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- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogJean ClottesJulien MonneyWerner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
- DirectorEli KabillioStarsJoey MellenBart HugesAmanda FeildingA documentary about people who drill dime-sized holes in their foreheads in an effort to improve health and mental capacity
- DirectorRoko BelicStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittWilliam C. DementJayne GackenbachCan the dream world be a fully functional parallel reality? Joseph Gordon-Levitt and leading scientists take you to the cutting edge of dream research in this documentary produced for Christopher Nolan's Inception.
- DirectorYukari HayashiBarrie McLeanStarsLeonard CohenThe Dalai LamaRam DassDeath is real, it comes without warning and it cannot be escaped. An ancient source of strength and guidance, The Tibetan Book of the Dead remains an essential teaching originating in the spiritual cultures of the Himalayas. Narrated by Leonard Cohen, this enlightening two-part program explores the sacred text and boldly visualizes the afterlife according to its profound wisdom. Part 1: A Way of Life reveals the history of The Tibetan Book of the Dead and examines its traditional use in northern India, as well as its acceptance in Western hospices. Shot over a four-month period, the film contains footage of the rites and liturgies for a deceased Ladakhi elder and includes an interview with the Dalai Lama, who shares his views on the book's meaning and importance. Watch The Tibetan Book of the Dead - Part 2: The great Liberation
- DirectorNick StringerStarsArmand LeroiLaurance DoyleNigel FranksScientists and Artists speculate about how alien life might exist on a planet they dub "Aurelia", circling and tidally locked to a Red Dwarf star.
- StarsChristian RodskaJeremy RaynerBruce H. TiffneyA group of scientists predict what Earth and Life will look like in the future
- StarsArmand LeroiSeth ShostakChris McKayAstrophysicists and biologists come together to imagine how, where, and what types of extraterrestrial life forms can we hope to find in the near future.
- DirectorSid BennettStarsSean Cameron MichaelAndre WeidemanCandice D'ArcyA team of scientists testifies that they found the remains of a sea creature with ties to human origins - a modern day mermaid. They claim a massive government cover-up is currently hiding the creature's existence from the general public.
- DirectorTamra DavisStarsJean Michel BasquiatJulian SchnabelLarry GagosianDirector Tamra Davis pays homage to her friend in this definitive documentary but also delves into Basquiat as an iconoclast. His dense, bebop-influenced neoexpressionist work emerged while minimalist, conceptual art was the fad; as a successful black artist, he was constantly confronted by racism and misconceptions. Much can be gleaned from insider interviews and archival footage, but it is Basquiat's own words and work that powerfully convey the mystique and allure of both the artist and the man.
- DirectorSusanna StyronStarsPaul AusterSusan BeairdDavid BorsookExplores the history and mystery of Migraine, and its remarkable place in the human condition. Migraine is a devastating but fascinating neurological condition with a compelling story to tell.
- DirectorEric SteelStarsEric GeleynseChris BrownSusan GinwallaFilmmakers use hidden cameras to capture the various suicide attempts at the Golden Gate Bridge - the world's most popular suicide destination. Interviews with the victims' loved ones describe their lives and mental health.
- DirectorNic StaceyStarsJim Al-KhaliliChaos theory has a bad name, conjuring up images of unpredictable weather, economic crashes and science gone wrong. But there is a fascinating and hidden side to Chaos, one that scientists are only now beginning to understand. It turns out that chaos theory answers a question that mankind has asked for millennia - how did we get here? In this documentary, Professor Jim Al-Khalili sets out to uncover one of the great mysteries of science - how does a universe that starts off as dust end up with intelligent life? How does order emerge from disorder? It's a mindbending, counterintuitive and for many people a deeply troubling idea. But Professor Al-Khalili reveals the science behind much of beauty and structure in the natural world and discovers that far from it being magic or an act of God, it is in fact an intrinsic part of the laws of physics. Amazingly, it turns out that the mathematics of chaos can explain how and why the universe creates exquisite order and pattern. And the best thing is that one doesn't need to be a scientist to understand it. The natural world is full of awe-inspiring examples of the way nature transforms simplicity into complexity. From trees to clouds to humans - after watching this film you'll never be able to look at the world in the same way again.
