Artists Adriana Ciudad and Isaac Ernesto have begun a series of filmic correspondences in which they explore their family histories and how these shape their perspectives in the present. Adriana, a descendant of Nazis, and Isaac Ernesto, the son of MRTA leaders, tell us about the construction of the maternal gaze, in Adriana's case, and about the experience of being the son of people considered undesirable in our country, in Isaac's case.
Artists Adriana Ciudad and Isaac Ernesto have begun a series of filmic correspondences in which they explore their family histories and how these shape their perspectives in the present. Adriana, a descendant of Nazis, and Isaac Ernesto, the son of MRTA leaders, tell us about the construction of the maternal gaze, in Adriana's case, and about the experience of being the son of people considered undesirable in our country, in Isaac's case.
Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.
A detailing of the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United football players (David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil and Gary Neville). The film covers the period 1992-1999, culminating in Manchester United's European Cup triumph.
Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveillance, and Buddhist teachings.
A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.
A documentary on legendary movie-poster artist Drew Struzan.
Photographer Estevan Oriol and artist Mister Cartoon turned their Chicano roots into gritty art, impacting street culture, hip hop and beyond.
A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital revolution.
When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the full horror of what had happened. Making use of British, Soviet and American footage, the Ministry of Information’s Sidney Bernstein (later founder of Granada Television) aimed to create a documentary that would provide lasting, undeniable evidence of the Nazis’ unspeakable crimes. He commissioned a wealth of British talent, including editor Stewart McAllister, writer and future cabinet minister Richard Crossman – and, as treatment advisor, his friend Alfred Hitchcock. Yet, despite initial support from the British and US Governments, the film was shelved, and only now, 70 years on, has it been restored and completed by Imperial War Museums under its original title "German Concentration Camps Factual Survey".
From the heights of her modeling fame to her tragic death, this documentary reveals Anna Nicole Smith through the eyes of the people closest to her.
A look at the origins, history and conspiracies behind the "Majestic 12", a clandestine group of military and corporate figureheads charged with reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology.