Pluto

A motion picture essay which takes a revealing and shocking look at modern life and its imbalances. The first film in a trilogy which was followed by Powaqatsi.

Koyaanisqatsi (1982)

This 1982 cult classic juxtaposes Cold War history, propaganda, music and culture.

The Atomic Cafe

No Greater Love explores a combat deployment through the eyes of an Army chaplain, as he and his men fight their way through a hellish tour in one of the most dangerous places in Afghanistan and then as they struggle to reintegrate home.

No Greater Love

Drawn from an archive of 16mm film, Tom Petty works on his 1994 album Wildflowers.

Tom Petty: Somewhere You Feel Free

A film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival.

Monterey Pop

Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together.

Buena Vista Social Club

When two friends tape-recorded the fights of their violently noisy neighbors, they accidentally created one of the world's first "viral" pop-culture sensations.

Shut Up Little Man!: An Audio Misadventure

Academy Award-winning director Daniel Junge and producer Johnny Knoxville take a candid look at daredevil Evel Knievel, while reflecting on our voracious public appetite for heroes and spectacle.

Being Evel

This is the classic Academy-Award winning documentary film of an astonishing adventure, a journey spanning 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft.

Kon Tiki

The bizarre true story of some 533 silent film reels, buried for almost 50 years in a sub-arctic swimming pool, deep in the Yukon permafrost.

Dawson City: Frozen Time

From Oscar nominated director Steve James ("Hoop Dreams") comes this revealing documentary about the concussion crisis in sports.

Head Games

An affectionate portrait of Caroll Spinney, the beloved puppeteer responsible for creating worldwide icons out of Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for the last 45 years.

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

This intimate portrait for André Leon Tally, a fixture in the world of fashion, takes viewers on a journey from André's roots growing up to becoming one of the most influential tastemakers and fashion curators of our times.

The Gospel According to André

In her own words, comedienne Gilda Radner looks back and reflects on her life and career.

Love, Gilda

A middle-aged man, Tim McVey, attempts to reclaim his 1984 world record on Nibbler, the first billion-point video game.

Man vs Snake

Former table tennis champion Marty Reisman (the real-life inspiration for "Marty Supreme") faces mortality while pursuing fame in his final years, as documented through observations, archives, and interviews, while dealing with his wife's health and his fading glory.

Fact or Fiction: The Life & Times of Ping Pong Hustler Marty Reisman

Artist and filmmaker David Lynch discusses his early life and the events that shaped his outlook on art and the creative process.

David Lynch: The Art Life

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.

The Aristocrats

Filmmaker Patrick Creadon pays tribute to crossword puzzles with this in-depth look at The New York Times' long-time crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz and his loyal fan base.

Wordplay

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound reveals the hidden power of sound in cinema, capturing its history, impact, and creativity featuring directors including Lucas, Spielberg, Streisand, Lynch, Redford, Google, and their sound artists.

Making Waves

Gilbert Gottfried rose to fame in the 1980's thanks to his brash stand-up act and personality. Now, after decades of flying solo in both his work and in his personal life, Gilbert has shockingly reinvented himself as a family man.

Gilbert

A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story follows the inspiring journey of 26-year-old, 58-pound Lizzie from cyber-bullying victim to anti-bullying activist.

A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story

Artist Yayoi Kusama battles sexism and racism while rising to fame in America during the 1960s, from a conservative upbringing in Japan to her eventual placement in a Tokyo mental institution.

KUSAMA - INFINITY

From Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams comes the story of Owen Suskind, a young man who couldn't speak as a child until he discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing himself in the world of Disney animated films.

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