- DirectorMads BrüggerStarsMads BrüggerSimon Jul JørgensenTommy KenterTwo Danish comedians join the director on a trip to North Korea, where they have been allowed access under the pretext of wanting to perform a vaudeville act.
- DirectorPeter MettlerStarsGavin ConnorBrian LadoonDon LindA documentary of an expedition to Churchill, Manitoba to film the Northern Lights.
- DirectorMisha KostrovStarsVictor KuznetsovTatyana PerizhokN. TaranThe film tacks together two tales: a historical account of Tesla's eventful life and his pioneering research into physics and bold experiments with electricity. Suffering from a fatal malady as a child the future great physicist promised his parents that he would recover under the sole condition...if they allowed him to become an engineer. And he kept his promise. Never ending yearning for knowledge, research practice, creative endeavor, discoveries that have unfixed all established notions - that's what was the characteristic of the great physicist. Nikola Tesla would always remain a scientist whose life was a sort of mystification rather than pure reality.
- DirectorAnca DamianStarsVlad IvanovJamie SivesSandrine BonnaireWhile being in Poland, Romanian Claudio Crulic is wrongly accused of theft. In jail he goes on a hunger strike.
- DirectorYu HaiboYu Tianqi KikiStarsXiaoyong ZhaoYongjiu ZhouYueAn intimate portrait of a peasant-turned oil painter transitioning from making copies of iconic Western paintings to creating his own authentic works of art.
- DirectorDavid BickerstaffA documentary about the influence of Japanese art on Van Gogh's work.
- DirectorChris BouldingStarsMaggi ChapmanJeanie DavisonTamsin GreigTelling the intriguing and poignant story of the closure of Britain's insane asylums.
- DirectorAlbin BiblomWonder, exploitation and a wish to preserve nature - Curiosity and Control examines our complex relationship to nature itself. A multi layered look at the world of Museums of Natural History and Zoological gardens, with voices from historians, authors, architects and zoo managers. It raises questions about how we perceive nature and our contradictory behavior of caging what we fear may be lost.
- DirectorRobert LemelsonStarsKeretaRaradLuh Ketut SuryaniFollows an older Balinese man as he struggles with the intrusion of spirits into his consciousness and explores his experience with healers, the roles of violence and loss, and what role a psychiatric diagnosis of schizophrenia entails.
- DirectorKazuhiro SôdaStarsToshio KashiwagiItsuko KishimotoIkuo MiyakeMENTAL is a feature-length documentary that observes the complex world of an outpatient mental health clinic in Japan, interwoven with patients, doctors, staff, volunteers, and home-helpers, in cinema-verite style. The film breaks a major taboo against discussing mental illness prevalent in Japanese society, and captures the candid lives of people coping with suicidal tendencies, poverty, a sense of shame, apprehension, and fear of society.
- DirectorKazuhiro SôdaStarsSeiko HashimotoNobuteru IshiharaYoriko KawaguchiCan a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election if he is backed by the political giant Prime Minister Koizumi and his Liberal Democratic Party? This cinema-verite documentary closely follows a heated election campaign in Kawasaki, Japan, revealing the true nature of "democracy."
- DirectorPeter RodgerStarsPeter RodgerHugh JackmanRingo StarrPeople from all walks of life are asked "What is God?"
- DirectorSteven BoeWhitney BoeStarsMark HamillTim CurryLance HenriksenEvery human asks: who am I? What is my purpose? The answers are in the sustaining allegories of myths from human history. Mythic Journeys reveals how those myths can transform lives into journeys.
- DirectorKim KindersleyStarsPierce BrosnanTerence Unity FreitasJohn HurtWhaledreamers is the heartfelt story of the return of an aboriginal whale dreaming tribe from the edge of extinction and the equally, long journey of the whales, not only to survive the slaughter by man, but to engage the human race into waking up in time.
- DirectorArto HalonenStarsPeter CoyoteRobert Van Den BergJan WellmannTemiar Senoi, an indigenous people of Malaysia, live in the realm of unique dream culture. Their exceptionally harmonious and non-violent way of living has been claimed to be a direct result of their dream directed habits. Their sole aim is to exist in balance with nature and fellow man. But the nature is under threat by a massive rain forest logging operation masterminded by the Malaysian government. And the tribe itself is under another, direct threat by the same government, who try to institute "modern" customs among the tribes, including state religion and education programs.
