
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
That Click
A man at the cutting edge of fashion, photojournalism and portraiture, photographer to the stars Douglas Kirkland has portrayed over sixty years of pop culture. This fascinating feature takes a…
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”), written by François Truffaut and published in 1966.
Bios: Os Paralamas do Sucesso
The backstory and legacy of Brazilian rock band Os Paralamas do Sucesso is examined in this fascinating music documentary. With previously unseen footage, access to present-day rehearsals, and a visit…
Twinsters
Adopted from South Korea, raised on different continents & connected through social media, Samantha & Anaïs believe that they are twin sisters separated at birth.
Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
An exploration of the life of Anita Pallenberg, European actress and rock ’n’ roll muse. Told in Anita’s own words, from her unpublished memoir, and in the words of her…
Redemption
Redemption is a documentary about New York City’s canners – the men and women who survive by redeeming bottles and cans they collect from curbs, garbage cans and apartment complexes….
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting ‘Platoon’
A documentary about the making of Oliver Stone’s Vietnam War film, Platoon (1986).
Hollywood Chinese
Hollywood Chinese is a captivating look at cinema history through the lens of the Chinese American experience. Directed by triple Sundance award-winning filmmaker, Arthur Dong, this documentary is a voyage…
The King
A cultural portrait of the American dream at a critical time in the nation’s history. Set against the 2016 American election, The King takes a musical road trip across the…
Mumbai Mafia: Police vs the Underworld
In 1990s Mumbai, a crime boss and his network wield unchecked power over the city — until the rise of “encounter cops,” who brazenly kill their targets.
50 Films to See Before You Die
Celebrating the relaunch of Film4 as a free-to-air TV channel, Channel4 counts down their list of the fop 50 films to see before you die, as compiled by film critics…
Judy Blume Forever
The radical honesty of the books by young adult fiction pioneer Judy Blume changed the way millions of readers understood themselves, their sexuality, and what it meant to grow up,…