Burden of Dreams (1982)
Genre: Documentary
Director: Les Blank
Actors: Alfredo de Río Tambo, Ángela Reina, Candace Laughlin, Claudia Cardinale, Klaus Kinski, Werner Herzog
Country: Peru
The Experimental City (2017)
In the 1960s, frustrated by the growing problem of urban pollution, Athelstan Spilhaus, a visionary scientist and futurist comic strip writer, assembled a team of experts to develop a bold…
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2012)
An interview with film director Roman Polanski conducted during his period of house arrest, discussing his life and work.
Steven Tyler: Out on a Limb (2018)
Intimate portrait of rock icon Steven Tyler performing his first ever solo material as he searches for personal and creative fulfillment.
The Return: Life After ISIS (2021)
Shamima Begum and Hoda Muthana made it into worldwide headlines when they left their countries to join ISIS. When they return, their countries don’t want them back.
Definitely Dusty (1999)
Documentary looking at the life and work of soul and pop diva Dusty Springfield.
Tim’s Vermeer (2013)
Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years…
Life After People (2008)
In this special documentary that inspired a two-season television series, scientists and other experts speculate about what the Earth, animal life, and plant life might be like if, suddenly, humanity…
Last Call at the Oasis (2011)
Participant Media’s Last Call at the Oasis is a new documentary from Jessica Yu & Elise Pearlstein. Think water is an infinite resource? Think again.
Frankie Boyle’s Farewell to the Monarchy (2023)
The comedian takes a look back at the darker side of the royal family’s 1000-year history, and wonders how generations of land-grabbing, child-murdering, wife-beheading, slave-trading, misogyny, violence and empire-building have…
Iran: Everything Forbidden Anything Possible (2018)
For young people in Iran, it can seem that everything is forbidden. Even wearing ties or owning a dog risks the wrath of the “Gasht e Ershad” – the virtue…
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease (2012)
Charming, intelligent and iconoclastic, Ben Lee is an Australian singer-songwriter whose creative growth since his early adolescence has undergone almost relentless media scrutiny. This is a playful yet deeply intimate…
Music Box: Wizkid: Long Live Lagos (2025)
From Lagos to London, this powerful documentary follows Wizkid’s rise as a global icon reshaping how Africa is seen — and heard — around the world. Blending intimate moments, explosive…