Sam Morril: Up on the Roof(2020)

Sam Morril: Positive Influence(en)

Comedian Sam Morril performs. Topics include why babies seem racist; why porn is more body positive than women's magazines; and an awful customer service experience with an airline.

Hannah Gadsby: Nanette(en)

The Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby is taking an anti-comedy stance in her newest special.

Good(en)

Payton becomes the caretaker of Gregory Devereaux, a wealthy man facing his final months. As they become close, Gregory's past sins force Payton to decide between his dreams and a pregnancy that could squander them all.

Nasib Do Re Mi(ms)

Do, Re and Mi in this sequeal tells the tale of a group of gangsters who are planning to rob a bank. So they use this oppurtunity to con them out of it and capture them at the same time. Many comedic memorable moments are carried out through the movie.

Call(de)

A woman is taking an old elevator up to her new apartment that she has just moved into. The oddly old and ringing phone inside the cabin is freaking her out. Over the line she is told about nightmares that are about to become true.

Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)(en)

Filmed April 12, 2003 at a benefit concert held at and for The Anthology Film Archives, the international center for the preservation, study, and exhibition of avant-garde and independent cinema. In addition to screening films for the public, AFA houses a film museum, research library and art gallery. The event, which raised money for the Archives and celebrated the life and work of avant-garde film maker Stan Brakhage, featured Sonic Youth providing an improvised instrumental collaboration with silent Brakhage’s films. The band performed with drummer/percussionist Tim Barnes (Essex Green, Jukeboxer, Silver Jews).

Junction 88(en)

In Junction 88, a small all-black community, pretty Lolly Simpkins loves gentle songwriter Buster Jenkins, who makes too little money to marry. Her father favors rival suitor Onnie, crude but with a better income. Buster's best chance comes when impresario Bob Howard, to whom he's sent songs, comes to town looking for him. But Bob is looking for a pseudonym, 'Hewlett Green', that nobody's ever heard of. Will Buster reveal himself? Meanwhile, a very jazzy church concert.

iPsycho II(en)

After a decade of verbally abusing his guests and spreading messages of hate and intolerance by way of his talk show - Beckford's Right, Stanton Beckford is about to receive an unscheduled call from a very dangerous viewer, the iPsycho. Seizing control of Beckford's car, the tech-savy mad man takes this conservative right winger on a ride to hell and back in an effort to make him see the error of his ways... But will he or will he fall victim to the killer's growing list of lost causes?

Comrades & Cash: Geheime Geschäfte unter dem Eisernen Vorhang(en)

Socialism costs money. If you don't have it, you need to get it. But that is the thing: Communists don't like to make money. At least that is what we thought. A film on the unbelievable ironies and counterintuitive measures taken during the Cold War. Threatened by bankruptcy the GDR lost its ideals and became a receptive student of capitalism in its most elaborate form. It is a story of tunnels underneath the Iron Curtain, of collaboration between East and West. In the end, the Cold War isn't what it seemed to be.

Queen Forever – Die Freddie Mercury Story(de)

Korean Terminator(ko)

A Korean riff on The Terminator.

Richard Lester!(en)

A tribute to Richard Lester, Philadelphia-born filmmaker who moved to England to direct the modern classics "A Hard Day's Night," "Petulia," and "Help!"

The Quest for the Key to Heaven(sv)

Evil forces on a dark star have stolen the key to heaven. Young heroine Lisa and her magic plane Piper start the fight to find the key. Their journey takes them to the man in the moon and to the dwellings of the evil chief…

Lawale(de)

According to the director, "Memory is a cruel hope without awakening."

Coronados(es)

Century Hotel(en)

David Weaver makes his feature debut with this omnibus film in which each tale is told during different points during the 20th century, but in the same hotel room -- room 720. The film opens during the swinging '20s when a beautiful young woman, married against her will to a brutish thug of a man, endures a tension-fraught honeymoon. During the Depression segment, a mail-order bride from China meets her husband for the first time. Following the end of WWII, a soldier returns home to meet his girlfriend and his best friend. During the paranoia of the 1950s, a professor searches for his wife. During the 1980s, a lawyer has too much sex and debt, and during the dawn of the millennium, a woman comes to a newly refurbished room 720 to meet her Internet lover. Such acclaimed Canadian actors as Tom McCamus, Sandrine Holt, and Colm Feore star in this film, which was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival.

The Power of Emotion(de)

Emotions and feelings should not be confused with sentimentality. Emotion is ancient and more powerful than any artistic expression. The film observes young couples facing difficulties while trying to move their love experiences towards clear decision making. A film full of ideas, details and associations, fictional scenes, documentary footage, archival materials and opera music.

Illicit Desire(zh)

Tang Dynasty emperors, Ming Dynasty scholars, assorted fortunetellers, and several Buddhist monks figure in a trio of erotic and mystical Chinese legends.

