Tag Archives: Documentary

Director : Thomas Lucas Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 2/15/2013 Country :

Drawing upon recently declassified documents, archival footage and behind-the-scenes interviews, “Wonders Are Many: The Making of ‘Doctor Atomic’” chronicles the creation of the monumental opera based on the mysterious and paradoxical “father of the atomic bomb,” Dr. Robert Oppenheimer, as his team prepares to detonate the world’s first atomic weapon. Director : Jon Else CastContinue reading “Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic – 2013”

On the night she broke up with her boyfriend, a Florida deputy sheriff, Michelle O’Connell was found dead from a gunshot in the mouth. Next to her was her boyfriend’s semi-automatic service pistol. The sheriff’s office called it suicide, but was it? FRONTLINE and The New York Times investigate this death of a young, singleContinue reading “Frontline: A Death in St. Augustine – 2013”

In 1985 a picturesque Argentinian holiday town was completely flooded, not to re-emerge until 2009. Now only Pablo remains in this modern day Atlantis. Director : Matthew Salleh Cast : Pablo Novak Genre : Documentary Release Date : 6/9/2013 Country : Australia

A documentary on how Washington State legalized recreational marijuana and the effects of this decision on the state, the nation and the world. Director : Riley Morton Cast : Alison Holcomb|Douglas Hiatt|Jodie Emery|John Mckay|Pete Holmes|Rick Steves|Steve Sarich Genre : Documentary Release Date : 6/6/2013 Country : United States

This short documentary explores eight theories on why humans are so fascinated with fright. Director : John P. Hess Cast : Arthur Conan Doyle|Carl Jung|John P. Hess|Sigmund Freud|Warrington Gillette Genre : Documentary Release Date : 10/23/2013 Country :

The student campus Flogsta was built in Uppsala in the 1970s. Since then, the Flogsta roar has happened every evening at 22.00. This is the moment when hundreds of students unleash their anxiety at the same time and scream out of the windows. Probably a tradition unique in the world. Director : Åsa Blanck|Johan PalmgrenContinue reading “The Flogsta Roar – 2013”

Documentary presented by Professor Simon Schaffer which charts the amazing and untold story of automata – extraordinary clockwork machines designed hundreds of years ago to mimic and recreate life. The film brings the past to life in vivid detail as we see how and why these masterpieces were built. Travelling around Europe, Simon uncovers theContinue reading “Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams – 2013”

Is it true what they say in Spamalot (“You won’t make it on Broadway if you don’t have any Jews”)? Tracing Broadway’s Yiddish roots, and exploring back-stories behind many landmark shows from Showboat to Wicked, filmmaker Michael Kantor chronicles the unique role of Jewish musicians in the creation of the modern American musical. This joyfulContinue reading “Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy – 2013”

In this documentary, Andrés Di Tella and Dario Schvarsztein discussed sensitively and accurately the motivations and creative processes of three Mexican contemporary artists of great global impact: Pedro Reyes, Carlos Amorales and Minerva Cuevas. Director : Andrés Di Tella|Darío Schvarzstein Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 4/20/2013 Country : Argentina