Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
Oct 25, 1988 | IMDB 7.2
90 min Watch NowDocumentary, Music
A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.
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IMDB 5 | Apr , 2014
When seminal documentarian Ed Pincus is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he and collaborator Lucia Small team up to make one last film, much to the chagrin of Jane, Ed’s wife of 50 years. Told from two points of view with vulnerability, intimacy and humor, ONE CUT, ONE LIFE challenges the form of first person documentary while offering a complex story of love, loss, legacy, and the delicacy of capturing the preciousness of life while time is fleeting.Untold Odyssey: Reindeer Wrangling
IMDB 5.5 | Dec , 2011
A lyrical and haunting portrait of reindeer herding in the twilight expanses of the Lappish wilderness.Yugoslavia: How Ideology Moved Our Collective Body
IMDB 6.3 | Apr , 2013
A research-based essay film, but also a very personal perspective on the history of socialist Yugoslavia, its dramatic end, and its recent transformation into a few democratic nation states.Beyond Silence
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1996
Beyond Silence is about a family and a young girl’s coming of age story. This German film looks into the lives of the deaf and at a story about the love for music. A girl who has always had to translate speech into sign language for her deaf parents yet when her love for playing music grows strong she must decide to continue doing something she cannot share with her parents.Bollywood/Hollywood
IMDB 5.6 | Oct , 2002
Rahul Seth is a dashing young millionaire who believes he is "western" enough to rebel against his mother and grandmother. They are not too keen about his Caucasian girlfriend Kimberly who, to make matters worse, is a pop star. Before you can say "karmic intervention," Kimberly dies in a freak accident and Rahul is devastated. Instead of allowing him to mourn in peace, Rahul's mother sees the opportunity she's been waiting for. She threatens to call off his sister's wedding unless he finds himself a "nice Indian girl." Rahul enlists the services of Sue, a fiercely independent escort whom he believes to be Hispanic, and therefore not "married" to the conventions taught to young Indian women. With a wink in her eye, Sue accepts the deal to pose as his Indian bride-to-be. She needs the money and having never been a fan of the typical Indian male, she feels her heart is safe. The charade begins....Zaineb Hates the Snow
IMDB 7.8 | Jun , 2016
When her mother remarries and her newly blended family moves to Canada, a 9-year-old Tunisia girl's life takes a profound turn as she struggles to find her place and maintain her Muslim identity in a new land.Kiss and Cry
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 2017
Fifteen-year-old Sarah has returned to Colmar, where she has taken up high-performance figure skating and competition. The rivalry between the girls and the trainer's harsh words put her body to the test on the ice, while her adolescent desires distract her from her athletic ambitions.Polly: Comin' Home!
IMDB 8.5 | Nov , 1990
Broadway style songs are used to tell this interesting story of an ingenious orphan who gets involved in matchmaking and striving for inter-racial understanding in 1956 Alabama.Russia
IMDB 5.5 | Mar , 1972
The first uncensored documentary about the Soviet Union ever made by an outsider. The film takes viewers to 12 of the 15 states of the former USSR.Hobbyhorse Revolution
IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 2017
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IMDB 6.9 | Jun , 2018
The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.Still Life
IMDB 5 | Oct , 2013
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IMDB 10 | Apr , 2015
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 2013
A short documentary following the launch of the first trial to use Coca-Cola's crates and distribution know-how to deliver life-saving anti-diarrhea kits in Zambia.Before Summer Ends
IMDB 6.5 | May , 2017
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IMDB 5.6 | Feb , 2011
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IMDB 4.5 | May , 2014
Ice/Sea
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2005
Funny collage of sea, sun and ice. A show from the beach with skiers, tigers, mermaids and much more.Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
IMDB 6.7 | Oct , 2006
Shut Up and Sing is a documentary about the country band from Texas called the Dixie Chicks and how one tiny comment against President Bush dropped their number one hit off the charts and caused fans to hate them, destroy their CD’s, and protest at their concerts. A film about freedom of speech gone out of control and the three girls lives that were forever changed by a small anti-Bush commentThe Battle of The Alamo
IMDB 0 | Mar , 1996