Films
FBI informant “Shariff” grants filmmakers unprecedented access as he engages in a counterterrorism sting against a white Muslim man, illuminating the controversial methods employed in the government’s war on terror.
MORE ›New York City’s Le Cirque, with Sirio Maccioni (the inventor of Pasta Primavera) at the helm, was for decades synonymous with fine dining and celebrity…
MORE ›A highly publicized sex scandal of the 1970s is examined from the viewpoints of the teenage beauty queen at its center and those who remember the story slightly differently.
MORE ›Sicilian filmmaker Stefano Savona traveled to Cairo as soon as possible after hearing about the protests in Tahrir Square, arriving in time to begin filming…
MORE ›Mohamed is surely Barcelona’s most disorganized tailor. The tense encounters that unfold inside his tiny shop reveal a man who is, depending on one’s perspective,…
MORE ›In sparkling cinematography and intimate interviews, this epic look at the surfing legend’s life in and out of the waves is also a no-holds-barred illustration of one man’s dedication to continually reigniting his passion.
MORE ›A German DJ searches for rare funk records in West Africa in this complex film about fandom, collecting, and cultural appropriation.
MORE ›In his first race for public office, Rhode Island doctor Kevin Vigilante finds himself running a congressional campaign against Ted Kennedy’s youngest son.
MORE ›This compelling film tells the story of Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner who through the simple act of planting trees sparked a…
MORE ›If one should ever have the need to hire a guitar-playing yodeler who can display both talents while hanging upside down, or a comedian who…
MORE ›The answering machine is the veritable waste bin of our social lives, the place where disregarded intimacies get tossed and lost. In this poignant ode…
MORE ›In Georgia, between the Black and Caspian Seas, a powerful and mysterious man collects trees from across the country, summoning them from native forests and…
MORE ›Fresh out of college, Chris Wilcha got a job in an entry level gig as assistant marketing guy at Columbia House Records, bringing along his…
MORE ›Before becoming a successful filmmaker, a punk musician turned marketing assistant took his camera to work at Columbia House Records and for two years documented his unexpected rise to management, with results that are both funny and painful.
MORE ›This visual poem, a hypnotic invocation of Islamic Sufi spiritual traditions, invites the viewer into the trancelike rhythms and movements of a quest for enlightenment.
MORE ›A pioneering, ahead-of-its-time work in the development of the autobiographical documentary, Jonathan Caouette’s cathartic film diary swirls together Super 8 and VHS home movies, answering machine messages, family photographs, and other records of a lifetime. It tells the story of Caouette’s tumultuous childhood, his coming out as gay, and his complex relationship with his schizophrenic mother, a former beauty queen whose life was derailed by the electroshock treatments she received in her youth.
MORE ›This story of artists who love wildlife culminates in the “Olympics of taxidermy” and presents some of the most breathtaking animal sculptures ever captured on film.
MORE ›Chances are most people consider the art of stuffing animals somewhat of an odd endeavor. While this striking short may not change that sentiment, one…
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