- DirectorHenri-Georges ClouzotStarsPablo PicassoHenri-Georges ClouzotClaude RenoirA filmed record of Pablo Picasso painting numerous canvases for the camera, allowing us to see his creative process at work.
- DirectorDavid GelbStarsJiro OnoYoshikazu OnoMasuhiro YamamotoA documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his renowned Tokyo restaurant, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu.
- DirectorNathália VernizziStarsNathália VernizziAlberto CabralNanci TrivellatoFlyers is a documentary feature film that seeks to explore out-of-body experiences - also known as astral travels - from a personal and intimate perspective.
- DirectorFederico FelliniStarsRiccardo BilliGigi RederTino ScottiA ragout of real memories and mockumentary, as Fellini explores a childhood obsession: circus clowns.
- DirectorSteve BalestreriMaxime LachaudStarsMother FakirAttic TedA psychedelic journey through abandoned drive-ins, places of cultural madness, portraits of underground artists, noise music and primal masks.
- DirectorBruno DecharmeStarsZdenek KosekRouge Ciel tells the story of artists out of the norms, visionaries who set ablaze our spirit and shake up our ways of thinking.
- DirectorAaron AitesAudrey EwellStarsFenrizVarg VikernesEuronymousInterviews and news footage explore the rise of black metal music in Norway in the 1990s, including artists who were involved in suicide, murder and arson.
- DirectorPål AasdalMartin LedangStarsVarg VikernesKjetil ManheimNecrobutcherInterviews with central members of early Norwegian black metal bands about Mayhem, the early black metal scene and the crimes they committed.
- DirectorNati BaratzStarsTenzin ZopaIn Nepal, a venerable monk, Geshe Lama Konchog, dies and one of his disciples, a youthful monk named Tenzin Zopa, searches for his master's reincarnation. The film follows his search to the Tsum Valley where he finds a young boy of the right age who uncannily responds to Konchog's possessions. Is this the reincarnation of the master? After the boy passes several tests, Tenzin takes him to meet the Dalai Lama. Will the parents agree to let the boy go to the monastery, and, if so, how will the child respond? Central to the film is the relationship the child develops with Tenzin.
- DirectorLance LaspinaStarsEleanor FrazettaFrank FrazettaHeidi FrazettaFor over 50 years, Frank Frazetta dominated the art world with his images of fierce warriors, helpless princesses, and fantastical creatures set in the most lavish landscapes. His impact upon the worlds of fantasy art and film was unparalleled, and it can be seen to this day in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Amazingly, he managed to do this while nearly dying because of an undiagnosed thyroid condition. Even more astonishing was his ability to survive six strokes, which forced him to switch from drawing with his right hand to drawing with his left hand. The film documents the life and work of this legendary fantasy artist while exploring the universal theme of inspiration. Visual effects are used in a very unique way to bring his paintings to life. And when you combine this technique with an outstanding original score, it makes for a very original documentary. Bo Derek, Ralph Bakshi, John Milius, Glenn Danzig, and Forrest Ackerman are just a few of the people who appear in this movie.
- DirectorAnders ØstergaardStarsHergéNuma SadoulMichael FarrA high-profiled documentary about Hergé and his major cartoon success, Tintin, based in part on previously unreleased archive tape footage.
- DirectorFadi HindashA free-minded psychiatrist assists one of his patients with her suicide. A moving story about loneliness, compassion and free will.
- DirectorKarel VachekStarsJohn BokEgon BondyJan BrabecEgon Bondy prophesies the hell of global capitalism, Jim Cert admits to cooperating with the StB, Jaroslav Foglar cannot find a beer opener, while Ivan Diviscomments on his own funeral.
- DirectorSaul BassStarsPeter HansenPaul SaltmanMixing animation with live-action, Saul Bass' "Why Man Creates" is an eight-part meditation on the nature and struggle of creativity.
- DirectorJennifer FoxStarsYeshi Silvano NamkhaiChögyal Namkhai NorbuTibetan Buddhist Master Choogyal Namkhai Norbu watches as his western-born son, Yeshi, who was recognized at birth as the reincarnation of a famous spiritual master, considers departing from tradition to embrace the modern world.
