Chantal Akerman: An Interview

The Mask You Live In(en)

Compared to girls, research shows that boys in the United States are more likely to be diagnosed with a behaviour disorder, prescribed stimulant medications, fail out of school, binge drink, commit a violent crime, and/or take their own lives. The Mask You Live In asks: as a society, how are we failing our boys?

J Is for Junkie(en)

In the 1980s and 1990s, an epidemic of crack cocaine addiction ravaged African American communities across the United States. Crack is extremely addictive, a trap that can lead to homelessness and an early death. Black addicts in Atlanta, Georgia tell us about their addiction, their past, and their struggles with police.

Versailles' Dirty Secrets(fr)

The chateau of Versailles is believed to have been a dirty palace: a place where everyone tossed the contents of their chamber pots from the windows above… Yet during the chateau’s construction, Louis XIV had given thought to commodities, and several public latrines were built as well as a very modern water system. So where did this bad reputation come from?

Now Tell Me What You See(en)

The newly inducted student leaders of Knox Grammar School set their sights on improving the school’s waning culture and spirit. They aim to establish a supporters’ group known as the ‘Tartan Army’, but 2020 brings its own set of adversities.

Natalie Merchant: Ophelia(en)

A conceptual short film starring Natalie Merchant as various archetypal female characters, plus a series of music videos from Merchant’s first two solo albums.

Letter to My Sister(fr)

Nabila Djahnine, president of the feminist association Thirghri N'tmetout, died in hands of an armed group in Tizi Ouzou (Algeria) in 1995. The Islamists forced women, on pain of death, to wear the hijab or stop working. It was the first time a feminist woman paid with her life. Nabila wrote a letter to her sister Habiba in 1994. This documentary is her answer. In 2006 Habiba comes back to the place to restore her sister’s memory, her point of view, the day of her death and the political moment Algeria was going through at that time.

Motörhead: The Guts and the Glory - The Motörhead Story(en)

Interviews with Lemmy, Phil Campbell, Mikkey Dee, Eddie Clarke and Phil Taylor. Released with the 30th Anniversary edition of INFERNO.

Machine Head The Making of The Blackening(en)

Behind the scenes look at the making of The Blackening, Machine Head's sixth album.

The Making of "The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes"(en)

An Interview with The Quay Brothers & Alan Passes April 2006 at Atelier Konick, London

Dissolutions(en)

Documentary about the band Wedlock

Faça Você Mesma(pt)

The documentary presents relics of the Riot Girrrl scene in Brazil that landed in São Paulo through cassette tape coming from the US state of Washington, where the movement was born.

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family(en)

Ricky Tomlinson sits back in his chair and takes a fond look back at the much-loved comedy series The Royle Family, sharing his memories of playing head of the family Jim Royle and his experiences working with the show’s co-creator Caroline Aherne, who, as well as writing the show with co-star Craig Cash, also played Jim’s daughter Denise. Ricky talks about how a chance encounter helped him get the part of Jim, recounts what it was like filming some of the show’s most iconic moments, and tries to get the bottom of the origins of Jim’s famous, below-the-belt catchphrase.

La Revanche de Bernadette Chirac(fr)

Body of God(en)

A documentary about the practice of piercing and body modification in western cultures.

The Next Step Live: The Movie(en)

The film features exclusive footage of the dancers from the series "The Next Step", as they prepared for their first-ever tour in Canada. Also includes live performances and exclusive interviews with cast members.

An Inconvenient Game(en)

Documentary about a German video game about climate change.

Old Lesbians(en)

For the last quarter century, Houston native Arden Eversmeyer journeyed across the country to record hundreds of oral "herstories" with a mostly invisible population that is rapidly disappearing. Old Lesbians honors Arden's legacy by animating the resilient, joyful voices she preserved in the Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project, from first crush to first love, from the closet to coming out, and finally from loss to connection.

Missing 411: The U.F.O. Connection(en)

In Missing 411: The UFO Connection, David Paulides continues the story of people who vanish in the wild without a trace. In his third documentary, David reveals the first evidence documenting a link between UFOs and missing people.

Paradise Lost 2: Revelations(en)

Revisiting the 1994 Arkansas murder of three 8-year-old boys and the three teenagers convicted of the crime. A follow up to Paradise Lost, Revelations features new interviews with the convicted men, as well as with the original judge and police investigators.

Escape the Corset(ko)

During the Joseon Dynasty, hair that was black and rich, like mud, was a prerequisite for a beauty, while the hair of a woman who was short and stiff was described as negative and ugly. In 1920, the new woman was called Modan (毛斷). Short hair had a strong meaning for women to challenge the established system. Now in 2019, women also cut their hair. It is a movement that rejects the social definition of “feminine”, escaping “Corset” movement.