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Publisher
Gravitas Ventures*
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A cinematic documentary, taking us through the introspective life journey of fashion designer Christian Audigier. He created the brand ‘Ed Hardy’, based on the designs of famous American tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy. After being diagnosed with MDS, an aggressive type of blood cancer, Christian is forced to accept what lies ahead of him. Winner of the Best Cinematography and the Best Documentary Awards at the **Beverly Hills Film Festival.** Winner...
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
FIDDLER: A MIRACLE OF MIRACLES is the first in-depth documentary film that chronicles the story of Fiddler On The Roof, exploring the unexpected richness of its themes as well as its long reach across time and cultures. *"What makes it brilliant is that it demonstrates how universal this distinctly Jewish musical has become, how it has been embraced by many cultures and how it is still influential today." - G. Allen Johnson, **San Francisco Chronicle***...
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Twenty-one year old Ben is following his TV-obsessed Dad to explore how television consumption has evolved from one generation to the next. Television used to bring people together. Does television now fragment us as a culture? Nominated for Best Documentary at **New York City International Film Festival**, **Los Angeles CineFest**, and **WorldFest Houston**.
85) Gates of Heaven
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
Description
This classic documentary by Errol Morris showcases workers in the animal burial industry while dealing with heavier existential questions regarding mortality and the afterlife. The first pet mortician featured is Floyd "Mac" McClure, who believes that a graceful burial is as important for pets as it is for people. The film chronicles his struggles to keep his niche business afloat, and interviews several of his associates and one of his competitors,...
86) Behind the Curve
Publisher
The Film Sales Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Flat Earthers. The term is synonymous with conspiracy theorists who sit alone in dark rooms or who wear tin foil hats. Meet real Flat Earthers, a small but growing (and very vocal) contingent of people who firmly believe that there is a centuries' long conspiracy to suppress the truth that the Earth is flat. One of the most prominent Flat Earthers is Mark Sargent who, in the midst of the upcoming Solar Eclipse, proudly speaks at the first major Flat...
87) Gilbert
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures*
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Gilbert Gottfried rose to fame in the 1980's thanks to his brash stand-up act and personality. Now, after decades of flying solo in both his work and in his personal life, Gilbert has shockingly reinvented himself...as a family man. Nominated for Best Film at the **Austin Fanatastic Fest.** Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival**. *"A tenderly observed, remarkably insightful keeper. No joke." - Michael Rechtshaffen, **The Los Angeles Times***...
Publisher
Planet Group Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In the summer of '56, the year he woud become world famous, Elvis fell head over heels for June, a small town girl. Their doomed love story is recorded with the home movies of family and friends and offers fresh insight into the psyche of the Legendary King of Rock and Roll.
89) The Boot Cake
Publisher
Ronin Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The Charlie Circle of Adipur, a small provincial town in western India, embraces businessmen, shopkeepers, teachers, engineers, students, and a 3-year-old pre-schooler - all engaged in an annual celebration of Chaplin’s birthday by dressing in imitation of his “Tramp” character. Even the local doctor prescribes Chaplin movies for health and well-being. When award-winning Australian film-maker Kathryn Millard stumbled across the beguiling Charlie...
91) The Candidates
Publisher
Video Project
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Since 1996, the student body of Townsend Harris High School has been staging the longest running civics experiment in the form of simulating the American electoral process against the backdrop of the real one. In these elaborate mock elections that span an entire semester, candidates must run the whole gamut of an election Grand simulation replete with fake money, media pundits, campaign ads, debates, electioneering, super PACs, and candidates' spouses....
92) Obit
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
It's a shame no one wants to talk to them at parties, because obituary writers are a surprisingly funny bunch. Ten hours before newspapers hit neighborhood doorsteps—and these days, ten minutes before news hits the web—an obit writer is racing against deadline to sum up a long and newsworthy life in under 1000 words. The details of these lives are then deposited into the cultural memory amid the daily beat of war, politics, and football scores....
Publisher
Legacy Distribution
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The odds were against her. Learn how singer Tina Turner reached super-stardom with her high energy style and gravelly voice and prevailed as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll". Learn how Tina prevailed then reached solo superstardom with songs like “What’s Love Got To Do With It” and “Private Dancer”.
Publisher
The Film Sales Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Meet social arbiter and historian David Patrick Columbia. If you are an avid reader of New York Social Diary you already know him. If you just enjoy gossip about the powerful, the rich, the famous, and all those who aspire to be part of ‘society,' he is the man for you. LAST NIGHT IN NEW YORK examines what society is, how it has changed and how it continues to evolve; but it's also about social mobility, achieving one's dreams, self-reliance, and...
Publisher
Drafthouse Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
After Steven Spielberg's classic Raiders of the Lost Ark was released 35 years ago, three 11-year-old boys set out on what would become a 7-year-long labor of love and tribute to their favorite film: a shot-for-shot remake of the film.
96) U2: Rockumentary
Publisher
Legacy Distribution
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A cliche start: 4 teenage boys form a rock band in the drummer’s kitchen. 45 years, 14 albums, 24 concert tours, 22 Grammies. U2 raises millions to fight hunger, disease and poverty. Music transcends melody. It means mission.
Publisher
Legacy Distribution
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
It’s a genius story that all started with a silly word, Google. Before September 4, 1998, searching the internet was nearly impossible. Today ‘Google’ is so ingrained into daily life, it is used as a verb by many to communicate, perform work, consume media, gain knowledge, and maneuver the endless world wide web. Yet while most may know Google, few know the story of the revolution's geniuses. Follow masterminds, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, whose...
100) A Life on the Farm
Publisher
Drafthouse Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Celebrates the odd life of an eccentric farmer whose bizarre home movie has become a worldwide cult phenomenon.
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