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5.0A short documentary about the making of John Ford's "Rio Grande."
0.0Documentary about the world of the Japanese geisha. Unattainable by all but the wealthy and powerful, geisha are the ultimate massagers of the male ego. Behind the delicate fan and enigmatic smile can also be found a darker side to the geisha story, including treachery and suicide.
0.0This insightful biography tells the story of legendary singer/songwriter Yusuf Islam, previously known as Cat Stevens, as he celebrates his return to the music industry and the release of his first album in almost 30 years.
4.6Jesus Franco, also known as Jess Franco, was one of the most important names in "B" cinema worldwide. With more than 200 works and a wide and peculiar use of pseudonyms, his work remains difficult to catalog, which makes it more exciting if it fits. Through a series of interviews with Franco, "Llámale Jess Redux" brings the spectator closer to the sadist, esoteric and erotic world of the director, as refined as rogue. This new version of "Llámale Jess" (2000), considered the reference documentary on Franco, and directed by Carles Prats and Manel Mayol, incorporates new unpublished statements by the irreducible Madrid filmmaker, as well as paying homage to his muse and companion, Lina Romay , Incorporating his active presence to the story.
0.0The delicate process of rebuilding the memory and identity of the Guatós Indians, currently scattered throughout the Pantanal region.
10.0Paul, 30 years old, relives the memories of his childhood spent with his grandfather.
9 Weeks hopes to be a movie which presents portraits of performers, artists, and radicals in their living and work surrounding, using archival footage, home videos of acts, and current video interviews -- creating a multifaceted portrait of a unique town and it's remarkable inhabitants. Like the gray luminous clouds and old decrepit; yet beautiful buildings of downtown Olympia, 9 weeks offers an insight to a vision of community forged in a dead end logging and state capital of Washington. Individuals fighting to keep their community alive: performers, radicals, and artists barely getting by.
On an anarchic Minecraft server, chaos reigns. Building and destroying without rules. In a closed furry community, identity is explored in new ways. And in the depths of advanced AI models lies a terrifying yet alluring shadowland of future possibilities. Each destination reveals new ways of being online – and new questions about what kind of digital world we really want to live in.
0.0This documentary looks at different aspects of the life of Bahman Farmanara, the well known Iranian film director and producer.
0.0The unfulfilled dream of a young football fan became the catalyst to help achieve the dreams of talented young under-15 football/soccer players who come from very underprivileged and under-nourished families, struggling to meet their daily needs. The journey of Jishnu Mitra and how his dreams have provided hope to over 250 children in Delhi and Kolkata, India. It is the story of the 1st year of the Jishnu Mitra Foundation, where the children played under the banner of 'Dream Team' in the U-15 Delhi Youth League. This short docu-drama explores the impact of football foundations in the sporting ecosystem in India. While exploring the themes of ambition, failure, the spirit of life, and love for 'the beautiful game' of football, the film is a celebration of hope, the display of true human spirit and grit that brings strangers together for a larger cause.
In an intimate portrait of migrant life, this delves into the challenges faced by a community striving to maintain their roots in Mexico, while pursuing the "American Dream" across the border in the U.S.
0.0A '60s dad spends a year with his '90s son in the Decatur High School marching band and learns about life, love, and marching in formation.
0.0Moleman is a documentary diary about the independent subcultures of a bustling Central European capital, Budapest. Under the cultural surface of the metropolis lies a flourishing art life, and alternative recreational activities are available. There are many who do not follow the mainstream taste, and do not fall for the temptation of the commercial media. The originators of Budapests subcultures and their audience represent hundreds of thousands of people. These subcultures and artists should not be underrated or disregarded. Moleman chooses five characters from this world, and allows us to peek through their eyes into a culture and lifestyle that lie out of the realm of celebrities, that is other than Pop Idol or the soap opera Between Friends or the pop band Hooligans. But it exists, creates works and is taking shape.
5.1A pseudo-documentary about the processes involved in putting together and casting actors and actresses for a porn film. Although several actual porn stars are in the film, it is not a porn film itself.
Ghanaian American Rocky graduates cum laude from her Bronx high school but a trip to Africa to see her father leaves her tongue tied.
Meet Mark and Anu Trombino, Karla and John Lizzo, Len and Lenette Sawisch, and Sharon and Ron Roskamp. They lead typical American lives: they have children, pursue successful middle-class careers, and live in the suburbs. If you did business with any of them over the phone, you would probably have no reason to suspect they are anything but typical. If you were to meet them, however, you'd be surprised to find that they are all dwarfs, with the exception of John Lizzo, the tall, rangy fellow who married Karla.
When documentary filmmaker Richard Kassebaum learned that his younger brother, Bill, a rancher and country lawyer, had decided to run for the Kansas House of Representatives, he left Los Angeles and spent seven weeks on the campaign trail chronicling his brother's first run for public office. Bill's Run: A Political Journey In Rural Kansas captures Bill's journey through the primary, a comical and sometimes painful quest of quixotic proportions, as he takes on the Republican incumbent and fights to preserve a lifestyle quickly disappearing from rural America. A strong supporter was his mother, former U.S. Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum, who proved both a rose and a thorn to his campaign. The exciting outcome shows, once again, that every vote counts.