HBO Original Programming (Docs) by 2015
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- DirectorDoug BlockStarsDoug BlockAugie AlexanderErica BeckmanFilmmaker Doug Block finds out what happened to some of the 112 couples whose wedding videos he shot to help support himself over the past two decades.
- DirectorHeidi EwingRachel GradyThe abortion battle continues to rage in unexpected ways on one corner in an American city.
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsMaxine McNairWalter CronkiteChris McNairA documentary of the notorious racial terrorist bombing of an African American church during the Civil Rights Movement.
- DirectorVince DiPersioBill GuttentagStarsBeau BridgesFive true stories about handgun related accidents involving children and their families.
- DirectorLiz GarbusStarsAlfred BenjaminRobert BrownSteve BuscemiAcclaimed actor and FDNY veteran Steve Buscemi looks at what it's like to work as a New York City firefighter. Utilizing exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and firsthand accounts from past and present firefighters, this special explores life in one of the world's most demanding fire departments while illuminating the lives of the often "strong and silent" heroes who risk their lives to protect residents and serve the city.
- DirectorTimothy Greenfield-SandersStarsCarmen Dell'OreficeIsabella RosselliniJerry Hall'About Face' explores beauty and aging through the stories of the original supermodels: women, now between fifty and eighty years old, whose images defined our sense of beauty over the last half-century. Shot in Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' intimate portrait style, participants include Isabella Rossellini, Christie Brinkley, Marisa Berenson, China Machado, Beverly Johnson, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Paulina Porizkova, Jerry Hall, and Christy Turlington among others. They discuss the fashion industry, their careers, aging, plastic surgery, botox, and how they have reassessed and redefined their own sense of beauty as they have aged. Designer Calvin Klein says in the film, 'They had something inside that came through...they had character, they had personality. Those qualities never age'.
- DirectorTorsten KönigsChristoph TölleAddiction is the story of a young businessman, happily married to a sweet, understanding woman. After accidentally killing a mugger in self-defense, he is caught up in a flood of emotions he doesn't understand...rage, excitement, joy, even lust. This need soon blossoms into desire, desperation and then total dependence, a desperate rush that he cannot live without. And as he slowly alienates himself from his friends, his job, and the only woman who truly loves him, the downward spiral of his life takes hold and he soon finds he is no better off than the heroin junkies chasing ever-more-elusive highs in the dark alleys and forgotten hallways.
- DirectorJon AlpertEllen Goosenberg KentStarsJames GandolfiniDawn HalfakerDexter PittsAmerican Soldiers fighting in the Iraq war and their homecomings.
- DirectorAmy SchatzStarsLily TomlinPat DerbyColleen KinzleyNarrated by Lily Tomlin, this documentary short traces mankind's long history with elephants and explores the many problems that arise when they are brought to live in captivity in zoos and circuses.
- This is the story of an Iraqi doctor and the filming he took inside the ER hospital in Baghdad. This story outlines the struggle of Iraqi's after the invasion by the U.S. and looks rather at the struggle now between Sunni's and Shiates, and shows the results of this horrible battle in the ER.
- DirectorDes McAnuffStarsBilly CrystalBilly Crystal tells the stories of his youth, growing up in the jazz world of Manhattan, his teenage years, and finally adulthood. The Tony Award-winning show is a funny and poignant exploration of family and fate, loving and loss.
- DirectorLiz GarbusStarsBobby FischerDavid EdmondsAnthony Saidy'Bobby Fischer Against the World' is a documentary feature exploring the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer. The drama of Bobby Fischer's career was undeniable, from his troubled childhood, to his rock star status as World Champion and Cold War icon, to his life as a fugitive on the run. This film explores one of the most infamous and mysterious characters of the 20th century.
- DirectorJeremiah ZagarStarsJoaquin PhoenixNicole KidmanHelen HuntA small-town murder became nationally televised trial sensation, inspiring multimedia adaptations, marking birth of reality TV phenomenon centered on sex, drugs, betrayal, and homicide.
- DirectorAlexandra PelosiStarsAlexandra PelosiGhina Abul-KhoudoudHassan Abul-KhoudoudDocumentary about new United States immigrants spanning all fifty states.
- DirectorLiz GarbusStarsLynda DelorenzoAl'Khan EdwardsDevonia EdwardsAl'Khan, Roxanne, Sean, and Tom have each emerged from their Traumatic Brain Injury comas, but just how conscious are they, and will they get better?