Standing in the Shadows of Motown
In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. gathered the best musicians from Detroit’s thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period…
I’m Still a Superstar
This documentary explores Yurena’s meteoric rise to fame as Tamara, the media frenzy she faced in the 2000s and the present-day lives of her TV rivals.
Carmencita
The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United States. In the…
Hard Times: Lost on Long Island
Though the recession officially ended in summer 2009, the fallout continues for some 25 million unemployed and underemployed Americans, many of whom worked their way up the corporate ladder..
Cerro Torre: A Snowball’s Chance in Hell
Movie about David Lama climbing the Patagonian mountain Cerro Torre for the first time free, a mountain that has been dubbed the most difficult to climb in the world.
The Quincy Avery Effect
A game-changing story of grit and victory. From 1,000 nights of homelessness to coaching NFL’s top Quarterbacks, Quincy Avery continues to break barriers, unlocking the full potential of athletes and…
Negro Terror
A portrait of a punk band and their role in the vibrant and eclectic underground music scene from which they were born. The idiosyncratic personalities of these three musicians demonstrates…
Risk
Capturing the story of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with unprecedented access, director Laura Poitras finds herself caught between the motives and contradictions of Assange and his inner circle in a…
Human Nature
The biggest tech revolution of the 21st century isn’t digital, it’s biological. A breakthrough called CRISPR gives us unprecedented control over the basic building blocks of life. It opens the…
Camp 14: Total Control Zone
Shin Dong-Huyk was born on November 19, 1983 as a political prisoner in a North Korean re-education camp. He was a child of two prisoners who had been married by…
Fight to Live
Wild child, mother, abuse survivor, UFC contender, bare-knuckle boxing champion, Bec Rawlings is many things, but above all, she’s a fighter. Fight to Live is a gripping look at a…
Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel
Featuring tell-all interviews with insiders and former staff, this exposé traces American Apparel’s journey from fashion phenomenon to financial flop.
