Ancient Astronauts: The Gods from Planet X (2011)
Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser (1988)
A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat…
Passing Strange (2009)
A young black artist leaves his Los Angeles digs and travels to Europe to find himself. A theatrical stage production of the original Broadway musical.
Salt in My Soul (2022)
Based on Mallory Smith’s posthumously published memoir, Salt In My Soul offers a look inside the mind of a young woman trying to live while dying. Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis,…
Are You Proud? (2019)
Are You Proud? is a vivid and engaged docu-celebration of the LGBT rights movement from the partial victory of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act to Stonewall, the Gay Liberation Front…
Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey (2017)
Fred Beckey is the legendary American “Dirtbag” mountaineer whose name is spoken in hushed tones around campfires. This rebel climber’s pioneering ascents and lifestyle form an iconic legacy that continues…
Youth (Spring) (2023)
This film was shot between 2014 and 2019 in the town of Zhili, a district of Huzhou City in Zhejiang province, China. Zhili is home to over 18,000 privately-run workshops…
I’ve Been Trying to Tell You (2021)
Do you look back on the optimism of the 1997-2001 era as a lost golden age, or do you see it as a period of naïvety, delusion and folly? There’s…
Ringside (2019)
A look at one of Chicago’s more troubled South Side neighborhoods from the point of view of two young boxers and their families.
The First Rainbow Coalition (2019)
Chicago 1969: Activists from the Black Panthers, Young Lords, and Young Patriots united African Americans, Latinos, and poor whites to confront police brutality and unfair housing practices in one of…
The Image You Missed (2018)
An Irish filmmaker grapples with the legacy of his estranged father, the late documentarian Arthur MacCaig, through MacCaig’s decades-spanning archive of the conflict in Northern Ireland. Drawing on over 30…
Gasland (2010)
It is happening all across America-rural landowners wake up one day to find a lucrative offer from an energy company wanting to lease their property. Reason? The company hopes to…
Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: MAGA: The Next Generation (2025)
“The Daily Show” tackles the curious case of young Maga voters in a special episode airing this Monday. Following the 2024 election, where Donald Trump performed better with voters under…