- StarsKenneth BranaghEdward GeroThe final installment in the "Walking with" series is a 90-minute documentary about the evolution of life before the dinosaurs.
- DirectorErin Lee CarrStarsGary AllenViolet BlueJames A. CohenA probing look into the potential future of "thought policing" through the headline-making case of the NYPD "Cannibal Cop," who was charged with conspiring to kidnap and eat women.
- DirectorMalgorzata LupinaAndrzej DudzinskiStarsAndrzej DudzinskiMagdalena Dygat-DudzinskaDavid EbonyAndrzej "Dudi" Dudzinski tells the story of him and his art.
- DirectorStuart NapierA documentary examining the lives of children and their imaginary friends.
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreCharlton HestonMarilyn MansonFilmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
- DirectorPippa EhrlichJames ReedStarsCraig FosterTom FosterA filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.
- DirectorWim WendersStarsPina BauschRegina AdventoMalou AiraudoA tribute to the late German choreographer Pina Bausch, as her dancers perform her most famous creations.
- DirectorLaura FarberStarsGustavo D'ArthenayJaimi NordenAmy StaleyNearly 20 years after one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, four survivors return to Columbine High School to share their experiences and journeys toward healing.
- DirectorJustin HardyStarsIan HolmPatrick StewartPaul HiltonAn imaginative blend of adventure and nature special that purports to investigate the discovery of a dragon's corpse in modern-day Romania. A British scientific team attempts to understand the creature's unique capabilities.
- DirectorAnna KazejakThe film is a nostalgic attempt at evoking the unique atmosphere of vacations spent in a railway car.
- DirectorJuliana KasumuStarsAnastasia EbelShantell LeeCourtney LewisAnastasia Ebel, owner of the BABYBANGZ hair salon in Mid-City, New Orleans, reflects on her continuing desire to cultivate spaces of intentional reflection for both herself and her local New Orleans community.
- DirectorJuliana KasumuWhat Does the Water Taste Like? questions the production of identity as it relates to the filmmaker's personal affiliations as a British-Nigerian. Prompted by intimate conversations, the film conjoins footage and voices of the past with their counterparts in the present-tense.
- DirectorKamil IwanowiczPawel KazimierczakStarsMichal AdamczakMarcin BorkowskiAdrian ChmielarzDocumentary about the phenomenon of Polish video game magazines in the 90s. Times when magazine pages were put together with glue and scissors and original games were a scarcity. A unique journey to the classic Amiga and PC titles accompanied by an extraordinary soundtrack.
- DirectorVíctor EriceStarsAntonio LópezMaría MorenoEnrique GranThe artist Antonio López tries to capture the sunlight hitting his quince tree all autumn, but the struggle seems futile.
- DirectorDominik WalickiStarsGrzegorz DrabikSebastian KajdanMagdalena ScierskaDocumentary celebrating the 25-years history of PSX Extreme, a Polish cult gaming magazine.
- DirectorRichard SolarzFredrik von KrusenstjernaStarsMonika SieradzkaWitold SkrzydlewskiWlodec SumeraThe Polish government issued a burial fund to the relatives of any deceased citizen. Now the undertakers of Lodz in Poland have figured out a way to lay their greedy hands on those funds. By paying ambulance drivers to get the information where the unfortunate relatives live, they went there with contracts to get the relatives to sign over the burial funds to the undertakers. The idea was that while the relatives was still struck with grief and sorrow, they wouldn't want to read through a thick contract and just sign it instead. Things really went ugly when the ambulance drivers figured out that they would make more money if more people died.
- DirectorBrian KnappenbergerStarsAaron SwartzTim Berners-LeeCindy CohnThe story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life at the age of 26.
- DirectorAlexander RomanStarsAlice DrewittAmanda JonesBrenna LorraineOn June 22, 1954, two teenage girls Pauline Yvonne Parker and Juliet Marion Hulme murdered Honora Parker, the mother of Pauline in Victoria Park outside of Christchurch, New Zealand. This crime continues to fascinate the world. In 1994, Peter Jackson created a film based on the events called 'Heavenly Creatures' with Kate Winslet & Melanie Lynskey. This documentary will examine the relationship of Pauline & Juliet and the murder case.
