Always for Pleasure (1978)
An intense insider’s portrait of New Orleans’ street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo: Second-line parades, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest. Features live music from Professor Longhair, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, the Neville Brothers and more. This glorious, soul-satisfying film is among Blank’s special masterworks.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Les Blank
R.E.M. By MTV (2014)
The career of the band, from its start in Georgia to its breakup in 2011.
Italianamerican (1974)
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese interviews his mother and father about their life in New York and family history back in Sicily.
GIMS: On the Record (2020)
Go backstage with beloved rap superstar Gims in the year leading up to his major 2019 Stade de France performance in this up-close documentary.
Hitsville: The Making of Motown (2019)
The remarkable story of the legendary Motown Records is told through exclusive interviews with the label’s visionary founder, Berry Gordy, and many of its superstar artists and creative figures, as…
Special When Lit (2009)
What made more money than the entire American movie industry through the 50s and 60s? Pinball. Special When Lit rediscovers the lure of a lost pop icon. A product of…
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020)
Once the world’s most famous astrologer, Walter Mercado seeks to resurrect a forgotten legacy. Raised in the sugar cane fields of Puerto Rico, Walter grew up to become a gender…
Salt Lake 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory (2003)
Award-winning sports chronicler Bud Greenspan delivers a powerful and emotional look at six individual stories in the official film of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Greenspan…
Wasted! The Story of Food Waste (2017)
See how the world’s most influential chefs battle food waste through the eyes of chef-heroes like Massimo Bottura, Dan Barber and Danny Bowien.
Live 8 (2005)
On 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty. LIVE 8 – 10 concerts featuring over 1000 musicians from across the globe…
Searching (1974)
American Dreams (Lost And Found) (1984)
Scrolling excerpts from the diary of George Wallace’s would-be assassin Arthur Bremer at screen bottom, Hank Aaron cards and ephemera from his entire career up top, and alternating audio clips…
9/11: Inside the President’s War Room (2021)
Experience the events of September 11, 2001 through the eyes of President Bush and his closest advisors as they personally detail the crucial hours and key decisions from that historic…