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- StarsJoseph CampbellBill MoyersGeorge LucasMythologist Joseph Campbell presents his ideas about comparative mythology and the ongoing role of myth in human society.
- DirectorRon FrickeStarsBalinese Tari Legong DancersNi Made Megahadi PratiwiPuti Sri Candra DewiFilmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
- StarsBill GatesDavin OrnessAlex BueermannA documentary that tells Bill Gates' life story as he pursues solutions to some of the world's most complex problems.
- StarsAlain AzoulayThis short documentary is about the rise of the Island nation of Nauru as a economic superpower and it's fall due to corruption and policy failures.
- DirectorAmir Bar-LevStarsMarla OlmsteadLaura OlmsteadMark OlmsteadA look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- DirectorAmir Bar-LevStarsJohn Perry BarlowTom ConstantenSam CutlerA look at the 30-year career of The Grateful Dead.
- StarsFran LebowitzMartin ScorseseMichael Alexis PalmerWander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.
- DirectorSarah PolleyStarsMichael PolleyJohn BuchanMark PolleyA film that excavates layers of myth and memory to find the elusive truth at the core of a family of storytellers.
- DirectorChristopher KenneallyStarsDerek AmbrosiMichael BallhausAndrzej BartkowiakThe documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation.
- DirectorHawa EssumanAnjali NayarStarsMarlay SiakorSilas SiakorAnjali Nayar and Hawa Essuman profile the life of Liberian activist Silas Siakor, a tireless crusader against illegal logging and a symbol of resistance for a new generation.
- DirectorJane MagnussonHynek PallasStarsTomas AlfredsonWoody AllenWes AndersonA group of filmmakers visit Ingmar Bergman's house on the remote Swedish island of Faro to discuss his legacy.
- DirectorKent JonesStarsWes AndersonPeter BogdanovichDavid FincherFilmmakers discuss how Francois Truffaut's 1966 book "Cinema According to Hitchcock" influenced their work.
- DirectorHeinz BütlerStarsHenri Cartier-BressonAlexander BrooksRobert DelpireArtist Henri Cartier-Bresson comments on several of his photographs. One of the last films shot with the photographer, also featuring Robert Delpire, Elliott Erwitt, Isabelle Huppert, Josef Koudelka, Arthur Miller, and Ferdinando Scianna.
- DirectorCatherine CadouStarsTheodoros AngelopoulosBernardo BertolucciClint EastwoodEleven major filmmakers from Europe, Asia and America talk about Akira Kurosawa and explore some ways on which he influenced their own work.
- StarsNicholas DayDiane PurkissLiz GloynThis documentary series tells the stories that have gripped imaginations for centuries and reveals the fascinating and unexpected history behind them.
- StarsJosh BrolinRichard MachowiczJames MeigsFrom the power of science to how physics and biology combined to shape our shared journey, experience the human story like it's never been told before.
- CreatorFrançois BusnelStarsThomas Balou MartinTales of love, sex, power, betrayal, heinous crimes, unbearable separations, atrocious revenge, and metamorphoses - the poetic force of the myths has crossed the centuries.
- DirectorMaxine HarrisSheldon RochlinStarsJoseph CampbellThrough archival excerpts from his finest filmed lectures interwoven with exquisite images and evocative music from around the world, renowned mythologist Joseph Campbell takes us on a journey of transcendence and illumination, a trip through the mythological symbols and sagas left by our ancient forebears. What is revealed en route is "mankind's one great story," the grand drama played out by all cultures on all continents since time immemorial. This saga "projected" on the screen of the universe is the mythic adventure that became Campbell's "Sukhavati," what he passionately embraced as his life's work, his place of bliss.Created by Maxine Harris and Sheldon Rochlin, with the enthusiastic support of the Joseph Campbell Foundation, this hypnotic and mesmerizing film is a deeply personal, almost spiritual, portrait of Campbell, told in his own words, in his twilight years, at the summit of his career and the apex of his intellectual powers. Through it, this great American thinker is still "joyfully participating in the sorrows of the world."
