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Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Narrated by Golden Globe winning actor, Colin Farrell, IT'S NOT YET DARK tells the incredible story of a young Irish filmmaker who becomes completely paralyzed from Motor Neurone Disease, but goes on to direct an award winning feature film through the use of his eyes.. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema - Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.. “The very definition of a documentary crowd-pleaser.” – Variety. “Remarkably...
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This is the story of the Angola Three, three remarkable men – Robert King, Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox – who as members of the Black Panther Party have been fighting for justice since the early 1970s.. For decades left forgotten in the depths of America’s bloodiest prison, between them the Angola Three spent over a Century in solitary, and their struggle became an international scandal.. "... The sheer overwhelming enormity of this injustice...
3) Pornocracy
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
French feminist icon, filmmaker, and adult film director Ovidie investigates shocking modern changes in the international adult film industry and how the arrival of web sites showing amateur and pirated Filmclips has transformed the way porn is made and consumed.. Official Selection at the South by Southwest Film Festival.
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang (Hooligan Sparrow) first came to America, Florida seemed like an exotic frontier full of theme parks, prehistoric swamp creatures, and sunburned denizens. As she travels wide-eyed from one city to another, she eventually encounters a charismatic young drifter named Dylan.. Fascinated by his rejection of society’s rules and unsure of his past, Nanfu follows Dylan with her camera on a journey that spans years, takes...
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When a traveling soap salesman arrives in a desolate Chinese town, a crime occurs, and sets the strange residents against each other with tragicomic results in this darkly funny and absurdist gem of contemporary Chinese Cinema.. Winner of the Special Jury Prize for World Cinema - Dramatic Feature at the and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Nominated for Best Director and Best Feature Film at the Golden Horse Film Festival.....
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
日本語
Description
Ittetsu Nemoto, a former punk-turned-Buddhist priest in Japan, has made a career out of helping suicidal people find reasons to live. But this work has come increasingly at the cost of his own family and health, as he refuses to draw lines between those he counsels and himself.
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
This documentary chronicles the life and career of director Mike Nichols, one of only two people in history who have won Peabody, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.. AMERICAN MASTERS; MIKE NICHOLS was directed by Nichols’ longtime comedy partner and two-time Oscar nominated writer Elaine May and features interviews from Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, Dustin Hoffman, Alec Baldwin, Paul Simon and Matthew Broderick.
8) Supergirl
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Naomi seems like a typical 11-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl, but watching her lift almost three times her bodyweight tells a different story. SUPERGIRL tells an empowering story about one girl who is coming of age while testing the limits of strength and endurance -- both inside and out.. Nominated for the Best Documentary at the Cleveland International Film Festival. Nominated in the New Jersey Films Competition at the Montclair Film Festival (MFF)....
9) Bad Rap
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
This award-winning documentary follows the lives and careers of four Asian-American rappers trying to break into hip-hop culture, which often treats them as outsiders. Sharing dynamic live performance footage and revealing interviews, these artists are driven to make the most skeptical critics into believers.. Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival. Winner of Best Documentary Feature at the San Diego Asian Film Festival and at the Los Angeles...
10) Silicon Cowboys
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Three friends dream up the Compaq portable computer at a Texas diner in 1981, and soon find themselves battling mighty IBM for PC supremacy. Their improbable journey altered the future of computing and shaped the world we now know.. Winner of the Special Jury Prize - New Jersey Films Competition for Archival Filmmaking at the Montclair Film Festival.. "A fascinating account of maverick innovators during the Wild West era of personal computing." -...
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A real-life Breaking Bad for the psychedelic set, THE SUNSHINE MAKERS reveals the untold story of Nicholas Sand and Tim Scully, the unlikely duo at the heart of the 1960s American drug counterculture. United in a utopian mission to save the planet through the consciousness-raising power of LSD called orange sunshine, this film documents their story as they tried to stay one step ahead of the feds.
12) Motherland
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Filipino
Description
Taking us into the heart of the planet's busiest maternity hospital, the viewer is dropped like an unseen outsider into the hospital's stream of activity. At first, the people are strangers. As the film continues, it's absorbingly intimate, rendering the women at the heart of the story increasingly familiar.
13) Learning to See
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In this documentary shot by photographer Robert Oelman's son over a 12 year period, the audience travels with Oelman deep into the rain forests of South America to discover the world's most exotic insects. Winner of the Neapolitan Award at the **Naples International Film Festival**. Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the **Santa Fe Independent Film Festival**. *"Robert Oelman's son [director] Jake honors his father's story in this...
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Diana (Zosia Mamet, Girls) moves back to New York and finds the perfect apartment for a fresh start. Soon, she discovers her ex-boyfriend Ben lives in the apartment. After an awkward reunion, Diana proclaims her intentions to be friends. But as old wounds are opened, they are forced to confront the true nature of their feelings.
15) Bolshoi Babylon
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A behind-the-scenes look at Moscow's prestigious Bolshoi Theatre as it's rocked by an acid-attack scandal in 2013.. Nominated for Best Documentary at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards.. "The film contains twin tracts of darkness and light, the sordid and the sublime, quite effectively [submerging] the viewer into a closed world." - Laura Bleiberg, The Los Angeles Times
16) Reset
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A riveting documentary on the creative process, RESET depicts renowned choreographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied (best known for choreographing the dance sequences in Black Swan) as he creates a ballet for his first gala as artistic director of the Paris Opera Ballet.
17) White Girl
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Summer, New York City. A college girl falls hard for a guy she just met. After a night of partying goes wrong, she goes to wild extremes to get him back. Starring Morgan Saylor (*Homeland*). Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Winner of the "Directors to Watch" award at the **Palm Springs International Film Festival**. *"WHITE GIRL is the powerful feature debut of a filmmaker with original vision and clear...
18) Elstree 1976
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In this fascinating documentary, go behind the scenes of one of the most iconic film series of all time: *Star Wars*. The actors and extras who played aliens, storm troopers, rebels and even Darth Vader in George Lucas' *Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope* reminisce about their time on set and how making the Sci-Fi classic affected their lives and careers, for better or for worse. *"A sweet, quietly funny, fascinating and contemplative study of 10 character...
19) Lolo
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A surprising and dark romantic comedy from acclaimed actress Julie Deply (Before Sunset), follows Violette (Delpy), a forty year-old workaholic in the fashion industry who goes on a spa retreat and falls for a local computer geek, Jean-Rene. But this new romance is threatened by Violette's spoiled teenage son, Lolo, who plots to ruin the relationship.
20) Women Who Kill
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Commitment-phobe Morgan and her ex-girlfriend Jean are locally famous true crime podcasters obsessed with female serial killers. There’s a chance they may still have feelings for each other, but co-dependence takes a back seat when Morgan meets the mysterious Simone. Blinded by infatuation, Morgan ignores warnings from friends that her new love interest is practically a stranger. Nominated for Best First Screenplay and the Someone to Watch Award...