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Say Amen, Somebody
Directed by George T. Nierenberg • Documentary • 1983 • US • English
Featuring Thomas A. Dorsey, Willie Mae Ford Smith, Delois Barrett CampbellOne of the most acclaimed music documentaries of all time, "Say Amen, Somebody" is a joyous, funny, and deeply emotional celebration of Gospel music fro...
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Bless Their Little Hearts
Directed by Billy Woodberry • Drama • 1983 • US • English
Starring Nate Hardman, Kaycee Moore, Angela BurnettA key masterpiece of the L.A. Rebellion film movement written by Charles Burnett, "Bless Their Little Hearts" showcases director Billy Woodberry's attentive eye and sensitivity to real-...
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The Exiles
Directed by Kent Mackenzie • Arthouse • 1961 • US • English
Starring Yvonne Williams, Homer Nish, Tom ReynoldsFrom dusk to dawn, a group of young Native Americans in Los Angeles hang out, dance, drink, flirt, and remember life on the reservations they have left in this glistening film. Outside ...
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The Edge of the World
Directed by Michael Powell • Drama • 1938 • UK • English
Starring Niall MacGinnis, Belle Chrystall, John LaurieTwo families living on a remote island off of Scotland are torn asunder by a race between their sons in this thrilling romantic drama from director Michael Powell. Their challenge thre...
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Alma's Rainbow
Directed by Ayoka Chenzira • Drama • 1994 • U.S. • English
Starring Kim Weston-Moran, Victoria Gabrielle Platt, Mizan Kirby Nunes, Lee Dobson, Jennifer Copeland, Keyonn Shepard, Isaiah WashingtonAn essential film in the ‘90s Black cinema canon, Ayoka Chenzira's overlooked classic "Alma's Rainbo...
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Portrait of Jason
Directed by Shirley Clarke • Documentary • 1967 • US • English
Featuring Jason Holliday, Shirley ClarkeIn 1966, director Shirley Clarke spent twelve hours with the one-and-only Jason Holliday where she confronted the iconic performer about his good times and bad behavior as a gay hustler, on-an...
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Diabolik
Directed by The Manetti Brothers • Crime • 2021 • Italy, France • Italian with English subtitles
Starring Luca Marinelli, Miriam Leone, Valerio MastandreaBased on the iconic Italian comic book series, this new adaptation returns to the comic’s noirish roots with eye-popping production design th...
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Let's Get Lost
Directed by Bruce Weber • Documentary • 1988 • US • English
Featuring Chet Baker, Vera Baker, Carol BakerThis portrait of the elusive jazz vocalist and trumpeter Chet Baker uses excerpts from Italian B movies, rare performance footage, and candid interviews from what turned out to be the last y...
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The Anonymous People
Directed by Greg Williams • Documentary • 2013 • US • English
Featuring Tara Conner, Don Fertman, Kristen JohnstonMillions of Americans live in long-term recovery from addiction, yet social stigma and anonymity keep their voices hidden. Advocates—leaders, volunteers, executives, and celebrities...
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After Parkland
Directed by Emily Taguchi, Jake Lefferman • Documentary • 2019 • US • English
Featuring David Hogg, Brooke Harrison, Andrew PollackAfter the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 that killed 17 people and launched a nationwide student movement, filmmakers Emily Taguchi and Ja...
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Eldorado
Directed by Markus Imhoof • Documentary • 2018 • Switzerland, Germany • English, German with English subtitles
Featuring Markus Imhoof, Caterina Genta, Robert Hunger-Buhler"Eldorado" is a documentary inspired by director Markus Imhoof’s childhood relationship with an Italian girl just after Wor...
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The Man Who Drove with Mandela
Directed by Greta Schiller • Documentary • 1998 • UK, US, South Africa • English
Featuring Corin Redgrave, Joseph Bale, Adriaan BassierIn 1962, at the height of oppression in apartheid South Africa, a gay white theater director was arrested with Nelson Mandela. His name was Cecil Williams. This...
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Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity
Directed by Catherine Gund • Documentary • 2014 • US • English
Featuring Elizabeth Streb, Sarah Callan, Fabio Tavares"Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity" traces the evolution of Elizabeth Streb's movement philosophy as she pushes herself and her performers from the ground to the sky.
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The Olive Trees of Justice
Directed by James Blue • Arthouse • 1962 • France • French with English subtitles
Starring Pierre Prothon, Jean Pelegri, Marie DecaitreFilmed in Algiers and the surrounding countryside during the late stages of the Algerian War, under the pretext that it was a documentary about the wine industr...
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Kippur
Directed by Amos Gitai • Drama • 2000 • Israel, France • Hebrew w/ English subtitles
Starring Juliano Mer, Uri Ran Klauzner, Tomer RusoAn Official Selection at the Cannes, New York, and Toronto Film Festivals, Amos Gitai's "Kippur" is a gut-wrenching journey through beautiful landscapes ravaged...
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Defining Hope
Directed by Carolyn Jones • Documentary • 2017 • US • English
Featuring Rudolph Bilotti Sr., Berthold Cohen, Charlotte Cohen"Defining Hope" weaves the stories of patients with life-threatening illnesses, and the nurses who guide them as they make choices about how they want to live, how much m...
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Keep Quiet
Directed by Sam Blair, Joseph Martin • Documentary • 2016 • UK, Hungary • Hungarian with English subtitles
Featuring Casanad SzegediAs vice-president of Hungary’s far-right extremist party, Csanad Szegedi espoused anti-Semitic rhetoric and Holocaust denials. But his life was upended when his gr...
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Kevin Roche: The Quiet Architect
Directed by Mark Noonan • Documentary • 2017 • Ireland • English
Featuring Kevin Roche"Kevin Roche: The Quiet Architect" is a feature documentary that considers many of the key questions throughout the career of Pritzker Prize winner Kevin Roche, including the relationship between architects an...