Shaka (2018)
Genre: Documentary
Director: Morgan Le Faucheur
Actors: Guillaume Néry, Mathieu Crepel
Country: France
The Backward Class (2015)
Teens from the ‘untouchable’ caste study to take India’s national exams.
Do I Sound Gay? (2015)
What makes a voice “gay”? A breakup with his boyfriend sets journalist David Thorpe on a quest to unravel a linguistic mystery.
Heidi Fleiss: The Would-be Madam of Crystal (2008)
A look at the creation of former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss’ latest venture, a Nevada-based male brothel called Heidi’s Stud Farm, which caters to female clientèle.
Bobi Wine: The People’s President (2023)
Uganda has one the youngest populations in the world and one of its most flagrantly anti-democratic governments. These are ingredients for revolution, and Bobi Wine and his wife Barbie Kyagulanyi…
Knuckleball! (2012)
Follows the Boston Red Sox’ Tim Wakefield and the New York Mets’ R.A. Dickey – the only two major league pitchers who use the unpredictable knuckleball – during the 2011…
Sexual Violence in Sport (2020)
Recently, more and more cases of child abuse have been uncovered in elite sport. More and more victims are speaking out worldwide. Young athletes are often promising medal hopes. But…
This Is Orson Welles (2015)
Misunderstood genius, superstar, Hollywood’s fallen angel… Orson Welles left his indelible mark on the 20th century.
Giants of Africa (2016)
Award-winning Canadian documentarian Hubert Davis chronicles the inspirational work of Giants of Africa, a program founded by Toronto Raptors GM Masai Ujiri that uses basketball to educate and enrich the…
Boatman (1994)
In a series of small portraits, Gianfranco Rosi depicts life on and along the banks of the Ganges River. The director’s first film documents the boat trip he took along…
Citizen Sleuth (2023)
Follows Emily Nestor and her hit true-crime podcast, Mile Marker 181, as she investigates a mysterious death. Her search for truth—and fame—reveals the rise and fall of an Appalachian podcaster…
The Sun’s Gonna Shine (1969)
A lyrical recreation of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ decision at age eight to stop chopping cotton and start singing for a living. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
Can’t Feel Nothing (2024)
An eye-opening film about numbness in the age of social media. The diagnosis is alarming, but it is made with understated humour and energy by director David Borenstein, himself a…