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Over Mountains, Over Valleys

1930

Over Mountains, Over Valleys

1930
5.1
The Matica slovenská (a mostly government-sponsored cultural, academic, and archival institution) employed Karol Plicka (1894-1987) as its ethnographer, who was able to make documentary shorts from about 1926. He obtained funding from the President’s Office in 1928 to produce an hour-long documentary about village life, Through Mountains and Valleys (Po horách, po dolách). It was awarded a Gold Medal at the International Exposition of Photographic Art in Florence and received an Honorable Mention at the International Venice Film Festival in 1932.
The Last Angel of History

1996

The Last Angel of History

1996
6.6
An examination of the hitherto unexplored relationships between Pan-African culture, science fiction, intergalactic travel, and rapidly progressing computer technology.
Far from the Trees

1972

Far from the Trees

1972
5.8
An unprejudiced portrait of Spanish folklore and a crude analysis in black and white of its intimate relationship with atavism and superstition, with violence and pain, with blood and death; a story of terror, a journey to the most sinister and ancestral Spain; the one that lived far from the most visited tourist destinations, from the economic miracle and unstoppable progress, relentlessly promoted by the Franco regime during the sixties.
Hollande, DSK, etc ...

2012

Hollande, DSK, etc ...

2012
6.2
Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella

1995

Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella

1995
5.8
When you think of Latin percussion, think of Francisco Aguabella. Perhaps the finest Afro-Cuban master percussionist still living, he has become synonymous with his instrument — one of the highest compliments a musician can receive. Indeed, what Carlos Santana is to the guitar, Aguabella is to the conga drum.
Radical Evil

2014

Radical Evil

2014
7.2
Das radikal Böse is a German-Austrian documentary that attempted to explore psychological processes and individual decision latitude "normal young men" in the German Einsatzgruppen of the Security Police and SD, which in 1941 during the Second World War as part of the Holocaust two million Jewish civilians shot dead in Eastern Europe.
The Fabulous Ice Age

2013

The Fabulous Ice Age

2013
7.1
For decades, American touring ice shows dominated family entertainment with their dazzling production and variety acts. This documentary honors them through interviews and archival footage, and depicts one skater's quest to keep this history alive.
The End of Summer

1964

The End of Summer

1964
6.1
A 16 year old girl recalls the last moments of her summer vacation, spent with friends in the Laurentians north of Montreal. She reminisces about their talks on life, death, love, and God. Shot in direct cinema style, working from a script that left room for the teenagers to improvise and express their own thoughts, the film sought to capture the immediacy of the youths presence their bodies, their language, their environment.
Fassbinder in Hollywood

2002

Fassbinder in Hollywood

2002
5.9
Though he never actually worked in Hollywood, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who died in 1982 at the age of 36, was influenced greatly by American studio films of the 1950s and the convention of melodrama (the link most often mentioned is Douglas Sirk).
Amazonas, Amazonas

1966

Amazonas, Amazonas

1966
6.5
A brief look at Amazonas, its population, their costumes, the rich nature and its importance to Brazil and the world.
The Memory Thread

1991

The Memory Thread

1991
6.9
A panorama of the Brazilian black experience, starting with the figure of the semi-illiterate popular artist and employee of a salt mine Gabriel Joaquim dos Santos.
Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet at Work on a Film Based on Franz Kafka’s Amerika

1983

Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet at Work on a Film Based on Franz Kafka’s Amerika

1983
6.1
This film is at once a self-portrait and an homage to Jean-Marie Straub, Farocki's role model and former teacher at the Film Academy.
Nudes in Limbo

1983

Nudes in Limbo

1983
3.9
The human form with its endless variety of expression, has fascinated the great masters throughout the centuries. Now the glory of the classic nude comes alive in this incredible cinematic "art book." Nudes in Limbo, an Original Program from MCA Home Video, is a breathtaking study of the body beautiful as never seen before. Through a series of imaginatively designed scenes, the male and female forms take on exciting abstract dimensions. Uncluttered limbo and natural backgrounds permit close study of each angle, while a rich musical score adds a lyrical touch to images of the most spectacular men and women ever captured on camera. It's a unique sensual experience that offers countless hours of captivating, inspired viewing.
Joy of Man's Desiring

2014

Joy of Man's Desiring

2014
5.9
Que ta joie demeure is not a documentary about being a slave to the machine, alienation, dehumanisation or exploitation. Sound and image, editing and dramatic structure are merely employed to transpose workshops and factory floors into the cinematic space so as to explore the bizarre environments that workers adapt to and with which they skillfully interact, as if humanity had never done anything else since time immemorial.
A Tribute to Ryan Dunn

2011

A Tribute to Ryan Dunn

2011
8.4
Ryan Dunn's friends and family pay tribute to the 'Jackass' star with a look back at his extraordinary life. Join the gang as they come together to share stories and bid a final farewell to both Ryan Dunn and Zac Hartwell.
All American High: Revisited

2014

All American High: Revisited

2014
6.6
In 1984—before cell phones, the web, and reality TV, a young director set out to document a year in the life of a typical California high school. The result was “All American High”, an unusually honest and humorous look at 80’s teen life. Told through the eyes of a visiting foreign exchange student, the film presents an uncensored view of senior year in the era of big hair, punks and parachute pants. Thirty years after they lived it, some of the film’s original subjects return in new interviews, revisiting one of the most memorable chapters in their lives.
Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty

2014

Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty

2014
6.5
The Legend of Shorty is the story of a man and a myth
Sepideh

2013

Sepideh

2013
6.4
Sepideh wants to become an astronaut. She spends her nights exploring the secrets of the universe, while her family will do anything to keep her on the ground. The expectations for a young Iranian woman are very different from Sepideh's ambitions, and her plans to go to university are in danger. But Sepideh holds on to her dream! She takes up the fight and teams up with the world's first female space tourist, Anousheh Ansari.
Our Nazi

1984

Our Nazi

1984
8.5
In Our Nazi, we are plunged into a situation we barely, and only slowly, understand: the filming of Thomas Harlan’s experimental feature Wundkanal (1984), in which true-life ex-SS officer Alfred Filbert, now very old, is ‘put on trial’ for the camera, without him suspecting what is to come or why he is really there. Kramer’s confronting film is an essay about the sticky complicity of everyone present at this event, each bringing their own history, their own political ideology, their own desires to take revenge, to seek redemption or compassion, or just to put their heads down and ‘get the job done’ professionally, or (in the case of Filbert) to be a star, a part of the magnificent, magical, seductive world of cinema, even if it kills him.
The Way Steve Jobs Changed the World

2011

The Way Steve Jobs Changed the World

2011
6
An examination of the career and influence of the American business leader and technology innovator.