- DirectorAra ChekmayanRichard KotukStarsPeter ThomasRichard KotukJohn BrooksA significant number of American children and teenagers - from all social backgrounds - suffer from mental disorders, schizophrenia, autism and emotional problems, leading them to isolation from society while treating their issues in mental health facilities. But there's no end in sight for those young individuals when they face obstacles and mistreatments in inadequate places under the supervision of careless and inexperienced professionals. The documentary follows some of those public mental institutions and another private center dealing with troubled kids and reveals what's wrong with their procedures, and the irreparable harm they cause in those patients.
- DirectorViolet Du FengQing ZhaoStarsXin HuSimu WuHe YanxinThe story of two Chinese women trying to balance their lives as independent women in modern China while confronting the traditional identity that defines but also oppresses them.
- DirectorKamila JózefowiczStarsDanna ArabahianaEwa Kozlowska da FonsecaReginaldo Vitorio Ramos"Galumphing" is a portrait of an Argentinian artist, who 10 years ago rejected to live according to the System. She escaped into nature. She lives in a remote place of Brazil. She has her own world and the emotions that are inside her, she expresses on canvas.
- DirectorDavid PaquinStarsGrand-mère LoumitéaJosé LucuyMaria LucuyThe narrator, a Parisian in his forties, tells us about his initiatory journey around the world to discover an ancestral wisdom. Following a reflection on his life, he undertakes four journeys to meet shamans: Siberia (Vera Sahzina) - Ecuador (José Lucuy and Maria) - Gabon (community of 8 Mbeng N'tam sisters) and Canada (Grandma Loumitéa). A road-movie through the different shamanic traditions of the world, the film allows us to penetrate the intimacy and the mysteries of these fascinating and marginal men and women. Who are they? How do they live? What are their rituals? What stories do they tell us? In the intimacy of their lives, we perceive the generosity of these men and women who care, who advise, who participate in the well-being of their fellow men. These men and women are doctors of the soul. Beyond cultural differences, shamanism is a mystery of permanent revelation. It does not exist as a formula or system. It is a permanent reanimation of the living. The film allows us to hear a song that we have often ignored, that of the heart and of communion with nature.
- DirectorDavid PaquinStarsAgustin KajekaiRicardo TsakimpThis documentary follows the life of a Frenchman who was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 36. After a few months in Western medicine, he finds himself at the end of the road. Nothing could save him. He decided to go to the Amazon to be treated by Shuar shamans. It was his last hope. He returned 10 days later definitively cured.
- DirectorM.K. AsanteStarsMaya AngelouMolefi Kete AsanteJim BrownA documentary about the struggle and triumph of African-American family, community, and culture, using Kwanzaa as a vehicle to celebrate the African-American experience. The seven principles of Kwanzaa (unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith) are so important to African-Americans today. The documentary explores the holiday's growth out of the Black Power Movement in the 1960s to its present-day reality as a global, pan-African holiday embraced by over 40 million celebrants.
- DirectorBrad HendersonGlenn ThomasWhat would you do if you could make a living inside your own fantasy world? Avatar Nephilaine Protagonist finds out as she becomes a virtual world fashion designer and then a virtual world celebrity. Ideal World explores how she uses her virtual life to create her ideal real world life. Throughout the film, experts discuss how virtual worlds will reshape human society.
- StarsDawn FordLinda Joyce NourseScientific investigations from around the world help piece together the untold story of prehistoric women.
- StarsDonald SutherlandMorton N. CohenSelwyn Gooadacre"Alice in Wonderland", by Lewis Carroll, is examined. Included: state-of-the-art computer animation, reenactments and puppets illustrate the story.
- DirectorRoss SilcocksStarsRob SwireGareth McGrillenPeredur ap GwyneddAfter a huge sellout performance at London's Alexandra Palace and the debut of their new single 'Halo', Pendulum have launched an accompanying documentary covering the road to the shows, new music and the twists and turns along the way.
- DirectorWendy RowlandStarsSusan ArcherGraham ArnoldFrank BeddorA comprehensive documentary about Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' books and how the character has permeated all areas of popular culture. Featuring original interviews with experts, artists, writers and enthusiasts.