James Acaster: Make a New Tomorrow(en)

A forty minute stand-up special consisting of material that was cut from James Acaster's 2019 show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999.

Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line(en)

In this concert, a take-off on the play "A Chorus Line," comic Billy Crystal uses the premise of auditions for a Broadway musical to play various characters trying out for the parts.

Gustave Parking - Better and Better but Same(fr)

The new era of a “Clown” that makes out of anything, comedy. With his absurd visual gags, he takes you out of your comfort zone, and has time to make you wonder with his beautiful lines of poetry.

Louis C.K.: Chewed Up(en)

Profane, vulgar and obscenely funny, Louis C.K. insists on telling the truth, whether you like it or not! Join the Emmy Award-winning stand-up comic and TV star (Lucky Louie) as he shares his thoughts on the stuff everyone thinks about -- male bodily fluids, the joys of being white, the difference between women and girls -- but never has the nerve to say. It's Louis C.K. at his risk-taking best: fearless, honest and totally outrageous! Nominated for the 2009 Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special

Maria Bamford: Old Baby(en)

She's savagely upbeat. Lovably awkward. And full of surprises. A wildly funny trip through a one-of-a-kind comic mind.

Tom Gleeson: Great(en)

Are you going to watch my One Night Stan show? Yes? Great. Not watching? Your problem.

Whitney Cummings: I Love You(en)

In her second one-hour Comedy Central special, taped at the Barclay Theatre in Irvine, CA, Whitney dissects her recent breakup, her TV show, and the troubling voices in her head. This extended and uncensored version is sure to keep you laughing for days.

Stand Up(en)

Sal Colton’s future was stripped away in a devastating accident, and she relies on her witty sense of humor to keep the depression at bay - and the world at arm’s length. Her gift of humor is put to the ultimate test when her father is rushed to the hospital, pushing her to rise up to find new meaning - and true healing - for herself and those she loves.

Trevor Noah: Afraid of the Dark(en)

The 'Daily Show' host ponders the perils of naming countries, how traffic lights turn New Yorkers invincible and why you shouldn't drink in Scotland.

Jim Gaffigan: King Baby(en)

The greatly anticipated follow up to the platinum selling Beyond the Pale. In this Austin performance that capped off the 2008 sold-out stand up tour, Gaffigan does not let the audience catch their breath. This all-new show proves no other comedian working today can romanticize laziness and over-indulgence like Jim Gaffigan.

Steven Wright: When the Leaves Blow Away(en)

Dry, wry and hilariously deadpan, Steven Wright unleashes a torrent of ironic and hysterical thought-provoking one-liners in the quirky stand-up style that has become his trademark. From Toronto's historic Elgin Theater, this Oscar-winning comedian keeps an adoring audience in stitches with random observations on everything from baby monitors as a form of wiretapping to his addiction to placebos.

George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances(en)

George Carlin performs a hilarious set of never-before released material in "Complaints and Grievances." His 12th HBO special was recorded live at the Beacon Theater in New York City on November 17, 2001. In "Complaints and Grievances," Carlin shamelessly exposes the people and subjects that irritate him the most.

Joe Pasquale: Bubble & Squeak(en)

In this side splitting live performance, Joe treats us to some tasty morsels and other culinary delights from his laughter zone.

Aziz Ansari: Right Now(en)

In a comedy special directed by Spike Jonze, Aziz Ansari shares deep personal insights and hilarious takes on wokeness, family and the social climate.

Daniel Connell: LIVE AT THE NMI(en)

LIVE AT THE NMI was filmed at the Newham Mechanics Institute, Victoria, Australia.

Adam & Noah: Hva' Sker Der Dansker!?(da)

The Boy Who Never Tangoed(en)

A coming-of-age story written and directed by two 17 year olds about an awkward loner high school boy who, in an attempt to win the heart of a girl, embarks on a comedic journey as he strives to become a stand-up comedian within a mere week, following the footsteps of his Idol, Wolfe. B Collins. With the talent show looming on Friday, he must prepare to deliver the performance of a lifetime.

The Comedians of Comedy(en)

The Comedians of Comedy is an occasional stand-up comedy tour featuring Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis, Brian Posehn and Maria Bamford that was documented in a 2005 film and 2005 Comedy Central television series of the same name, both directed by Michael Blieden.

Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion(en)

From an inauspicious beginning performing comedy routines in the back of a burger joint in New York, unorthodox stand-up star Zach Galifianakis has made a splash on the scene with his inimitable brand of humor. In this live show filmed at San Francisco's Purple Onion nightclub, the versatile funnyman serves up a healthy dose of his signature wit.

Zach Galifianakis: Look Who it Isn't(en)

Self-released DVD showcasing a variety of Zach Galifianakis' comedy routines. Includes clips from VH-1's "Late World with Zach" and some of Zach's stand-up appearances.