Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis
In August 1988, two armed bank robbers keep German police at bay for 54 hours during a hostage-taking drama that ends in a shootout and three deaths.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Volker Heise
Actors: Dieter Degowski, Emanuele de Giorgi, Hans-Jürgen Rösner, Herbert Schnoor, Ines Falk, Marion Löblich, Peter Meyer, Silke Bischoff, Udo Röbel
Maria by Callas
Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New…
The Eternal Night of Twelve Moons
On the Guajira peninsula in northern Columbia the old traditions of the indigenous Wayuu still hold sway. As soon as they begin menstruating, young women have to go and spend…
Patrice O’Neal: Killing Is Easy
A documentary about the life and career of controversial stand-up comedian, Patrice O’Neal, who released only one special before his death in 2011.
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures
Nude men in rubber suits, close-ups of erections, objects shoved in the most intimate of places—these are photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe, known by many as the most controversial photographer…
Dan Cruickshank’s Monuments of Remembrance
Dan Cruickshank reveals the extraordinary story behind the design and building of iconic First World War memorials and explores the idea behind the creation of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
No Room for Rockstars
With more than 300 hours of film shot during the 2010 Tour, ‘No Room for Rockstars’ documents the true stories of modern era rock and roll . From the kids…
David Lynch: The Art Life
An intimate journey through the formative years of David Lynch’s life. From his idyllic upbringing in small town America to the dark streets of Philadelphia, we follow Lynch as he…
Dolores
Dolores Huerta bucks 1950s gender conventions by starting the country’s first farm worker’s union with fellow organizer Cesar Chavez. What starts out as a struggle for racial and labor justice,…
Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
Feature length documentary on the cult sub-genre featuring interviews with Dyanne ‘Ilsa’ Thorne, Malissa ‘Elsa’ Longo, filmmakers Sergio Garrone, Mariano Caiano, Rino Di Silvestro, Liliana Cavani, Bruno Mattei, and many…
Black Metal Veins
Black Metal Veins unflinchingly documents the dark realities of despair and morbid self annihilation surrounding the lives of five heroin junkies. The addicts’ intertwining stories of pain, loss, sadness, and…
They Take the High Road
The work of a team of men who tackle a special British Road Services job in the treacherous terrain of the Scottish Highlands.
Mele Murals
Mele Murals is a documentary on the transformative power of modern graffiti art and ancient Hawaiian culture for a new generation of Native Hawaiians. At the center of the story…