- DirectorJanelle BalnickeDavid KennardStarsPeter DonatJoseph CampbellRichard AdamsJoseph Campbell discusses the nature of the hero in mythology.
- StarsSusan SarandonJoseph CampbellMythology scholar Joseph Campbell spent his life learning the "one great story" of humanity. In his final years, he gave a remarkable series of talks exploring all he had learned about myths, symbols, spiritual journeys, and more. Hosted by Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon, each lecture is an invitation to sit at the feet of a master storyteller.
- DirectorRon FrickeStarsPatrick DisantoA collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.
- DirectorGodfrey ReggioStarsEdward AsnerPat BenatarJerry BrownA collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on the relationship between nature, humanity, and technology.
- DirectorAstra TaylorStarsKwame Anthony AppiahJudith ButlerMichael HardtIn Examined Life, filmmaker Astra Taylor accompanies some of today's most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas.
- StarsNeil deGrasse TysonChristopher EmersonKeythe FarleyAn exploration of our discovery of the laws of nature and coordinates in space and time.
- StarsNeil deGrasse TysonSeth MacFarlaneSasha Sagan"Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" returns for a second season. Ann Druyan, original creative collaborator to Carl Sagan, serves as executive producer.
- CreatorAnn DruyanCarl SaganSteven SoterStarsCarl SaganJaromír HanzlíkJonathan FahnAstronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the universe.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSoumitra ChatterjeeUtpal DuttHaradhan BannerjeeThe life and work of the writer Sukumar Ray, Satyajit Ray's father. Ray made this film as a tribute to celebrate the centenary of his birth. The film comprises still photographs and readings from Sukumar Ray's writings.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSatyajit RayAn educational and controversial look into the Kingdom of Sikkim through the eyes of the greatest film maker from the Indian Sub-Continent, Satyajit Ray
- DirectorSatyajit RayThe Documentary is portrait of a dancer of Bharata Natyam, Balasaraswati. Balasaraswati affectionately called Bala was one of the greatest exponents of Bharata Natyam.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsBinode Bihari MukherjeeSatyajit RayThe life & works of a famous bengali artist named Benode Behari Mukherjee, who lost his eyesight completely, though he was one the pioneers of British Indian modern art.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsKallol BoseSubir BoseNorman EllisThis documentary shows the life of the greatest Bengali talent of all time, Rabindranath Tagore. His work in Bengali culture and literature.
- StarsMartin ScorseseMichel PiccoliNagisa ÔshimaMartin Scorsese describes his initial and growing obsession with films from the 1940s and 50s as the art form developed and grew with clips from classics and cult classics.
- DirectorTato KotetishviliDirk RijnekeAlejandro AgrestiA kaleidoscopic panorama of the world. A visual anthology of twelve short stories by twelve innovative directors from all over the world.
- DirectorRitwik Ghatak
- DirectorRitwik GhatakStarsNikhil BanerjeeIndranil BhattacharyaAnnapurna DeviLife and disciples of legendary Indian classical musician and teacher, 'Guru' of Pandit Ravishankar, 'Baba' Ustad Alauddin Khan.
- DirectorEdgar MorinJean RouchStarsAngeloNadine BallotCatherineA documentary about the everyday lives of ordinary Parisians, done in the style of cinéma vérité.
- DirectorRituparno GhoshStarsSamadarshi DuttaSanjoy NagRaima SenA Tribute to Rabindranath Tagore.
- DirectorKaku ArakawaStarsHayao MiyazakiToshio SuzukiYuhei SakuragiA look at famous Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki following his retirement in 2013.
- DirectorLeslie IwerksStarsStacy KeachJohn LasseterBrad BirdThe Pixar Story takes audiences behind the scenes of the groundbreaking company that pioneered a new generation of animation and forever changed the face of filmmaking.
- DirectorAki KubotaStarsHideaki AnnoMoyoco AnnoShinji HiguchiEVANGELION is coming to an end. NHK spent 4 years with exclusive access to director Hideaki Anno, documenting the creative process behind the final EVANGELION film. For the first time, the camera is allowed inside Anno's studio.
