Permanent Nobara (2010)
Director: Daihachi Yoshida
Actors: Chizuru Ikewaki, Eiko Koike, Mari Natsuki, Miho Kanno, Toranosuke Kato, Yosuke Eguchi
Country: Japan
The Actress (1953)
The true story of Ruth Gordon’s early struggles on the road to stage stardom.
The Forbidden Room (2015)
Mo Amer: The Vagabond (2018)
Arab-American comedian Mo Amer recounts his life as a refugee comic, from traveling with the name Mohammed to his long path to citizenship.
Selfie (2014)
Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a (2022)
After a life-altering revelation while tripping on psychedelic mushrooms, comedian Byron Bowers stumbles straight from the desert into the Decatur Boxing Club, to deliver an intimate set in his hometown…
BeBe Zahara Benet: Africa Is Not a Country (2023)
In her debut standup show, pioneering entertainer BeBe Zahara Benet recounts immigrating from West Africa to America through a series of hysterical sketches, unexpected audience interactions and razor shop social…