Compassion in Exile: Trailer
The richly textured story of the Dalai Lama of Tibet — spiritual leader, Nobel Laureate — interweaves an inspiring portrayal with the urgent plight of his homeland under Chinese occupation.
Compassion in Exile: Filmmaker Interview
The filmmaker talks about how the Dalai Lama's charisma was what led him to making 'Compassion in Exile.'
Silverlake Life: Trailer
Winner of over 10 international awards including the Prix Italia and the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, Silverlake Life is an extraordinary video diary about living with AIDS. From the emotional challenge of living with a fatal illness to the frustration of maintaining daily routines, this is a powerful tale of love, commitment, mortality and the strength of the human spirit.
Silverlake Life: Filmmaker Interview
Peter Friedman talks about making the classic film 'Silverlake Life: The View from Here,' and how he tried to capture the spirits of the two men at the center of the film.
Roger and Me: Promo
In the 1980's when GM decided to reduce their operations in Flint and set up factories south of the border in Mexico, 30,000 of the 80,000 GM workers in Flint lost their jobs. The son of an auto factory worker, Michael Moore decided to embark upon a filmic odyssey to meet General Motors Chairman Roger Smith and convince him to visit Flint for a first-hand look at how the layoffs affected the town.
Tongues Untied: Trailer
"Marlon Riggs's Tongues Untied rises above the 'deeply personal' — far above it — in exploring what it means to be black and gay. Angry, funny, erotic and poetic by turns ( and sometimes all at once), it jumps from interview to confession, music video to documentary to poem." — Craig Seligman, San Francisco Examiner
Tongues Untied: Filmmaker Interview with Marlon Riggs
In 'Tongues Untied,' Marlon Riggs examines what it means to be black and gay, confronting homophobia, racism, and mainstream culture with a poetic, angry, erotic, and funny documentary. In this interview from 1991, Riggs reveals his trepidation in making himself and his experiences the center subject of the film.
Salesman: Trailer
This bittersweet classic from pioneering filmmakers follows four door-to-door Bible salesmen as they walk the line between hype and despair. The critics used all the superlatives on this one, and it's as fresh today as when it was originally released.
Salesman: Filmmaker Interview
'Salesman' is the bittersweet classic from pioneering filmmakers follows four door-to-door Bible salesmen as they walk the line between hype and despair. Co-directors Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin talk about the goals they set out with when they made 'Salesman' in the 1960s.
Jack Levine: Feast Of Pure Reason - Trailer
David Sutherland's bold and unconventional film portrait reveals one of America's leading Social Realist painters doing what he does best: skewering corrupt politicians, raging over social injustices, and satirizing the petty foibles of humankind.
Dark Circle: Trailer
This chilling — but ultimately hopeful — film explores in evocative, personal and immediate terms how all of us have been affected by the nuclear age. Denounced by officials and shunned by broadcasters when it was first released, many of the issues it raised have become today's front page headlines.
Dark Circle: Filmmaker Interview
The filmmakers talk about their goals to create a personal story about the nuclear age, which has an extremely strong point of view.
From the Archives: Filmmaker Alan Berliner (1989)
Discussing his early documentary "The Family Album," Alan Berliner describes the creative process he followed to create his documentary collage. His film juxtaposes home videos and audio recordings collected from many families. (This is a rough cut from the POV archives.)
Trailer | Who Killed Vincent Chin?
On a hot summer night in Detroit in 1982, Ronald Ebens, an autoworker, killed Vincent Chin, a young Chinese American engineer, with a baseball bat. Although he confessed, he never spent a day in jail. This gripping Academy Award-nominated film relentlessly probes the implications of the murder, for the families of those involved, and for the American justice system.
Who Killed Vincent Chin: Trailer
On a hot summer night in Detroit, Ronald Ebens, an autoworker, killed a young Chinese-American engineer with a baseball bat. Although he confessed, he never spent a day in jail.
Who Killed Vincent Chin: Filmmaker Interview
Academy Award-nominated 'Who Killed Vincent Chin?' relentlessly probes the implications of a murder in the streets of Detroit, for the families of those involved, and for the American justice system. Filmmaker Renee Tajima talks about the conflicting viewpoints of the crime that she unearthed while making the film.
Gates of Heaven: Filmmaker Interivew with Errol Morris
On the surface, Gates of Heaven is a somewhat unusual film about pet cemeteries and their owners. But then it grows much more complicated and bizarre, until in the end it is about such large issues as love, immorality, failure, and the dogged elusiveness of the American Dream. Filmmaker Errol Morris describes the subject as well as his creative process in making the film.
Gates of Heaven: Trailer
On the surface, this is a somewhat unusual film about pet cemeteries and their owners. But then it grows much more complicated and bizarre, until in the end it is about such large issues as love, immorality, failure, and the dogged elusiveness of the American Dream.
Louie Bluie: Filmmaker Interview
The filmmaker talks about how he discovered Harold "Louie Bluie" Armstrong.
Louie Bluie: Trailer
A lively portrait of 76-year-old Harold "Louie Bluie" Armstrong, musician, artist, raconteur and rogue.
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