  Death: A Love Story1999Filmmaker Michelle Le Brun and producer-actor Mel Howard train their documentary cameras on themselves to chronicle Howard's yearlong battle with terminal liver cancer. It's all here -- from different treatment regimens to Howard's final breath with Le Brun poised behind the camera. The resulting film is a poignant and stirring testament to the power of love over imminent death. Directed by:Michelle LeBrun
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|  See How They Run2002This witty look at San Francisco's mayoral runoff between Willie Brown, Tom Ammiano and Clint Reilly provides a candid look at the mudslinging and scandal that seem to accompany all political races. Direct in its delivery, this documentary holds very little back and includes appearances by Bill Maher, Sean Penn, Jesse Jackson, Arianna Huffington and more. Directed by:Emily Morse
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|  Electile Dysfunction2008Filmmakers Joe Barber and Mary Patel examine the dysfunctional world of American politics through the prism of the 2006 United States Senate race between Democrat Bob Casey Jr. and Republican Rick Santorum. Gullible media, corporate influence and hyper-managed candidate personas are among the myriad subjects covered in this incisive documentary, which includes interviews with Barack Obama, Al Gore, Ed Rendell and many others. Directed by:Joe Barber
Mary Patel
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|  Fatherhood Dreams2007An insightful look at four gay men who are fathers, this documentary follows married partners Randy and Drew raising an adopted baby boy, Steve co-parenting two daughters with a lesbian couple and Scott working with a surrogate mother. In addition to recounting each individual's struggles against ignorance and fear to become a father, filmmaker Julia Ivanova explores their day-to-day experiences raising young children. Directed by:Julia Ivanova
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 Another Day in Paradise2008The concept of fatherhood takes on complicated new definitions in this PBS documentary that follows the struggles of three servicemen working aboard an aircraft carrier on a six-month deployment in the Persian Gulf. Culled from footage captured during the shooting of the series "Carrier," the program profiles three men: one with a newborn at home, one whose son was born in his absence and one who just learned his girlfriend is pregnant. Directed by:Deborah Dickson
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| | Shoot 'em Up: The Truth About Vaccines |
 Shoot 'em Up: The Truth About Vaccines2008It's something we learn from day one when raising children in America: Vaccines are vitally important. But are they necessary, or even healthy? In this documentary, mother and filmmaker Judy Apicella discusses the issue with experts. They suggest that America's mandatory vaccination policy serves drug companies -- not children -- and argue that some vaccines contain harmful chemicals that can lead to autism, asthma and other health problems. Directed by:Judy Apicella
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2.6 Average Rating |
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| | Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got |
 Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got1985Clarinetist Artie Shaw became a leading New York studio musician by age 19, then went on to success as a popular bandleader. Filmmaker Brigitte Berman explores Shaw's turbulent life in this Oscar-winning documentary. Through interviews with Shaw, archival footage of his performances and discussions with many of his friends -- including Buddy Rich and Mel Torme -- Berman provides sharp insight into the life and music of this gifted artist. Directed by:Brigitte Berman
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2.6 Average Rating |
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|  Girls Like Us1997Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, this engrossing documentary chronicles four years in the lives of four teenage girls from different social and ethnic backgrounds as they come of age in working-class Philadelphia. As the girls grow up, they confront social and family expectations; explore their feelings about religion, relationships and sex; and experience personal triumphs and tragedies. Directed by:Tina Di Feliciantonio
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 Notes on Marie Menken2006Though relatively little known today, filmmaker Marie Menken -- a fixture of New York's thriving experimental film scene from the 1940s to the '60s -- inspired such artists as Stan Brakhage, Andy Warhol, Kenneth Anger and others. Interviews with avant-garde masters, archival footage and vintage photographs combine to create an illuminating portrait of an overlooked legacy in this fascinating documentary. Directed by:Martina Kudlacek
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2.6 Average Rating |
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|  Two Laws1981Put in charge of the filmmaking process, the Borroloola Aborigines of remote northern Australia tell their own story -- through their narrative traditions and with a focus on the issues of importance to them -- in this groundbreaking documentary. Dreamlike in its pacing and visuals, the film traces the community's struggle to live under two disparate laws -- their own and that imposed on them by European settlers. Directed by:Alessandro Cavadini
Carolyn Strachan
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2.6 Average Rating |
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| | Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets |
 Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets1989Filmmaker Maria Beatty's fascinating documentary revisits the prolific creativity and ravenous hunger for social change that was emblematic of America's beat poets, whose key members reflect candidly on the turbulent era. Allen Ginsberg, Diane Di Prima and William S. Burroughs offer keen insights in interviews, while contemporary voices such as Marianne Faithfull, Richard Hell, Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins weigh in with incisive observations. Directed by:Maria Beatty
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|  Heaven1987Pull up a cloud and take a ride through Heaven. Created and directed by the multitalented Diane Keaton (Annie Hall, Baby Boom), this film takes a wonderfully lighthearted look at the Great Beyond and people's beliefs concerning the possibility of an afterlife. Keaton intersperses outrageous interviews with extraordinary film footage from European and American film classics such as Metropolis, Green Pastures and Stairway to Heaven. Directed by:Diane Keaton
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  Dropped2006Filmmaker and music executive Nicole Ehrlich exposes the harsh realities of the music industry by following seven artists who were signed by major labels and subsequently "dropped" unexpectedly. Musicians Hot Karl, Bush Tetras, Wiskey Biscuit, Spearhead, Murphy's Law, OPM and Burning Star tell their stories of living at the mercy of their recording labels, bringing light to just how hard it is to make it in the music biz. Directed by:Rosser Goodman
Farah Z. Khalid
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|  Call to Witness2000Offering insight into the current struggles over sexuality within organized religion, Pam Walton's groundbreaking documentary tells the stories of three openly gay and lesbian Midwestern Lutheran pastors who have taken a stand against their own church. The film clearly and skillfully outlines the contradictions within a church that supposedly welcomes lesbians and gay men -- but at the same time condemns them. Directed by:Pam Walton
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| | Bill Moyers: Genesis: A Living Conversation |
 Bill Moyers: Genesis: A Living Conversation1996Three of the world's major religions draw deep spiritual and literal meaning from the stories related in the Book of Genesis, including the primeval flood, the creation of Adam and Eve, and God's fateful summons to Abraham. Bill Moyers combines the insights of internationally recognized scholars, scientists and religious leaders in this PBS program about the text that has held people in sway for thousands of years and continues to do so today. Directed by:Catherine Tatge
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| | Trisha Brown: Early Works 1966-1979 |
 Trisha Brown: Early Works 1966-19791966The genius of acclaimed choreographer Trisha Brown comes alive in this comprehensive collection of footage capturing her earliest works, spanning the years 1966-79. Selections include "Homemade" (1966), "Man Walking Down the Side of a Building" (1970), "Roof and Fire Piece" (1973), "Spiral" (1974), "Spanish Dance" (1976) and "Watermotor" (1978). Bonus features include an interview with the artist conducted by art historian Klaus Kertess. Directed by:Babette Mangolte
Carlotta Schoolman
Jonathan Demme
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  Now and Then1995Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star. Directed by:Lesli Linka Glatter
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Now and Then (1995) A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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