Imagine the Sound (1981)
An examination, shown through both interviews and performances, of the avant-garde free jazz movement which reigned during the 1960s.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Director: Ron Mann
Actors: Archie Shepp, Bill Dixon, Cecil Taylor, Kenny Werner, Paul Bley
New World Order (2009)
Filmmakers Luke Myer and Andrew Neel make it real hard to just laugh away the crazy conspiracy theorists in their new feature documentary, New World Order. In fact, what they…
Vegucated (2011)
Vegucated is a guerrilla-style documentary that follows three meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks and learn what it’s all about. They…
HyperNormalisation (2016)
The extraordinary story of how we got to this strange time of great uncertainty and confusion—where those who are supposed to be in power are paralysed—and have no idea what…
Cinévardaphoto (2004)
A theatrically-released compilation of three Varda shorts: “Salut les Cubains,” “Ulysse” and “Ydessa, les ours et etc.”
Bigflo & Oli: Hip Hop Frenzy (2020)
Go backstage with French rap duo Bigflo & Oli in this intimate music documentary, then join the superstar siblings as they embark on a major tour.
Call Me Kuchu (2012)
In Uganda, a new bill threatens to make homosexuality punishable by death. David Kato – Uganda’s first openly gay man – and his fellow activists work against the clock to…
Salaam Cinema (1995)
Makhmalbaf puts an advertisement in the papers calling for an open casting for his next movie. However when hundreds of people show up, he decides to make a movie about…
My Kid Could Paint That (2007)
A look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of…
Lost Boys of Sudan (2003)
Lost Boys of Sudan is a feature-length documentary that follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America. Orphaned as young boys in one of Africa’s cruelest…
Cinemania (2002)
This documentary about the culture of intense cinephilia in New York City reveals the impassioned world of five obsessed movie buffs. These human encyclopedias of cinema see two to five…
Surviving Progress (2011)
Humanity’s ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald Wright, whose best-seller, “A Short History Of Progress”…
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in ‘Episode II’ (2002)
For Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), there were to be many more visual effects than in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)….