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Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life

2017

Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life

2017
6.5
This compelling Documentary moves beyond the spotlight and past the attention-grabbing headlines to give pop superstar Chris Brown a chance to tell his own story. New interviews with the international phenomenon reveal long-awaited answers about his passion for making music, his tumultuous and much publicized relationships, and the pitfalls of coming of age in the public eye. Also included is new concert footage, behind-the-scenes access, and special interviews from Usher, Jennifer Lopez, DJ Khaled, Mike Tyson, Jamie Foxx and others.
In the Name of Gerry Conlon

2023

In the Name of Gerry Conlon

2023
7.5
Two months before his death, the central figure of "The Guildford Four" Gerry Conlon meets Lorenzo Moscia to recount his remarkable life, from falsely imprisoned to world-famous human rights activist.
Pickle

2016

Pickle

2016
6.4
An ode to man's capacity to care for all creatures throughout their sometimes greatly protracted existence, displayed through the homegrown remedies Tom and Debbie Nicholson create for disabled animals.
Teigan Smile - Little Hero

2022

Teigan Smile - Little Hero

2022
Short documentary about Teigan who became disabled as a result of being kissed on the lips by a family member with a cold sore, and how mum and dad are now trying to raise awareness of these dangers.
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff

2002

From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff

2002
7
From Czarist Russia's Moscow Art Theatre to Hollywood's biggest film, narrator Gregory Peck joins an A-list of Hollywood stars to take us through the odyssey of two Russian born Hollywood legends: The great acting teacher Michael Chekhov and the amazing director George Shdanoff.
In My Mother's House

2017

In My Mother's House

2017
One day in 2005, Lina Fruzzetti receives a startling email that reads, "If this is your father, we are cousins." There follows a decade-long quest to learn more about her Italian father who died young in Italian ruled Eritrea and her Eritrean mother who does not dwell on the past. Above all, Fruzzetti strives to understand her far-flung African, European, and American family against the backdrop of colonial rule, worlds at war, migration, grief, diasporas, and the global world in which we all live.
Why Man Creates

1968

Why Man Creates

1968
6.6
A 1968 animation/documentary that criticises the industrial system. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
WWI Chronicles: Everything Changed

2025

WWI Chronicles: Everything Changed

2025
10
This gripping documentary unveils the world before the WWI, the tensions simmering beneath empires, and the Sarajevo assassination that ignited the deadliest conflict yet. A clash of nations, a war unforeseen history was never the same.
Women with Eyes Open

1994

Women with Eyes Open

1994
5.9
Portraits of contemporary African women from four West African nations: Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal and Benin.
The Space Between You & Me

2022

The Space Between You & Me

2022
Two Korean-American adoptees navigate their transracial identity through meeting their birth mothers.
Urbanized

2011

Urbanized

2011
7.4
A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.
The Cremaster Cycle: A Conversation with Matthew Barney

2004

The Cremaster Cycle: A Conversation with Matthew Barney

2004
For his five Cremaster films Matthew Barney's created a multitude of sculptural forms and structures. Recently both the sculptures and the films traveled to museums in Cologne, Paris and New York's Guggenheim. In THE CREMASTER CYCLE: A Conversation with Matthew Barney, the artist guides the camera through this remarkable creation at the Guggenheim Museum while being questioned by Michael Kimmelman, chief art critic of the New York Times.
Only the Dead Know the Brooklyn Americans

2017

Only the Dead Know the Brooklyn Americans

2017
Birthed with a bootlegger's dough, The New York Americans played in Madison Square Garden before the New York Rangers were even dreamed of. They were lovable losers, capturing the spirit of the roaring 20s. Soon enough the good times came to an end for Big Bill Dwyer - their bootlegger owner and the team. Red Dutton the fiery red head from the Canadian wheat belt moved the team in name and spirit to Brooklyn in a heroic quest to save the Amerks!
Hakamada - The Longest-Held Death Row Inmate in The World

2021

Hakamada - The Longest-Held Death Row Inmate in The World

2021
8
On the 30th of June, 1966, in a small country-side town in Japan, four members of the Hashimoto family are stabbed and burnt to death in their family home. The savagery of the crime shakes the country and shortly after, 30-year-old retired boxer Iwao Hakamada is arrested, convicted and sentenced to death. Despite a lack of evidence, Hakamada would remain on death row for almost half a century before being granted a retrial in 2014.
12 Days

2017

12 Days

2017
7.2
A new documentary by filmmaker-photographer Raymond Depardon – where justice and psychiatry meet.
Animals in Action

1955

Animals in Action

1955
The profession of capturing animals in action on celluloid is both an art and science. Some of the most exciting footage can be obtained in different ways. Examples are: a large herd, such as of reindeer, moving as one; slow motion footage of fast moving animals, such as racing greyhounds, especially when they do something unexpected; mothers and their newborn offspring doing what comes naturally; animals placed among special props; animals placed in human situations; combining the exciting and dangerous, such as the running of the bulls in Pamplona and the bullfights to follow; placing animals that are not natural companions together; and placing animals in the situation of a challenge, such as a bunch of bananas just out of reach of a hungry monkey. Many of these elements are combined into the final sequence of a steeplechase race.
Punk in London

1977

Punk in London

1977
6.6
A visual record of London punk life in the late '70s, filled with never-before-seen live concert footage and commentary from the Clash, the Jam, X-Ray Spex and the Electric Chairs.
Two Days In April

2007

Two Days In April

2007
7.3
Follows the story of 4 college football players signed by the sports agency IMG, as they bring them to a training facility in Florida and both physically and mentally prepare them for the NFL draft.
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

2014

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

2014
6.4
Darwin meets Hitchcock in this documentary. Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have created a parable about the search for paradise, set in the brutal yet alluring landscape of the Galapagos Islands, which interweaves an unsolved 1930s murder mystery with stories of present day Galapagos pioneers. A gripping tale of idealistic dreams gone awry, featuring voice-over performances by Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, and Gustaf Skarsgard.
One Hand Don't Clap

1991

One Hand Don't Clap

1991
6
Kavery Kaul’s engaging documentary traces the history of calypso and soca music from their birth in the African-East Indian traditions of Trinidad and Tobago through its worldwide diaspora, including its popularization in the 1950s by Harry Belafonte and the new independent distribution networks that arose to serve the expatriate community in the 1980s. North American restoration premiere at To Save and Project: The 19th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation on January 27 and 31, 2023. Digital restoration by the Academy Film Archive and the Women’s Film Preservation Fund of New York Women in Film & Television; courtesy of Riverfilms.