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Things Will Be Different
Things Will Be Different
Things Will Be Different documents two neighbours’ experiences of displacement as they are forced to relocate from the Walker Street public housing estate in Northcote, Melbourne when it is sold for private redevelopment. The film explores the impact of losing one’s home and the important role public housing plays in our communities.
Things Will Be Different 2024
Raphael: The Lord of the Arts
Raphael: The Lord of the Arts
Raphael: The Lord of the Arts is a documentary about the 15th century Italian Renaissance painter Raphael Sanzio.
Raphael: The Lord of the Arts 2017
Qatar: el Mundial a sus pies
Qatar: el Mundial a sus pies
Qatar: el Mundial a sus pies 2022
Once Brothers
Once Brothers
Drazen Petrovic and Vlade Divac were two friends who grew up together sharing the common bond of basketball. Together, they lifted the Yugoslavian National team to unimaginable heights. After conquering Europe, they both went to USA where they became the first two foreign players to attain NBA stardom. But with the fall of the Soviet Union on Christmas Day 1991, Yugoslavia split up. A war broke out between Petrovic's Croatia and Divac's Serbia. Long buried ethnic tensions surfaced. And these two men, once brothers, were now on opposite sides of a deadly civil war. As Petrovic and Divac continued to face each other on the basketball courts of the NBA, no words passed between the two. Then, on the fateful night of June 7, 1993, Drazen Petrovic was killed in an auto accident. This film will tell the gripping tale of these men, how circumstances beyond their control tore them apart, and whether Divac has ever come to terms with the death of a friend before they had a chance to reconcile.
Once Brothers 2010
I Am Sam Kinison
I Am Sam Kinison
A feature-length documentary film exploring the life and legacy of shock comic Sam Kinison, a former Pentecostal preacher turned stand-up comic who repurposed his pulpit-honed chops to the brazen rock 'n roll world of MTV-era comedy.
I Am Sam Kinison 2017
The Spirit of Norway
The Spirit of Norway
A 4 year-old boy stands in awe of a 1,000 year-old Viking boat in a small Norwegian museum and finds within its silent grace an impressionistic sweep of picture and music revealing the rich spirit of Norway and its people. (This is the movie that was shown after the Maelstrom Ride in Epcot Center)
The Spirit of Norway 1988
Growing Up with I Spit on Your Grave
Growing Up with I Spit on Your Grave
Documentary taking a look at the making of the controversial 1978 film I Spit on Your Grave.
Growing Up with I Spit on Your Grave 2019
Les Survivantes
Les Survivantes
Les Survivantes 2024
The Cleveland Kidnappings
The Cleveland Kidnappings
Follows the story of Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus, as they recount the horrors they suffered when they were kidnapped.
The Cleveland Kidnappings 2021
Mother Earth
Mother Earth
Mother Earth 2009
The King of Wuxia
The King of Wuxia
The life of the epoch-making master of martial arts cinema, King Hu.
The King of Wuxia 2022
The Princess
HULU
The Princess
The Princess 2022
Silence in the Dust
Silence in the Dust
More than twenty years ago, Dazhang along with his three brothers came to Guangdong to work in a local quartz powder factory. However, a few years later, Dazhang was diagnosed with advanced staged pneumoconiosis. Returning to his hometown, the pneumoconiosis was gradually killing him every single day. The entire family was stuck in this seemingly endless suffering, while his children were still confused about what happened to their father.
Silence in the Dust 2023
ONE STAR REVIEWS: NATIONAL PARKS
ONE STAR REVIEWS: NATIONAL PARKS
They say National Parks are America's greatest idea, some of the most beautiful and sacred places in all the world. Well, for some people... there's still room for improvement!
ONE STAR REVIEWS: NATIONAL PARKS 2022
WWE Rivals: Undertaker vs. Mankind
WWE Rivals: Undertaker vs. Mankind
After dominating most of the WWE roster in the mid 90's, Undertaker needed an opponent who could push him both physically and mentally. Mankind (aka Mick Foley) became that perfect adversary for "The Deadman." Together, these larger-than-life characters created unforgettable moments each time the bell rang, culminating in their spectacular 1998 Hell in a Cell match. A roundtable of luminaries including Freddie Prinze Jr., Booker T, Natalya, D-Von Dudley and John Bradshaw Layfield discuss this quintessential rivalry.
WWE Rivals: Undertaker vs. Mankind 2023
Double Around the Interlude
Double Around the Interlude
A flock of memories activated by various musical exercises, to strike the past to the heart, to build something utopian: the future, a sonic architecture. Music as a tool, transcriptions of YouTube tutorials as poetry, percussion exercises as descriptions of reality.
