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Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World

2003

Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World

2003
4.3
A feature-length documentary that explores the immense changes that occurred for gays, lesbians and transgender people living in the Global South. In the last decade of the 20th Century, a new heightened visibility began spreading throughout the developing world and the battles between families, fundamentalist religions, and governments around sexual and gender identity had begun. But in the West, few people knew about this historic social upheaval, until 52 men on Cairo’s Queen Boat discothèque were arrested for crimes of debauchery. That explosive story focused attention to the lives and trials of gay people coming out in the developing world and the film chronicles those events.
The Brickmakers

1972

The Brickmakers

1972
6.4
This film documents the life of a family of brick makers in the outskirts of Bogotá, using the personal experience of the Castañeda family to expose the exploitation of manual laborers. Marta Rodríguez and Jorge Silva worked on this documentary from 1966 to 1972, establishing a relationship with the family which allows the viewer an intimate look at their hardships.
Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace

1900

Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace

1900
4.2
The single camera position is from the top of a building identified as the Trocadero Palace; The camera is pointed toward the Eiffel Tower. The film shows only up to the first arch of the Eiffel Tower.
Twin Towers

2003

Twin Towers

2003
6.1
Winner of the 2002 Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject, this film chronicles the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Towers. Filmmakers Bill Guttentag and Robert David Port joined Harlem police as they arrived at the chaotic scene after jet airplanes had struck the two buildings. The film captures the harrowing reality of the attacks as the officers cope with disbelief and fear while remaining focused on saving lives.
Ballet Libella

1897

Ballet Libella

1897
5
A woman wearing dragonfly wings performs a romantic dreamlike dance.
Danse au bivouac

1896

Danse au bivouac

1896
5
Soldiers dancing.
Le Bey de Tunis et les personnages de sa suite descendant l'escalier du Bardo

1903

Le Bey de Tunis et les personnages de sa suite descendant l'escalier du Bardo

1903
4.6
New York. Arrival of a Train at Battery Place

1896

New York. Arrival of a Train at Battery Place

1896
4.6
24th Mountain Infantry: Boxing Lesson

1897

24th Mountain Infantry: Boxing Lesson

1897
4.8
Alpine shooters perform various boxing exercises.
Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann

1994

Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann

1994
4.9
An intimate portrait of the photographer and the complex, enigmatic pictures she takes of her children.
No Man's Land

2012

No Man's Land

2012
6.3
Us to the fascinating, disturbing, ghostly figure of Paulo de Figueiredo, professional mercenary soldier, from the sixties, played the hired liquidator task in diverse corners of the world.
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

1988
5.9
Biography of risk-taker and raconteur John Huston from his childhood to become one of the most highly respected filmmakers in the world.
The Coronation of King Peter I of Serbia

1904

The Coronation of King Peter I of Serbia

1904
5.8
Belgradian parades and everyday street scenes.
The Martyred Presidents

1901

The Martyred Presidents

1901
2.9
This film is difficult to classify. It opens on a scene showing a mourner with bowed head sitting in front of what appears to be a tombstone. Shortly afterwards, the face of Abraham Lincoln and then of two other presidents, Garfield and McKinley, can be seen on the monument and then they disappear. There is a figure huddled at the foot of a statue of Justice, as if asking forgiveness.
Alfred Butterworth and Sons, Glebe Mills, Hollinwood

1901

Alfred Butterworth and Sons, Glebe Mills, Hollinwood

1901
5.6
A flood of Lancashire cotton workers and their children at the end of another shift.
Mounted Police Charge

1896

Mounted Police Charge

1896
3.6
"A battalion of New York's famous mounted police at inspection. They approach at break-neck gallop." - from the Edison Catalog
Alcan Highway

2013

Alcan Highway

2013
5.8
Alcan Highway is a filmed diary of a one dream on its way to fulfillment. The Documentary depicts the story of Hese making his dream come true; with the help of his friends he attempts to fix a truck, build a home on top of it, and drive it from Wasilla, Alaska to the Vancouver island. Hese is trying finally to get a home.
Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

1896

Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

1896
4.1
Artist draws Thomas Edison.
The All-Around Reduced Personality: Redupers

1978

The All-Around Reduced Personality: Redupers

1978
5.1
Edda Chiemnyjewski, a freelance press photographer and single mother living in 1970s West Berlin, is confronted with the fact that "a cook has no time for affairs of state". She also fails to find a market for the project she has been working on with her women′s photography group that seeks to document the city. While from today′s perspective the city, which becomes one of the film′s protagonists, looks like post-war Berlin, little has actually changed as regards the precarious existence of free-lancers. With a heavy dose of self-irony Helke Sander, who also plays the leading role, tells of a divided life in a divided city.
Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene

2008

Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene

2008
7
Director Christopher Nolan and creative collaborators unmask the incredible detail and planning behind The Dark Knight, including stunt staging, filming in IMAX, the new Bat-Suit and Bat-Pod and other exclusive features.