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Goodbye Solo

Goodbye Solo

Ramin Bahrani 2008 1h 31m

A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point.

National Gallery

National Gallery

Frederick Wiseman 2014 2h 54m

A portrait of the day-to-day operations of the National Gallery of London, that reveals the role of the employees and the experiences of the Gallery's visitors. The film portrays the role of the curators and conservators; the education, scientific, and conservation departments; and the audience of all kinds of people who come to experience it.

Feels Good Man

Feels Good Man

Arthur Jones 2020 1h 34m

When indie comic character Pepe the Frog becomes an unwitting icon of hate, his creator, artist Matt Furie, fights to bring Pepe back from the darkness and navigate America's cultural divide.

In Jackson Heights

In Jackson Heights

Frederick Wiseman 2015 3h 10m

Legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (At Berkeley, National Gallery) explores the culture, politics and daily life of the Queens, NYC district of Jackson Heights, which lays claim to being the most diverse neighbourhood in the world.

At Berkeley

At Berkeley

Frederick Wiseman 2013 4h 4m

Direct cinema pioneer Frederick Wiseman takes an in-depth look at the preeminent American university during a fall semester that saw a vigorous debate taking place over tuition hikes, budget cuts, and the future of higher education in the United States.

In the Realms of the Unreal

In the Realms of the Unreal

Jessica Yu 2004 1h 21m

In the Realms of the Unreal is a documentary about the reclusive Chicago-based artist Henry Darger.

Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres

Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres

Suzanne Joe Kai 2022 1h 42m

Suzanne Joe Kai’s intimate documentary shows us how the Rolling Stone writer and editor defined the cultural zeitgeist of the ’60s and ’70s.

Terminal USA

Terminal USA

Jon Moritsugu 1993 1h

In a Japanese-American family, the mother is stealing the terminally ill grandpa's morphine, the airhead sister is having sex with the family lawyer, one brother gets perfect grades but is hiding a secret gay love of skinheads, and the other brother is a junkie. Over the course of one evening, the family falls apart due to their bizarre behaviour.

Happiness

Happiness

Thomas Balmès 2013 1h 20m

Peyangki is a dreamy and solitary eight-year-old monk living in Laya, a Bhutanese village perched high in the Himalayas. Soon the world will come to him: the village is about to be connected to electricity, and the first television will flicker on before Peyangki's eyes.

Boxing Gym

Boxing Gym

Frederick Wiseman 2010 1h 31m

Explores the world of a boxing gym in Austin, Texas, dwelling on the discipline of training as people from all walks of life aspire to reach their personal best.

The Island President

The Island President

Jon Shenk 2011 1h 41m 5.0

Follows the globe-trotting journey of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world, who, after bringing democracy to his country, takes up the fight to keep it from disappearing under the sea.

El silencio de otros

El silencio de otros

Almudena Carracedo, Robert Bahar 2019 1h 35m

The story of the tortuous struggle against the silence of the victims of the dictatorship imposed by General Franco after the victory of the rebel side in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1975).

Fresh Kill

Fresh Kill

Shu Lea Cheang 1996 1h 19m

Shareen and Claire, a lesbian couple living on Staten Island, find themselves ensnared in a vast conspiracy involving a ghost ship of nuclear refuse, ominous television commercials, and deadly cat food.

Minding the Gap

Minding the Gap

Bing Liu 2018 1h 33m

Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.

Nobody's Business

Nobody's Business

Alan Berliner 1996 1h

Director Alan Berliner takes on his reclusive father as the reluctant subject of this affecting and graceful study of family history and memory.

Pharaoh's Army

Pharaoh's Army

Robby Henson 1995 1h 30m 5.0

During the American Civil War, a Union Army captain leads his ragtag cavalry force across a misty stream to a remote farm to capture enemy cattle.

Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains

Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains

Gonzalo Arijón 2007 2h 7m

The story, told by the survivors, of a group of young men, members of a Uruguayan rugby team, who managed to survive for 72 days, at an altitude of almost 4,000 meters, in the heart of the Andes Mountains, after their plane, en route to Chile, crashed there on October 13, 1972.

The House I Live In

The House I Live In

Eugene Jarecki 2012 1h 50m

In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?

The Invisible War

The Invisible War

Kirby Dick 2012 1h 33m

An investigative and powerfully emotional documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military, the institutions that perpetuate and cover up its existence, and its profound personal and social consequences.

The Oath

The Oath

Laura Poitras 2010 1h 30m

Tells the story of two men whose fateful encounter in 1996 set them on a course of events that led them to Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo, and the U.S. Supreme Court.