Echoes From a Sombre Empire (1990)
Documentary examining Bokassa’s rule in the Central African Republic using the testimony of witnesses and visits to key sites.
God Loves Uganda (2013)
A powerful exploration of the evangelical campaign to infuse African culture with values imported from America’s Christian Right. The film follows American and Ugandan religious leaders fighting sexual immorality and…
D.O.A. (1980)
Documentary chronicaling the rise and fall of the punk movement with rare interview footage of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. Also concert and news footage.
Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh (1993)
Ladakh, or Little Tibet, is a wildly beautiful desert land high in the western Himalayas. It is a place of few resources and an extreme climate. Yet, for more than…
Seve (2014)
Despite being blocked at almost every turn in pursuit of the sport he loved, Seve Ballesteros fought against adversity to become the most spectacular and charismatic golfer to ever play…
Racing Dreams (2010)
From go-kart champs, NASCAR winners are bred — or so goes the thinking of the drivers (and their families) involved in the World Karting Association’s National Pavement Series. This documentary…
Jackass Forever (2022)
The Jackass crew, along with some newcomers, returns for one final round of hilarious, absurd, and dangerous stunts.
The Babushkas of Chernobyl (2015)
Some 200 women defiantly cling to their ancestral homeland in Chernobyl’s radioactive “Exclusion Zone.”
700 Sharks (2018)
Gombessa Expedition 4 Laurent Ballesta went to observe a gathering of thousands of groupers during the full moon of June 2014 (Le mystère mérou) in the southern pass of the…
The American Nightmare (2000)
An examination into the nature of 1960’s-70’s horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
And Everything Is Going Fine (2010)
From the first time he performed Swimming to Cambodia – the one-man account of his experience of making the 1984 film The Killing Fields – Spalding Gray made the art…
For Neda (2010)
On June 20, 2009, Neda Agha-Soltan was shot and killed on the streets of Tehran during the turmoil that followed the Iranian presidential contest. Within hours, images of her dying…
Run Ricky Run (2010)
Ricky Williams does not conform to America’s definition of the modern athlete. In 2004, with rumors of another positive marijuana test looming, the Miami Dolphins running back traded adulation and…