The Forgotten Woman (2008)
Inspired by the 2006 Academy Award® nominee for Best Foreign Language film, “Water,” this documentary tells the story of some of the 20 million Indian widows who are abandoned by their families and literally turned out into the streets when their husbands died. “Water” was a fictional recounting of this terrible tradition, set in 1938. “The Forgotten Woman” is true, and happening today.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Dilip Mehta
Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution (2008)
For the first time ever, our children are growing up less healthy than we are. As the rate of cancer, infertility and other illnesses linked to environmental factors climbs upward…
Faster (2003)
Faster is an electrifying tribute to the white-knuckle world of MotoGP™ — the fastest sport on two wheels — where the world’s top riders go wheel to wheel at over…
Nina Conti: Her Master’s Voice (2012)
Internationally acclaimed ventriloquist Nina Conti takes the bereaved puppets of her mentor and erstwhile lover Ken Campbell on a pilgrimage to “Venthaven” the resting place for puppets of dead ventriloquists….
#cats_the_mewvie (2020)
Celebrity cat owners and online experts explore how the humble house cat has captured hearts and imaginations to become pop culture icons and the darlings of the Internet.
Monster Camp (2007)
Slay Normalcy, Save the World. MONSTER CAMP is a rare and fascinating glimpse into the world of live-action role playing (LARPing), a real-life version of the videogame phenomenon World of…
Zombiemania (2008)
The evolution of the zombie from its roots in Haitian voodoo to its coveted role as the world’s most popular monster: from being a clumsy corpse to becoming a cannibal…
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens (2020)
John Shepherd spent 30 years trying to contact extraterrestrials by broadcasting music millions of miles into space. After giving up the search, he makes a different connection here on earth.
Blue Vinyl (2002)
The hazards of bio-accumulation, pollution, and the makeup of what we commonly hope are benign plastics are tackled in this documentary.
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
Michael Moore comes home to the issue he’s been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Unitedstatians (and by default, the rest…
Madness in the Desert (2004)
The story of making “Lagaan,” one of the millennium’s seminal Indian films, is told from the point of view of production team member Satyajit Bhatkal.
Supersonic (2016)
From award-winning director Mat Whitecross and featuring extensive unseen archive footage, Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts…
Messi (2014)
His teachers, coaches, childhood friends and Barça teammates, together with journalists, writers and prominent figures from the history of football, come together in a restaurant to analyze and pick apart…