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“Breathtaking in its techniques, rhapsodic in its passion, and encyclopedic in its scope, the film traces the long fall from paradise into modern barbarism.” – Art Gallery of Ontario
Genre: Documentary
Director: R. Bruce Elder
Actors: Anna Pafomow, Henry Jesionka, James D. Smith, R. Bruce Elder
A Letter to Elia
Director Martin Scorsese speaks candidly and passionately about one of his formative filmmaking influences: the late Elia Kazan. Utilizing precisely chosen clips from Kazan’s signature films including “On the Waterfront,”…
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
A docudrama series focusing on Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural selection; it uses reconstruction of the 19th century with present day documentary.
Spellbound
This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps Howard national spelling bee championship in Washington D.C.
Full Moon Scimitar
The “Breaking Amish” cast are reunited in Pennsylvania, where Abe, Jeremiah, Rebecca and Sabrina are living, though Kate resides in New York City.
Working on the Douro River
Short silent documentary from 1931 about those working on the River Douro in Oporto.
O Fim e o Princípio
A film that began from zero. Without any previous research, characters, locations or established themes, a film crew arrives at the Paraiba backlands in search of people with stories to…
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
This documentary follows superstar Bret Hart during his last year in the WWF. The film documents the tensions that resulted in The Montreal Screwjob, one of the most controversial events…
Juke Girl
Documentary series following life in the Western Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center for both inmates and prison staff.
King Solomon’s Mines
Earthflight is a British nature documentary that shows a flight from the view of the wings of birds across six continents, showing some of the world’s greatest natural spectacles from…
Surf Adventures
Elite Brazilian surfers go in search of the gnarliest waves on the planet’s best beaches, opening up about their lives and experiences along the way.
People of the Po Valley
A documentary short detailing the life of Italians living on the Po River in the 1940s.
George Carlin: Personal Favorites
After starring in a dozen or so HBO Special Presentations, comedian George Carlin has amassed a substantial body of work in the cable channel’s vaults. Personal Favorites is a greatest-hits…