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Somewhere Over The Rainbow

2014

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

2014
2.7
In the emergence of the gay movement, music played a crucial role. This documentary explores how artists like Madonna, Boy George, David Bowie or Lady Gaga have contributed to the acceptance of homosexuality in Western societies. Back on the history of gay hymns since "Over the rainbow" sung in 1939 by Judy Garland.
Le soir où j'ai reçu le César

2022

Le soir où j'ai reçu le César

2022
Euphoria

2022

Euphoria

2022
Artist and filmmaker Julian Rosefeldt creates elaborately staged films that investigate the power of language and the conventions of cinema as an allegory for societal and individual behaviors. With the multi-channel film installation Euphoria he continues this examination by exploring capitalism, colonialism, and the influential effects of unlimited economic growth in society.
T'es fou Marcel

1974

T'es fou Marcel

1974
Voyeur

2017

Voyeur

2017
5.9
Legendary journalist Gay Talese unmasks a motel owner who spied on his guests for decades. But his bombshell story soon becomes a scandal of its own.
JFK: The Lost Tapes

2013

JFK: The Lost Tapes

2013
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World

1979

Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World

1979
8
A television documentary film featuring the rock band Wings. It consists of concert performances from their acclaimed 1975–76 world tour, together with behind-the-scenes footage. Also included is a short excerpt of Wings rehearsing at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts before their 1972 UK university tour.
Incredible Spiders

2016

Incredible Spiders

2016
6
This film uncovers a hidden world ruled by hairy eight-legged monsters known as the Arachnids - the largest group of carnivorous creatures on earth. High speed cameras and detailed macro photography reveal a variety of deadly hunting tactics used by this sinister network of freaks.
Landscape On the Other Side: Hong Kong Cinematographer Bill Wong

2010

Landscape On the Other Side: Hong Kong Cinematographer Bill Wong

2010
Bill Wong works on a wide variety of films, some of modern setting, some with historical backgrounds; some are award winners, some lesser known. As a cinematographer, he does not strive for personal style. Instead, he concentrates on fulfilling the potential of the film and realizing his director’s designs. He is a consummate team player. This documentary features interviews with Wong and five directors with whom he has worked – Patrick Tam, Ann Hui, Tony Au, Lee Chi-ngai and Shu Kei, tracing the paths on which they have travelled together.
January 6th

2022

January 6th

2022
6.3
Rage. Anger. Shock. Fear. As the nation watched in disbelief, throngs of rioters descended on the capitol, and the people on the ground, mired in chaos, suddenly found their lives in jeopardy. From Nancy Pelosi, to Liz Cheney, to Steven Sund, D.C. Police Chief, more than 50 senators, representatives, staffers and police officers share their firsthand experience, in a minute-by-minute account of the infamous January 6th insurrection.
White Jungle

2011

White Jungle

2011
It is year 2011 and the government still talks of economic growth through medical care under the table. In reality, common people cannot afford to go to a hospital. They are nothing but extra casts in a promotional film for showing. The reality is a white jungle where medical care has become the market of extreme commercialization and doctors and patients are just too familiar with the physiology of jungle life. New rules and regulations must be practiced in this jungle. The film finds a solution by looking at medical care not as a personal means of production but community welfare.
Portrait

1963

Portrait

1963
4
The aesthetic moves progressively from loose “underground” means using expressionistic camera movement, multiple exposures, droning sequences and shock cut towards a static, didactic form of “documentary” marked with long takes, minimal camera movement, a surface concentration on showing how things are. Being silent they operate on sheerly visual means. From the outset they grapple with socio-political issues with the stifling atmosphere of Catholic family life in Italy
Above Us the Earth

1977

Above Us the Earth

1977
Independent Welsh filmmaker Karl Francis uses amateur and professional actors to explore the community impact of the 1975 closure of the Ogilvie Colliery in the Rhymney Valley, a few miles from his family home. Critical of the National Coal Board and the trade unions, the film focuses on the fractious interactions between politicians and union leaders, teasing out the forces that are attempting to divide the community.
The Winged Scourge

1943

The Winged Scourge

1943
6.4
The Seven Dwarfs fight malaria.
Saltlake Van Sant

2003

Saltlake Van Sant

2003
Behind-the-scenes documentary of one morning on the set of "Gerry" directed by Gus Van Sant.
When a City Rises

2021

When a City Rises

2021
7
Behind the gas masks of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, the often very young activists are just as diverse as the youths of the rest of the world. But they share a demand for democracy and freedom. They have the will and the courage to fight – and they can see that things are going in the wrong direction in the small island city, which officially has autonomy under China but is now tightening its grip and demanding that ‘troublemakers’ be put away or silenced. Amid the violent protests, we meet a 21-year-old student, a teenage couple and a new father.
The Sea of Ravens

1930

The Sea of Ravens

1930
7.2
Jean Epstein’s short documentary filmed on the Breton island of Sein, which film preservationist and cinephile Henri Langlois called “one of the most beautiful documentaries in the history of French film, a true poem about Brittany and the sea."
Pushing the Limit

2011

Pushing the Limit

2011
Dynamism and precision, confidence and concentration, incredible strength and 100 percent control of the body. These are the ingredients for extreme climbing. The Huber brothers have plenty of this! For one last time, they want to prove to all their friends and followers that they can still handle extremely difficult routes. It is their last big goal and for this they chose an incredibly steep wall in the Alps that they have not yet been able to conquer. This is part of what is perhaps the most difficult route in the Alps, the " Karma " route. The film also portrays the Huber brothers outside the world of mountains and climbing. The viewer will also get to know them as musicians and they will talk about the past, long-gone successes and failures. In addition to a very personal story, you will also see never-before-seen 3D images of extreme beauty and depth.
Gombrowicz: Incidents, Adventures

1977

Gombrowicz: Incidents, Adventures

1977
An actor pretends to be a writer. He sits in his office, reflects and puts words to paper, which are then performed by Jan Decorte. The text influences the situations shown and vice versa [Avila].
Simple As Water

2021

Simple As Water

2021
5.8
A meditation on the elemental bonds of family told through portraits of four Syrian families in the aftermath of war.