Death remains a taboo subject in the 21st century. The work of gravediggers continues to be viewed with prejudice and ignorance. Working with death and the dead is neither easy nor pleasant: physical and psychological ailments are common and frequent among these workers. Nelson, Yiyo, and Miguel, gravediggers, reflect on the relationship we humans have with life and death, reflections that can help us re-evaluate our lives.
Death remains a taboo subject in the 21st century. The work of gravediggers continues to be viewed with prejudice and ignorance. Working with death and the dead is neither easy nor pleasant: physical and psychological ailments are common and frequent among these workers. Nelson, Yiyo, and Miguel, gravediggers, reflect on the relationship we humans have with life and death, reflections that can help us re-evaluate our lives.
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.
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.
Ross McElwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of General Sherman's march of destruction through the South during the Civil War, but is continually sidetracked by women who come and go in his life, his recurring dreams of nuclear holocaust, and Burt Reynolds.
The life and career of one of comedy's most inimitable modern voices, Mr. Gilbert Gottfried.
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
A dreamlike conversation with the past and the present, reimagining Latasha Harlins' story by excavating intimate memories shared by those who loved her.
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.
The life of Mr. Spock, as well as that of Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played him for almost fifty years, written and directed by his son: Adam.
A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital revolution.
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.