
Naqoyqatsi
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Godfrey Reggio, Jon Kane
Actors: Adolf Hitler, Bill Clinton, Elton John, Fidel Castro, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Marlon Brando, Martin Luther King Jr., Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Ronald Reagan
Country: United States
Valley Uprising
In the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumpster-diving and wild parties that clashed with the conservative values of the National Park Service. And…
Flee
Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan as he grapples with a secret he’s kept hidden for…
Stupidity
An exploration into the nature of stupidity in Western society and its history of our perception of it.
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
A thoughtful portrait of a renowned artist, this documentary shines the spotlight on New York City painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. Featuring extensive interviews conducted by Basquiat’s friend, filmmaker Tamra Davis, the…
Rita
Biography of 1940’s sex goddess Rita Hayworth.
The People vs. George Lucas
The passion the original Star Wars trilogy inspires in its fans is unparalleled; but when it comes to George Lucas himself, many have found their ardor has cooled into a…
Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious
Not since the great Bruce Lee has a Chinese martial artist taken Hollywood by storm. Leaping out of dire poverty and obscurity, Jackie Chan has become the sensational international superstar…
Waiting for “Superman”
Gripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Waiting for Superman is an impassioned indictment of the American school system from An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim.
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
A years-in-the-making documentary on the legendary punk band the Ramones. Through a mixture of archival footage, archival and new interviews with all members of the band’s various lineups, and new…
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Hawaii, May 1977. After the success of Star Wars, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg meet to find a new project to work on together, the former as producer, the latter…
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
A comprehensive story of Hollywood’s horror and science fiction films of the 1950s, told by the people who made them.
Jane
Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our…