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Dont Look Back
7.9

Dont Look Back

May. 17, 1967

Dont Look Back

Portrait of the artist as a young man. In spring, 1965, Bob Dylan, 23, a pixyish troubador, spends three weeks in England. Pennebaker’s ...
War Game
5.8

War Game

Aug. 02, 2024

War Game

US officials simulate a coup post a disputed election. Insurgents take capitals, questioning the president’s military control. Countering ...
Chronicle of a Summer
7.6

Chronicle of a Summer

Oct. 20, 1961

Chronicle of a Summer

The film begins with a discussion between Rouch and Morin on whether or not it is possible to act sincerely in front of a camera. A cast of real ...
Ascension
7.5

Ascension

Oct. 08, 2021

Ascension

The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the “Chinese Dream.” Driven by mesmerizing-and sometimes ...
Warrendale
7.7

Warrendale

Jun. 07, 1967

Warrendale

This ground-breaking cinema véritè classic documents five weeks in the lives of twelve children in a home for emotionally disturbed children. It ...
Be My Cat: A Film for Anne
6.0

Be My Cat: A Film for Anne

An aspiring Romanian filmmaker obsessed with Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway goes to shocking extremes to convince Anne to star in his upcoming ...
Ragged Heart
0

Ragged Heart

Oct. 21, 2022

Ragged Heart

A rough-hewn, dramatic thriller from Athens, GA about a retired musician and his attempt to complete the last song his daughter wrote before her ...
Dwellers
2.3

Dwellers

Oct. 12, 2021

Dwellers

While shooting a documentary on the suspicious disappearances within the homeless community, a filmmaker and his crew go missing while uncovering ...
Manito
6.6

Manito

Jan. 15, 2002

Manito

Fifteen years ago, their Washington Heights neighborhood was dubbed the crack-cocaine capital of the world, but today it is transforming into one ...
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
7.3

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

In Manhattan’s Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It’s a ...
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment
7.8

Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

During a two-day period before and after the University of Alabama integration crisis, the film uses five camera crews to follow President John ...
What Iva Recorded
7

What Iva Recorded

Jul. 21, 2005

What Iva Recorded

Iva is a girl who receives a small digital video camera for her fourteenth birthday. Delighted by her new toy, the girl immediately starts taping ...
Capturing Reality
6.8

Capturing Reality

Nov. 01, 2008

Capturing Reality

From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the ...
The War Room
7.3

The War Room

Dec. 05, 1993

The War Room

A behind-the-scenes documentary about the Clinton for President campaign, focusing on the adventures of spin doctors James Carville and George ...
Come On Children
6.8

Come On Children

Mar. 21, 1973

Come On Children

Five boys and five girls ages 13 to 19 live on a farm for ten weeks, to be filmed, and to see what might emerge for each of them personally. ...
Medium Cool
7.3

Medium Cool

Aug. 27, 1969

Medium Cool

John Cassellis is the toughtest TV-news-reporter around. He becomes an expert in reporting about violence in the ghetto and racial tensions. But ...
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
6

Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

After connecting with the shy Madeline, a jazz trumpeter embarks on a quest for a more gregarious paramour, but through a series of twists and ...
Rendezvous
7.9

Rendezvous

Jan. 01, 1976

Rendezvous

A high-speed drive through the streets of Paris. Release: C etait un Rendez-Vous 1976 HDTV 1080i General: mkv | 489 MB | 00:08:27 Video: 7876 ...
The Times That Are
7.8

The Times That Are

Aug. 12, 1967

The Times That Are

Four years after Pour la suite du monde (1963), director Pierre Perrault asks Alexis Tremblay if he’ll agree to travel with his wife Marie ...
Le Joli Mai
8.0

Le Joli Mai

May. 01, 1963

Le Joli Mai

Candid interviews of ordinary people on the meaning of happiness, an often amorphous and inarticulable notion that evokes more basic and ...