Larry Weinstein – The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (1997)
The War Symphonies Shostakovich Against Stalin (1997) Documentary on how composer Dmitri Shostakovich used his Fourth to Ninth Symphony as a silent protest against the crimes of Stalin....
View ArticleJack O’Connell – Revolution (1968)
Revolution (1968) A documentary that explores the counterculture of San Francisco in the mid-1960’s. In HD. Revolution (1968).mkv General Container: Matroska Runtime: 1 h 27 min Size: 1.93 GiB Video...
View ArticleRichard Dindo – Ernesto Che Guevara, le journal de Bolivie (1994)
Ernesto Che Guevara, le journal de Bolivie (1994) On October 9, 1967, Che Guevara was executed by the Bolivian Army, aided by the CIA. Che’s diary, a detailed, personal account of his futile, attempt...
View ArticlePedro Costa – The Daughters of Fire (2023)
The Daughters of Fire (2023) Three young sisters are set apart by the eruption of Fogo.But they sing.One day we’ll know why we live and why we suffer… Cannes Film Festival General Container: Matroska...
View ArticleVictoria Linares Villegas – Ramona (2023)
Ramona (2023) Feeling unprepared for her upcoming role as a 15-year-old pregnant girl from the outskirts of Santo Domingo, an actor from a more affluent background, Camila, decides to sit down with...
View ArticleKevin Jerome Everson – Cinnamon (2006)
Cinnamon (2006) An experimental film that lifts the veil on the world of African American drag racing. Set in the world of African-American drag racing in Virginia, Cinnamon follows Erin (actress Erin...
View ArticleKamal Swaroop – Pushkar Puran (2017)
Pushkar Puran (2017) Three decades after his cult film Om Dar-Ba-Dar(1988), Kamal Swaroop returns to his cinematic home in Rajasthan to direct Pushkar Puran. An attempt to engage with the historical,...
View ArticleMichel Gondry – Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?: An Animated Conversation with...
Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? An Animated Conversation with Noam Chomsky (2013) This is a beautiful documentary with hand-drawn animations for the most part. The film gives the linguistics theories of...
View ArticleVerena Paravel & J.P. Sniadecki – Foreign Parts (2010)
Foreign Parts (2010) Synopsis:A hidden enclave in the shadow of the New York Mets’ new stadium, the neighborhood of Willets Point is an industrial zone fated for demolition. Filled with scrapyards and...
View ArticleGail Dolgin & Vicente Franco – Daughter from Danang (2002)
Daughter from Danang (2002) Synopsis:Separated at the end of the Vietnam war, an “Americanized” woman and her Vietnamese mother are reunited after 22 years....
View ArticleKevin Jerome Everson – The Island of St. Matthews (2013)
The Island of St. Matthews (2013) Years ago Kevin Jerome Everson asked his aunt about old family photographs. Her reply—that “we lost them in the flood” was the catalyst for this film, a poem and...
View ArticleVarious – Skæve dage i Thy AKA High Times in Thy (1971)
Skæve dage i Thy (1971) Quote:During the summer of 1970 the association ‘The New Society’ created a summer camp on a barren field somewhere in Denmark. More than 7000 people visited the camp in the...
View ArticleKriv Stenders – The Go-Betweens: Right Here (2017)
The Go Betweens Right Here (2017) Legends of the indie Oz Rock scene, The Go-Betweens provided a soundtrack to a generation of music enthusiasts throughout the 80s, developing a unique and compelling...
View ArticleChantal Akerman – Un jour Pina a demandé… AKA One Day Pina Asked… (1983)
Un jour Pina a demandé… (1983) Quote:An encounter between two of the most remarkable women artists of the 20th century, ONE DAY PINA ASKED… is Chantal Akerman’s look at the work of choreographer Pina...
View ArticleAlan Lomax, Mike Dibb and Mark Kidel – Appalachian Journey (1991)
Appalachian Journey (1991) Appalachian Journey is one of five films made from footage that Alan Lomax shot between 1978 and 1985 for the PBS American Patchwork series (1991). It offers songs, dances,...
View ArticleIla Bêka & Louise Lemoine – Tokyo Ride (2020)
Tokyo Ride (2020) One of Japan’s most famous architects rides his Alfa Romeo through Tokyo streets and comments on his home town, buildings that influenced him, and his own projects....
View ArticleMartin Scorsese – Public Speaking (2010)
Public Speaking (2010) Gina Befellafante New York TimesTo many Americans — millions, really — the name Fran Lebowitz doesn’t mean much. But in certain precincts, vital to the cultural functioning of...
View ArticleMarie Losier – The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (2011)
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (2011) An intimate, affecting portrait of the life and work of ground-breaking performance artist and music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle,...
View ArticleHal Hartley – Implied Harmonies (2010)
Implied Harmonies (2010) Hartley’s conscientious assistant in Berlin receives weekly letters from her boss and sends him the books he needs as he struggles in Amsterdam to create the staging for Dutch...
View ArticleMartín Rejtman – Copacabana (2006)
Copacabana (2006) Variety’s Robert Koehler:Martin Rejtman takes a break from his droll contempo comedies and applies his sharp eye to the docu form with “Copacabana,” a largely non-verbal film about...
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