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Living At Risk

1985

Living At Risk

1985
Originally broadcast on PBS, the film features the Barrios, a middle-class family both activated and fractured by the conflict. Instead of fleeing their country, the siblings are guided by a religious and socialist desire to help those most vulnerable and destitute, mostly peasants in the rural areas.
The Women's Olamal: The Organisation of a Maasai Fertility Ceremony

1985

The Women's Olamal: The Organisation of a Maasai Fertility Ceremony

1985
5
A documentary investigating the events leading up to a fertility ceremony of the Maasai women in Loita, Kenya.
Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum

1985

Rick Springfield: The Beat of the Live Drum

1985
6
He soared to the heights of stardom in the '80s as a teen idol, a soap star on "General Hospital," and a platinum-selling, Grammy-Award winning music artist. This concert event showcases the energy and vitality that propelled Springfield to the top of the pop charts, filled with spectacular live footage, giant projection screens, integrated music videos, and thousands of adoring fans. It's an unforgettable evening with one of the hottest performers of the '80s! Songs: Don't Walk Away, Alyson, Living in Oz, Affair of the Heart, Celebrate Youth, Human Touch, My Father's Chair, Jessie's Girl, State of the Heart, Bop 'Til You Drop, Don't Talk to Strangers, Love Somebody, Souls, Dance This World Away, Stand Up.
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

1985

The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

1985
7
This documentary examines the making of the Sherlock Holmes cinematic dynasty and includes interviews and archival film clips featuring the original crime-fighter in all his incarnations.
The Courage to Care

1985

The Courage to Care

1985
A profile of individuals who knowingly risked their lives during the Holocaust to aid Jews.
Choosing Children

1984

Choosing Children

1984
1
CHOOSING CHILDREN is a pioneering film about parenting in non-traditional families and helped to open dialogue about the meaning and reality of the "modern family." This film takes an intimate look at the issues faced by lesbians and gay men who decide to become parents after coming out.
Dealers in Death

1984

Dealers in Death

1984
Broderick Crawford narrates factual accounts of Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger and other '30s gangsters.
Ballad of the Little Soldier

1984

Ballad of the Little Soldier

1984
6.4
A group of Miskito Indians use Nicaraguan child soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas.
Witness to Revolution: The Story of Anna Louise Strong

1984

Witness to Revolution: The Story of Anna Louise Strong

1984
The daughter of a Nebraska minister, Anna Louise Strong earned a Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Chicago. But it was in the Pacific Northwest, where she witnessed the 1916 Everett massacre and chronicled the 1919 Seattle General Strike, that her political vision took shape. In Moscow she helped found the first English language newspaper, in Spain her many visits resulted in her book, Spain in Arms; and in China she interviewed Mao in a Yan'an cave in 1946. She is buried in Beijing in a special cemetery for martyrs of the revolution.
Marlene

1984

Marlene

1984
7
Retrospective on the career of enigmatic screen diva Marlene Dietrich.
America and Lewis Hine

1984

America and Lewis Hine

1984
6
Documentary about early 20th-century photographer Lewis Hine, who helped to expose grim working conditions in American factories and mines, especially the abuse and exploitation of children by their employers. Later, he became the official photographer for the construction of the Empire State Building.
Before Stonewall

1984

Before Stonewall

1984
6.7
New York City's Stonewall Inn is regarded by many as the site of gay and lesbian liberation since it was at this bar that drag queens fought back against police June 27-28, 1969. This documentary uses extensive archival film, movie clips and personal recollections to construct an audiovisual history of the gay community before the Stonewall riots.
Tosca's Kiss

1984

Tosca's Kiss

1984
6.9
Memoirs of the Italian Opera by the singers and musicians of the Casa Verdi, Milan, the world’s first nursing home for retired opera singers, founded by composer Giuseppe Verdi in 1896. This documentary, which has achieved cult-like status among opera and music lovers, features former singers who reminisce about their careers and their past operatic roles.
Gospel According to Al Green

1984

Gospel According to Al Green

1984
4.5
The story of R&B singer Al Green, who gave up a successful singing career to become a gospel minister.
George Carlin: On Campus

1984

George Carlin: On Campus

1984
7.2
George Carlin hits the boards with the former Hippie-Dippie Weatherman's take on Brooklynese pronunciations of the names of sexually transmitted disease ("hoipes"), plus a prayer for the separation of church and state, feuds between breakfast foods, and the absurdity of wearing jungle camouflage in a desert.
Hearst Castle: The Enchanted Hill

1984

Hearst Castle: The Enchanted Hill

1984
The incredible splendor & glamor: princely palaces of exotic design; incomparable collections of fine arts; palatial garden settings; stories of golden age movie stars & world famous guests; historic construction photos.
The Business of America

1984

The Business of America

1984
An exploration of supply side economics and the trickle down myth as exemplified by Pittsburgh's declining steel industry.
Nude Portraits – Gundula Schulze

1984

Nude Portraits – Gundula Schulze

1984
Photographer Gundula Schulze wrote her graduate thesis on "nude photography of women in East Germany". It's a subject she continues to pursue in her photography. She considers the stereotype of superficial nude photography anachronistic, and talks vividly about being at pains to develop a relationship of trust with the women she photographs. Schulze wants to show what makes up the "whole woman", living up to her position in East Germany. Scenes of women in the professional world have been edited into the film.
Hookers on Davie

1984

Hookers on Davie

1984
5.3
Filmmakers Holly Dale and Janis Cole explore the culture of Davie Street, located in the underbelly of Vancouver, where dozens of prostitutes work and live every day. Surprisingly, they find that the sex trade there is stable and largely non-violent, and that the women who work on Davie Street meet daily to discuss safety and health issues and don't use pimps. The film also includes candid interviews with the prostitutes and footage of negotiations with potential clients.
Kaddish

1984

Kaddish

1984
From an early age Yossi Klein received a special education. He was prepared for another Holocaust. So were other children in Boro Park, the largest Orthodox survivor community in America, and this candid portrait of a young Jewish activist coming to terms with his father's traumatic history is as bracing as any fiction. Through his writing and activism, Yossi attempts to carry on the legacy of struggle passed on to him. A portrait emerges of a young man whose world view and personal outlook have been principally shaped by an event that took place before he was born.