A silent film by John Grierson. It tells the story of Britain’s North Sea herring fishery.

This impressionistic portrait of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics pays as much attention to the crowds and workers as it does to the actual competitive events. Highlights include an epic…

A documentary consisting of a series of travelogue vignettes providing glimpses into cultural practices throughout the world intended to shock or surprise, including an insect banquet and a memorable look…

A portrait of a family in Berlin in the late 1970s, this film focuses on the mother.

An exploration of Black generational farmers in the American South reveals the fragility of legacy and the significance of owning land.

Empire Skate chronicles the colorful rise and enduring influence of New York skateboarding culture in the 1990s, through the global phenomenon of Supreme and intimate portraits of the skaters who…

Filmed over a seventeen-year period in Tibet, Mongolia, Russia, Israel, Palestine, Greece, Italy and Vatican City, “Invisible World” transports us to the disparate worlds of sacred grounds, war zones and…

Through concert performances and interviews, this film offers us a comprehensive look at the British pioneer rock group, The Who. It captures their zany craziness and outrageous antics from the…

From the unique vantage point of 200 miles above Earth’s surface, we see how natural forces – volcanoes, earthquakes and hurricanes – affect our world, and how a powerful new…

Documentary chronicling the rise and fall of the punk movement with rare interview footage of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. Also concert and news footage.

The filmed depiction of a program where convicts tell troubled kids about the horrors of prison life. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.

A documentary about a pet cemetery in California, and the people who have pets buried there.