Draquila: Italy Trembles

Around the Village Green

Contrasts traditional and modern village life, as changes occur with better transport and as country estates are sold off for housing.

1937

Repare Bem

The lives of three generations of women who suffered political persecution during the military dictatorship in Brazil.

2012

Eyes on Russia: From the Caucasus to Moscow

An extremely rare subject by the famed still photographer. A 1934 short.

Lila

A 1980 short about the life and work of 80-year-old practicing psychiatrist Lila Bonner-Miller, who is at once a doctor, a church leader, an artist, a

Passing Quietly Through

A blunt and human encounter between a nurse and an aging man.

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

Beyond her historic role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, this comprehensive dive into Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks sheds light on her extensive organiz

2022

Paul Simon and Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song will honor either a songwriter, interpreter, or singer/songwriter whose career reflects lifeti

2007

Dancing Dreams

The dance performance “Kontakthof” bears the unmistakable signature of Pina Bausch: it deals with forms of human contact, encounters between the sexes

2010

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Poet, singer / songwriter and ladies man Leonard Cohen is interviewed in his home about his life and times. The interview is interspersed with archive

2006

Hell's Angel

Christopher Hitchens investigates whether Mother Teresa of Calcutta deserves her saintly image. He probes her campaigns against contraception and abor

1994

A Small Act

A young Kenyan's life changes drastically when his education is sponsored by a Swedish stranger. Years later, he founds his own scholarship program to

2010

Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts

Daniel Tosh performs in front of a live San Francisco audience in this stand-up special for Comedy Central, and touches on topics ranging from sports

2011

Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink

It's death on an unimaginable scale, when a majority of Earth's species quickly die out. It's called "mass extinction," and it's happened at least fiv

2014

Protagonist

Jessica Yu's documentary explores the relationship between human life and Euripidean dramatic structure by weaving together the stories of four men: G

2007

Connected: The Power of Six Degrees

A very rich documentary about the new science of network. It is built around reproducing the “Six degrees of separation” experience.

2008

Shahida: Brides of Allah

Israeli director Natalie Assouline chronicles the lives of women, mostly young mothers, in prison for involvement in failed suicide attacks/terrorists

2008

Günter Wallraff: Schwarz auf Weiss

A black-skinned migrant travels across Germany and puts the locals' hospitality to the test. But what the people he meets don't know - this black man

2009

Home Movies Gaza

A travelogue in the Gaza strip.

2013

Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal & the Fight for Coalfield Justice

"Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal and the Fight for Coalfield Justice" is an award-winning feature documentary exploring radical community resistan

2006

Vida Activa

New Opportunities were a portuguese education program with a focus on the academic certification of adults who left school early. Applicants will impr

2014