Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (1979)
Genre: Documentary
Director: Saul J. Turell
Actors: Paul Robeson, Sidney Poitier
Country: United States of America
Michael Jordan to the Max (2000)
This documentary showcases basketball player Michael Jordan’s awe-inspiring moves, providing behind-the-scenes and on-the-court action, including footage of Jordan and the Chicago Bulls going head-to-head against the Utah Jazz in the…
The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause (2024)
Menopause is a silent epidemic affecting the health and well-being of millions of women. This film confronts this neglected crisis, challenges societal and medical shortcomings and advocates for a revolutionary…
I Am Not Your Negro (2017)
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.
The Man Who Stopped the Desert (2010)
As a child in Burkina Faso, Yacouba was sent away from home to study the Qur’an, where he and his classmates were almost starving. The young boys would trek across…
Howard Zinn: Voices of a People’s History of the United States (2006)
An impressive roster of celebrities — including Lili Taylor, Paul Robeson, Sarah Jones, Brian Jones, John Sayles and Wallace Shawn — lend their voices to this performance of readings inspired…
Helicopter Canada (1966)
A view from a helicopter of the ten Canadian provinces in 1966. The result is a big, beautiful and engrossing bird’s-eye portrait of the country. Nothing here is quite the…
All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (1987-1997) (2021)
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, skateboarding and hip-hop culture collide in downtown Manhattan. Archival footage from the era showcases the fusion of these two forms of expression.
Bodybuilders Unfiltered (2019)
Stu and Sophie are pumping iron and eating six huge meals every day. They are on a mission to win the World Bodybuilding Finals in Las Vegas. We see how…
Don’t Come Upstairs (2025)
A filmmaker explores his family’s 30-year hidden secret through home videos, despite risks to everyone’s safety. Based on Mike Lobel’s investigation into what his parents kept from him and his…
Queens of Pain (2020)
One of the most successful teams in New York sports history, Gotham Girls Roller Derby is a feminist powerhouse of elite athletes, misfits, and renegades. QUEENS OF PAIN follows three…
SunGanges (2019)
A panoptic film on water, energy and climate, SunGanges (SuryaGanga) is a wild and intense ride three filmmakers take across the vast Indian landscape in an attempt to connect the…
Vernon Florida (1981)
Early Errol Morris documentary intersplices random chatter he captured on film of the genuinely eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida. A few examples? The preacher giving a sermon on the definition…