Before the Revolution (2013)
Genre: Documentary, History
Director: Dan Shadur
Actors: Bruce Laingen, Ervand Abrahamian, John Limbert, Ruhollah Khomeini, Shaul Bakhash, Zahra Eshraghi
Country: Israel
New York Doll (2005)
A recovering alcoholic and recently converted Mormon, Arthur “Killer” Kane, of the rock band The New York Dolls, is given a chance at reuniting with his band after 30 years.
The Salt of the Earth (2014)
During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our…
Mystic India (2005)
On June 29, 1792, Neelkanth begins his journey of awakening. Having resolved to embrace the challenges of nature, he leaves his home in the city of Ayodhya. Neelkanth walks alone…
Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story (2022)
This documentary weaves together live performances and interviews from the 50th anniversary of the iconic festival, featuring some of the biggest names in the music industry, along with a wealth…
Cunningham (2019)
The iconic Merce Cunningham and the last generation of his dance company is profiled in Alla Kovgan’s 3D documentary, through recreations of his landmark works and archival footage of Cunningham,…
I Will Be Murdered (2013)
An extraordinary story of murder, love and political conspiracy triggered when a video of a murdered Guatemalan lawyer surfaced on Youtube in which he foretold his own death and named…
5 Broken Cameras (2011)
Five broken cameras – and each one has a powerful tale to tell. Embedded in the bullet-ridden remains of digital technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from…
Aganai: Me and the Cult Leader – A Modern Report on the Banality of Evil (2021)
Atsushi Sakahara, a victim of the 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo’s subway system, travels with Hiroshi Araki, an executive of Aleph (formerly Aum Shinrikyo), the attack’s perpetrators, visiting their…
Love You to Death: The Jodi Arias Story (2023)
An examination of the murder of Travis Alexander, and the subsequent trial that turned Jodi Arias into social media’s first true “femme fatale.” Intent on securing a lifelong commitment from…
When Elephants Were Young (2016)
A young man and his young elephant street beg in gritty Bangkok amid the controversial elephant business that threatens their survival, until the opportunity comes to release the elephant to…
Architecton (2024)
An extraordinary journey through the material that makes up our habitat: concrete and its ancestor, stone. Victor Kossakovsky raises a fundamental question: how do we inhabit the world of tomorrow?
Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands (2024)
Chronicling Scottish girl bands from the 1960s to present, a scrapbook of pop music unveils challenges faced in a male-dominated industry. A colourful mixtape of unheard demos, lost archive and…