- DirectorFrédéric BrunnquellOlivier RousseauxStarsShane DabiriAilin GraefJon JacobsThis French-narrated technology/computer documentary takes a look at how some MMORPG games are utilized by entrepreneurs and the issue of so-called internet addiction.
- DirectorHenry SingerStarsSteven MackintoshEric LiptonIliana GuibertThe Falling Man is a documentary that examines one of the many images that were circulated by the press immediately after the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. The image in question can be seen above on the cover of the disc. It shows a man plummeting headfirst to the ground, having leapt from the burning towers. After touching on the events of the day and how the nation reacted, the program focuses specifically on this image, the photographer who took it, its subsequent circulation, the public's reaction to it and why it was later deemed UN-newsworthy...
- DirectorPetra HaffterStarsSeth MichaelsOmar AdamMarc ApplebyThe Egyptian book of the dead could be the oldest document in human history, and the foundation of western civilization. This amazing scroll of secrets is brought back to life.
- DirectorSam HobkinsonStarsDamien HirstPiotr BaumannAndrew WhippThe fake story of the art found beneath the depths of the ocean from a 2,000 year old ship wreck. Damien Hirst and the crew recount the moments various discoveries are made, the myths and legends surrounding the find.
- DirectorSandrine BonnaireStarsSabine BonnaireSandrine BonnaireA sensitive portrait of Sabine Bonnaire, the autistic sister of the french actress Sandrine Bonnaire.
- DirectorAysha RafaeleCelebrating the centenary of Lewis Carroll.
- DirectorDanny LedonneStarsAlbert ArtPeter BaxterIan BernardChronicles the history of the game "Super Columbine Massacre RPG!." The film traces back the 16-bit role-playing game to its inception, through the 2006 shooting at Dawson College in which the game was singled out by the media as a "murder simulator" that "trained" the shooter, and finally the game's removal from the list of finalists at the Slamdance 2007 Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition - prompting half the entries and a sponsor to pull out of the festival in protest.
- DirectorRafael LewandowskiStarsAndrzej ChyraZbigniew HerbertPolish author Zbigniew Herbert is one of the most remarkable poets of the 20th century. His works have been translated into 40 languages, acclaimed and awarded around the world, mainly because of its timeless and universal dimension. In Poland, his significance is even greater, as Herbert was a moral guide in his native country. His poetry was of great importance during the fight against communism. Many Poles learned his poems by heart and remember them up to this day. However, behind the crystalline beauty of his poetry, there is a man struggling with everyday life. His story told by his wife, Katarzyna, and people who were close to him unveils a picture of a unique, yet complex artist. A model of intelligence, humor and charm, on the one hand, Herbert has been struggling with anger, physical pain and mental illness, on the other.
- DirectorSam PollardStarsMartin Luther KingJ. Edgar HooverDavid GarrowBased on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- DirectorDavid PaquinAn initiatory journey among the Fangs of Gabon and the Shipibos of Peru, this film takes us to the sound of consecrated instruments such as the mogongo (mouth bow), the sacred harp and the Icaros, to encounter the wisdom of traditional peoples. This inherited wealth, known as shamanic, reminds us that we are joyful beings, connected to nature. We follow the stages of initiation and the teachings of Sandra Ingerman, world-renowned shamanic author.
- DirectorKevin J. JamesStarsJames AinesworthDouglas BogartFrank CifaldiA feature-length documentary on local video game stores and the final days of physical media.
- DirectorSean DavisonStarsNigel HaversAmanda AbbingtonBasi AkpabioTo mark the centenary of the publication of Agatha Christie's debut novel, a celebration of ten of her most beloved stories.
- DirectorTyler MeasomPatrick WaldropStarsTori AmosJack AntonoffJeff AyeroffIn 1981, a new channel burst onto the rising spectrum of cable TV offerings. It became a touchstone for young people and a new format for musicians and filmmakers to show off their talents.
- DirectorBelinda SallinStarsH.R. GigerCarmen Maria GigerStanislav GrofA look at the life the dark surrealist Swiss artist, H.R.Giger shot a year before his death.
- DirectorJoel Allen SchroederStarsBerkeley BreathedJef MallettStephan PastisA documentary about the impact of the newspaper comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes," created by Bill Watterson.
