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Sulfur Mines

1955

Sulfur Mines

1955
5.8
Harshness and beauty exist side by side in this look at the lives of sulfur mine workers and their families in southern Italy.
Orgosolo’s Shepherds

1958

Orgosolo’s Shepherds

1958
6.2
The striking landscapes of rural Sardinia provide the backdrop to this lyrical look at the hardscrabble lives of the region’s shepherds in winter.
Marian Anderson: The Lincoln Memorial Concert

1939

Marian Anderson: The Lincoln Memorial Concert

1939
5.6
Short film which documents Marian Anderson's singing performance at the Lincoln Memorial.
The Night It Rained

1967

The Night It Rained

1967
6.2
Initially banned for seven years, the film treats the questionable and controversial newspaper story of a heroic village boy who prevented a train disaster as an antiauthoritarian, Rashomon-like puzzle.
The Making of 'Cape Fear'

2001

The Making of 'Cape Fear'

2001
7.3
A retrospective documentary on the making of Cape Fear (1991) and Cape Fear (1962).
American Juggalo

2011

American Juggalo

2011
6.7
A look at the often mocked and misunderstood subculture of Juggalos, hardcore Insane Clown Posse fans, who meet once a year for 4 days at The Gathering of the Juggalos.
So Is This

1982

So Is This

1982
7
English and French words flash individually over a black background.
Black TV

1968

Black TV

1968
5.4
Black TV is the title of Tambellini’s best-known videographic film, which is part of a large intermedia project about American television. Compiled from filmed television news programs and personal experimental videotapes, Black TV has been seen in many versions during the four-year period in which Tambellini constantly re-edited it (1964-68).
Mark Twain

2002

Mark Twain

2002
7
Largely considered to be the greatest American author, Mark Twain is celebrated in this exhaustive documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns.
The Transition Period

2009

The Transition Period

2009
7.6
As Chinese Communist Party secretary, Guo Yongchang was the most powerful man in his county, located in the rural inland province of Henan. Guo invited acclaimed documentary filmmaker Zhou Hao to record his final months in office. Through Zhou’s lens, we see Guo work tirelessly to achieve his greatest desire: for Henan to match the affluence of booming coastal areas.Â Zhou also captures the sordid details of local-level politics in pursuit of growth: lavish parties with foreign investors, threats to local workers protesting unpaid wages, and offers of bribes and kickbacks. (dGenerate Films)
Know Your Enemy: Japan

1945

Know Your Enemy: Japan

1945
5.9
Frank Capra-directed propaganda film produced during World War II depicting the United States' new enemy: Japan.
Coal Face

1935

Coal Face

1935
6.1
1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.
The Story of One Day

1941

The Story of One Day

1941
5.6
A short film which documents a 24 hour period in the city of Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer

1975

Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer

1975
7.2
Thom Andersen's hour-long documentary adroitly combines biography, history, film theory, and philosophical reflection. Muybridge's photographic studies of animal locomotion in the 1870s were a major forerunner of movies; even more interesting are his subsequent studies of diverse people, photographed against neutral backgrounds.
Acera, or the Witches' Dance

1972

Acera, or the Witches' Dance

1972
5.9
In mud flats along the coast of Brittany we watch acera, small ball-shaped mollusks that are about two inches in diameter. They rest in mud; then, in water, they dance, their skirt-like hood spreading like a dervish's cassock. They spin and spin. The film adds musical accompaniment. We watch them mate and secrete eggs: acera are both male and female, and can form chains with other acera in which they simultaneously mate as a male and as a female. The eggs hatch, and the cycle begins again.
Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3a: The Coin of the Absolute

1998

Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3a: The Coin of the Absolute

1998
6.4
Part 5 of Godard's 8 part examination of the history of the concept of cinema and how it relates to the 20th century.
Calle 54

2000

Calle 54

2000
7.6
A film featuring performances of several stars of the Latin Jazz music scene.
Shocking Asia

1974

Shocking Asia

1974
5.6
High on shock and light on cultural relativism, this mondo collection of video strangeness features assorted dead (or dying) people, a sex change operation, inexplicable sex acts, and a bunch of other stuff the producers' could get the rights to cheaply.
Big Easy Express

2012

Big Easy Express

2012
6.9
Indie folk heroes Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Tennessee’s Old Crow Medicine Show, and Britain’s acclaimed Mumford & Sons, climbed aboard a beautiful vintage train in California, setting out for New Orleans, Louisiana on a “tour of dreams”. The resulting film from this journey is nothing short of magical. Part road movie and part concert film, BIG EASY EXPRESS bears witness to the birth of a new musical era. With poignancy and beauty, Malloy documents these incredible musicians as they ride the rails and wow the crowds, from Oakland… to New Orleans.
Primate

1974

Primate

1974
6.8
Primate sees realist documentarian Frederick Wiseman hone his lens on the inmates of the Yerkes Primate Research Centre. A representative scientist explains the aims and outcomes of the organisation, describing the mating habits and relationships of the animals.