Denise Ho – Becoming the Song
Denise Ho – Becoming the Song profiles the openly gay Hong Kong singer and human rights activist Denise Ho. Drawing on unprecedented, years-long access, the film explores her remarkable journey from commercial Cantopop superstar to outspoken political activist, an artist who has put her l…
G-MAN
An exploration of social schizophrenia in which terrorists consult their mothers before planting bombs, and the head of the New York City bomb squad succumbs to his dominatrix.
King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record...from Montgomery to Memphis is the landmark 3-hr documentary that chronicles the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama, and culminating with his assassination in Memphis in 1968. Academy Award nomi…
Lust for Gold : A Race Against Time
A true story is about obsession, greed, and the hunt for gold. Boyhood dreams of treasure lead to a lifelong search when a retired missile scientist makes a monumental discovery and tempts fate for fortune as he hatches a secret plan to prove his claim.
Name of the Game
Name of the Game follows the lives of several past and current male exotic dancers from South Central Los Angeles. In interviews and performances, we learn the behind-the-scenes reality of the male exotic industry as it's never been told before: unfiltered, uncensored, and uncut.
Nationtime
Best known for his avant-garde meta-documentary Symbiopsychotaxiplasm, William Greaves (1926–2014) was also the director of over 100 documentary films, the majority focused on African American history, politics, and culture. Nationtime is a report on the National Black Political Conv…
Neptune Frost
In an otherworldly e-waste dump camp, an anti-colonialist hacking collective attempts a takeover of the authoritarian regime exploiting the region's natural resources — and its people. When an intersex runaway and an escaped coltan miner find each other through cosmic forces, their connection …
Obit.
Every day, editorial obituary writers deposit the details of a handful of extraordinary lives into the cultural memory. Obit. explores their world, inviting essential questions about life, history, and the inevitable passage of time.
On Broadway
For anyone who loves theater, this contemporary history of Broadway is a pure joy! It takes us behind the scenes of Broadway’s most groundbreaking shows, from A Chorus Line to Hamilton, and is packed with interviews and performances by legendary stars like Helen Mirren, Chr…
Pioneers of African-American Cinema
A monumental collection of historically vital films, digitally mastered in HD using archival elements. This collection of the works of America's legendary first African-American filmmakers is the only one of its kind with no fewer than a dozen feature-length films and nearly twice as many shorts and…
Rawhead Rex (4KUHD)
NEW 4K RESTORATION! Ireland will never be the same after Rawhead Rex, a particularly nasty demon, is released from his underground prison by an unwitting farmer. The film follows Rex's cross country rampage, while a man struggles to stop it. Written by Clive Barker and directed by George Pavlou.
Slam
A young Black poet (Saul Williams) is imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge, where he meets a writing teacher (Sonja Sohn) who inspires him to use his creative expression to fight for his freedom in this Sundance and Cannes award-winning film.
Tey (Today)
In a village outside Dakar, the gods – or the stars, or destiny, have spoken: Satché must die by the end of the day. Until nightfall, the film follows him making his goodbyes to those around him – his family, his friends, his lover, his children, his wife.
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
The brilliant work, personal struggles, and cultural impact of iconic American writers Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams explodes onto the screen in this innovative dual-portrait documentary featuring vibrant voiceover work from Jim Parsons and Zachary Quinto.
Vortex
A film noirish atmosphere is created to show detective Lunch (a popular underground musician and poet) plow her way through the plans of a corporate businessman who seeks government defense contracts through real “corporate wars” and the manipulation of politicians.