Synth Britannia (2009)
Documentary following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Director: Benjamin Whalley
Actors: Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan, Martin Gore, Neil Tennant, Phil Oakey, Vince Clarke
Religulous (2008)
Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil’s advocate with religion as he talks to believers about their faith. Traveling around the world, Maher examines the tenets of Christianity, Judaism and Islam and…
Cropsey (2009)
Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true, two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.
Liberated: The New Sexual Revolution (2017)
A documentary about today’s young adult hookup culture and the stories in pop-culture that influence it.
Strip Jack Naked (1991)
Ron Peck talks about his experiences of growing up as a gay man, the attitudes to homosexuality in Britain, and his journey towards making his film “Nighthawks” (1978).
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti (1985)
This intimate ethnographic study of Voudoun dances and rituals was shot by Maya Deren during her years in Haiti (1947-1951); she never edited the footage, so this “finished” version was…
They Come to America (2012)
A documentary that explores the human and financial costs of illegal immigration.
Imagine the Sound (1981)
An examination, shown through both interviews and performances, of the avant-garde free jazz movement which reigned during the 1960s.
Blue Eyed (1996)
In only 15 minutes with some 30 people Jane Elliott manages to build up a realistic microcosmos of society today with all its phenomena and feelings. As already known from…
Aida’s Secrets (2016)
Family secrets, lies, high drama and generations of contemporary history unspool in this international story that begins with World War II and concludes with an emotional 21st-century family reunion. Izak…
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1998)
Ayn Rand was born in 1905 in St. Petersberg, Russia. She escaped to America in 1926 amidst the rise of Soviet Communism. She remained in the United States for the…
American Pie: Revealed (2003)
Documentary about the making of American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Wedding (2003).
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (2021)
An examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to…