Two-time Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple discusses her Iranian Hostage Crisis doc Desert One, interviewing President Jimmy Carter, Argo, and a career in documentary.
Morgana (Australia, 71 Min.) Dir. Isabel Peppard & Josie Hess The internet was set ablaze last month when Martha Stewart posted a photo of herself looking cute by the poolside. While many praised her “thirst trap” photo, the viral reaction it received said more about society than Stewart herself. It inadvertently exposed how little society views women
Jazz on a Summer’s Day (USA, 85 min; 1959) Dir. Bert Stern and Aram Avakian Featuring: Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Anita O’Day, Thelonious Monk, Jack Teagarden, Chuck Berry, Dinah Washington, Chico Hamilton, Eric Dolphy, Sonny Stitt, Jimmy Giuffre, Gerry Mulligan, Big Maybelle Let’s dispense with the suspense, all you cats and kittens. Jazz on a Summer’s
No documentary has every been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Could that change in 2020 as docs provide the windows into the world that we're all craving right now?
Radio Atlas is the “English-language home for subtitled audio from around the world.” It’s like subtitled movies, if they didn’t have pictures. And it’s available online and wherever you listen to podcasts.
Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly (USA, 76 min.) Dir. Cheryl Haines, Co-dir. Gina Leibrecht Does any visual artist in the world right now have as big a profile as Ai Weiwei? The artist, filmmaker, activist, exile, and former “prisoner of conscience” draws international attention to human rights causes through diverse art forms. Having faced imprisonment and
Creem: America’s Only Rock n Roll Magazine (USA, 75 min.) Dir. Scott Crawford My goodness, do the offices of CREEM magazine ever look different from the creaky workspace of POV! This raucous doc from Scott Crawford whisks audiences back to the glory days of the now-defunct rock ‘n’ roll mag that inspired piss ‘n’ vinegar from music critics
The Great Green Wall (UK, 92 min.) Dir. Jared P. Scott Imagine growing an 8000 kilometer wall of trees blocking off the sands of the Sahara from the rest of Africa. It’s beginning to happen now in the Sahel region, just below the Desert, with African nations participating from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross, directors Featuring: Peter Elwell, Michael Martin, Shay Walker There’s something about the authenticity of a bar that provides a superb setting for a drama. A disparate group of American desert dwellers are drawn together by the casual downbeat atmosphere of a place called The Roaring
The Fight (USA, 96 min.) Dir. Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, Eli Despres After wowing the documentary crowd with their portrait of an errant Weiner, Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, and Eli Despres chronicle a battle against a tyrannical dick. The Weiner team is back as furious as ever with The Fight. This potent film spotlights the indefatigable lawyers of