Documentary

Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me

7.9 Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me

The life of a dying young man at the short age of only forty-one after playing the lead in Il postino. He was a brilliant stage actor before becoming an astonishing film director.

7.4 Softwaring Hard

A documentary about the world of software and the software makers. How do people from outside the industry see it and what do people from inside the industry think about regular computer users?

Gorgona: Snake Prison Island

Gorgona: Snake Prison Island

Gorgona, a remote Colombian island, has a dark secret. It’s a natural fortress, surrounded by shark-infested seas, blanketed in impenetrable jungle and teaming with deadly snakes. For that reason it was chosen by the Colombian government as the site of…

Patti Smith: Electric Poet

7.1 Patti Smith: Electric Poet

At the age of 20, Patti Smith arrives in New York and upsets the codes of rock, poetry, and genre. She has become a living legend without ever leaving the sidelines. A poet, actress, and musician. Also militant. An artist…

Smash His Camera

6.9 Smash His Camera

A film centering on the life and work of Ron Galella that examines the nature and effect of paparazzi.

Small People. Big Trees

Small People. Big Trees

The Central African Republic. Here in the shade of sub-panel rainforests lives a tribe of the shortest people on Earth – the Baka pigmies. As it was hundreds years ago they hunt for meat and gather gifts of big trees….

Austen Tayshus: Skin in the Game

Austen Tayshus: Skin in the Game

SKIN IN THE GAME is a documentary about the provocative Jewish standup comedian Sandy Gutman (aka Austen Tayshus).

Six Centuries and Six Years

Six Centuries and Six Years

Six Centuries and Six Years is a documentary by Mojtaba Mir Tahmasb. In this documentary, a group of musicians try to retrieve and reread the ballads attributed to Abdul Qader Maraghi, the most prominent musician, theorist, writer and poet of…

Singin’ in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation

6.9 Singin’ in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation

Today’s top musical stars—including Paula Abdul, Usher and Glee’s Matthew Morrison—reveal why this iconic musical continues to influence and inspire musical performers around the world.

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

The portrait of a woman who remembers. Sheila tells the story of Sheila, without concessions or evasions. Her childhood, her parents, her beginnings, the rumors, her love affairs, her marriage, her son, her successes, her farewells, her return, her mourning….