The Making of ‘Amadeus’ (2002)
This riveting film takes a look behind the scenes at one of the 20th century’s cinema classics and at one of contemporary cinema’s most maddeningly brilliant directors, Milos Forman.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Bill Jersey
Actors: Elizabeth Berridge, F. Murray Abraham, Jeffrey Jones, Miloš Forman, Patrizia von Brandenstein, Peter Shaffer, Saul Zaentz, Tom Hulce, Twyla Tharp, Vincent Schiavelli
The Trial of Jeffrey Dahmer (1992)
Jeffrey Dahmer was indicted on 17 murder charges, later reduced to 15. Dahmer was not charged in the attempted murder of Edwards. His trial began on January 30, 1992. With…
Side by Side (2012)
Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a…
Bikes vs Cars (2015)
Bikes vs Cars depicts a global crisis that we all deep down know we need to talk about: Climate, earth’s resources, cities where the entire surface is consumed by the…
Copyright Criminals (2009)
Copyright Criminals examines the creative and commercial value of musical sampling, including the related debates over artistic expression, copyright law, and (of course) money. This documentary traces the rise of…
New Earth (1933)
The film is a documentary portraying a struggle as man tries to subdue nature. To prevent flooding and for purposes of land reclamation, the people of the Netherlands struggle and…
The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014)
Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with…
Emicida: AmarElo – It’s All for Yesterday (2020)
Between scenes from his concert in São Paulo’s oft-inaccessible Theatro Municipal, rapper and activist Emicida celebrates the rich legacy of Black Brazilian culture.
30 Days in Hell: The Making of ‘The Devil’s Rejects’ (2005)
An extensive documentary about the making of Rob Zombie’s “The Devil’s Rejects” (2005)
Gasland (2010)
It is happening all across America-rural landowners wake up one day to find a lucrative offer from an energy company wanting to lease their property. Reason? The company hopes to…
Here One Day (2012)
When filmmaker Kathy Leichter moved back into her childhood home after her mother’s suicide, she discovered a hidden box of audiotapes. Sixteen years passed before she had the courage to…
Francofonia (2015)
Master filmmaker Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) transforms a portrait of the world-renowned museum into a magisterial, centuries-spanning reflection on the relation between art, culture and power.
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)
Having forged a 20-year run as one of the most innovative and influential hip hop bands of all time, the Queens NY collective known as ‘A Tribe Called Quest’ have…