Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Profile of the producer and former studio head of 20th Century Fox in the 1970s, Alan Ladd Jr.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Amanda Ladd Jones
Actors: Ben Affleck, George Lucas, Mel Brooks, Mel Gibson, Morgan Freeman, Paul Mazursky, Richard Donner, Ridley Scott, Ron Howard, Sigourney Weaver
Wheel of Time
Wheel of Time is Werner Herzog’s photographed look at the largest Buddhist ritual in Bodh Gaya, India.
Merry Circus
The film tells the story of one of the oldest circus families in Romania, descendants of the Globus Circus founder, Toma Zdebschi. Mina and Carol have been married for 55…
Partition, 1921
Partition, 1921, tells the story of how Ireland came to be to be partitioned from the perspective of the British and unionist politicians who divided Ireland. Michael Portillo examines how…
Once is Enough
After losing his mother to obesity, a thirty-two year old chubby ginger comedian and vegan son-of-a-pig-farmer sets out to avoid the same fate by running one hundred miles through the…
Sisters on Track
Three track star sisters face obstacles in life and in competition as they pursue Junior Olympic dreams in this extraordinary coming of age journey.
Time Zero: The Last Year of Polaroid Film
Documentary covering the end of an era as Polaroid stops producing its signature cameras and film as well as The Impossible Project to keep instant photography alive.
Maelstrom: The Odyssey of Waterworld
The long and hard road that the makers of Waterworld had to face when making the, then, highest budgeted film.
Last of the Great Unknown
The story of Grand Canyon’s hidden slot canyons, the canyoneers who systematically explored their drainages, and the secrets hidden deep within their walls.
Kama Sutra II – The Art of Making Love
Various photogenic couples demostrate the different techniques of making love (from Kama Sutra), while a female voice narrates sporadically. The film is divided into chapters, each dealing with a different…
The Four Elements
An educational film about power sources that’s rendered as a lyrical meditation on heat and vapor, The Four Elements is a poetic and avant-garde documentary Curtis Harrington made for the…
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary director Roman Polanski’s sudden flight from the United States.
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
Rising to fame amid the 1980s alternative comedy boom, Ian Cognito was one of the UK’s most popular comedians. His performances left audiences in hysterics – but behind the laughter…