The Prison in Twelve Landscapes

A small group of girls in one of the most remote forests left on earth attend a radical high school where they learn to protect the threatened forest...

"A man stands amid unpacked boxes in his new home, delivering an extended monologue on indecision and dislocation. This rarely seen, overlooked gem cr...

The life of Jeremiah Tower, one of the most controversial, outrageous, and influential figures in the history of American gastronomy.

A short documentary about the Uyghur minority of western China.

As the unabashed cradle of Hollywood superficiality and smoggy urban sprawl, Los Angeles has long been condemned as a cultural wasteland. In the richl...

How do Europeans deal with their recent dark history (the wars, dictatorships and occupations)? What traces are etched?

The Mexican-US border is a sacred place for many of the Americans based there. They guard it furiously in order to prevent illegal migration and live...

Longinotto's documentary is about Brenda Myers-Powell, who fights against sexual exploitation and supports prostitutes in Chicago. Brenda knows what s...

The film chronicles Nina Simone's journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate activist, told in her own words.

Elliott Leyton, the subject of this riveting documentary by filmmaker Barbara Doran, can't help but be fascinating; that's because Leyton, who teaches...

A young artist, born as Nicole, but renamed Nova, sets out on a healing journey on an indigenous Taino sanctuary in upstate New York. Accompanied by t...

An intimate portrait of recently retired Congressman Barney Frank, one of our most well-known and least understood political figures, this documentary...

Actress Lola Herrera and her ex-husband, actor Daniel Dicenta, face the camera with honesty as they tell each other what they needed to about their pr...

On November 15, 2013, the world came together to grant one 5-year-old leukemia patient his wish to be Batman for a day. "Batkid Begins" looks at why a...

Lulú wakes up amidst the silence of a house that has been emptied. Five years ago her eight-year-old son, Brandon, and her husband disappeared. The ab...