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The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest

2007

The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest

2007
A documentary on the making of the Gene Kelly/Judy Garland musical The Pirate (1948)
Fata Morgana

1972

Fata Morgana

1972
6.6
Shot under extreme conditions and inspired by Mayan creation theory, the film contemplates the illusion of reality and the possibility of capturing for the camera something which is not there. It is about the mirages of nature—and the nature of mirage.
The Film Before the Altar

2006

The Film Before the Altar

2006
After the war, the young totalitarian authority was afraid of Jesuits that had good connections all over the world, even in the countries Slovenian political immigrants fled to. They were accused of hostile activities and put to a framed-up trial.
The Making of ‘Tremors’

1998

The Making of ‘Tremors’

1998
8
An archive documentary from 1996, directed by Laurent Bouzereau, tracing the production of the film through interviews with the filmmakers and special effects teams.
Ławka

1975

Ławka

1975
The film records several images demonstrating the attitudes and behaviors of various people who happen to be sitting on a park bench.
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland

1978

The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland

1978
6.4
The full unedited performance recorded on December 31, 1978, when the Blues Brothers opened for the Grateful Dead on the monumental closing night of Winterland.
Ecki's World

2007

Ecki's World

2007
The documentary is a portrait of of the oldest video library in the world and its owner, Eckhard "Ecki" Baum. Baum opened the "Video Film-Shop" in Kassel, Germany in the summer of 1975. It all began in the Wolfsanger district with the sale and exchange of Super 8 films, that soon led to a bigger shop and some daring methods.
The Road of Fraternity and Unity

1999

The Road of Fraternity and Unity

1999
This first-person documentary provides an inside look into the terrifying and bloody events that shook Central Europe in the 1990s, as the filmmaker takes a trip along the road that once united the disparate states of Yugoslavia, from Slovenia to Macedonia. A film about memory, hatred, love and hope.
The Scavengers

1993

The Scavengers

1993
8
In this documentary Coutinho examines the plight of the people who live off the waste of the Brazilian cities. These people make their living by scavenging the immense urban garbage dumps searching for whatever they can find to sell as well as whatever they can find to eat.
Wisecracks

1992

Wisecracks

1992
8
A comedy documentary featuring America's top stand-up female comedians, with performance clips, interviews and archive footage.
Thrilla in Manila

2008

Thrilla in Manila

2008
7.8
On October 1, 1975, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali was in the ring with his arch rival Joe Frazier for the third time. This fight in the Philippines, which has been nicknamed "Thrilla in Manila," is considered one of the most dramatic boxing matches in history - in the words of the voice-over, "They hated each other." With the help of archive material and eyewitness accounts (including Imelda Marcos), this documentary not only reconstructs the match, but shows us what was happening behind the scenes as well.
I Wonder If I'm Growing

2022

I Wonder If I'm Growing

2022
Using VHS tape and direct addresses to the camera, a man crafts a moving self portrait examining his definition of family and life during his mid-20s.
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space

2023

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space

2023
5
Raised in the small all-Black Florida town of Eatonville, Zora Neale Hurston studied at Howard University before arriving in New York in 1925. She would soon become a key figure of the Harlem Renaissance, best remembered for her novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God. But even as she gained renown in the Harlem literary circles, Hurston was also discovering anthropology at Barnard College with the renowned Franz Boas. She would make several trips to the American South and the Caribbean, documenting the lives of rural Black people and collecting their stories. She studied her own people, an unusual practice at the time, and during her lifetime became known as the foremost authority on Black folklore.
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997
5
Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.
The American Game

1979

The American Game

1979
Documentary film contrasting the experiences of two high-school seniors, basketball players from remarkably different backgrounds. Brian Walker is taken from his close-knit Indiana family, living in a small town. In contrast, Stretch Graham has practically no family support, and looks to his Brooklyn team and his warm-hearted coach for support. Both are actively being recruited by colleges.
Buscando a Panzeri

2020

Buscando a Panzeri

2020
Panzeri was an honest man, a critical journalist, a freethinker. He faced power and died alone and forgotten. Kohan is an outsider obsessed with doing justice, getting Panzeri out of ostracism and bringing him back to this world. Without Panzeri, football has only a few days to live.
Mireille Darc, la femme libre

2018

Mireille Darc, la femme libre

2018
8
On August 28, 2017, Mireille Darc passed away at the age of 79. She was Audiard and Lautner's favorite actress, the sex symbol of the pop years, a photographer, a woman in love, and a documentary filmmaker. The artist was also the patron of La Chaîne de l'espoir, an association that helps disadvantaged children. Mireille Darc tells her story through a selection of her most intimate interviews. Her loved ones also talk about her: her husband, Pascal Desprez; Anthony Delon; Véronique de Villèle, her personal assistant and friend; writer Lionel Duroy; Professor Deloche; and photographers Richard Melloul and Francis Giacobetti, who made her their model...
What Walaa Wants

2018

What Walaa Wants

2018
6
Raised in a refugee camp in the West Bank while her mother was in prison, Walaa dreams of being a policewoman, wearing a uniform, avoiding marriage, and earning a salary. Despite discouragement from her family, Walaa applies - and gets in. But her own rebellious behavior and a complicated relationship with her mother are a challenge, as are the circumstances under which she lives. Following Walaa from 15 to 21, this first-ever look inside the Palestinian police academy brings us the story of a young woman navigating formidable obstacles, learning which rules to break and follow, and disproving the negative predictions from her surroundings and the world at large.
The World of Tomorrow

1984

The World of Tomorrow

1984
1
Documentary featuring original materials from the 1939 New York World's Fair. Includes film images of Jason Robards Jr. as a child at the World's Fair and clips from the promotional film "The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair" (1939).
Call Your Mother

2020

Call Your Mother

2020
7.8
A hilarious ode to moms and the way they have shaped the work of some of comedy's biggest stars.