American Mustang
Fueled by stunning footage, this stirring documentary considers wild horses’ role in the American psyche and their dwindling numbers in today’s West. In an artful blend of exquisite nature documentary…
Shakespeare: The Legacy
This film explores the era, life and work of William Shakespeare, including his famous lost years and the ways in which his legacy endures today.
Jimi Plays Monterey
It’s no exaggeration to say this might be the most intense and groundbreaking 45-minute performance in the history of rock. Jimi Hendrix’s debut American set at 1967’s Monterey Pop Festival…
Salt in My Soul
Based on Mallory Smith’s posthumously published memoir, Salt In My Soul offers a look inside the mind of a young woman trying to live while dying. Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis,…
Mountain Devil 2: The Search for Jan Klement
In 1976 a book was published titled “The Creature” that swept over Bigfoot enthusiasts and researchers all over the state of Pennsylvania. Since then, it has been the most quoted…
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise
Robert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980. The resulting 60-minute film includes multiple public and private performances, poetry…
The Matrix Revolutions Revisited
The making of The Matrix Revolutions: The cataclysmic final confrontation chronicled through six documentary pods revealing 28 featurettes
We Must Have Music
A short history of movie music is presented, from silent films accompanied by a single piano, to the elaborate song scores for musicals (with scenes from MGM’s musicals) and background…
Not a Game
This documentary offers an honest look at our fraught, complex relationship to video games from the perspectives of gamers and their concerned parents.
You Are Ceaușescu to Me
An experimental blend of documentary and fiction in which young people aged between 15 and 22 from different backgrounds are auditioning for the role of young Nicolae Ceausescu in the…
Stoop Kid
A deeply personal coming-of-age story which follows music artist Akeem ‘GUAP’ Hayes as he navigates a complex upbringing in Oakland, California. The music from GUAP’s album 1176, titled after his…
Def Comedy Jam 25
In this special live event, giants of stand-up come together to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Russell Simmons’s groundbreaking “Def Comedy Jam.”