Category Archives: Documentary

Participant Media’s Last Call at the Oasis is a new documentary from Jessica Yu & Elise Pearlstein. Think water is an infinite resource? Think again. Director : Elise Pearlstein|Jessica Yu Cast : Erin Brockovich-Ellis|Gina Gallego|Jay Famiglietti|Peter H. Gleick|Robert Glennon|Tyrone Hayes Genre : Documentary Release Date : 9/9/2011 Country : United States

The film features the life of mother and daughter who live in the woods near the outskirts of little city in Kazakhstan. The life on the edge of civilization, making money by selling scrap metal. Other people’s everyday life exists somewhere far away. Director : Madina Mustafina Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date :Continue reading “Milana – 2011”

Documentary following Chaz (formerly Chastity) Bono’s gender transition. Includes interviews with family members and friends as the transition is followed. Director : Fenton Bailey|Randy Barbato Cast : Chaz Bono|Cher Genre : Documentary Release Date : 1/20/2011 Country : United States

Nuclear Nightmare: Japan in Crisis presents a comprehensive timeline of the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered a horrific domino effect at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Director : Cast : Paula Zahn Genre : Documentary Release Date : 4/28/2011 Country :

An uncensored look at the life and work of film producer Harvey Weinstein. Director : Barry Avrich Cast : Ken Auletta|Matt Affleck|Peter Bart|Peter Biskind Genre : Documentary Release Date : 10/7/2011 Country : Canada

In 2004 the Oregon State Hospital, former site of the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, revealed the existence of thousands of corroded copper urns, each containing cremated human remains. Photographer David Maisel captured these beautifully unique urns of forgotten souls on film. Exhibiting their photos revealed secrets, influenced political decisions and reunited families.Continue reading “Library of Dust – 2011”

In 1997, Hirano Katsuyuki, a married, middle-aged AV director, and his 26-year-old actress and lover, Hayashi Yumika, set out to cycle from Tokyo to Hokkaido. Two video versions of their trip already exist, the intimate documentary Yumika and its gonzo porno alter ego 41-Day Adultery Bicycle Tour. Hirano’s Kantoku Shikkaku reframes this ambiguous relationship inContinue reading “Director Disqualified – 2011”

Being born a woman, feeling like a man & deciding to cross the boundary between the genders. That’s the path taken by those known as trans-boys. In San Francisco, Paris & Barcelona, a four-way portrait of Lynnee, Kaleb, Rocco & Miguel, four individuals who embody & explore the fluidity of gender. Director : Valérie MitteauxContinue reading “Girl or Boy, My Sex Is Not My Gender – 2011”

Documentary follows Bobby Liebling, lead singer of seminal hard rock/heavy metal band Pentagram, as he battles decades of hard drug addiction and personal demons to try and get his life back. Director : Demian Fenton|Don Argott Cast : Bobby Liebling|Sean Pelletier Genre : Documentary Release Date : 4/29/2011 Country : United States

A short documentary on “love-shy” men. Love-Shy men believe they are afflicted with a condition that prevents them from interacting with women. They ultimately fail to have relationships with women, and often die virgins. “Involuntary Celibates” are men who approach women all the time, but are always rejected. These men congregate on an online forumContinue reading “Shy Boys: IRL – 2011”