Meth Storm

Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers

During the last half-century, Cambodia has witnessed genocide, decades of war and the collapse of social order. Now, documentary filmmaker Rithy Panh

2007

Sentinels of Silence

Sentinels of Silence is a 1971 short documentary film on ancient Mexican civilizations. The film was directed and written by Mexican filmmaker Robert

1971

Land Without Bread

An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. Insalubrity, mise

1933

Megacities

Megacities is a documentary about the slums of five different metropolitan cities.

1998

Muerte es Vida (Death is Life)

Monarch butterflies have brought hope to the darkest times of people's lives. In Mexico, when they arrive for Day of the Dead, they are thought to be

2016

Havana, From On High

The chronic shortage of housing in Central Havana has pushed the city upwards, where life spills out onto the rooftops. Resilient and remarkable, thes

2019

The Distant Drummer: A Movable Scene

Robert Mitchum narrates an anti drug propaganda film.

1970

A History of The War on Drugs, from Prohibition to Gold Rush

Why are white men poised to get rich doing the same thing African-Americans have been going to prison for?

2016

Safe Place

A Southern Indiana man endures a fatal night of torture after being arrested for a routine traffic stop.

2024

Ibogaine: Rite of Passage

Ibogaine is a plant extract that stops drug addiction. In this documentary, a 34-year-old heroin addict undergoes ibogaine therapy with Dr Martin Pola

2004

Darwin's Nightmare

Africa in the sixties. The Nile perch, a ravenous predator, is introduced into Lake Victoria as a scientific experiment, causing the extinction of man

2005

ALTAR: Cruzando Fronteras, Building Bridges

Examines the life, work, and cultural significance of Gloria Anzaldúa, poet and visual artist, and those she inspired in women's Chicano art. The work

2009

Corazón Oaxaqueño

2000

Grass Is Greener

Weed. Marijuana. Grass. Pot. Whatever you prefer to call it, America’s relationship with cannabis is a complicated one. In his directorial debut, hip

2019

The Void Inside

After getting caught in a fight, Vahid needs to sell one of his kidneys to avoid a prison sentence of many years. While waiting for the liberating cal

2020

Oaxaca - Zwischen Rebellion und Utopie

2007

Huxley on Huxley

Italian-born Laura Huxley, a teenage violin virtuoso, played for European royalty and made her American debut at Carnegie Hall before leaving the conc

2009

Kolt 15 GAP

Funny story of an unemployed metalworker, self-proclaimed Marxist, his views and whereabouts.

1971

Luttes intimes

2024

Elton John: Never Too Late

Sir Elton John looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career in this emotionally charged, full-circle journey. As he pre

2024