Piazzolla: The Years of the Shark
A cinematic portrait of the world-wide legendary Argentinian composer who changed tango. For the first time ever, the hidden archives of bandoneón player Astor Piazzolla are opened by his son Daniel.
Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West
As the most dammed, dibbed, and diverted river in the world struggles to support thirty million people and the peace-keeping agreement known as the Colorado River Pact reaches its limits,…
Food Evolution
As society tackles the problem of feeding our expanding population safely and sustainably, a schism has arisen between scientists and consumers, motivated by fear and distrust. Food Evolution, narrated by…
Johannes Kepler – Storming the Heavens
Nowadays we associate Johannes Kepler with his famous laws of planetary motion. But the history of his discoveries is a drama of Shakespearian proportions – full of intrigue, passion, depravity…
Eastern Memories
At the turn of the 19th and 20th century Finnish philologist G. J. Ramstedt travelled around Mongolia and Central-Asia. In this documentary Ramstedt’s memoirs are heard in the modern day…
To Stay Alive: A Method
Iggy Pop reads and recites Michel Houellebecq’s manifesto. The documentary features real people from Houellebecq’s life with the text based on their life stories.
Four Points
In this documentary, long-time friends Raúl “La Cofia” and José “El Dos” of Frutas y Verduras and Melancrónico fame dive into recording a new album.
American Dream/American Knightmare
Documentary that delves deep into the life and storied exploits of the iconic Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight, as well as the volatile and highly influential era in gangsta…
A Friend of the Family: True Evil
Jan Broberg and her family tell the unbelievable story of how she survived two kidnappings and years of childhood sexual abuse by a family friend.
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
From 1971 to 1973, Richard Nixon secretly recorded his private conversations in the White House. This film chronicles the content of those tapes, which include Nixon’s conversations on the war…
Superintelligence: Beyond Human
How intelligent is artificial intelligence? Should we welcome it or fear it? Might it help humanity with its problems? And if so, to what extent? This documentary pursues these questions,…
Tapia
Albuquerque-born boxer Johnny Tapia’s life was a maelstrom of turmoil. The glory of his punishing ring prowess and handful of world titles across three weight classes forever jockeyed with personal…
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
A documentary on the unrest in Ukraine during 2013 and 2014, as student demonstrations supporting European integration grew into a violent revolution calling for the resignation of President Viktor F….