Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
Real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam War to their families and friends back home. Archive footage of the war and news coverage thereof augment the first-person “narrative” by men and women who were in the war, some of whom did not survive it.
Genre: Documentary, War
Director: Bill Couturie
Actors: Brian Dennehy, Ellen Burstyn, J. Kenneth Campbell, Josh Cruze, Kevin Dillon, Matt Dillon, Richard Chaves, Robert De Niro, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe
Bhutto (2010)
BHUTTO is the definitive documentary that chronicles the life of one of the most complex and fascinating characters of our time. Hers is an epic tale of Shakespearean dimension. It’s…
Decoding Alan Turing (2009)
Alan Turing, the father of modern computing, worked at Bletchley Park to crack Germany’s Enigma encryption device. He later fell victim to persecution in his own country for being a…
Ladies First (2017)
An inspirational survival story of Deepika Kumari who, as a girl born on the roadside to abject poverty in rural India, went in search of food, stumbled upon archery, and…
Zion (2018)
A portrait of Zion Clark, a young wrestler who was born without legs and grew up in foster care.
XY Chelsea (2019)
The historic story of whistleblower Chelsea Manning. Shot over two years and featuring exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes verité with Manning, the film picks up on the momentous day in May…
Down the Deep, Dark Web (2016)
What do you know about the Darknet? Silk Road, hitmen for hire and outlets for the most depraved aspects of human behaviour? This film delves beyond this notoriety to reveal…
The Frozen North (2006)
For more than 30 years a man by the name of Dick Proenneke lived alone in the Alaskan Bush. His only neighbors were the wolves and grizzly bears and his…
Transformer (2018)
In the summer of 2015, former US Marine and world record weightlifter Matt “Kroc” Kroczaleski was publicly outed as being transgender. The reaction was universal: her sponsors abandoned her, she…
The Blank Generation (1976)
The cream of New York new wave/punk filmed live at CBGB’s when the scene was just beginning. Includes performances by Patti Smith, Blondie, Television, the Ramones, Talking Heads, the Heartbreakers,…
The Scheme (2020)
The revealing, no-holds-barred tale of Christian Dawkins, convicted in federal court in the biggest criminal case in collegiate sports history, a criminal enterprise that infiltrated college basketball teams and funneled…
Stevie (2002)
In 1995 Director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) returned to rural Southern Illinois to reconnect with Stevie Fielding, a troubled young boy he had been an ‘Advocate Big Brother’ to ten…
No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies (2003)
There’s a bad mood rising against the corporate brands. No Logo is the warning on the label. In the last decade, No Logo has become a cultural manifesto for the…