Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997)
The story of Robert Flanagan, a man who was born with cystic fibrosis and told he wouldn’t live past 20, who through a unique odyssey of masochism, art and love found a way to live decades past his expiration date.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Kirby Dick
Actors: Bob Flanagan, Kathe Burkhart, Kirby Dick, Richard Kopelle, Rita Valencia, Sarah Doucette, Sheree Rose
Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy (2018)
Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the history of the Crownsville State Mental Hospital in Crownsville, MD.
The First Rainbow Coalition (2019)
Chicago 1969: Activists from the Black Panthers, Young Lords, and Young Patriots united African Americans, Latinos, and poor whites to confront police brutality and unfair housing practices in one of…
Tito Among the Serbs for the Second Time (1993)
Tito, lifelong president of Yugoslavia, is coming from his grave to once again talk to Serbs and to check what has changed since he was gone.
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin’ (2013)
Hear My Train A Comin’ unveils previously unseen performance footage and home movies taken by Hendrix and drummer Mitch Mitchell while sourcing an extensive archive of photographs, drawings, family letters…
When Jews Were Funny (2013)
From the 1930’s to the 1970’s, pretty well every comedian or comic you might see on TV or the movies was Jewish. Jews came to dominate the world of western‐society…
The Year of the Yao (2004)
The Year of the Yao is a documentary film telling the first year of basketball player Yao Ming in the United States.
In Memory of the Day Passed By (1990)
The film is a day in the life that passes by, even if it seems neverending. In the morning the streets are alive with people, pedestrians and cars, with loud…
Howard (2018)
Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage and interviews with…
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb (2020)
This documentary follows a team of local archaeologists excavating never before explored passageways, shafts, and tombs, piecing together the secrets of Egypt’s most significant find in almost 50 years in…
The Ultimate Wave: Tahiti (2010)
Featuring ten-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater, The Ultimate Wave follows a quest to find the perfect wave-riding experience. Filmed in Tahiti and among the islands of French Polynesia, the…
Who Are the DeBolts? (1977)
Dorothy and Bob DeBolt’s tale of the struggles and joys involved in their 19 adopted children, many of who are physically disabled war orphans.
Casuals (2011)
Some thirty years ago, a working-class subculture was taking grip of cities across the UK that has left a lasting legacy. This began on the back of the mod revival…