Undaunted by a commission to make a film about his mentors and aesthetic exemplars, the filmmaking team of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet Read More »
Documentary
The Nightcleaners (1975) Marc Karlin, Documentary
“The Nightcleaners” is set in the context of the campaign (1970-1972) to unionize the women who cleaned office blocks at night and were being victimized and underpaid. Read More »
Das Stahltier / The Steel Animal (1935) Willy Zielke, Aribert Mog, Sophia Hagen, Documentary, Comedy, Drama, History
In present day Germany, by 6:30 a.m., the railway workers are waiting the opening of the factory’s door to start a new day of hard work. Read More »
The War at Home (1979) Glenn Silber, Barry Alexander Brown, Karleton Armstrong, Betty Boardman, Allen Ginsberg, Documentary, History, Music, War
Documentary film about the anti-war movement in the Madison, Wisconsin area during the time of the Vietnam War. Read More »
Buenos Aires, meine Geschichte / Images of the Absence (1998) German Kral, Beatriz Rossi, Rodolfo Kral, Emilia Mónaco, Documentary
A soulful, poetic, presentation of an autobiographical documentary by Argentinian filmmaker German Kral, who sets out to discover why his family, in his mind, never really was a family. Read More »
Mule Skinner Blues (2001) Stephen Earnhart, Beanie Andrew, Don Arrup, Emily Brannen, Documentary
Set in Florida’s beach community, Mule Skinner Blues chronicles a group of locals who crave self-expression in the midst of their Southern Gothic lifestyles. Read More »
To Singapore, with Love (2013) Pin Pin Tan, Swee Chai Ang, Sun Wing Chan, Mr. & Mrs Hee Kim Tan, Documentary
In the 1960s and 1970s, Singaporeans, who were activists, student leaders or Communists were exiled from their country. Read More »
Waldheim: A Commission of Inquiry (1988) Kurt Waldheim, Documentary
This Documentary examines the wide- spread allegations that Kurt Waldheim committed war crimes during World War II. Read More »
Inside Out in the Open (2001) Alan Roth, Peter Broetzmann, Joseph Jarman, Documentary, Musical
In this documentary, director Alan Roth explores the history and the inner workings of the musical movement known as free jazz. Read More »
Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox (2017) James Maycock, Ralph Carney, Marianne Faithfull, Guy Garvey, Documentary, Music
Using rare archive, audio recordings and interviews viewers are taken on a trip through the surreal, moonlit world of Tom Waits Read More »
Way Back Home (2003) Supriyo Sen, Documentary
In this road-movie, the filmmaker follows his parents on their way ‘back home’ to Bangladesh. After the Partition of India in 1947, East Pakistan, (today’s Bangladesh) witnessed enormous atrocities. Read More »
Broad Daylight (2004) John Michael McCarthy, Teri Geary, Rita D’Albert, Dirty Martini, Documentary, Music, Erotic
Bayou Maharajah (2013) Lily Keber, James Booker, Joe Boyd, Douglas Brinkley, Documentary, History, Music
Bayou Maharajah explores the life and music of New Orleans piano legend James Booker, the man Dr. John described as “the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced.” Read More »
Die Schöpfer der Einkaufswelten / The Creators of Shopping Worlds (2001) Harun Farocki, Documentary
Shopping is an everyday cultural act; it is inevitable, taken for granted. Entering into the world of shopping – the world of shopping malls – can be a Dantean voyage into hell or a redeeming ceremony of Communion. Read More »
Reporters (1981) Raymond Depardon, Ursula Andress, Francis Apestéguy, Raymond Barre, Documentary
The documentary traces the at times unrewarding, cynical and difficult world of photographers of the Gamma Photo Agency, founded by Raymond Depardon, the director of the film. Read More »