Alaska: Silence & Solitude (2005)
Genre: Documentary
Director: Bob Swerer Sr.
Actors: Bob Swerer Jr., Bob Swerer Sr., Dick Proenneke
Country: United States of America
Scheme Birds (2019)
As her adolescence gives way to the obligations of motherhood, troubled Gemma matures in Motherwell, her Scottish hometown, heavily dependent on the steel industry. Unfortunately for her, her hedonistic way…
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me (2013)
Broadway legend Elaine Stritch remains in the spotlight at eighty-seven years old. Join the uncompromising Tony and Emmy Award-winner both on and off stage in this revealing documentary. With interviews…
Before the Revolution (2013)
A documentary thriller describing the last days of the Israeli community in Tehran, on the eve of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The director, whose family was in Tehran at…
George Carlin: Personal Favorites (1997)
After starring in a dozen or so HBO Special Presentations, comedian George Carlin has amassed a substantial body of work in the cable channel’s vaults. Personal Favorites is a greatest-hits…
The Bowmakers (2019)
This documentary film explores the world of the bow and the extraordinary masters who make them. The bow is the Cinderella of the orchestra—the overworked and overshadowed ally to its…
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…
Twice Colonized (2023)
Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter has long fought for the rights of her people. When her son suddenly dies, Aaju embarks on a journey to reclaim her language and culture…
Ants on a Shrimp (2017)
One of the world’s best restaurants, the Copenhagen-based NOMA and its renowned chef-owner René Redzepi relocate the restaurant and its entire staff to Tokyo.
40 Years a Prisoner (2020)
A chronicle of the controversial 1978 Philadelphia police raid on the radical back-to-nature group MOVE and the aftermath that led to a son’s decades-long fight to free his parents. Through…
Sharks of Lost Island (2013)
A team of explorers set out to explore the sea and land of the remote Pitcairn Islands
The Love We Make (2011)
“The Love We Make”, a film directed by Albert Maysles (“Gimme Shelter”) and Bradley Kaplan, follows Paul McCartney as he journeys through the streets of New York City in the…
The Rest I Make Up (2018)
Maria Irene Fornes is “America’s Great Unknown Playwright.” When she stops writing due to dementia, a friendship with a young writer reignites her visionary creative spirit, triggering a film collaboration…