General Orders No. 9 (2011)
One last trip down the rabbit hole before it gets paved over. A deep geography. What is above and what is below. What came before and what will come after. Agrarian fantasies, sacrificial rites, and excavations. A story told with maps, dreams, and prayers. A map lesson in three parts. A history of the State of Georgia – or Anywhere.
Amazing Grace (2019)
The late director Sydney Pollack’s behind-the-scenes documentary about the recording of Aretha Franklin’s best-selling album Amazing Grace finally sees the light of day more than four decades after the original…
Blackout (2015)
First responders, journalists, shop owners, those inside the pressure-packed control center of Con Edison on West End Avenue, and other New Yorkers tell about what happened when the lights went…
Brothers in Blood: The Lions of Sabi Sand (2015)
This is a powerful documentary, filmed over a 16 year span, about the rise of a Coalition of six lions, branded The Mapogo Lions, and their takeover of the largest…
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)
A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called “video nasties” caused in Britain during the 1980s.
Michael Jackson – Unmasked (2009)
Interviews with people associated with the performer and clips help to illuminate the development of the icon and myth. Interviewees include a former police officer and a plastic surgeon.
ChickenHawk (1994)
Members of the controversial group NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love Association) discuss why their organization supports “boys and men who have or desire engagements in sexual or emotional relationships.”
The Heat Is On: The Making of Miss Saigon (1989)
A behind-the-scenes look at the putting on of the successful West End stage musical, including footage of the cast rehearsing and the triumphant first night.
Exploring the Reef (2003)
Jean-Michael Cousteau’s documentary about the Great Barrier Reef keeps getting interrupted by Nemo, Marlin and Dory.
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich (1999)
A documentary about the Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. The film was an episode of the French documentary film series Filmmakers of our time. The title of the film is a…
Insert Coin (2020)
The oral history of a team of geeks and misfits in the back of a Chicago factory creating the biggest video games (Mortal Kombat, NBA JAM, and others) of all…
Spirit of the Marathon (2008)
Four years in the making, Spirit of the Marathon is the collaborative effort of three-time Academy Award winner Mark Jonathan Harris, Telly Award winner and director/marathoner Jon Dunham and producer/marathoner…
Nuclear Now (2023)
With unprecedented access to the nuclear industry in France, Russia, and the United States, Nuclear Now explores the possibility for the global community to overcome the challenges of climate change…