Drifters
A silent film by John Grierson. It tells the story of Britain’s North Sea herring fishery.
Genre: Documentary
Director: John Grierson
Paul Williams Still Alive
Filmmaker and longtime fan Stephen Kessler’s portrait of the award-winning 1970s singer-songwriter-actor, who disappeared for much of the 1980s and ’90s, but still performs today.
Cor, Blimey!
Dramatisation of the love affair between Sidney James and Barbara Windsor, played out against the backdrop of the ‘Carry On’ films during the 1960s and 1970s.
Hollywood Signs
A documentary that celebrates autograph collecting, collectors, and our obsession with celebrities. It focuses on autograph dealing, the history of the autograph, autograph conventions, celebrities’ point of view, and, of…
Revolution OS
REVOLUTION OS tells the inside story of the hackers who rebelled against the proprietary software model and Microsoft to create GNU/Linux and the Open Source movement.
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
In 1978, CBS aired the “Star Wars Holiday Special” the week before Thanksgiving to an audience of 13 million people. Considered one of the worst shows in television history, it…
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Spike Lee’s filmmaking career is examined in this partial making-of for the film 25th Hour (2002). Interviews with cast members from this film and his past successes give us an…
Dogtown and Z-Boys
This award-winning, thrilling story is about a group of discarded kids who revolutionized skateboarding and shaped the attitude and culture of modern day extreme sports. Featuring old skool skating footage,…
The Words That Built America
In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the foundation for the United States of America.
Barbary Pirate
This captivating docuseries examines Winston Churchill’s pivotal role in World War II and the formative events that made him an ideal leader for the era.
Paperboys
Training his lens on a once ubiquitous but now fading slice of Americana, documentarian Mike Mills profiles six paperboys who call Stillwater, Minn., home. Featuring interviews and footage of the…
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Hailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully authorized portrait of the famed music…
Insecure: The End
A documentary which follows the cast and crew of HBO’s Insecure throughout the filming of the final season, tracing the show’s cultural impact.