Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance (2020)
Genre: Documentary, History, Music
Director: Khadifa Wong
Actors: Camille A. Brown, Chita Rivera, Debbie Allen, George Faison, Susan Stroman, Thomas F. DeFrantz
The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins (1968)
Les Blank’s portrait of the great Texas bluesman, ‘Lightnin’ Hopkins. The film includes interviews and a performance by Hopkins. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.
Yallah! Underground (2015)
Yallah! Underground follows some of today’s most influential and progressive artists in Arab underground culture from 2009 to 2013 and documents their work, dreams and fears in a time of…
2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart (2021)
An edgy, insightful and hilarious retrospective of a year that began with so much promise, but mostly turned into a sequel of the sh*t show that was 2020.
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (2017)
Oscar winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto weaves man-made and natural sounds together in his works. His anti-nuclear activism grew after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, and his career only paused after a…
‘Twas the Fight Before Christmas (2021)
In this true-life twist on a holiday fable, Jeremy Morris brings a whole new meaning to Christmas spirit when his extravagant seasonal display sparks a dispute with his neighbors that…
The Lost Leonardo (2021)
London, England, 2008. Some of the most distinguished experts on the work of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) gather at the National Gallery to examine a painting known as…
The Gilligan Manifesto (2018)
At the height of the Cold War, Gilligan’s Island depicted seven Americans living in an analogue of a post-apocalyptic world where the survivors have to rebuild civilization. Remarkably, the society…
Tutankhamun In Colour (2020)
The BBC version of “King Tut In Color” documentary. A century after the world’s most exciting archaeological find – the tomb of Tutankhamun – we can witness the dramatic scenes…
Tripping with Nils Frahm (2020)
An illustration of Nils Frahm’s lauded ability as a composer and passionate live artist as well as the enchanting atmosphere of his already legendary Funkhaus shows.
Road (2014)
Brothers addicted to speed at any price. Documentary following the motorcycle road racing careers, and fate, of the Dunlop family.
Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (2009)
Heavy metal band Iron Maiden’s 2008 Somewhere Back in Time World Tour. This concert recording accompanies the documentary film “Iron Maiden: Flight 666”. The 16 songs performed were filmed live…
Gay Chorus Deep South (2019)
In response to a wave of discriminatory anti-LGBTQ laws and the divisive 2016 election, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus embarks on a tour of the American Deep South.