Kamaiyah, a rapper from East Oakland takes you on a trip in her world the only way she knows how.
Saving Greensboro (NaN)
When lock & dam construction along the Monongahela River threatens to flood the quiet town of Greensboro, desperate citizens seek the help of Glenn Toothman, a new young attorney, to save the place they call home. Glenn's ensuing research unearths the town's surprising significance to American history. But is that knowledge enough to stem the tides of modernity?
Dick Ho: Asian Male Porn Star (2006)
This documentary about the 70s porn legend attempts to verify his existence as there are practically no Asian male porn stars in the history of American adult cinema. A controversial mystery akin to Bigfoot and alien abduction, Dick Ho was so well endowed that rumors arose of a conspiracy within the porn industry to eliminate any knowledge of his existence. Includes alleged film footage and testimonials from porn veterans.
Design (1969)
This film was made by Bass' company as a presentation to AT&T executives. It would have extended to be shown to the public, but a number of his ideas in the film were not ultimately adopted, like his phone booth designs, and men's and women's uniforms. But a great many of the design were adopted—including, most memorably, the telephone vans and hardhat designs of the 1970s. Bass designed down to the details, showcasing in this film a myriad of ideas, like Yellow Pages book designs, cufflinks for executives, and flags. (AT&T Archives)
Thick Air (2020)
An experimental music ensemble is recording an album. They want a very specific sound: the sound of thick air. The sound engineer struggles to understand and to find that sound. A tale of sleepless nights and loud music, a noise-injected collage composed of diaristic footage, a found narrative (memories of a popular 60s band), original music and field recordings.
Cyprus Is an Island (1946)
A short history of the island is followed by views of the countryside and people in town and village.
Mainsqueeze (2015)
A compelling mix of attraction and repulsion, Mainsqueeze is entirely composed of footage found online, surfing the deep web.
Birdman (2015)
A portrait of Robert, a troubled but poetic soul struggling with his purgatorial existence in a hackney scrapyard.
JPEGMAFIA - Right Here Is Home (2018)
In The FADER's doc Right Here Is Home, JPEGMAFIA revisits one of the first places he connected with a creative community, The Bell Foundry in Baltimore, and explains how the city's collective fight against police brutality helped foster his early forays into music. He then gets into how there really wasn't a backup plan after music, despite his journalism degree. And to show the electric energy in his live shows, the doc ends with a sold out show at Baltimore's Metro Gallery featuring himself as the DJ.
Liminality & Communitas (2018)
After the sunset, a man wonders between the edges of the highways gathering edible roadkill animals.
Saudade (2022)
A short film of nostalgia in a youthful time through a stylized cascade of media and memories.
Coronavirus (2020)
Struggling with fear, tension, and anxiety amid the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, a high school student reflects upon what really matters.
Partners in Rhyme: The True Story of Infinite (2016)
Eminem’s debut studio album “Infinite” was released in November of 1996. “Partners In Rhyme” is the true story of the album and features never-before-seen footage of Marshall Mathers.
Stress - Das Universum des Jim Hart (1995)
A pseudo-documentary about the life, work and creations of trash filmmaker Jim Hart.
Yarali bashlar (1988)
Documentary about the illegal mourning tradition of head slashing in the Azerbaijan region of northern Iran. In the film, Panahi documented a mourning ceremony for the third Shi'ite Imam, Imam Hossein, where people hit their heads with knives until they bled. Panahi had to shoot in secret and the film was banned for several years.
Between Dog and Wolf (2014)
New Model Army have been one of the biggest underground music artists for over quarter of a century. To their global community of fans they mean everything. Yet mainstream success has so far eluded them. This film is the story of the band and in particular their charismatic and unconventional lead singer songwriter and founder Justin Sullivan.
Invisible Hero (2019)
Duarte, a visually impaired fifty-year-old, sets out to look for Leandro, his Cape Verdean friend. Despite the heat of a Lisbon summer, Duarte wanders through the streets of his neighborhood, but no one seems to have seen or to have even known Leandro. Duarte's investigation will lead him deep into the night, and will ultimately reveal his secret.