Documentary
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Growing Up in America
Growing Up in America
Filmmaker Morley Markson shows Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary, and other '60s rebels, then and now in a follow up to his 19...
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Surname Viêt Given Name Nam
Surname Viêt Given Name Nam
The film evolves around questions of identity, popular memory and culture. While focusing on aspects of Vietnamese reality as seen through the lives a...
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A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible
The updated autobiography of Britain’s most controversial film director, the maker of Women in Love, The Devils, The Music Lovers, Tommy and The Rainb...
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The Congress
The Congress
For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. In this elegant, thoughtful...
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After Winter Comes Spring
After Winter Comes Spring
A locomotive journey traversing the North to the South of the German Democratic Republic on the eve of its dissolution. Labourers, punks, mothers, int...
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Homework
Homework
Young male students at a local Iranian school are asked about their feelings on homework.
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U2: Rattle and Hum
U2: Rattle and Hum
A concert movie on an unprecedented scale, Rattle And Hum captures U2 - on and off the stage - during their triumphant Joshua Tree tour. From the gian...
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Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with frie...
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The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
This special is hosted by Patrick Stewart and traced the history of Star Trek from its inception with "The Cage" through to Star Trek IV: The Voyage H...
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Imagine: John Lennon
Imagine: John Lennon
The biography of former Beatle, John Lennon—narrated by Lennon himself—with extensive material from Yoko Ono's personal collection, previously unseen...
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Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
This documentary offers a rare glimpse of the legendary Soviet filmmaker, Andrei Tarkosvky, at work. Tarkovsky made only seven films in his brief, but...
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Let's Get Lost
Let's Get Lost
Documentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of West Coast Cool, and from his last years. We see th...
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Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy
Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy
Tony Buba, a film maker from Braddock, Pennsylvania, tells the story of his hometown's decline (along with the rest of the steel mill towns along the...
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The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
A panel of experts examines the five main suspects in the Jack the Ripper murders and determines which of them is the most likely to have committed th...
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Cycling the Frame
Cycling the Frame
In 1988, Tilda Swinton toured round the Berlin Wall on a bicycle - starting and ending at the Brandenburg Gate - accompanied by filmmaker Cynthia Beat...
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The Thin Blue Line
The Thin Blue Line
Errol Morris's unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas.
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The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
An exploration of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on glam metal. It features concert footage and interviews of legendar...
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Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
A world of strong colours between documentary and fiction, centered on the life and work of modernist painter Amadeo de Souza Cardoso.
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Powaqqatsi
Powaqqatsi
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
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Mondo New York
Mondo New York
A young woman wanders around New York City and stumbles across a number of strange characters and settings that represent the "underground" areas of t...
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A Reggae Session
A Reggae Session
Gathered together for one night, the legendary names of Reggae and more meet at Fort Charles, Jamaica for a musical event that would reverberate aroun...
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Distant Harmony: Pavarotti in China
Distant Harmony: Pavarotti in China
In 1986, Luciano Pavarotti was invited to Beijing to present La Bohème, conduct master classes and perform concerts for more than 150 million people....
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Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Recorded live at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, Roy is joined by an eclectic ensemble of rock and roll superstars including Jackson Browne, Elvis C...
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Tadao Ando
Tadao Ando
Tadao Ando, a self-taught architect, proposes an international architecture that he believes can only be conceived by someone Japanese. His architectu...
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait
A documentary about the classic 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' film, including interviews with Gunnar Hansen, Edwin Neal, John Dugan and Jim Siedow.
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Prince: Sign O' the Times
Prince: Sign O' the Times
In 1987, to capitalize on his growing success in Europe, Prince toured extensively to promote the album of the same name and sales increased according...
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Jimi Plays Monterey
Jimi Plays Monterey
Jimi Hendrix's debut American set at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival is generally considered one of the most radical and legendary live shows ever. Virtu...
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