Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

One Day Pina Asked...

Chantal Akerman followed famous Choreographer Pina Bausch and her company of dancers, The Tanzteater Wuppertal, for five weeks while they were on tour

1989

Deliver Me

A film on the come back of exorcism in the contemporary world. Each year a growing number of people call their sense of unease “possession.” The Churc

2016

Delphine and Carole

In the 70s, actress Delphine Seyrig and director Carole Roussopoulos, both militant feminists, were the pioneers of video activism in France. They doc

2020

Skyscraper

Nominated for an Academy Award, this live-action short film playfully chronicles the construction of the Tishman Building at 666 Fifth Avenue in New Y

1959

First Edition

First Edition is a 1977 American short documentary film about the Baltimore Sun directed by Helen Whitney. It was nominated for an Academy Award for B

1977

Jewel's Catch One

With four strikes against her (black, female, poor and a lesbian), our trailblazer, Jewel Thais-Williams, helped changed laws, save lives and influenc

2017

Hats Off to Hollywood

Picking up the story first presented in I Don’t Know (1970), Hats Off to Hollywood (1972) brazenly and brilliantly mixes documentary reality with full

1972

Namrata

This short documentary tells the intensely personal story of Namrata Gill – one of the many real-life inspirations for Deepa Mehta’s Heaven on Earth –

2009

Our War

Since 2013 more than 30,000 fighters from all over the world have joined the troops of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (Daesh) in Syria. Fighting ag

2016

Rafael Cancel Miranda: I'm Not Sorry for What I Did

Explores the trajectory of the young nationalist from the time of his incarceration, at 23 years of age, as a result of the attack on the United State

2016

Podwórka

‘Podwórka’ captures six groups of neighbourhood youth as they play in seemingly deserted yards, offering an intimate portrait of daily life in Łódź, P

2009

The Witch Hunt Is On

2012

Luisa Capetillo: pasión de justicia

Features the life of feminist Luisa Capetillo in late 19th and early 20th century Puerto Rico.

1993

Getúlio Vargas

Documentary on one of Brazil's most controversial personalities: Getúlio Vargas, an ex-president.

1974

Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House

This documentary profiles iconic journalist Helen Thomas who has held a front-row seat at White House press conferences for more than 60 years.

2008

Under the Electric Sky

This 3-D film chronicles the love, community, and life of festival-goers during Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, the largest music festival in the U

2014

The Nun

After Marta had decided to become a nun at a young age, filmmaker Maud Nycander followed her and her family for ten years.

2007

Carlos de Oliveira: Upon the Left Side

Carlos Oliveira's literary universe is re-enacted in a studio using the writer’s personal objects and manuscripts, and with the help of Luis Miguel Ci

2007

Pornotropic

When French writer Marguerite Duras (1914-96) published her novel The Sea Wall in 1950, she came very close to winning the prestigious Prix Goncourt.

2020

God Sleeps in Rwanda

A powerful documentary about five women whose lives have been irrevocably altered by the Rwandan genocide. With the country left nearly 70% female in

2005