A Place Called Chiapas (1998)
In 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army, made up of impoverished Mayan Indians from the state of Chiapas, took over five towns and 500 ranches in southern Mexico. The government deployed its troops and at least 145 people died in the ensuing battle. Filmmaker Nettie Wild travelled to the country’s jungle canyons to film the elusive and fragile life of this uprising.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Nettie Wild
Actors: Gonzalo Ituarte Icario, Javier Elorriaga, Jorge Kanter, Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente, Samuel Ruiz García
Inside the Mind of a Dog (2024)
Embark on a delightful journey into the world of dogs in this documentary that reveals scientific and emotional insights about our lovable BFFs.
D Tour: A Tenacious Documentary (2008)
A documentary focusing on Tenacious D’s world tour in support of their film and soundtrack to ‘Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny’.
Why We Fight (2005)
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The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle (1980)
A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols “documentary”, told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk…
Love’s Debris (1996)
German director Werner Schroeter invited his favourite opera singers to a 13th century abbey near Paris. LOVES DEBRIS didnt have, and couldn’t have had, any pre-planned action. There was no…
Bring on the Night (1985)
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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)
The story of Christopher Reeve is an astonishing rise from unknown actor to iconic movie star, and his definitive portrayal of Clark Kent/Superman set the benchmark for the superhero cinematic…
Bomb It (2007)
Through interviews and guerilla footage of graffiti writers in action on five continents, the documentary tells the story of graffiti from its origins in prehistoric cave paintings thru its notorious…
Keep On Keepin’ On (2014)
Eighty-nine year old trumpeting legend Clark Terry has mentored jazz wonders like Miles Davis and Quincy Jones, but Terry’s most unlikely friendship is with Justin Kauflin, a 23-year-old blind piano…
Food Matters (2010)
With nutritionally-depleted foods, chemical additives and our tendency to rely upon pharmaceutical drugs to treat what’s wrong with our malnourished bodies, it’s no wonder that modern society is getting sicker….
It Felt Like a Kiss (2009)
The story of America’s rise to power starting in 1959, it uses nothing but archive footage and America pop music. Showing the consequences on the rest of the world and…
The Crystal Calls – Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)
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