Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017)
Genre: Documentary
Director: Amanda Ladd Jones
Actors: George Lucas, Mel Gibson, Morgan Freeman, Ridley Scott, Ron Howard, Sigourney Weaver
Vanishing of the Bees (2009)
This documentary takes a piercing investigative look at the economic, political and ecological implications of the worldwide disappearance of the honeybee. The film examines our current agricultural landscape and celebrates…
Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra (2021)
Taking us through Bangarra Dance Theatre’s spectacular growth, we follow the story of how three young Aboriginal brothers — Stephen, David and Russell Page — turned the newly born dance…
Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq (2014)
Of all the great ballerinas, Tanaquil Le Clercq may have been the most transcendent. With a body unlike any before hers, she mesmerized viewers and choreographers alike. With her elongated,…
Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock ‘n’ Roll (2018)
Story of Chuck Berry told by his relatives and friends.
Rewind & Play (2023)
The lack of respect with which the Black musician Thelonious Monk was treated in Autumn, 1969. At the end of his European tour, legendary jazz musician Thelonious Monk appears on…
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016)
A surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of the career of Ken Loach, one of Britain’s most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, as he prepares to release his final major film I, Daniel…
Brexit Through the Non-political Glass (2021)
On 1 January 2021, the UK’s transition period with the EU ended and new rules and regulations were agreed at the last minute. This is a time for reflection on…
Isla’s Way (2023)
Formidable grandmother Isla Roberts is adamant. She insists that although she’s not a lesbian, her girlfriend Susan is. In this tender, richly humorous portrait of an 87-year-old horse carriage driving…
Incredible Flying Jet Packs (2015)
When the jet pack took its first flight in the 1960s, it was loud, difficult to pilot, and could stay in the air for about 30 seconds. Over 50 years…
A Dangerous Boy (2024)
Sigurdur Thordarson, known as Siggi, becomes a hacker at 12, exposing Icelandic bank corruption at 14. Branded the “teenage whistleblower,” he joins WikiLeaks in 2010, mentored by Julian Assange. Siggi…
The Modern Jungle (2016)
A story of globalization filtered through the fever dream of a Mexican shaman, The Modern Jungle is also an intimate portrait of Zoque culture, commodity fetish, and the predicament of…
Omo Child: The River and the Bush (2015)
For many generations people in the Omo Valley (tribal southwest Ethiopia) believed some children are cursed and that these ‘cursed’ children bring disease, drought and death to the tribe. The…