Sundance Channel.
1) Rectify
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
After spending 19 years on Death Row for the rape and murder of his teenage girlfriend, Daniel Holden is going home. His conviction has been vacated due to new DNA evidence, thrusting him back into a world he no longer knows. As he struggles to adapt to his new life, his return will reignite the fears of a small town and threaten to shatter his family's fragile peace. Daniel's alleged crime divided a community. His freedom could tear it in half.
2) Carlos
Series
Criterion collection volume 582
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
Français
Description
An epic, intensely detailed account of the life of the infamous international terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez - also known as Carlos the Jackal. One of the twentieth century's most wanted fugitives, Carlos was committed to violent left-wing activism throughout the seventies and eighties, orchestrating bombings, kidnappings, and hijackings in Europe and the Middle East.
3) I'm your man
Author
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The life and work of Leonard Cohen is celebrated in Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man. The documentary also includes performances and interviews by artists that Cohen has inspired including U2, Beth Orton, Jarvis Cocker, Rufus Wainwright, and more.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
c2015.
Language
English
Description
A 2-part miniseries, based on the bestselling novel by William Boyd. Enter a cloak and dagger world where everyone and everything is under suspicion. Haunted by the death of her brother at the hands of fascist thugs, Russian émigré Eva Delectorskaya is recruited to be a British secret agent by the shadowy figure, Lucas Romer. After proving her merit in the field, she is sent on the most dangerous mission of her life. She must use any means necessary...
Publisher
Distributed by New Video Group
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
A compilation of three short films about the current state of freedom of speech and freedom of assembly in the United States.
Fox vs. Franken: when comedian Al Franken used Fox News' phrase "Fair and balanced" in his satiric book, the network sued. Fox lost in court and Franken earned national notoriety with a bestseller.
Poetic license: explores the implications of state-sponsored art through the story of New Jersey Poet Laureate Amiri Baraka and...
6) Dark days
Publisher
RYKO Distribution
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Documentary about a community of homeless people living in a train tunnel beneath Manhattan. Depicts a way of life that is unimaginable to most of those who walk the streets above: in the pitch black of the tunnel, rats swarm through piles of garbage as high-speed trains leaving Penn station tear through the darkness. For some of those who have gone underground, it has been home for as long as 25 years.
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
This documentary chronicles the life of Candy Darling, star of the Andy Warhol movies Women in Revolt and Flesh. Born James Slattery in 1944, Darling acted in several other films and in various plays, including Tennessee Williams's Small Craft Warnings. The film features interviews with colleagues, contemporaries and friends of Candy, including John Waters, Peter Beard, Holly Woodlawn, Bob Colacello, Geraldine Smith, Pat Hackett, and Ron Delsener....
9) Scotland, PA
Publisher
Showtime Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Fast food and ambition make up a daily special of murder and mystery 70's style.
10) In this world
Publisher
Showtime Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Language
Persian
Description
The hazardous journey of two Afghan boys as they travel from Pakistan through Iran, Turkey, Italy, France and the UK in search of refuge in London, revealing the desperate measures people take to escape persecution and life-threatening conditions.
11) Garbage warrior
Publisher
Morningstar Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Using empty beer cans, old tires, plastic bottles and other garbage, iconoclastic architect Michael Reynolds, based in New Mexico, has been building ecologically sustainable structures for 35 years. Calling his structures "earthships," Reynolds has had conflicts with government officials over inflexible zoning and housing laws, but his architectural ideas were put to use in the Andaman Islands following the 2005 tsunami.
Publisher
Menemsha Films
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
The story of a brave group of people who fought Hitler with the only weapons they had: charcoal, pencil stubs, shreds of paper, and memories etched in their minds. These artists took their fate into their own hands to make a compelling statement about the human spirit enduring against unimaginable odds.
13) Omagh
Publisher
Hart Sharp Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
An examination of the aftermath of the 1998 Real IRA bombing that killed 29 people in Omagh, Northern Ireland.
Publisher
Showtime Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2001
Language
English
Description
When Gilda's father dies, she is left with nothing but her video camera, her father's secrets, and a fascination with movie star Michael De. Santis. Using her camera as a diary, and propelled by grief and anger, she sets off for an adventure in New York City. Ultimately, she finds herself right in the middle of her movie star fantasies.
15) Carlos
Series
Criterion collection volume 582
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2011
Language
Arabic
Description
An epic, intensely detailed account of the life of the infamous international terrorist Ilich Ram̕rez Sanchez-also known as Carlos the Jackal. One of the twentieth century's most-wanted fugitives, Carlos was committed to violent left-wing activism throughout the seventies and eighties, orchestrating bombings, kidnappings, and hijackings in Europe and the Middle East.
Publisher
Sundance Channel Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2003
Language
English
Description
The story of two women who search for meaning in lost loves and missed chances. As one monther looks to her past to gain the strength to face the future, a daughter investigates the emotional wounds which have kept her from finding love. Their stories come together in surprising and deeply moving ways.
Publisher
Microcinema
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"Paul H-O became a fixture of the New York art scene in the 1990s with his public access show GalleryBeat. Armed with a video camera, he attended art gallery openings, amusing some with his candid, witty assessments of their work, but also winning many fans. Among the latter was Cindy Sherman, the press-shy artist who is internationally acknowledged as one of the world's most gifted and significant visual talents. Cindy invites Paul to her studio...
19) Trans generation
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Follows four American college students as they prepare for gender reassignment. The students discuss their lives, their hopes, and setbacks, and deal with varying reactions from family and friends.
Publisher
MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
2009, c2008
Language
English
Description
Neurotic Donna, boozy slag Karen, and sex-starved Louise deal with day-to-day lives of creepy exes, bad birthdays, disastrous dates, stolen kebabs, binge drinking, shoplifting, unplanned pregnancy, and more selfish acts of sisterly love.