A Place at the Table (2012)
Using personal stories, this powerful documentary illuminates the plight of the 49 million Americans struggling with food insecurity. A single mother, a small-town policeman and a farmer are among those for whom putting food on the table is a daily battle.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Kristi Jacobson, Lori Silverbush
Actors: Barbie Izquierdo, James McGovern, Janet Poppendieck, Jeff Bridges, Ken Cook, Mariana Chilton, Marion Nestle, Raj Patel, Tom Colicchio
The Celluloid Closet (1996)
This documentary highlights the historical contexts that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals have occupied in cinema history, and shows the evolution of the entertainment industry’s role in shaping perceptions…
New Wave: Dare to be Different (2017)
U2, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Blondie, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, The Clash, The Cure: Over half a billion records sold but you may never have heard of them if…
Siddheshwari (1990)
An impressionistic biographical look at Siddheshwari Devi (1908–1977), the classical Indian singer whose voice was appreciated by the maharajas and public alike.
Chuck Amuck: The Movie (1991)
Chuck Amuck: The Movie is a 1991 documentary film about Chuck Jones’ career with Warner Bros., centered on his work with Looney Tunes; narrated by Dick Vosburgh.
American Teen (2008)
A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.
Gobeklitepe: The World’s First Temple (2010)
While challenging common beliefs on the history of civilization, the film takes the audience back to 12 thousand years ago, to Gobeklitepe, an ancient site recently found in SanliUrfa, Turkiye….
America’s Longest War (2013)
AMERICA’S LONGEST WAR is a documentary about the extraordinary costs of the US government’s 40-year war on drugs. Drug prohibition has failed. Drug usage rates have not declined, and illegal…
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013)
Julian Assange. Bradley Manning. Collateral murder. Cablegate. WikiLeaks. These people and terms have exploded into public consciousness by fundamentally changing the way democratic societies deal with privacy, secrecy, and the…
Project Nim (2011)
From the team behind Man on Wire comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that…
All In: The Poker Movie (2012)
A documentary focusing on why one of America’s oldest games has had a renaissance in the past few years and why, for so many, poker is the way to chase…
Jimi Plays Monterey (1987)
It’s no exaggeration to say this might be the most intense and groundbreaking 45-minute performance in the history of rock. Jimi Hendrix’s debut American set at 1967’s Monterey Pop Festival…
Gideon’s Army (2013)
Follows three young, committed Public Defenders who are dedicated to working for the people society would rather forget. Long hours, low pay and staggering caseloads are so common that even…