- DirectorAkira MikiHidekazu SatoStarsShigeo AkahoriAki AsakuraNaoko AsariA documentary about the making of The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Isao Takahata's first feature film for 14 years.
- DirectorMami SunadaStarsHayao MiyazakiYumiko MiyoshiToshio SuzukiFollows the routines of those employed at Studio Ghibli, including filmmakers Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki as they work to release two films simultaneously, The Wind Rises and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
- DirectorJérôme WybonStarsHayao MiyazakiToshio Suzuki
- DirectorYves MontmayeurStarsHayao MiyazakiGiannalberto BendazziJean 'Moebius' GiraudDocumentary created for television on the animation Studio Ghibli and focused especially in the visible head of the study, Hayao Miyazaki.
- DirectorBrent ZackyStarsStephen AlpertJerry BeckDave BossertThe people that brought the film Spirited Away (2001) (a.k.a. "Spirited Away") to the US explain how it was converted into English, with some minor confusion between languages, and how well it did in both Japan and America.
- StarsJonathan RossHayao MiyazakiHideaki AnnoA six-part TV series focusing on Japanese films, TV shows, anime, manga & culture, hosted by Jonathan Ross. Interviews include those with Lone Wolf and Cub comic writer Kazuo Koike, director Takeshi Miike, and many more. Jonathan Ross visits the set of the current Ultraman TV series, allows two former Godzilla actors to stomp model buildings, and speaks with Japan's top animators. Clips include those from Ringu, Spirited Away, Audition, Godzilla pics, some of Akira Kurosawa's films, Babycart movies and many more. Manga artist Junko Mizuno, who is interviewed, provides cartoon characters that are used throughout the series.
- DirectorToshirô UrataniStarsHayao MiyazakiToshio SuzukiToshirô UrataniBehind-the-scenes documentaries about 'Princess Mononoke,' from the film's conception up to its theatrical release and after - eventually rewriting the box office record in Japan. The documentaries include: Behind-the-scenes production process at the studios, the vocal cast doing overdubs and ADR sessions, featurette on the impact of the film on Japanese society.
- DirectorIsao TakahataA live-action documentary film, this independent film was produced by Nibariki (Miyazaki's personal office), with the revenue from Nausicaä. At first, it was supposed to be an animated film which took place in the town of Yanagawa. After the success of Nausicaä, Tokuma wanted to produce another animated movie (of course, they wanted a Nausicaä sequel), and Miyazaki was looking for a good project. Miyazaki visited Yanagawa, and was impressed by the beautiful town with its canals, and came up with an idea for a film about high school boys and girls in Yanagawa, and thought that Takahata, who worked as a producer for Nausicaä, should direct such a film. However, when Takahata visited Yanagawa for research, he came to be more interested in the history of the town, especially how local people fought to preserve the canals which have been a part of the community for a long time, and how they put a great deal of effort to clean up the once polluted canals. As a result, it became a live action documentary, and Miyazaki decided to spend his own money on it. It took three years for Takahata to complete this film.
- DirectorMidge CostinStarsGary RydstromSteven SpielbergTeresa EcktonAn exploration of the history and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a look at their actual process of creation and discovery.
- DirectorJonathan AdamsStarsGary LachmanIf Sigmund Freud was the father of Psychoanalysis then C.G. Jung was perhaps its' uncle. But was he something more? Acclaimed esoteric author Gary Lachman presents compelling evidence that Jung was also a mystic; a disciple of Hermes Trismegistus and a student of ancient, occult wisdom who explored paths of consciousness within the human psyche...and beyond.
- DirectorSusan LacyStarsSteven SpielbergMartin ScorseseRichard DreyfussA documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.
