Tongues Untied
Marlon Riggs
A personal-essay documentary, threaded with poetry, song, dance, and monologue, fueled by rage and tenderness. The landmark work of the established journalist and documentarian-turned-artist Marlon…
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Harvest 3,000 Years
Haile Gerima
A film classic, Harvest 3,000 Years dramatizes the contradictions between an exploited peasant family and their landlord. The entire family wakes at dawn to work…
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La Vie Commence Demain
Nicole Védrès
Jean-Pierre Aumont plays a young man, who at the instigation of a scientific journalist, meets Jean-Paul Sartre, André Gide, Picasso, Le Corbusier, Jean Rostand and…
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Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man
Lian Lunson
An intimate look at the songs, poetry, and life of one of music’s most loved and influential songwriters. In the tradition of landmark documentaries about…
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ABC Africa
Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami’s first film about life outside of his native homeland, shot exclusively on digital video. ABC Africa started with a commission from the United…
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The Battle of Algiers
Gillo Pontecorvo
Gillo Pontecorvo’s brilliant rendering of the Algerian guerrilla struggle against the French colonialists in the 1950s. Made in collaboration with former liberation activists, this fictional…
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The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On
Kazuo Hara
This extremely controversial and innovative film premiered in Tokyo in 1987. The documentary traces the efforts of Okuzaki Kenzõ to chronicle war crimes, including murder…
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The Empire in Africa
Philippe Diaz
A powerful, gut-wrenching account of the horrors of war and violence in Sierra Leone. In both its form and content, The Empire in Africa makes…
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Without the King
Michael Skolnik
Swaziland is the last absolute monarchy in the world and one of the few African countries that has never faced a civil war. King Mswati…
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Greensboro: Closer to the Truth
Adam Zucker
In 1979 members of the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazis opened fire on a Communist Workers Party rally, killing five protesters and injuring…
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