- DirectorMiki WecelStarsBartosz ArmusiewiczSean M. BobbittDouglas BoothThe journey of two passionate filmmakers to achieve their impossible dream: creating the world's first fully painted feature film.
- DirectorBarrie McLeanStarsLeonard CohenPema OzoktenTsering Sonam
- DirectorMark SamelsStarsJohn NashLiev SchreiberFelix Browder
- DirectorWim WendersStarsCompay SegundoIbrahim FerrerRubén GonzálezAging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers.
- StarsJing LusiAnt AnsteadDave MyersWitness how the Chinese celebrate their new year. From the norhest Haerbin to Beijing and to the very south Hong Kong, see how people of China travel, eat, perform shows and start the year of the monkey.
- DirectorLinda HattendorfStarsBob BruckJess EspinosaLinda HattendorfDocumentary about red-beret-ed Jimmy Mirikitani, a feisty painter working and living on the street, near the World Trade Center, when 9/11 devastates the neighborhood. A nearby film editor, Linda Hattendorf, persuades elderly Jimmy to move in with her, while seeking a permanent home for him. The young woman delves into the California-born, Japan-raised artist's unique life which developed his resilient personality, and fuels his 2 main subjects: cats and internment camps. The editor films Jimmy's remarkable journey back into his incredible past.
- DirectorChichi PeraltaStarsChichi PeraltaChichi Peralta delves into Japanese culture and experiences how, even in a country far from the Dominican Republic, percussion and music are a universal language that has the power to unite and drive the world forward.
- DirectorBianca CharamsaStarsTadao AndoTadao AndôKeichiro HiranoEven now, 150 years since the country opened itself up to the world in 1868, there is something uniquely special and particular about Japan, something which seems to survive its hectic pace, hyper-modern technology and mega-metropolis of Tokyo, all hallmarks of the age of globalization. Director Bianca Charamsa made her way to Japan during this year's cherry blossom season to get to grips with the country's character through conversations with some of its artists. Among those she met were the actress Kaori Momoi, superstar architect Tadao Ando, Cannes award-winning director Naomi Kawase, and other cultural figures such as the artist Takahiro Iwasaki, writer Keiichiro Hirano and two guardians of traditional culture: a Soto Yen priest and a tea master. Although two violent atomic catastrophes - the bombing of Hiroshima and the Fukushima nuclear disaster - have shaken and shaped modern-day Japan, the artist Takahiro Iwasaki believes that memory of 6th and 9th August 1945 is slowly fading, despite all the folded cranes left by visitors to the memorial sites. Natural catastrophes like sea- and earthquakes also rock Japan time and time again; perhaps this explains why the Japanese aesthetic Wabi Sabi incorporates both beauty and decay...much like the beauty of the cherry blossom as it withers during the annual festival of Hanami.
- StarsTakashi MurakamiYoshihiro NishimuraA behind the scenes look at the making of Jellyfish Eyes by first-time feature-film director, the world-renowned artist, Takashi Murakami.
- DirectorLukasz BluszczWhat does it mean to live in a cutthroat society? South Korea is one of the fastest developing countries in the world: global brands such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG, excellent education, the fastest Internet, and powerful cinematography and music sector. However, such success comes at a price: Koreans complain about stress, insomnia and burnout. They drink more alcohol than Russians and their fertility rate is the lowest in the world. People portrayed in the film Korea - A Country Under Pressure live in Seoul, a 24/7 multi-million metropolis. They come from diverse social strata, and their life experience is hugely different, but they have in common the crazy pace of life and the enormous pressure they are subjected to.
- StarsLewis CarrollLewis Carroll (1832-98) was an English writer, logician, mathematician, Anglican deacon and photographer. He excelled in two of these fields, photography and writing. As a photographer, he brought a sense of human fragility to the somewhat wooden Victorian scene. Carroll's literary influence is difficult to overestimate, with disciples ranging from James Joyce to Douglas Adams and beyond. But the real man, Charles Dodgson, did his best to distance himself from his nom-de-plume, being of a shy disposition and suffering from a stutter. Despite these disabilities and his conservative viewpoints, he lived a very different life from what might be expected of a bachelor don. He enjoyed an intense emotional life, filled not only by his child friends, but what was more shocking in a deacon for the Victorians, his love of the theatre.