Beauties of the Night
What happened to those vedettes who represented the mexican cabaret’s exotic beauty in the ‘70s and ‘80s? Four decades after the end of their roles, they tell their stories with dignity.
Genre: Documentary
Director: María José Cuevas
Actors: Lyn May, Olga Breeskin, Rossy Mendoza, Wanda Seux
‘Til Kingdom Come
Emmy-winning Israeli filmmaker Maya Zinshtein (Forever Pure) returns to the Festival with this riveting exposé that investigates the unlikely connection between Jews and evangelical Christians in the U.S. and Israel,…
Clerk
A look at Kevin Smith’s life and career from his childhood in New Jersey, to the day they cemented his footprints at the world famous TCL Chinese Theater, with a…
Fuzjko Hemming: A Pianist of Silence & Solitude
She never gave up on her dreams. Ingrid Fuzjko Hemming had many ups and downs and experienced moments no one should endure, but never stopped reaching higher and higher to…
Boy George and Culture Club: Karma to Calamity
In 2014 Culture Club decided to come back together to record a new album and embark on a UK and US tour. Director Mike Nicholls has unique access, following the…
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
This thirty minute documentary features interviews with Giovinazzo’s key contemporaries discussing the continued impact and influence of Combat Shock twenty-five years later.
Fanny: The Right to Rock
The untold story of a Filipina American founded, California garage band that morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, the first all female band to release an LP with a…
Lana Turner… a Daughter’s Memoir
A rare behind the scenes look at the tragedies and bitter disappointments that plagued one of MGM’s most popular leading ladies
Destination: Pluto Beyond the Flyby
The New Horizons team examines the latest findings and imagery from Pluto and the fringes of our solar system revealing a world unlike any other we’ve seen before.
Sesame Street: Elmo’s World – All About Animals
The unsolved rape, mutilation and murder of young G.I. Darlene Krashoc has haunted Joe Kenda in the years since he turned in his gun and badge. Until a crack team…
Finding Farideh
“Finding Farideh” is about an Iranian girl named Farideh, who has been adopted by a Dutch couple 40 years ago, and now overcomes her fears and travels to her motherland…
Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein
Before MTV and the age of television, there were Soundies. First appearing in 1941, these three minute black-and-white films featured artists of the Big Band, Jazz and Swing era, like…
Hip-Hop and the White House
Unveils the transformative fifty-year history of a world-changing culture, illustrating hip-hop’s journey from outsider status to the pinnacle of power. This documentary showcases the pivotal contributions of artists who created…