You’re Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson (2007)
Documentary about rock pioneer Roky Erickson, detailing his rise as a psychedelic hero, his lengthy institutionalization, his descent into poverty and filth, and his brother’s struggle with their religious mother to improve Roky’s care.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Director: Keven McAlester
Actors: 13th Floor Elevators, Billy Gibbons, Byron Coley, Chet Helms, Clementine Hall, Evelyn Erickson, Gibby Haynes, Kurt Loder, Roky Erickson, Sumner Erickson
We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest (2020)
Every year, hundreds of children from pre-K through 12th grade take the stage at the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest, a public speaking competition where they perform poetry and speeches inspired…
We Stand Alone Together (2001)
Compiled over two years, an ‘on-camera oral history’ of Easy Company, told by the veterans themselves. Accompanies the mini-series Band of Brothers.
After Tiller (2013)
Since the assassination of Dr. George Tiller in Kansas in 2009, only four doctors in the United States continue to perform third-trimester abortions. These physicians, all colleagues of Dr. Tiller,…
The Source (1999)
Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac’s meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. Three actors provide dramatic…
Chasing Madoff (2010)
A look at how one investigator spent ten years trying to expose Bernie Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme that scammed an estimated $18 billion from investors.
The Man Who Stole Banksy (2018)
In 2007, the anonymous graffiti artist Banksy painted a series of political works around Palestine, only to have them cut down and sold off to the highest bidder. A stylish…
Tough Guy: The Bob Probert Story (2018)
Archival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of legendary NHL tough guy Bob Probert.
One Night in Vegas (2010)
On the evening of Sept. 7, 1996, Mike Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion, attempted to take Bruce Seldon’s WBA title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. At this point…
Last Party 2000 (2001)
Filmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman starts documenting the campaign at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, but spends more time outside,…
Requiem for the American Dream (2015)
Through interviews filmed over four years, Noam Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented inequality – tracing a half-century of policies designed to…
Shakedown (2018)
‘Shakedown’ was a series of parties founded by and for African American women in Los Angeles that featured go-go dancing and strip shows for the city’s lesbian underground scene. Inspired…
Malcolm X (1972)
James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.