Favela Rising (2005)
A man emerges from the slums of Rio to lead the nonviolent cultural movement known as Afro-reggae.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Jeff Zimbalist, Matt Mochary
Actors: Anderson Sa, Andre Luis Azevedo, José Júnior, Michele Moraes, Zuenir Ventura
Bound by Flesh (2012)
Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were once the cream of the sideshow crop. Taught to sing and dance at an early age, the winsome duo ascended through the early…
Sand and Sorrow (2007)
A documentary about the events that led to the rise of Darfur’s Arab-dominated government and the international community’s “legacy of failure” to respond to the genocide carried out in the…
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)
Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world’s greatest comedian and the cinema’s first genius, Charlie Chaplin. Produced, written and directed by renowned film critic Richard…
Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police (2012)
Based on the acclaimed memoir by renowned guitarist Andy Summers, Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police follows Summers’ journey from his early days in the psychedelic ‘60s music scene,…
Fed Up (2014)
Fed Up blows the lid off everything we thought we knew about food and weight loss, revealing a 30-year campaign by the food industry, aided by the U.S. government, to…
The Last Ice (2020)
For centuries, Inuit in the Arctic have lived on and around the frozen ocean. Now, as climate change is rapidly melting the sea ice between Canada and Greenland, the outside…
Inside the Mind of a Dog (2024)
Embark on a delightful journey into the world of dogs in this documentary that reveals scientific and emotional insights about our lovable BFFs.
Sphinxes Without Secrets (1991)
Since its inception, performance art provided a forum for those artists whose work challenges the dominant aesthetic and cultural status quo. In “Sphinxes Without Secrets”, performers, curators and critics unravel…
U2: The Unforgettable Fire Collection (1984)
With 1984’s The Unforgettable Fire, U2 were catapulted from cult status in the United States to full-blown superstardom, giving America a chance to discover what the United Kingdom and Europe…
FLicKeR (2009)
In 1960, Brion Gysin invented the Dream Machine, a hypnotic light device with the power to induce hallucinations, drugless highs, and revolutionize human consciousness. It looks simple enough; a 100-watt…
Home (2009)
Inga is a mother with the soul of a poet at a crossroads. Her estranged husband Hermann is bereft of emotional support for her in the wake of her recovery…
Song of Avignon (1998)
Reflections on my 1966 trip to Avignon that helped me to survive a deep crisis I was going through. Texts from my diaries of that period on the soundtrack are…