We see a gravedigger’s shovel at work. Then, we watch archival footage that, for the most part Read More »
Documentary
A Face of War (1968) Eugene S. Jones, Michael Mileham
A Face of War is a 1968 documentary about the Vietnam War, by Eugene S. Jones. Read More »
Savage Man Savage Beast (1975) Antonio Climati, Mario Morra, Giuseppe Rinaldi, Pit Dernitz
Here’s a National Geographic style documentary that’s alternately exploitive and informative. Read More »
Brakhage (1998) Jim Shedden, Jerry Aronson, Jane Brakhage, Marilyn Brakhage
Jim Sledden’s 1998 documentary Brakhage is an interesting, well-constructed portrait of avant-garde filmmaker Stan Brakhage Read More »
There Were Seven Simeons (1989) Vladimir Eisner, Herz Frank
One family, one band. They seemed to be happy. A movie that investigates why these seemingly optimistic musicians Read More »
Cosmonaut Polyakov (2007) Dana Ranga, Valeri Polyakov
An orphan child that dreams about the Cosmos, a doctor who donates blood for an experiment on interplanetary flights Read More »
The Curse of the Swastika (1940) Roy de Groot, Bob Danvers Walker
The Curse of the Swastika, a classic British Pathé documentary from 1940 Read More »
Earl Scruggs: The Bluegrass Legend – Family and Friends (1972) David Hoffman, Earl Scruggs, Joan Baez, The Byrds
Songs by performer: JOAN BAEZ My Home’s Across Blue Ridge Mountains Read More »
Jango (1984) Silvio Tendler, Leonel Brizola, Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, João Goulart
The film depicts the life and career of João Belchior Marques Goulart, known as “Jango” Read More »
Complicated Women (2003) Hugh Munro Neely
Jane Fonda narrates the story of the years between the ascent of talkies until late in 1934 Read More »