarkable documentary made for HBO about two pairs of heroin addicted lovers roaming the streets of NYC. There is no narration and we never…
Benji (2012)
Documentary about Ben Wilson, a good-natured and beloved teenage basketball phenom from Chicago’s South Side whose life was tragically cut short by violence in November 1984.
Cinévardaphoto (2004)
A theatrically-released compilation of three Varda shorts: “Salut les Cubains,” “Ulysse” and “Ydessa, les ours et etc.”
Tarnation (2003)
Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette’s documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother — a mixture of snapshots, Super-8, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more — culled from…
Cracked Actor (1975)
The documentary depicts Bowie on tour in Los Angeles, using a mixture of documentary sequences filmed in limousines and hotels, and concert footage. Most of the concert footage was taken…
The Russian Revolution (2017)
Starting in 1881 this film shows the personal battle between Lenin’s Ulyanov family and the royal Romanovs that eventually led to the Russian revolution.
March of the Dinosaurs (2011)
Set 70 million years ago in the Cretaceous period in North America, this animated docu/drama follows the journey of a young Edmontosaurus named Scar and his herd as they migrate…
The Blank Generation (1976)
The cream of New York new wave/punk filmed live at CBGB’s when the scene was just beginning. Includes performances by Patti Smith, Blondie, Television, the Ramones, Talking Heads, the Heartbreakers,…
Macheads (2009)
A exploration of the fanaticism that surrounds the Apple brand, featuring interviews with Mac evangelists and members of the Mac community.
Particle Fever (2013)
As the Large Hadron Collider is about to be launched for the first time, physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time — or perhaps…