Cracking Aces: A Woman’s Place at the Table
A documentary about the pioneering women who broke through the glass ceiling of professional poker.
Genre: Documentary
Director: H. James Gilmore
Duration: 67
Release: 2018
A Crime on the Bayou
A Crime on the Bayou is the story of Gary Duncan, a Black teenager from Plaquemines Parish, a swampy strip of land south of New Orleans. In 1966, Duncan tries…
We Must Have Music
A short history of movie music is presented, from silent films accompanied by a single piano, to the elaborate song scores for musicals (with scenes from MGM’s musicals) and background…
Lions Unleashed
In Rwanda, Africa, a new era is dawning after a brutal civil war ripped through the country, killing close to two million people and wiping out its most iconic wildlife:…
Fire Front
Leading Australian documentarian Eddie Martin puts viewers on the frontlines of the deadly 2019–2020 bushfires, capturing the catastrophe with a perspective and scale never before seen. 24 million hectares were…
The Emperor’s New Clothes
An uproarious critique of the world financial crisis. Building on actor, comedian, and provocateur Russell Brand’s emergence as an activist following his 2014 book Revolution, where he railed against “corporate…
Murder Games: The Life and Death of Breck Bednar
Murder Games tells the true story of Breck Bednar, the 14 year-old schoolboy who was lured to his death after being groomed online by Lewis Daynes.
Lincoln’s Last Day
We all know the main story of Abraham Lincoln’s death, how he was killed, where it took place, and who pulled the trigger. But what exactly happened during the last…
Franco’s Settlers
Explores Llanos del Caudillo, a town from La Mancha founded in 1955 by the dictator Franco; a discreet and calm attempt to dissect recent Spanish history and to review how…
50 Summers
Follow the evolution of Minor League Baseball over the last half-century as the Omaha Storm Chasers-the Triple A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals-kick off their historic 50th Season and…
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
In 1982, three 11 year-olds in Mississippi set out to remake their favorite film: Raiders of the Lost Ark. It took seven turbulent years that tested the limits of their…
Notfilm
NOTFILM is a feature-length experimental essay on FILM — its author Samuel Beckett, its star Buster Keaton, its production and its philosophical implications — utilizing additional outtakes, never before heard…
Scattering CJ
When seemingly happy, travel-infatuated CJ Twomey violently ended his own life at age 20, his family was plunged into unrelenting grief and guilt. In a moment of desperate inspiration, his…