Double Around the Interlude 2023
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Prime Video
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
The story of how the classic album "Paranoid" was made, with stories from band members to those who were influenced by its content, form and vitality. Paranoid is the second studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath. Released in September 1970, it was the band's only LP to top the UK Albums Chart until the release of 13 in 2013. Paranoid contains several of the band's signature songs, including "Iron Man", "War Pigs" and the title track, which was the band's only Top 20 hit, reaching number 4 in the UK charts. It is often regarded as one of the most quintessential and influential albums in heavy metal history.
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid 2010
A Father's Promise
A Father's Promise
The story of professional musician Mark Barden, whose story of his life changed dramatically when his son Daniel was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
A Father's Promise 2023
Naachtun - The Forgotten Mayan City
Naachtun - The Forgotten Mayan City
Mixing in-depth excavation work and scientific analysis of the forgotten city of Naachtun, this documentary traces the dawn and dusk of the once-flourishing Mayan civilisation.
Naachtun - The Forgotten Mayan City 2016
Tornado Alley
Tornado Alley
Tornado Alley documents two unprecedented missions seeking to encounter one of Earth’s most awe-inspiring events—the birth of a tornado. Filmmaker Sean Casey’s personal quest to capture the birth of a tornado with a 70mm camera takes viewers on a breathtaking journey into the heart of the storm. A team of equally driven scientists, the VORTEX2 researchers, experience the relentless strength of nature’s elemental forces as they literally surround tornadoes and the supercell storms that form them, gathering the most comprehensive severe weather data ever collected.
Tornado Alley 2011
Tax Broke
Tax Broke
The great inequality divide in America is no accident. Tax Broke tells the story of how one of the poorest cities in America has made a small group of developers rich. A history of fleecing of a great American city.
Tax Broke 2024
State Funeral
State Funeral
The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Stalin’s funeral. The film is based on unique archive footage, shot in the USSR on March 5 - 9, 1953, when the country mourned and buried Joseph Stalin.
State Funeral 2019
Utopia, Distopia
Utopia, Distopia
Jorge Bodanzy appeals to the emotional memories of the period he spent studying at the University of Brasilia to show us a tableau of youth in the 1960s, with their dreams and expectations, their hardships, and interrupted projects.
Utopia, Distopia 2020
Enclosure
Enclosure
Through scenes of a repeating and limited daily routine, we get to know upfront the reality of marginalized women way before they were emprisioned. Saudade Mundão is a movie about human beings that takes place on the public jail of Franca, São Paulo.
Enclosure 2019
2023
2023
2023 2024
The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes
The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes
At a morgue, forensic pathologists conduct autopsies of the corpses assigned. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2010.
The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes 1971
The Specials – A Message to You
The Specials – A Message to You
The Specials don’t just write memorable songs - they soundtrack moments in history. This film explores how the band’s music was influenced by social, economic, and political events and how they have continued to shape contemporary music and popular culture internationally, with their message of unity and harmony in the face of ongoing political and social challenges.
The Specials – A Message to You 2024
Diário de uma onça
Diário de uma onça
Diário de uma onça 2023
Eopu Eopu
Eopu Eopu
Eopu Eopu 2023
Stjärnbilder
Stjärnbilder
A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and consists of about a hundred clips from Swedish film history with many of its stars.
Stjärnbilder 1995
We Are Many
We Are Many
The story of the biggest demonstration in human history, which took place on 15th February 2003, against the impending war on Iraq.
We Are Many 2014
Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire
Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire
A documentary on Louis de Funès based on unseen archives and film extracts, interviews from close friends and comedy specialists.
Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire 2003
Their Own Ways
Their Own Ways
Their Own Ways 2023
The Well
The Well
Tracing Orson Welles time in Spain.
The Well 2005
In Vogue: The Editor's Eye
Max
In Vogue: The Editor's Eye
Documentary film takes a look at some of the world's most influential fashion images as conceived by the magazine's iconic fashion editors.
In Vogue: The Editor's Eye 2012
Daybreak Express
Daybreak Express
Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated subway station in New York City.
Daybreak Express 1953
In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis
HULU
In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis
A chronicle of the first nine years of Pope Francis' pontificate, including trips to 53 countries, focusing on his most important issues - poverty, migration, environment, solidarity, and war - while also giving rare access to the public life of the pontifical.
In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis 2023
Eloi Machoro, itinéraire d'un combattant
Eloi Machoro, itinéraire d'un combattant
Eloi Machoro, itinéraire d'un combattant 2023
Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene
Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene
Director Christopher Nolan and creative collaborators unmask the incredible detail and planning behind The Dark Knight, including stunt staging, filming in IMAX, the new Bat-Suit and Bat-Pod and other exclusive features.
Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene 2008
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV Raps" premiered on August 6, 1988 with hosts Fab 5 Freddy, Ed Lover and Doctor Dré, and shaped the careers of many of today’s hip hop superstars, while simultaneously making groundbreaking strides in introducing hip hop to the mainstream.
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ 2012