Documentary

  • Frederick Wiseman – Domestic Violence (2001)

    Frederick Wiseman2001-2010DocumentaryUSA
    Domestic Violence (2001)
    Domestic Violence (2001)

    Synopsis:
    Domestic Violence shows the Tampa, Florida police responding to domestic violence calls and the work of The Spring, the principal shelter in Tampa for women and children. Sequences with the police include police response, intervention, and attempted resolution of domestic violence calls. Sequences at the shelter include intake interviews, individual counseling sessions, anger management training, group therapy, staff meetings, conversations among clients and between clients and staff, and school activities, therapy and counseling for children at the shelter.Read More »

  • Peter Schamoni – Hundertwassers Regentag (1971)

    Peter Schamoni1971-1980DocumentaryExperimentalGermany
    Hundertwassers Regentag (1971)
    Hundertwassers Regentag (1971)

    Hundertwasser the painter is portrayed in this international prize winning film. The life and works of the artist are woven into a fascinating, enchanting visual composition using a refined crossfading technique. The effect is a glistening, irridescent display of images; a rainbow of colours on a blissful rainy day. ~~ from the back o’ the box.Read More »

  • Shalini Kantayya – Coded Bias (2020)

    2011-2020DocumentaryShalini KantayyaUSA
    Coded Bias (2020)
    Coded Bias (2020)

    When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the first-ever U.S. legislation against bias in algorithms that impact us all.Read More »

  • Allan Miller & Paul Smaczny – John Cage: Journeys in Sound (2012)

    Allan Miller2011-2020DocumentaryPaul SmacznyUnited Kingdom
    John Cage Journeys in Sound (2012)
    John Cage Journeys in Sound (2012)

    PLOT: This documentary by Oscar-winner Allan Miller and Emmy-winner Paul Smaczny pays tribute to the most fascinating American avant-garde composer John Cage. Shot in America, Germany and Japan, the program premieres rare archival footage; presenting concert excerpts and a set of short episodes, featuring associates of Cage and contemporary artists, playfully delineating different aspects of John Cage. The documentary features interviews with Yoko Ono, David Tudor, Christian Wolff, Steffen Schleiermacher, Irvine Arditti, Toshio Hosokawa, Mayumi Miyata, Calvin Tomkins and many others. “John Cage – Journeys in Sound“ will delight and enthral both Cage novices as well as die-hard fans.Read More »

  • Ondi Timoner – We Live in Public (2009)

    2001-2010DocumentaryOndi TimonerUSA
    We Live in Public (2009)
    We Live in Public (2009)

    A documentary focusing on the life of dot-com entrepreneur Josh Harris, and his exploits over the last decade.Read More »

  • Thom Andersen – A Train Arrives at the Station (2016)

    Thom Andersen2011-2020DocumentaryExperimentalUSA
    A Train Arrives at the Station (2016)
    A Train Arrives at the Station (2016)

    This film was a gift to me. I make no claims for it, nor do I offer any apologies. It comes from work on The Thoughts That Once We Had. There was one shot we had to cut whose loss I particularly regretted. It was a shot of a train pulling into Tokyo Station from Ozu’s The Only Son (1936). So I decided to make a film around this shot, an anthology of train arrivals. It comprises 26 scenes or shots from movies, 1904-2015. It has a simple serial structure: each black & white sequence in the first half rhymes with a color sequence in the second half. Thus the first shot and the final shot show trains arriving at stations in Japan from a low camera height. In the first shot (The Only Son), the train moves toward the right; in the last shot, it moves toward the left. A bullet train has replaced a steam locomotive. So after all these years, I’ve made another structural film, although that was not my original intention. – Thom AndersenRead More »

  • Annekatrin Hendel – Schönheit & Vergänglichkeit AKA Beauty & Decay (2019)

    2011-2020Annekatrin HendelDocumentaryGermany
    Schönheit & Vergänglichkeit (2019)
    Schönheit & Vergänglichkeit (2019)

    “Beauty and decay” is a documentary about three rebels, who shine even brighter than the rest of the vibrating East Berlin boheme of the 80ies: Sven Marquardt, Dominique Hollenstein (Dome) and Robert Paris. All of them being more mystical creatures than real punks. This movie reveals how little the colorful East Berlin punk-scene had in common with the one-dimensional aesthetic of its western counterpart. The uniqueness, authenticity and offhandedness of this subculture was impressive.Read More »

  • Mona Achache – Little Girl Blue (2023)

    2021-2030DocumentaryDramaFranceMona Achache
    Little Girl Blue (2023)
    Little Girl Blue (2023)

    In 2016, French writer and photographer Carole Achache took her own life. After Carole’s death, her daughter Mona Achache, a film director, discovers thousands of photos, letters and recordings that Carole left behind, but these buried secrets make her disappearance even more of an enigma. Through the power of filmmaking and the beauty of incarnation with the help of actress Marion Cotillard, the director brings her mother back to life to retrace her journey and find out who she really was.Read More »

  • Mstyslav Chernov – 20 Days in Mariupol (2023)

    2021-2030DocumentaryMstyslav ChernovPoliticsUkraine
    20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
    20 Days in Mariupol (2023)

    A team of Ukrainian journalists from The Associated Press (AP) trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who remain in the city, they capture what later become defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more. After nearly a decade covering international conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war for the AP, 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL is Mstyslav Chernov’s first feature length film. Drawing on Chernov’s daily news dispatches and personal footage of his own country at war, 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL is a vivid, harrowing account of civilians caught in the siege, as well as a window into what it’s like to report from a conflict zone, and the impact of such journalism around the globe.Read More »

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