Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
The life and career of jazz musician Ron Carter, the most recorded bassist in history, featuring original concert footage and insights from jazz icons.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Peter Schnall
Actors: George Benson, Herbie Hancock, Jon Batiste, Ron Carter
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
An account of the many tribulations that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, known for his subversive art and political activism, endured between 2008 and 2011, from his rise to world fame…
mySELFie
At the age of 12 Maya lost all of her hair. Within a couple of weeks she turned completely bald. The diagnosis: Alopecia areata. It causes Maya’s body to reject…
The Universality of It All
A documentary that focuses on the topics of human migration and inequality. Intimate and informative, it explains the complexity of human migration by providing valuable data and showing how this…
One Year in a Life of Crime
Their job is stealing, their lives a cruel dead end. Director Jon Alpert takes his cameras undercover for this hard-hitting look at men who live by theft and suffer addiction….
Bunker77
The chronicle of the wild and brief life of a 1970’s most controversial surf star and international playboy from Los Angeles, Bunker Spreckels.
Why Man Creates
A 1968 animation/documentary that criticises the industrial system.
Watchers 8: Cloak of Secrecy
IS THERE A CONNECTION? Are we seeing a connection between our ancient past and what is happening today? Were huge stones simply levitated into position, and do we have any…
The Art of Un-War
Renowned artist Krzysztof Wodiczko creates powerful responses to the inequities and horrors of war. This in-depth investigation into the artist focuses on the recurring themes of war, trauma, and displacement…
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media’s role in modern propaganda.
Animals in the Great War
In the First World War, alongside the men fought an army of animals. Mules, oxen, dogs, horses, pigs, pigeons were used for moving units and materials, communications, and for the…
Riding Giants
Riding Giants is story about big wave surfers who have become heroes and legends in their sport. Directed by the skateboard guru Stacy Peralta.
The Search for Freedom
THE SEARCH FOR FREEDOM is the story of a cultural revolution fueled by the human desire to live in the moment and do what makes you feel the most alive….