The Prince of Nothingwood
French documentarist Sonia Kronlund follows actor and director Salim Shaheen, an Afghan movie star who produced more than 110 low-budget movies in a country devastated by war.
The Restless Conscience: Resistance to Hitler Within Germany 1933-1945
Directed by Hava Kohav Beller, this stirring documentary chronicles the anti-Nazi resistance movement within Hitler’s Germany and the countless unsuccessful attempts to remove the führer from power.
Generation Zapped
In less than a generation, cell phones and the Internet have revolutionized virtually every aspect of our lives, transforming how we work, socialize and communicate. But what are the health…
Ballad of the Little Soldier
A group of Miskito Indians use Nicaraguan child soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas.
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary
Filmmaker S.R. Bindler profiles Texas contestants trying to win a truck by keeping one hand on it longer than everyone else.
Complicit
Shot below the radar, this film follows the journey of Chinese factory migrant worker-turned-activist Yi Yeting, who takes his fight against the global electronic industry from his hospital bed to…
The Greatest Night in Pop
On a January night in 1985, music’s biggest stars gathered to record “We Are the World.” This documentary goes behind the scenes of the historic event.
Blue Planet
From the unique vantage point of 200 miles above Earth’s surface, we see how natural forces – volcanoes, earthquakes and hurricanes – affect our world, and how a powerful new…
First Person Plural
In 1966, Deann Borshay Liem was adopted by an American family and sent from Korea to her new home in California. There, the memory of her birth family was nearly…
Reincarnated
Evolution as an artist is often times what separates legends from the more mundane. After being heavily influenced by his experience in Jamaica – and his subsequent name change from…
Love Shines
An atmospheric quest film, Love Shines follows Canadian songwriter Ron Sexsmith as he embarks on a last ditch effort to achieve a ‘hit’. The curtain pulls back for a rare…
Michael Bublé’s Christmas in the City
Michael Bublé takes the New York City stage to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his chart-topping album, “Christmas,” featuring music, comedy and special guests.
Before Summer Ends
After five years studying in Paris, Arash has not adjusted to life there and has decided to return to Iran to live. Hoping to change his mind, his two friends…
