The true history of a collection of some 500 films dating from 1910s to 1920s, which were lost for over 50 years until being discovered buried in a sub-arctic swimming pool deep in the Yukon Territory, in Dawson City, located about 350 miles south of the Arctic Circle. Director : Bill Morrison Cast : BillContinue reading “Dawson City: Frozen Time – 2017”
Category Archives: Documentary
The Town That Thread Built – 2017
Paisley, Scotland’s biggest town, was one of its wealthiest when local mill owners J & P Coats were at the peak of their powers and one of the world’s three biggest companies. This social history tells the story of the company, its workers, and the rise and fall of their town as the centre ofContinue reading “The Town That Thread Built – 2017”
Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution – 2017
Russia, 1917. After the abdication of Czar Nicholas II Romanov, the struggle for power confronts allies, enemies, factions and ideas; a ruthless battle between democracy and authoritarianism that will end with the takeover of the government by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks. Director : Renny Bartlett Cast : China Miéville|Helen Rappaport|Jonny McPherson|Juliet Stevenson|Martin Amis|Milo Twomey|NicholasContinue reading “Russia 1917: Countdown to Revolution – 2017”
Thank You for the Rain – 2017
Five years ago Kisilu, a Kenyan farmer, started to use his camera to capture the life of his family, his village and the damages of climate change. When a violent storm throws him and a Norwegian filmmaker together we see him transform from a father, to a community leader and activist on the global stage.Continue reading “Thank You for the Rain – 2017”
Princess Diana: Tragedy or Treason? – 2017
When Princess Diana’s life was cut short by a tragic car accident, the entire world mourned her loss. Now, 20 years after her death, Princess Diana: Tragedy of Treason? sheds light on the life and death of one of history’s most beloved figures. Director : Cast : Amber Neukum|Ashley Cameron|Charles Poole|Daniel Luce|Frances Dell Bendert|Jason Vandergriff|MattContinue reading “Princess Diana: Tragedy or Treason? – 2017”
Pure Comedy – 2017
Pure Comedy is a black and white document of the live tracking of Pure Comedy, as well as a surreal look into Tillman’s writing process. A six person crew, complete with cranes in the tracking rooms, captured every moment of the recording, giving the viewer intimate audience to actual album takes, including the one andContinue reading “Pure Comedy – 2017”
Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic – 2017
Academy Award-Winning Actress and “The View” Co-Host Whoopi Goldberg Reveals Disney Holiday Secrets in Freeform’s “Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic”. Director : Cast : Jordan Fisher|Sofia Carson|Whoopi Goldberg Genre : Documentary|Music Release Date : 12/18/2017 Country : United States
The Long Way Back: The Story of Todd Z-Man Zalkins – 2017
After losing his close friend Bradley Nowell of Sublime to a heroin overdose, Todd Zalkins aka ‘ZMAN’ fights for his life in what will become the worst drug crisis in American History, the Opioid Epidemic. Against all odds, Todd is able to break a seventeen year addiction to prescription pain killers and dedicates his lifeContinue reading “The Long Way Back: The Story of Todd Z-Man Zalkins – 2017”
The End: Inside The Last Days of the Obama White House – 2017
An inside view of Barack Obama’s last days as the first African-American President, and the legacy he leaves behind. Director : Toby Oppenheimer Cast : Angella Reid|Barack Obama|Cody Keenan|Jen Psaki|Josh Earnest|Kristen Bartoloni|Michelle Obama|Sarada Peri|Tyler Lechtenberg|Valerie Jarrett Genre : Documentary Release Date : 1/18/2017 Country : United States
Silica – 2017
An unseen location scout explores an opal-mining town in South Australia in this sci-fi-laced essay film, which finds in this semideserted region both the traces of indigenous culture and remnants of cinema history Director : Pia Borg Cast : Nicolette Krebitz Genre : Documentary Release Date : 10/10/2017 Country : Australia