Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

Retrospective of the life and movie work of British actor James Mason. The documentary presents interview footage interspersed with some movie excerpt

1984

Tracing Battleship Potemkin

Documentary detailing the extensive number of shots long lost from constant film re-cutting of 1925's great silent cinema classic Battleship Potemkin

2007

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them, this is the untold history

2019

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.

2002

Boundless

As Hong Kong's foremost filmmaker, Johnnie To himself becomes the protagonist of this painstaking documentary exploring him and his Boundless world of

2013

In Search of Charlie Chan

A documentary on the creation of the popular Charlie Chan detective character as well as the history of Chan films of the 1930s.

2006

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations.

2006

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

2019

Score: A Film Music Documentary

Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on t

2017

Lost in La Mancha

Fulton and Pepe's 2000 documentary captures Terry Gilliam's attempt to get The Man Who Killed Don Quixote off the ground. Back injuries, freakish stor

2002

Binka: To Tell a Story About Silence

A film pioneer, Binka Zhelyazkova was at the forefront of political cinema under Bulgaria's Communist dictatorship. Though she remained faithful to th

2007

The Discovery and Development of Film

The birth date of film can be established: December 28, 1895. The place where it happened is also known: Paris, Boulevard des Capucines, Grand Caffe.

2006

Introduction to Filmmaking

We live with films every day, and it seems nothing easier than answering the question: what is a film? Obviously, a film is, first and foremost, a doc

2006

Life After The Navigator

A feature that not only celebrates the 1986 classic "Flight of the Navigator", but also looks at the life of its child star, Joey Cramer, and his roll

2020

In Search of the Last Action Heroes

The most comprehensive retrospective of the '80s action film genre ever made.

2019

To Tell the Truth: A History of Documentary Film (1928-1946)

A detailed history of documentary filmmaking in the US and the UK from 1929 to 1945. The first part, Working for Change, focuses on 1929-1941 and the

2012

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell

The life and career of legendary Hollywood glamour portrait photographer George Hurrell is profiled by his contemporaries including other photographer

1995

Out of Per Åhlin's Head

A portrait of Per Åhlin, who has been called the father of Swedish animation.

2019

Frank and Ollie

Before computer graphics, special effects wizardry, and out-of-this world technology, the magic of animation flowed from the pencils of two of the gre

1995

Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie

The story of the abandoned production of 'Day of the Champion', a movie about Formula 1 which was set to film in 1966.

2021