Janis: Little Girl Blue
Janis Joplin’s evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Director: Amy J. Berg
Actors: Cat Power, D. A. Pennebaker, Dick Cavett, Janis Joplin, Karleen Bennett, Laura Joplin, Michael Joplin, Peter Albin
Unrest
When Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea is struck down at 28 by a fever that leaves her bedridden, doctors tell her it’s “all in her head.” Determined to live, she…
Exhibition on Screen: The Artist’s Garden – American Impressionism
Taking its lead from French artists like Renoir and Monet, the American impressionist movement followed its own path which over a forty-year period reveals as much about America as a…
The Human Factor
How US politicians and diplomats, over the past 25 years, have come close to achieving something almost impossible: securing peace between the State of Israel and its Arab and like-minded…
Rondo and Bob
Robert A. Burns, art director on the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre, was obsessed with actor Rondo Hatton aka the Creeper. Burns was average looking but brimming with odd creativity….
Secrets of the Neanderthals
This documentary delves into the mysteries surrounding the Neanderthals and what their fossil record tells us about their lives and disappearance.
Beyond: An African Surf Documentary
Africa, Europe – Europe and Africa: Surfers live differently on each continent and Africa marks a special place – as surfing is in many places at its very beginnings. ‘Beyond…
Pros and Con Artists: The True Cost of Covid 19
Costs and benefits; every decision has both. As the nation grows increasingly polarized with every passing day, we examine a series of wide reaching public policies and their consequences…for better…
After Maria
Strong Puerto Rican women forced to flee the island after Hurricane Maria have bonded like family in a FEMA hotel in the Bronx. They seek stability in their new life…
Cane Fire
Cane Fire examines the past and present of the Hawaiian island of Kauai, interweaving four generations of family history, numerous Hollywood productions, and troves of found footage to create a…
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived
As Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double in the Harry Potter films, David Holmes’ work has been seen worldwide by millions of people. Tragically an on-set accident ended what David calls “the…
Slay the Dragon
It influences elections and sways outcomes — gerrymandering has become a hot-button political topic and symbol for everything broken about the American electoral process. But there are those on the…
Occupation: Dreamland
This documentary of American soldiers in Falluja offers a revealing and complex portrait of Army life.