Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3039 Films to Buy & Rent
3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets (2015)
- Dir. Marc Silver
- Devastating dissection of the aftermath of a racially charged encounter between a young black male and a middle aged white man that turns fatal.
A Ballerina's Tale (2015)
- Dir. Nelson George
- Nuanced portrait of African American ballerina Misty Copeland that examines her prodigious rise, her potentially career ending injury alongside…
A Family Affair (2015)
- Dir. Angeliki Aristomenopoulou
- An intimate and intoxicating portrait of the renowned Xylouris family, who have been maintaining the musical traditions of their native Crete for…
A Flickering Truth (2015)
- Dir. Pietra Brettkelly
- In documenting one man’s precarious quest to restore thousands of hours of film heritage in the post–Taliban Kabul, New Zealand filmmaker…
Act of Kindness (2015)
- Dir. Costa Botes, Sven Pannell
- Charting the ripple effects of real compassion, this inspiring true story follows a spirited young New Zealander’s search for the Rwandan samaritan…
All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records (2015)
- Dir. Colin Hanks
- The story of US–based Tower Records and its unconventional founder, Russ Solomon, whose legacy rose out a humble drugstore in 1960 to become a…
Althea (2015)
- PBS documentary account of the story of Althea Gibson, a truant from the tough streets of Harlem, who overcame extraordinary odds to becomes the…
Amy (2015)
- Dir. Asif Kapadia
- The compelling but undeniably downbeat story of Amy Winehouse in her own words, featuring unseen archival footage and unheard tracks. From the…
Batkid Begins (2015)
- Dir. Dana Nachman
- Misty–eyed documentary records the occasion when a city came together to grant one 5 year old cancer patient his wish, to fight crime as…
Being Evel (2015)
- Dir. Daniel Junge
- A candid look at the great American daredevil Evel Knievel that examines both the myth and his legacy.