Documentary

  • Mareike Wegener – Mark Lombardi – Kunst und Konspiration AKA Mark Lombardi – Art and Conspiracy (2012)

    2011-2020DocumentaryMareike WegenerPoliticsUSA
    Mark Lombardi Kunst und Konspiration (2012)
    Mark Lombardi Kunst und Konspiration (2012)

    Quote:
    A film about the American artist Mark Lombardi who created graphic artwork laying out the powers and opaque network of the global elites from the economic and finance sectors, as well as terrorists; and whose masterpieces crossed wires with the FBI after the attacks on September 11th. Lombardi had hung himself one year earlier in his New York studio. Who was this Mark Lombardi, a man whose work was so explosive that even terrorist hunters were using it as research? The film portrays an incredibly brilliant artist who took on the social function of a watchdog by using public information and arranging it to expose the grand illegal practices in the globalized world.Read More »

  • Ruben Östlund – Låt dom andra sköta kärleken AKA Let the others deal with love (2001)

    2001-2010DocumentaryRomanceRuben ÖstlundSweden
    Låt dom andra sköta kärleken (2001)
    Låt dom andra sköta kärleken (2001)

    First film by the most prominent Swedish director of today.

    Kommer ni ihåg när vi var i Alperna tillsammans? Alla kompisar som en enda stor familj. Det
    var ju så man skulle leva, svårare var det inte. Men plötsligt är det som om livet kommer
    smygande inpå oss och vi börjar inse att så här kommer det inte vara för alltid. Så lätt
    kommer vi inte undan.Read More »

  • Elisabeth Kapnist – Orson Welles, autopsie d’une légende AKA Orson Welles: Shadows and Light (2015)

    2011-2020DocumentaryElisabeth KapnistFrance
    Orson Welles, autopsie d'une légende (2015)
    Orson Welles, autopsie d’une légende (2015)

    Giant of cinema, the embodiment of creation, Orson Welles is the man who reinvents the film language at 24-years old. Who is hidding behind this impressive figure? This movie is a journey towards the man behind the legend. It drags us into the labyrinth with multiple mirrors that Welles erases and recreates at the mercy of his imagination.Read More »

  • Raymond Depardon – Faits divers AKA News Items (1983)

    France1981-1990DocumentaryRaymond Depardon
    Faits divers (1983)
    Faits divers (1983)

    Paris, summer 1982. The day to day life of a police station in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. Day and night a reporter follows small groups of uniformed police officers who patrol the neighbourhood in their vans, intervene at the slightest radio call, prepare reports or question defendants at the central station.

    Shot alone by Depardon, Faits divers (News Items) is a live report, without a commentary, on the day to day activities of police officers in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. By observing the police officers, Depardon’s camera reveals the hidden side of Paris. The Paris of everyday assaults, poverty and distress. In a way, he opened a cycle of films on those who had been forgotten by everyone and began to give them a voice as he explained: “The shooting was laborious, but in this film, I was able to record the words of individuals who never have access to the media […] Is Paris a difficult city to live in? Or a city where you get help? There is probably a French-style violence, and the police officers are poorly prepared social workers.”Read More »

  • João Batista de Andrade – Restos (1975)

    João Batista de Andrade1971-1980BrazilDocumentaryPolitics
    Restos (1975)
    Restos (1975)

    Inspired by the testimony of an American technician who, examining the São Paulo dump, stated: “Sao Paulo rubbish is the richest in the world.” The film shows the misery of those who live on this garbage and the police repression on the scavengers.Read More »

  • Michael Apted – 7 Plus Seven (1970)

    Michael Apted1961-1970DocumentaryUnited Kingdom
    7 Plus Seven (1970)
    7 Plus Seven (1970)

    Quote:
    Starting in 1964 with Seven Up, renowned director Michael Apted has explored this Jesuit maxim. The original concept was to interview 14 children from diverse backgrounds from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Every seven years, Apted has been back to talk to the same subjects, examining the progression of their lives. From cab driver Tony to East End schoolmates Jackie, Lynn, and Susan and the heart-breaking Neil, we see, as they enter their 40’s, how close these subjects are to realizing their ambitions. An extraordinary look at the structure of life in the 20th century, The Up Series is, according to Roger Ebert, “an inspired, almost noble use of the film medium. Apted penetrates to the central mystery of life.”Read More »

  • Shimon Dotan – The Settlers (2016)

    2011-2020DocumentaryFranceShimon Dotan
    The Settlers (2016)
    The Settlers (2016)

    The first film of its kind to offer a comprehensive view of the Jewish settlers in the occupied territories of the West Bank.

    An historical overview, a geopolitical study and an intimate look at those people at the core of the most daunting challenges facing Israel and the international community today as the Palestinians and Israelis resume talks again.Read More »

  • Matt Cottingham – Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie (2019)

    Matt Cottingham2011-2020DocumentaryUnited Kingdom
    Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie (2019)
    Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie (2019)

    A profile of Agatha Christie with access to the author’s personal notebooks, letters and diaries as well as never-before-seen documents.Read More »

  • Sebastian Junger – Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington (2013)

    Sebastian Junger2011-2020DocumentaryUSA
    Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington (2013)
    Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington (2013)

    Synopsis:
    Documentary about deceased photojournalist Tim Hetherington directed by Sebastian Junger. Together with his friend and long-term collaborator Sebastian, Tim had travelled the world documenting conflicts in Afghanistan, Liberia and Libya among other locations. Best known for their 2010 film ‘Restrepo’ which was nominated for an Academy Award, the two strived to capture the humanity within conflict situations and with their images they focused on the individuals involved and their experiences of the violence surrounding them. Unfortunately, in 2011 Tim was killed by a mortar blast and this film is a tribute and celebration of the legacy he has left behind and includes Sebastian conducting interviews with those who knew Tim best.
    — IMDbRead More »

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