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A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974) This film was not officially released in 1974 and shown only at non-profit institutions with Les Blank appearing in person. After Les Blank's death in 2013, Les'son Harrod Blank and Leon Russell came to an agreement to

One Child Nation (2019) After becoming a mother, a filmmaker uncovers the untold history of China's one-child policy and the generations of parents and children forever shaped by this social experiment.

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Los (2001) Los Angeles is depicted in 35 stationary shots, each 2 1/2 minutes long, in this non-narrative film.

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I Am Thalente (2015) Homeless since the age of nine, South African skateboarder Thalente Biyela travels to the US to pursue his dream of becoming a professional skateboarder. Through his eyes, we experience what it takes to rise up out of circumstanc

Four Corners (1998) James Benning's "Four Corners" uses a specific geographical location to pose larger questions about the United States. Here, the geographic and wholly imaginary place Four Corners, that ...

El Valley Centro (1999) Employing natural sound and contemplative proscenium shots, Benning skillfully composes a series of pure and majestic images that at once evoke a sense of nostalgic splendor as well as deliver a subtle, yet penetrating, politi

Drugs as Weapons Against Us: The CIA War on Musicians and Activists (2018) Evidence supports that the CIA manipulated musicians and activists to promote drugs for social control, particularly regarding the Civil Rights and anti-war movements. Some mu

Deseret (1995) James Benning took the founding of the New York Times in 1851 as a departure point for his latest film, Deseret. In the best Benning tradition, Deseret unfolds magnificent landscapes captured with a stationary camera during a dozen-odd

The harrowing tale of four recovering addicts seeking redemption for their crimes in the unforgiving heart of rural America. There's no minimum drinking age, DUI offenders get a slap on the wrist, until tragedy strikes. Those who survive are branded

Although often characterised as minimalistic, James Benning’s intensive ‘landscape films’ deal with social and historical issues in a variety of ways: they entice concealed or displaced strata of American life from the landscape. His latest fil

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice GuyBlaché (2018) Pamela B. Green's energetic film about pioneer filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché is both a tribute and a detective story, tracing the circumstances by which this extraordinary artist faded from memory

American Dreams: Lost and Found (1984) American Dreams is chock full of concrete, discrete elements that comprise an American iconography of the past three decades. The film encourages a kind of perverse nostalgia for 'the good old days': Nixon's 'yo

Leavenworth (2019 ) Military justice system.

Seven Worlds, One Planet (2019 ) Millions of years ago incredible forces ripped apart the Earth's crust creating our seven continents - each with its own distinct climate, its own distinct terrain and its own unique animal...

The Pearl of Africa (2015) Forced to leave her country and loving boyfriend behind. Trans woman Cleopatra Kambugu sets out to fight for her right to love. In one of the world's most transphobic places, Uganda.

The Man Who Stole Banksy (2018) In 2007 Banksy slips into Palestine to paint on walls. What follows is a story of clashing cultures, art, identity, theft and black market.

The Ivory Game (2016) Wildlife activists in take on poachers in an effort to end illegal ivory trade in Africa.

Many films by this master of landscape cinema are cinematic studies of specific landscapes, as is the case with SOGOBI – the Shoshonean word for “Earth” –, Benning’s approach to the Californian wilderness in 35 carefully composed scenes wit

Ruhr (2009) James Benning's worrying and also reassuring vision of the Ruhr Valley, shot in six fascinating takes of a tunnel, a forest, a factory, a mosque, graffiti and a chimney.

I found this experimental film absorbing, even funny intentionally in one spot The concept is very simple A series of locked off shots where a train, not visible at first, enters frame, goes all the way through, and leaves frame What makes it interes

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In late May of 2011 I returned to Milwaukee to make a third version. This one was shot with a Sony HD camera. For this second re-make I decided to go back to the original idea, that is, to simply document the architecture in Milwaukee’s industrial

Turtle: The Incredible Journey (2009) A little loggerhead turtle follows in the path of her ancestors on one of the most extraordinary journeys in the natural world. Born on a beach in Florida, she rides the Gulf Stream all the way to the frozen nort

Soul Power (2008) A filmed account of the Zaire 74 soul music festival, originally intended to be in concert with the famous Rumble in the Jungle bout in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974.

