Giants of Africa (2016)
Documentary | Sport
A behind-the-scenes look at a basketball youth program set up in Africa by the General Manager of the NBA's Toronto Raptors, Masai Ujiri.
Director: Hubert Davis
The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith (2015)
Biography | Documentary | History | Music
Art, obsession and anxiety permeate a dilapidated Manhattan loft building in Mid-century: The first movie to use photographer W. Eugene Smith's massive, fly-on-the-wall archive of photos and audio tapes documenting the likes of jazz greats Thelonious Monk, Zoot Sims, Jimmy Giuffre, Hall Overton and others at work and play in the Sixth Avenue wreck that was Smith's home and studio from 1957 through the '60s.
Starring: David Amram, Carla Bley, Ron Free, Thelonious Monk Jr.
Director: Sara Fishko
The November War (2013)
Documentary | History | War
Former Marine Corps infantry platoon members recall November 22, 2004, during the Second Battle of Fallujah, with diverse opinions on different aspects of their war experience.
Director: Garrett Anderson, Antonio de la Torre
Smart Drugs (2019)
Documentary
If popping a pill could make you smarter and increase your memory would you take it? In this cinematic POV documentary Nik Badminton travels to Silicon Valley and immerses himself in the real world of bio-hacking and smart drugs as depicted by Hollywood films like Lucy and Limitless. As Nik tries drugs and treatments recommended by people in the business of self-optimization, he begins to question the bio-hacking movement and asks: are we losing sight of what makes us human?
Starring: Nikolas Badminton
Director: Ann Shin
The Bronx, USA (2019)
Documentary
The story of two generations of graduates from DeWitt Clinton High School is set against the socio-cultural history of the Bronx.
Director: Danny Gold
Terror in the Skies (2019)
Documentary
Next Spring, journey to the Prairie State and discover the history of Illinois' winged Cryptids in the eighth Small Town Monsters film, Terror in the Skies. From mysterious, fog shrouded cliffs to suburban backyards to busy city streets, the skies about the Land of Lincoln continue to harbor mysteries.
Starring: Lyle Blackburn, Loren Coleman, Ken Gerhard, Troy Taylor, Tobias Wayland
Director: Seth Breedlove
Fire in Paradise (2019)
Documentary | Short
On 9/8/18 a fire broke out in California near the town of Paradise. Over the course of a few hours, the Camp Fire grew into the country's deadliest wildfire in over a century. Through first-hand footage of the disaster and interviews with survivors and responders, FIRE IN PARADISE retells the survival stories from that day.
Director: Zackary Canepari, Drea Cooper
Any One of Us (2019)
Documentary
Through the inspiring journey of a recovering athlete, Any One of Us offers an unprecedented glimpse into the world of spinal cord injuries.
Starring: Paul Basagoitia, Nichole Munk
Director: Fernando Villena
Oil in the Blood (2019)
Documentary
'Oil in the Blood' is a documentary feature film on the contemporary custom motorcycle culture. It's not a film about motorcycles, it's a film about motorcycle people.
Director: Gareth Maxwell Roberts
It Takes a Lunatic (2019)
Biography | Documentary | Drama
The life and career of acting teacher and co-founder/director of the American Place Theater, Wynn Handman.
Starring: Wynn Handman
Director: Billy Lyons, Kim Ferraro, Seth Isler
Dancing with the Birds (2019)
Documentary
From ruffling their majestic feathers to nailing im-peck-able courtship routines, birds in paradise flaunt their best moves in hopes of landing a mate.
Starring: Stephen Fry
The Connected Cup (2019)
Adventure | Documentary
A story following the HEART of coffee and tea around the world as a universal means of connection. What started as a fascination with coffee, turned into a journey revealing the beautiful, harsh, and captivating intricacies of the human experience. A narrative that incorporates communities and individuals in 9 countries with interviews in 9 languages throughout; proving that we all speak the language of sharing a coffee or tea together. Journalist Brooke Bierhaus takes viewers on an intimate journey to better understand the human experience and cross-cultural unification by sharing a connected cup.
Director: Brooke Bierhaus
League of Legends: Origins (2019)
Documentary
In League of Legends Origins, Academy Award nominated Director, Leslie Iwerks explores the history of the community that has made League of Legends one of the most-played PC game in history and one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Told by the fans who lived it, the players that popularized it, and the visionaries who made it, Iwerks captures the highs and lows of making a global phenomenon.
Starring: Marc Merril, Brandon Beck
Director: Leslie Iwerks
#NoJoke (2019)
Documentary
A musician's journey to create a song with some of the biggest stars in the industry. Along the way, he faces up to his painful past, while giving viewers a deep personal insight into the issue of bullying.
Starring: Andrew Cole, Jeff Goldblum, Lemmy Kilmister, Slash, Patrick Stewart, Michael Biehn, Julian Lennon
Director: Manfred Becker
Between Me and My Mind (2019)
Documentary
Driven by a constant need to create, Phish frontman Trey Anastasio takes on new projects, including some of his most personal music to date as well as Phish's ambitious New Year's Eve show at Madison Square Garden.
Starring: Trey Anastasio
Director: Steven Cantor
Tell Me Who I Am (2019)
Documentary | Drama | Mystery
What if every memory that haunts you could be erased? What if something truly horrific had happened to you and the person who loves you most could wipe that from your mind? Would you want them to? This is the ethical dilemma that 18-year-old Marcus Lewis faced when his identical twin Alex awakened after a motorcycle accident and Marcus was the only person Alex recognized. With no memories at all, Alex relied entirely on his brother as he tried to understand who he was. Working from an autobiography by the twins, Perkins and the Lewis brothers craft a powerfully cinematic adaptation that helps the audience explore their incredible story and remarkable 35-year post-accident journey. It's a profoundly moving examination of memory and trauma, personal responsibility and, ultimately, love.
Starring: Alex Lewis, Marcus Lewis
Director: Ed Perkins
Halston (2019)
Documentary
Prodigiously talented, Halston reigned over fashion in the 1970s and became a household name. But everything changed in the Wall Street era. With his empire under threat, Halston took the biggest gamble of his life.
Starring: Halston, Tavi Gevinson
Director: Frédéric Tcheng
American Hemp (2019)
Documentary
A feature documentary following hemp farmers, a hemp food company and state regulators through one year in the Colorado Hemp Industry.
Starring: Ari Sherman, Jourdan Samel, Alex White Plume, Damian Farris, Maureen West
Director: Josh Hyde
The River and the Wall (2019)
Adventure | Documentary
The River and the Wall follows five friends on an immersive adventure through the unknown wilds of the Texas borderlands as they travel 1200 miles from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico on horses, mountain bikes, and canoes. They set out to document the borderlands and explore the potential impacts of a wall on the natural environment, but as the wilderness gives way to the more populated and heavily trafficked Lower Rio Grande Valley, they come face-to-face with the human side of the immigration debate and enter uncharted emotional waters.
Starring: Austin Alvarado, Ben Masters, Filipe DeAndrade, Heather Mackey, Jay Kleberg, Beto O'Rourke, Will Hurd
Director: Ben Masters
Are You Proud? (2019)
Documentary
Rare archive footage and interviews across a spectrum of historical campaigns and current activists in the United Kingdom celebrate the LGBTQ+ Pride movement's landmark achievements.
Starring: Michael Cashman, Lisa Power, Chris Smith, Peter Tatchell
Director: Ashley Joiner
