Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
Untangling the web of cultural and historical ties underlying Japan’s deep fascination with insects.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Jessica Oreck
Actors: Akito Kawahara, Haruku Shinozaki, Kazuya Kumazaki, Naohiro Kazaoka, Norikuni Nakamura, Rin Katsuta, Rina Katsuta, Takeshi Yoro, Tomone Kumazaki, Yu Miyasaka
Capturing Avatar
Capturing Avatar is a feature length behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Avatar. It uses footage from the film’s development, as well as stock footage from as far back as…
Merkel
Driven by extensive archive material and interviews with those who know her, this is the astonishing story of how a triple outsider – a woman, a scientist, and an East…
Conscious Contact: Full Disclosure
For as with all things paramount to humanity’s survival, when the issues and interests reach a boiling point, the masses will enact change. Are we truly alone? Or have we…
Return to Send’er
The skills, backstories and mindsets of four elite freeskiers—a renowned veteran, a stunning rookie, a mind-blowing innovator and a big mountain star carrying on his father’s legacy—are all captured in…
Try Harder!
In a universe where cool kids are nerds, the orchestra is world class and being Asian American is the norm, seniors at Lowell High School compete for the top prize:…
Lynch (one)
Rare glimpse into the fascinating mind of one of cinema’s greatest directors. Footage was gathered over a two year period and documents David Lynch’s many creative interests as well as…
Proximity
Eight of the world’s best surfers—four legends and four rising stars—search for new waves and deeper understanding in exotic destinations.
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
A woman in Pakistan sentenced to death for falling in love becomes a rare survivor of the country’s harsh judicial system.
Few Words
Few Words is the story of a modern skiing pioneer, who became one of the most successful and talented freestyle skiers in the world, Candide Thovex.
Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
Archive footage of interviews, concerts and personal material bring to light the solo performance work of Mercury, the lead singer of Queen.
After Winter Comes Spring
A journey from the North to the South during the last year of the GDR. Laborers and puny girls, mothers, intellectuals, young and old are being interviewed about humanity, they…
The Matrix Reloaded Revisited
The making of The Matrix Reloaded: Go to the middle movie’s furthest reaches via five documentary paths revealing 21 featurettes.