The Rise and Fall of El Chapo
A study of the life and career of Mexican drug-cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Angus Macqueen
Only the Dead
A searing account of war correspondent Michael Ware’s seven years reporting in Iraq–an extraordinary journey that takes him into the darkest recesses of the Iraq War and the human soul.
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
A tribute to Chadwick Boseman, celebrating his life and legacy.
1968 – Sport & Revolution
The revolutionary 1968 Mexico City Olympics: new politics, with Smith and Carlos’ raised black fists, new techniques, and new technology.
Diary of a Harlem Family
Presents Gordon Parks’ photo-essay “A Harlem Family”, framed by a filmed segment featuring Parks and the Fontanelle family and narrated by Parks.
Street Fight
This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey, in which a City Councilman, Cory Booker, attempted to unseat longtime mayor Sharpe James.
The Image Book
In Le Livre d’Image, Jean-Luc Godard recycles existing images (films, documentaries, paintings, television archives, etc.), quotes excerpts from books, uses fragments of music. The driving force is poetic rhyme, the…
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania
A 1971–72 documentary film by Jonas Mekas. It revolves around Mekas’ trip back to Semeniškiai, the village of his birth.
Jasper Mall
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
Why are we still able, today, to view images that were captured over 125 years ago? As we enter the digital age, audiovisual heritage seems to be a sure and…
Lullaby
Lullabies are our first connection to the world – a universal experience we all share, yet it remains deeply personal. “Can you recall a song that your mother would sing…
A Plastic Ocean
A documentary focused on plastic pollution in the world’s oceans.
First Responders in Crisis
First responders make up less than 2% of the population, but account for nearly 20% of the suicides. This doc looks at the mental health struggles of firefighters, police officers…