The Dog
In 1972, John Wojtowicz attempted to rob a Brooklyn bank to pay for his lover’s sex-change operation. The story was the basis for the film Dog Day Afternoon. The Dog…
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
When Bruce Chatwin was dying of AIDS, his friend Werner Herzog made a final visit. As a parting gift, Chatwin gave him his rucksack. Thirty years later, Herzog sets out…
Cher and the Loneliest Elephant
“The World’s Loneliest Elephant” Kaavan will finally experience freedom, thanks to his biggest champion, the one & only Cher. We’ll follow Cher, Free The Wild, Four Paws International, and Kaavan…
Mommy Dead and Dearest
Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to…
Beastie Boys Story
A live documentary experience focusing on the history and legacy of the Beastie Boys and its intimate, personal story.
American Anarchist
The story of one of the most infamous books ever written, “The Anarchist Cookbook,” and the role it’s played in the life of its author, now 65, who wrote it…
Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide
When Kenny Scharf arrived in NYC in the early 1980’s, he quickly met and befriended Keith Haring and Jean Michel Basquiat; There, amongst the fervent creative bustle of a depressed…
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
A High Rising Productions documentary on the short-lived craze of Italian cannibal films in the ’70s and ’80s, featuring interviews with Umberto Lenzi, Ruggero Deodato, Sergio Martino, Giovanni Lombardo Radice,…
My Mother’s Lost Children
An eccentric Jewish family is thrown into turmoil when two stolen children reappear after 40 years.
40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie
TV writer/producer Lee Aronsohn tracks down the scattered members of a beloved early 1970’s band with the hope that, 40 years after they broke up, he can get them to…