- DirectorEloy Domínguez SerénStarsEloy Domínguez SerénFathia MohidinJosé Domínguez PadinDirector Eloy Domínguez Serén moves from Galicia to Sweden in 2012, with little prospects, no knowledge of the language or the culture as a whole, Serén becomes determined to overcome the barriers presented by language in a quest to learn about Sweden, the language and himself, all while navigating language classes, pressure to return home from his friends and family, working various laborious jobs and dating.
- DirectorDave GrohlStarsTrent ReznorTom PettyMick FleetwoodA documentary on the fabled recording studio that was located in Van Nuys, California.
- DirectorGregory MonroStarsStanley KubrickMichel CimentMalcolm McDowellA rare and transcendent journey into the life and films of the legendary Stanley Kubrick like we've never seen before, featuring a treasure trove of unearthed interview recordings from the master himself.
- DirectorGianluca JodiceStarsToni ServilloPaolo SorrentinoCarlo VerdoneAn ageing writer has spent decades seducing his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome, but after his 65th birthday, he starts to look past the nightclubs and parties to find a landscape of exquisite beauty.
- DirectorVilgot SjömanStarsIngmar BergmanGunnar BjörnstrandSven NykvistVilgot Sjöman (I Am Curious -- Yellow 1967) and a crew from Swedish Television followed Ingmar Bergman during the filming of Winter Light and came away with a five-part documentary, including set construction, rehearsals, editing, and behind-the-camera conversations with Bergman and the cast and crew, and audience reactions to the film.
- DirectorStig BjörkmanStarsBibi AnderssonIngmar BergmanElliott GouldAbout the early years of the 70's in Ingmar Bergman's professional and private life. "The Touch" (1971) and more.
- StarsJimi HendrixJames HongMitch MitchellExperience Hendrix presents unforgettable highlights from two star-studded tribute concerts on behalf of Jimi Hendrix, hailed by critics and fans alike as the greatest guitarist of all time.
- DirectorSara FishkoStarsDavid AmramCarla BleyJohn CohenArt, obsession and anxiety permeate a dilapidated Manhattan loft building in Mid-century: The first movie to use photographer W. Eugene Smith's massive, fly-on-the-wall archive of photos and audio tapes documenting the likes of jazz greats Thelonious Monk, Zoot Sims, Jimmy Giuffre, Hall Overton and others at work and play in the Sixth Avenue wreck that was Smith's home and studio from 1957 through the '60s.
- 1985– 1h 27mTV-147.1 (92)TV EpisodeDirectorGene LaskoStarsPeter RiegertNo matter where, what, or whom he was shooting, W. Eugene Smith drove himself relentlessly to create evocative portraits that revealed the essence of his subjects in a way that touched the emotions.
- CreatorJanine BazinAndré S. LabartheStarsAndré S. LabartheGeorges FranjuJean RenoirIn-depth documentaries about the greatest filmmakers from around the world, all in the form of candid face-to-face interviews, conducted, created and produced by former critics for Les Cahiers du Cinéma, Janine Bazin and André S. Labarthe.
- 200547m6.1 (197)TV MovieDirectorLauren LazinStarsZach BraffRyan GoslingKate HudsonBrings to life the diaries of young people who witnessed first-hand the horrors of the Holocaust. Through an emotional montage of archival footage, personal photos, and text from the diaries themselves, the film celebrates a group of brave, young writers who refused to quietly disappear.
- DirectorFrancis HanlyStarsAuroraBob BadamiTim BevanThe 40 year journey of Hans Zimmer from post-war Germany to Hollywood royalty, revealing some of his musical secrets over a career landing films as "Rain Man," "Pirates of The Caribbean," "Gladiator," "No Time To Die" and much more.
- DirectorFrancis HanlyStarsAuroraBob BadamiTim BevanThe 40 year journey of Hans Zimmer from post-war Germany to Hollywood royalty, revealing some of his musical secrets over a career landing films as "Rain Man," "Pirates of The Caribbean," "Gladiator," "No Time To Die" and much more.
