Documentary

A group of young Ukrainians is preparing a modern stage version of Hamlet. Their goal is to use their own wartime experiences and traumas to relate to Shakespeare’s play.Read More »

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P.S. Burn This Letter Please is a documentary film about New York City’s drag community. A box of letters, held in secret for nearly 60 years, ignites a 5-year exploration into a part of LGBT history that has never been told. The letters open a window into a forgotten world where being yourself meant breaking the law and where the penalties for “masquerading” as a woman were swift and severe. The government sought to destroy them, then history tried to erase them, now they tell their story for the first time.Read More »

The graduate film of Jasny and Kachyna shows both the incredible abilities of its creators and the time of their creation. An untraditionally conceived feature documentary about the settlement of Moldava in the borderland after World War II.It shows the village in an entertaining way from the first settlement to the first successes of collective farming.

The graduate film of Vojtěch Jasný and Karel Kachyně was the first film by FAMU students to be distributed.Read More »

Kubrick Remembered is one of the supplementary bonus documentaries included in Stanley Kubrick: The Masterpiece Collection. This box set of eight Kubrick classics has films, from the 1962 Lolita to his final film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999). In addition to the eight discs (films), there are two more discs, making this a ten-disc set. It does include the previously-released supplements on each film, plus it features two new-to-disc documentaries and one new feature length film, along with a 78-page book of stills, storyboards, production art, script pages, and other production paraphernalia from the featured films. Part of this collection is the aforementioned bonus documentary, which is with the feature-length documentary Kubrick Remembered. Kubrick’s widow opened up the Kubrick archives for this documentary, allowing all of us a closer glimpse into his methods.Read More »

At first glance, you might dismiss Journey Through the Past as just another sci-fi quickie. Please DON’T do that. This 75-minute, R-rated musical documentary is a probing portrait of rock star Neil Young. The film begins in 1966, when Young was still with Buffalo Springfield, and concludes in “the present”-1972, that is. Also appearing are Neil Young’s faithful companions Stephen Stills, Richie Furay, Dewey Martin, David Crosby and Graham Nash. Songs include “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” and “Heart of Gold.” The direction of Journey Through the Past is credited to one “Bernard Shakey”-who also goes by the name of Neil Young ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie GuideRead More »

Alexe Poukine tells the story of Ada, 19, brutally abused three times a few days apart by the same boy.Read More »

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A short film which documents the “April War” or the beginning of World War II with the German’s invasion of Yugoslavia.Read More »

Explores the idea that the oceans, especially salt-marshes, sea-grasses and mangroves, can absorb more carbon than trees.Read More »

Twenty-four contestants compete in an endurance/sleep deprivation contest in order to win a brand new Nissan Hardbody truck. The last person to remain standing with his or her hand on the truck wins. An absurd marketing gimmick at first glance, the contest proves to be much more…Read More »