Ride along as Zedd explores new territory with his latest album, True Colors, and get a behind the scenes look at everything from making the album, the most ambitious EDM arena tour in history, and a series of intimate fan experiences

The Age of Consequences (2016) The Hurt Locker meets An Inconvenient Truth, THE AGE OF CONSEQUENCES investigates the impacts of climate change, resource scarcity, migration, and conflict through the lens of US national security and global stability.

History of the Masons starting with Stone Masons and secrets of Construction, to becoming like the Boy Scouts for Men of making Men better Men

Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust (2017) In her first comedy special post-health scare, Sarah Silverman shares a mix of fun facts, sad truths and yeah-she-just-went-there moments.

Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story (2013) A look at the life and work of Canadian comedy icon David Steinberg.

ComicCon Episode IV: A Fans Hope (2011) Since 1970, Comic-Con in San Diego has grown from an small and obscure comic book event, to a major multi-media extravaganza attracting thousands. As various creative celebrities discuss what attracts them to t

Citizen Clark... A Life of Principle (2016) This story details former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark's lifetime commitment to justice and human rights. As the highest law enforcement officer of the land under LBJ, Clark supervised the drafting an

Bottled Life: Nestles Business with Water (2012) Do you know how to turn ordinary water into a billion-dollar business? In Switzerland there's a company which has developed the art to perfection - Nestlé. This company dominates the global business i

The Man Who Stopped the Desert (2010) Yacouba Sawadogo, an illiterate farmer from Burkina Faso has transformed the lives of thousands of people across West Africa. Over cinematic reconstruction Sawadogo tells his incredible story of his battle with n

The Kill Team (2013) A documentary that unveils the moral tensions that tear at soldiers' psyches through the lens of one highly personal story: Private Adam Winfield was a 21-year-old soldier in Afghanistan when he attempted with the help of his fat

The Bronx, USA (2019) The socio-cultural history of the Bronx.

Super Duper Alice Cooper (2014) Super Duper Alice Cooper is the twisted tale of a teenage Dr Jekyll whose rock n roll Mr Hyde almost kills him. It is the story of Vincent Furnier, preacher's son, who struck fear into the hearts of parents as Alice Co

Pandas: The Journey Home (2014) Filmmakers of "Pandas: The Journey Home" were granted unprecedented access to the Wolong Panda Center in China. Meet all of the pandas at the center as they get ready for their new lives in various parts of t

The inside look into the Walt Disney Imagineering company.

Spring Broke (2016) The rise and fall of spring break in Daytona Beach

The Last Gladiators (2011) In ice hockey, no one is tougher than the "goon". Those players have one mission: to protect the star players at any price.

Such Great Heights (2012) An intimate and gripping journey into the world of mixed martial arts, as Jon Fitch prepares for the fight of his life against perennial UFC Champ Georges St. Pierre.

Special When Lit (2009) What made more money than the entire American movie industry through the 50s and 60s? Pinball. Special When Lit rediscovers the lure of a lost pop icon. A product of the mechanical and electrical age, the American invention sw

Servant or Slave (2016) Bringing to light the heartbreaking experiences of Rita Wright, Rita Wenberg, Violet West, Adelaide Wenberg and Valerie Linow, Servant or Slave is a film of courage, strength and the fortitude to pursue justice for the crimes

Richard Jeni: A Big Steaming Pile of Me (2005) Filmed Live at the Irvine Barclay Theatre in Irvine, California.

Occupation: Fighter (2011) Eight months in the life of a fighter, the film provides the opportunity to discover the MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) sport in a fresh and striking new light, revealing the life of a dedicated fighter on his way to the top. In

Mad As Hell (2014) The Young Turks, one of the most popular online news shows in the world, has amassed a YouTube network consisting of millions of subscribers and billions of views. But that wasn't always ...