American Beauty: Look Closer…
A promotional short documentary on the making of the film American Beauty, directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball.
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Director: Barbara Toennies
Actors: Alan Ball, Annette Bening, Bruce Cohen, Chris Cooper, Conrad L. Hall, Dan Jinks, Peter Gallagher, Scott Bakula, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley
Country: USA
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…
Race Against Pandemic
Healthcare systems are overwhelmed, economies are disrupted and governments impose lockdowns to contain the spread of the virus. Where did this novel coronavirus come from? In what way was it…
The Sound of Identity
In the spotlight of global media coverage, the first transgender woman ever to perform as Don Giovanni in a professional opera, makes her historic debut in one of the reddest…
Drifters
A silent film by John Grierson. It tells the story of Britain’s North Sea herring fishery.
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Over the years, Nicole Kidman, Oscar and two-time Emmy Award winner, became both a pop culture icon & a complex dramatic actress. Her career is a unique body of work…
The Stroll
The history of New York’s Meatpacking District, told from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. Filmmaker Kristen Lovell, who walked “The Stroll” for a decade,…
Earth to America
Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.
Circus of Books
For decades, a nice Jewish couple ran Circus of Books, a porn shop and epicenter for gay LA. Their director daughter documents their life and times.
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
When Steve Jobs died the world wept. But what accounted for the grief of millions of people who didn’t know him? This evocative film navigates Jobs’ path from a small…
Nanking
The story of the rape of Nanking, one of the most tragic events in history. In 1937, the invading Japanese army murdered over 200,000 and raped tens of thousands of…
Senna
The remarkable story of Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna, charting his physical and spiritual achievements on the track and off, his quest for perfection, and the mythical status he has…
Finding the Money
Can a new economic theory revolutionize our ability to tackle the climate crisis? An underdog group of economists is on a mission to instigate a paradigm shift, by flipping our…