Documentary
An intimate documentary that follows Tig Notaro, a Los Angeles based comedian, who just days after being diagnosed with invasive stage II breast cancer changed the course of her career with a poignant stand-up set that became legendary overnight. It explores Tig's extraordinary journey as her career ignites and as her life unfolds in grand and unexpected ways, all the while continuing to battle a life-threatening illness and falling in love.
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Maison du Bonheur
The Future Is Rotten
Solo
Fritz Haarmann: The Butcher From Hanover
Four Daughters
Derrida
Glitter and Dust
En tierra extraña
What Makes a Woman
Pie Lady of Pie Town
Good One: A Show About Jokes
No Secret Anymore: The Times of Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon
War Dance
Brothers
Yellow Fever
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
CARMEX
Diana: The Woman Inside
Cocaine Prison
I Want to See
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Maison du Bonheur
IMDB 6.1 | Aug , 2018
When asked to make a documentary about her friend’s mother—a Parisian astrologer named Juliane—the filmmaker sets off for Montmartre with a Bolex to craft a portrait of an infectiously exuberant personality and the pre-war apartment she’s called home for 50 years.The Future Is Rotten
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2020
A secret culture of foragers hunt the Matsutake, a coveted Japanese mushroom worth up to $1,000 a pound—although its true value lies underground as a brilliant networker and healer of ruined landscapes. The Matsutake might just be our last, best hope for an American forest system run amok.Solo
IMDB 5.5 | Nov , 2008
Michôd and Peedom's hour-long documentary recounts the tale of Andrew McAuley, an Australian adventurer who, in 2006, launched a quest to become the first person to paddle a kayak across the treacherous Tasman Sea, one of the loneliest and toughest stretches of water in the world.Fritz Haarmann: The Butcher From Hanover
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2017
In Hanover, Germany 1924, the discovery of bones and skulls catches the authorities’ attention. Media covers the case and a suspect – Fritz Haarmann – is quickly arrested. Haarmann is a local butcher who manufactures his own sausages. Friedrich Heinrich Karl "Fritz" Haarmann (25 October 1879 – 15 April 1925) was a German serial killer, known as the Butcher of Hanover and the Vampire of Hanover, who committed the sexual assault, murder, mutilation and dismemberment of a minimum of 24 boys and young men between 1918 and 1924 in Hanover, Germany.Four Daughters
IMDB 7.4 | Jul , 2023
Between light and darkness stands Olfa, a Tunisian woman and the mother of four daughters. One day, her two older daughters disappear. To fill in their absence, the filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania invites professional actresses and invents a unique cinema experience that will lift the veil on Olfa and her daughters' life stories. An intimate journey of hope, rebellion, violence, transmission and sisterhood that will question the very foundations of our societies.Derrida
IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 2002
Documentary about French philosopher (and author of deconstructionism) Jacques Derrida, who sparked fierce debate throughout American academia.Glitter and Dust
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2020
Four girls living in the lonely vastness of the USA share one passion: The wild world of rodeo. Although they move about in the powerful imagery of the American prairie and the myths of the Wild West, they give it new resonance and break free of it. In a world which used to belong to their fathers and brothers, they prove that "you ride like a girl" is not an insult but a compliment.En tierra extraña
IMDB 3.5 | Oct , 2014
A documentary about the life of young Spanish immigrants in Edinburgh, Scotland, who had to leave Spain due to recession and unemployment.What Makes a Woman
IMDB 0 | May , 2018
In What Makes a Woman, Munroe Bergdorf sets out to explore the changing world of gender and identity by way of her very own, very personal journey. Showing her in quiet, intimate, and extremely vulnerable moments. An honest insight into gender identity, Bergdorf prepares for a life-changing facial surgery, helping her finally picture herself as a woman.Pie Lady of Pie Town
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2014
In the New Mexico desert, pie equals love. Kathy Knapp left her privileged life to bake pie in dusty Pie Town, a once forgotten corner of the world with few amenities. Why? To find her center and give the world pie. This is her story.Good One: A Show About Jokes
IMDB 7.2 | Mar , 2024
Follow Mike Birbiglia from Providence, R.I. to Washington, D.C. as he builds jokes based on personal truths, mixing comedy with revelations and anecdotes from family and his fellow comedians.No Secret Anymore: The Times of Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon
IMDB 1.9 | Feb , 2003
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon have been partners in love and political struggle for fifty years. With incisive interviews, rare archival images and warmhearted humor, Joan Biren's 2003 film reveals their inspiring public work, as well as their charming private relationship. When they courageously launched the Daughters of Bilitis in 1955, it became the first public organization for lesbians in America. Today, these tireless activists are educating both the LGBT and aging movements on the needs of older lesbians.War Dance
IMDB 7.2 | Feb , 2007
Three children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda compete in their country's national music and dance festival.Brothers
IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 2015
A film about the close relationship between two brothers. Markus (10) and Lukas (7) live in an old, yellow townhouse in the middle of Oslo. The river runs close to their home. A paradise in the heart of a big city. Here the brothers grow up with their dreams and longings for the future.Yellow Fever
IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 2012
What does beauty look like? In this award-winning short, Kenyan filmmaker Ng’endo Mukii combines animation, performance, and experimental techniques to create a visually arresting and psychologically penetrating exploration of the insidious impact of Western beauty standards and media-created ideals on African women’s perceptions of themselves. From hair-straightening to skin-lightening, YELLOW FEVER unpacks the cultural and historical forces that have long made Black women uncomfortable, literally, in their own skin.Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
IMDB 6.1 | Nov , 2004
Directed by the wife of 'That Kevin Smith', Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, a feature length documentary looking at the behind the scenes making of JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK.CARMEX
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2024
An Evil Entity intrudes on a YouTube Vlog by a group of Queer teenagers.Diana: The Woman Inside
IMDB 8 | Aug , 2017
Diana The Woman Inside highlights Diana as a woman and mother, rather than just a tragic icon.Cocaine Prison
IMDB 6.1 | Nov , 2019
From inside Bolivia's craziest prison a cocaine worker, a drug mule and his little sister reveal the countries relationship with cocaine.I Want to See
IMDB 5.7 | May , 2008
July 2006. Another war breaks out in Lebanon. The directors decide to follow a movie star, Catherine Deneuve and a friend, actor and artist Rabih Mroue;, on the roads of South Lebanon. Together, they will drive through the regions devastated by the conflict. It is the beginning of an unpredictable, unexpected adventure...