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B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Documentary charting the life of blues guitarist B.B. King, with contributions from fellow musicians.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Director: Jon Brewer
Actors: B.B. King, Bill Cosby, Bonnie Raitt, Bono, Bruce Willis, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Morgan Freeman
Bhutto
BHUTTO is the definitive documentary that chronicles the life of one of the most complex and fascinating characters of our time. Hers is an epic tale of Shakespearean dimension. It’s…
Solitary
There are 100,000 US citizens in solitary confinement across the country, a staggering number prompting comment from both President Obama and the Pope. Situated in rural Virginia, 300 miles from…
Immortal Pompeii
In 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius erupted, killing 2,000 people. This documentary asks what happened next as experts explore Ancient Rome’s crisis management.
My Revolutionary Mother
In his need for self-identity, a filmmaker confronts his mother, a former political activist in the Philippines, about his feelings of abandonment as a child.
A Year in Space
Follow astronaut Scott Kelly’s 12-month mission on the International Space Station, from launch to landing, as NASA charts the effects of long-duration spaceflight by comparing him to his identical twin…
The Week Starts on Friday
A short documentary about the production of movie marquee art for cinemas in Prague.
Couch Connections
Christoph Pehofer took a nine-month journey through North America and Asia. Staying in hostels was a rare alternative. What he did instead was sleeping in complete strangers’ living rooms –…
The Sentence
Cindy Shank, mother of three, is serving a 15-year sentence in federal prison for her tangential involvement with a Michigan drug ring years earlier. This intimate portrait of mandatory minimum…
Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy
With nine #1 albums to his name, Jimmy Barnes is one of Australia’s greatest rock icons. But his success masked a life of hardship and abuse, where the music that…
Spudwrench
This documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin introduces us to Randy Horne, a high steel worker from the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, near Montreal. As a defender of his people’s…
The First Monday in May
Chronicles the creation of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s most attended fashion exhibition in history, “China: Through The Looking Glass,” an exploration of Chinese-inspired Western fashions by Costume Institute curator…
The Half-Life of Genius Physicist Raemer Schreiber
Our two-hour film highlights the life and career of Dr. Schreiber with respect and clarity. Raemer, his wife Marge, and young daughter Paula would move to the high-desert of New…