- DirectorKar-Wai WongStarsFai-Hung ChanChang ChenJacky CheungContaining never-before-seen materials, including deleted scenes, behind-the-scene footage and selected narration by Wong Kar Wai, ONE-TENTH OF A MILLIMETER APART chronicles the tales behind featured shots and scenes that narrowly missed out on the final cuts of ASHES OF TIME (1994), CHUNGKING EXPRESS (1994), FALLEN ANGELS (1995), HAPPY TOGETHER (1997), IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000), 2046 (2004), MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS (2007) and THE GRANDMASTER (2013).
- DirectorKar-Wai WongStarsMaggie CheungTony Leung Chiu-waiRebecca PanThis documentary directed by Wong Kar-wai is about the making of his own film, "In the Mood for Love".
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsBibi AnderssonHarriet AnderssonIngmar BergmanEveryday scenes, shot in home format, during the filming of several Ingmar Bergman films. The footage shows the Swedish director smiling and joking with the rest of the crew. With an uninhibited air and a jovial atmosphere, Bergman not only carries out his first collaborations with cinematographer Sven Nykvist or the actresses Harriet and Bibi Andersson, but he will also discover the stillness of the island of Fårö, whose landscapes he immediately falls in love with.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsDaniel BergmanIngmar BergmanGunnar BjörnstrandA chronicle of the making of Ingmar Bergman's Oscar winning film.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsIngmar BergmanIrene BromanPer BromanFårö Document 1979 is the ten-year followup to the first documentary Bergman made about his adopted home, Fårö, where he filmed many of his best works and lived until the end of his life.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanArne CarlssonStarsIngmar BergmanIngrid BergmanHalvar BjörkBehind the scenes footage of Autumn Sonata
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsArvid AnderssonSven BernanderCarl EkmanBergman interviews the locals of Fårö in this fascinating documentary. An expression of personal and political solidarity with the fellow inhabitants of his adopted home, the island of Fårö in the Baltic Sea, this documentary investigates the sometimes deleterious effects of the modern world on traditional farming and fishing communities. The young, especially, voice doubts about remaining in such a remote, quiet place.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsBibi AnderssonVictor SjöströmNaima WifstrandBehind the scenes of the well known film Wild Strawberries written and directed by Ingmar Bergman
- DirectorTonino GuerraAndrei TarkovskyStarsTonino GuerraLora JabloskinaAndrei TarkovskyAcclaimed Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky and his screenwriter Tonino Guerra travel all over Italy to scout locations for the film Nostalghia.
- DirectorJean-Marie BoursicotRicardo AlbiñanaJean-Jacques AnnaudStarsGrace JonesVanessa ParadisEmmanuelle SeignerA collection of European T.V. commercials directed by a variety of well-known directors from across Europe and the U.S. Compiled and produced by Jean-Marie Boursicot.
- DirectorLouis J. HorvitzWoody AllenEdward BurnsStarsNick CarterHowie DoroughBrian LittrellThis concert took place at Madison Square Garden, shortly after the 9/11 attacks. Highlights include "New York State Of Mind" by Billy Joel, "Won't Get Fooled Again" by the Who, "I Want Love" by Elton John, and "Freedom" by Paul McCartney.
- DirectorOtto BellStarsAisholpan NurgaivDaisy RidleyRys NurgaivThirteen-year-old Aisholpan trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her nomad family to become an eagle huntress.
- DirectorHala AbdallahJohn AkomfrahWang BingStarsJessica AlexanderBernardo BertolucciLola CrétonSeventy short films about cinema and its future.
- DirectorChantal AkermanStarsChantal AkermanImpersonal and beautiful images of Akerman's life in New York are combined with letters from her loving but manipulative mother, read by Akerman herself.
- DirectorThomas von SteinaeckerStarsWerner HerzogChloé ZhaoJoshua OppenheimerDocumentary presents a comprehensive portrait of an iconic artist of our time.
- DirectorJonas MekasStarsJonas MekasStan BrakhageRobert BreerDirector Jonas Mekas provides an intimate glimpse of his personal life by constructing a feature length narrative from over 30 years of private home movie footage.