Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS
A look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world.
Communion
When adults are ineffectual, children have to grow up quickly. Ola is 14 and she takes care of her dysfunctional father, autistic brother and a mother who lives apart from…
24 City
As a decades-old state-run aeronautics munitions factory in downtown Chengdu, China is being torn down for the construction of the titular luxury apartment complex, director Jia Zhangke interviews various people…
Playboy: The Best of Pamela Anderson
Biographical video about Pamela Anderson before and after she became a major hollywood player.
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco
A documentary by photographer Sam Jones documenting American rock band Wilco recording their fourth album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Originally intended as a showcase of the band’s creative process, the film…
The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima
In February 1945, Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal captured the image of five U.S. Marines and one U.S. Navy Corpsman hoisting the American flag atop a mountain in Iwo Jima.
James Brown: Body Heat
In 1969 at a concert in Monterey James Brown announced his intention to retire from touring but it wasn’t until 1975 that he finally stopped. Then in 1979 three young…
Baratometrajes 2.0: Spaniard-low-budget-films with High Ambitions
Baratometrajes 2.0 is a feature length documentary on low-budget films made in Spain and dives deep and directly in the guts of most independent films, their characteristics and their reasons…
Licu: A Romanian Story
A 92-year-old man, having outlived major historical events such as war, peace, communism, the revolution and post-revolution, opens up about his life and old age.
Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
Long before O’Reilly and Beck, Morton Downey, Jr., was tearing up the talk-show format with his divisive populism. Between the fistfights, rabid audience, and Mort’s cigarette smoke always “in your…
Sons of Ben
After many rumors of an MLS team arriving in Philadelphia never materializing, a small group of soccer fans took matters into their own hands and started a supporters group called…
Beauty Is Embarrassing
Raised in the Tennessee mountains, Wayne White started his career as a cartoonist in NYC. He quickly found success as one of the creators of the Pee-wee’s Playhouse TV show…
Fatal Assistance
Haitian born filmmaker Raoul Peck takes us on a 2-year journey inside the challenging, contradictory and colossal rebuilding efforts in post-earthquake Haiti.