For Sama (2019)
Genre: Documentary, War
Director: Edward Watts
Actors: Hamza Al-Khateab, Sama Al-Khateab, Waad al-Kateab
Country: Syrian Arab Republic
Ghost Dance (1983)
Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London, Ghost Dance offers an analysis of the complexity of our conceptions of ghosts, memory and the past. The film focuses…
Gotta Dance (2008)
Chronicles the first-ever, senior citizen hip-hop dance team for the New Jersey Nets Basketball team, 12 women and man – all dance team newbies, from auditions through to center court…
Teenage (2013)
Teenagers did not exist before the 20th century. Not until the early 1950s did the term gain widespread recognition, but “Teenage” offers compelling evidence that teenagers had a tumultuous effect…
Ming of Harlem: Twenty One Storeys in the Air (2014)
Ming of Harlem: Twenty One Storeys in the Air is an only-in-New-York account of Ming, Al, and Antoine Yates, who cohabited in a high-rise social housing apartment at Drew-Hamilton complex…
A Letter to Elia (2010)
Director Martin Scorsese speaks candidly and passionately about one of his formative filmmaking influences: the late Elia Kazan. Utilizing precisely chosen clips from Kazan’s signature films including “On the Waterfront,”…
On the Trail of Bigfoot: The Journey (2021)
On the Trail of Bigfoot: The Journey follows cryptid documentarian Seth Breedlove and his crew as they head to the Adirondacks of update New York for an intensive, adventure-filled week…
Blue Planet (1990)
From the unique vantage point of 200 miles above Earth’s surface, we see how natural forces – volcanoes, earthquakes and hurricanes – affect our world, and how a powerful new…
Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night (2014)
A drama-documentary telling the story of the celebrated gathering in Geneva, 1816 which led to the creation of both Frankenstein and the first modern vampire story.
All I Can Say (2022)
An archive of ’90s culture and a philosophical study of fame via the intimate video-diary of Shannon Hoon, the late lead singer of alt-rock band Blind Melon.
A Secret Love (2020)
Amid shifting times, two women kept their decades-long love a secret. But coming out later in life comes with its own set of challenges.
Jimi Plays Berkeley (2003)
This rousing world-famous concert is regarded by critics to be one of Jimi Hendrix’s finest performances ever. Taking footage from two separate performances at the Berkeley Community Theater on May…