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Beuys

Using previously untapped visual and audio sources, this one-of-a-kind chronicle of visionary artist...

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Blank City

BLANK CITY is an "absorbing snapshot of a daring time" (LA Times) when a disparate crew of renegade ...

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Derek

Written and narrated by Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton, this documentary blends vintage clips fr...

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Finding Fela

Directed by Alex Gibney, this is the story of Fela Anikulapo Kuti's life, his music, his social and ...

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FLicKeR

This award-winning documentary about poet, calligrapher and mystic Brion Gysin portrays the life and...

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Great Directors

Ten of the greatest filmmakers in the world passionately discuss their craft in Angela Ismailos' hug...

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Hand Gestures

Even today, in order to create a sculpture in bronze, it is necessary to take the same steps taken i...

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Hedda Gabler

Set in an anonymous corner of suburbia, this contemporary adaptation of Ibsen’s play is a shat...

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Eva Hesse

Eva Hesse (1936-1970) is one of America’s foremost postwar artists. Her pioneering sculptures,...

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Flex is Kings

Flex is Kings is a riveting and awe-inspiring look inside the world of Brooklyn street dancing known...

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Last Impresario

The Last Impresario is a portrait of Michael White, the enfant terrible of London's theater world in...

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Louvre City

LOUVRE CITY takes the form of one of the classic symphonies of the 1920s, which begin at daybreak, e...

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Marlene

An Oscar nominee for Best Documentary and winner of the 1986 New York Film Critic's Circle non-ficti...

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Money Man

Is a dollar worth anything on paper, or is it simply in the eye of the beholder… or the spend...

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For Ever Mozart

Jean-Luc Godard's densely packed rumination on the need to create order and beauty in a world ruled ...

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Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray

A determined single mom, with nothing but guts and vision, breaks through notorious art world b...

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Nollywood Babylon

This documentary chronicles the wild world of "Nollywood," a term coined in the early '90s to descri...

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D.W. Griffith: Father of Film

Acclaimed three-part documentary tells the proud, sad story of D.W. Griffith: the man who first bro...

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A History of Israeli Cinema

Raphaël Nadjari’s extraordinary two-part documentary weaves together clips from more than...

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Art of Faith

Travel to the four corners of the world in this visually sumptuous series that captures the best exa...

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El Bulli: Cooking in Progress

For six months of the year, renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adria closes his restaurant El Bulli and wo...

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Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism

MUTANTES is a documentary about pro-sex feminism, a movement that seeks to redefine how we understan...

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Radiant City

Surrealist filmmaker Gary Burns (Waydowntown, A Problem with Fear) joins journalist Jim Brown on an ...

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Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

This documentary provides a vivid introduction to one of the most important, yet perpetually margina...

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La Maison de la Radio

LA MAISON DE LA RADIO is a vibrant portrait of Radio France, that nation's equivalent of NPR or the ...

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Revealing Mr. Maugham

A new documentary by Michael House tells the story of Somerset Maugham, the novelist, spy, playwrigh...

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Gerhard Richter Painting

GERHARD RICHTER PAINTING offers unprecedented insight into the life and work of one of the greatest ...

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An American Journey: In Robert Frank's Footsteps

Robert Frank's The Americans (1958) transformed the landscape of contemporary photography. Fifty yea...

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Landscape Film: Roberto Burle Marx

A journey through the art and life of the Brazilian landscape architect and painter best known for t...

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Rockaway: Before and After

A pair of one-hour features on a single disc, Rockaway: Before and After takes a look at the history...

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SEMBENE!

In 1952, Ousmane Sembene, a Senegalese dockworker and fifth-grade dropout, began dreaming an impossi...

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Dirty Diaries: 12 Shorts of Feminist Porn

Dirty Diaries is a collection of twelve short pornographic films created by a group of feminist film...

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Hooligan Sparrow

State surveillance. Harassment. Imprisonment. Human rights activist Ye Haiyan, AKA Sparrow, knew she...

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A Bigger Splash

A Bigger Splash is an intimate and innovative film about English born, California-based artist David...

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Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction is a personal documentary about the iconic actor in his intimate ...

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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

The first documentary about Maya Angelou celebrates her life and reveals new insight into the l...

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Lifeline: Clyfford Still

A portrait of the fiercely independent, irascible and iconic American painter Clyfford Still, who th...

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Gogol Bordello Non-Stop

A vibrant chronicle of one of today's most notorious and revered live bands, this film follows Eugen...

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Jazz on a Summer's Day

Filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island and directed by world-renowned photographer...

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Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake

No ballet has such appeal as Swan Lake, a haunting fable of a young man’s naïveté ...

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Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq

Of the great ballerinas, Tanaquil Le Clercq may have been the most transcendent. She was the foremos...

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Stones and Flies: Richard Long in the Sahara

Director Philip Haas follows land artist Richard Long on his walk across Algeria’s Hoggar, a v...

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Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam

This documentary chronicles the nascent Muslim punk rock movement in America. The film follows The T...

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The Mystery of Picasso

Filmmaker Henri-Georges Clouzot and painter Pablo Picasso used experimental and innovative technique...

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The Last Resort

The Last Resort resurrects Miami Beach of the 1970s, home to a vibrant population of Jewish retirees...

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Charlotte Rampling: The Look

THE LOOK features Charlotte Rampling in a series of reflective conversations with artists, friends, ...

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Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

DECEPTIVE PRACTICE traces Jay's achievements and influences, from his apprenticeship at age 4 with h...

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The Dwarvenaut

The Dwarvenaut gives viewers a glimpse into the visionary mind of Brooklyn-based artist and entrepre...

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The Gates

Co-directed by Antonio Ferrera and Albert Maysles, The Gates chronicles the evolution of Christo and...

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The Mill and the Cross

Inspired by Pieter Bruegel's "The Way to Calvary," visionary director Lech Majewski creates a brilli...

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The Red Chapel

In this Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning film, a trio of Danish comedians, who call themselves "The...

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Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton

A chronicle of the iconoclastic life of gay poet, filmmaker, and spiritual visionary James Broughton...

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Boneshop of the Heart

This acclaimed and thought-provoking documentary provides a rare and illuminating exploration of the...

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Drew: The Man Behind The Poster

DREW: THE MAN BEHIND THE POSTER is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the career of post...

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The Price of Everything

Exploring the labyrinth of the contemporary art world, The Price of Everything examines the ro...

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Kiki & Herb: Live at the Knitting Factory

Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman are Kiki & Herb, worldwide smash punk rebel entertainers, cabaret ...

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Music from the Big House

Rita Chiarelli, Canada's Queen of the Blues, takes a pilgrimage to the birthplace. Louisiana State M...

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The Son of Joseph

Eugène Green drops biblical motifs – Abraham and Isaac, Mary and Joseph – into th...

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George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

A feature documentary as mercurial as its subject: the impresario of the international avant-garde a...

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The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

This tender portrait of industrial music pioneer Genesis P-Orridge and their partner, erstwhile domi...

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