Saving Pelican 895 (2011)
Genre: Documentary
Director: Irene Taylor
Actors: Adam Ribota, Jay Holcomb, Michael Carloss
Country: United States of America
Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y (1997)
An acclaimed hijacking documentary that eerily foreshadowed 9/11. We meet the romantic skyjackers who fought their revolutions and won airtime on the passenger planes of the 1960s and ’70s. By…
Season of the Osprey (2021)
From somewhere along the east coast of South America, an osprey has just flown 4000 miles to a small saltmarsh at the delta of the Connecticut River, the place that…
Psalm (1965)
A synagogue service in Bohemia, where the Torah scrolls are ceremoniously taken out and read, intercut with images of a Jewish cemetery.
The Secret Life of Lance Letscher (2017)
An intimate, psychological portrait of collage artist Lance Letscher.
The First Wave (2021)
When Covid-19 hit New York City in 2020, filmmaker Matthew Heineman gained unique access to one of New York’s hardest-hit hospital systems. The resulting film focuses on the doctors, nurses,…
Huey Long (1985)
Ken Burns’ portrait of Louisiana governor and U.S. senator Huey Long.
Finding Fela (2014)
Fela Anikulapo Kuti created the musical movement Afrobeat and used it as a political forum to oppose the Nigerian dictatorship and advocate for the rights of oppressed people. This is…
Bring Your Own Brigade (2021)
An investigation into our landscape’s hidden fire stories and on-the-ground experiences of firefighters and residents struggling through deadly fires.
Famous Nathan (2015)
A Coney Island-inspired, densely-layered visually dynamic documentary portrait of the life and times of the original Nathan’s Famous, created in 1916 by filmmaker Lloyd Handwerker’s grandparents, Nathan and Ida Handwerker….
Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels (2016)
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the surreal art movement, comedian Jim Moir (a.k.a. Vic Reeves) presents this documentary exploring the history of Dadism and the lasting…
Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall (2022)
Featuring never-before-seen concert footage and narration by Jeff Bridges, this documentary explores CCR’s humble origins and meteoric rise. It includes the entire set recorded at the Royal Albert Hall on…
The Spirit of ’45 (2013)
How the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.