
Titicut Follies
A stark and graphic portrayal of the conditions that existed at the State Prison for the Criminally Insane at Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and documents the various ways the inmates are treated by the guards, social workers, and psychiatrists.
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Director: Frederick Wiseman

The Road to Bresson
A Dutch documentary about legendary French filmmaker Robert Bresson.

Pumping Iron
Amateur and professional bodybuilders prepare for the 1975 Mr. Olympia and Mr. Universe contests as five-time champion Arnold Schwarzenegger defends his Mr. Olympia title against Serge Nubret and the shy…

The Spanish Earth
Joris Ivens’s advocacy documentary for the Republican cause intercuts a besieged Madrid with a nearby village digging an irrigation canal, linking the war to bread, land, and survival. Produced by…

Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives
Ten women in Canada talk about being lesbian in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: discovering the pulp fiction of the day about women in love, their own first affairs, the…

The Memory of Justice
This exceptional, disturbing, and thought-provoking two-part documentary compares the atrocities committed by the Nazis as revealed during the Nuremberg trials to those committed by the French in Algeria and those…

The 400 Million
Joris Ivens’s wartime documentary of China’s resistance to the Japanese invasion, cross-cutting civilian exodus and bombing with the Nationalist state’s mobilization—schools, industry, dispersed war production, foreign relief—and guerrilla fighting. Framing…

T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven
An experimental film of the group Throbbing Gristle in concert.

Along the Coast
Tongue-in-cheek look at the French Riviera, especially in summer when it overflows with tourists. Reviews its history and famous visitors; displays its faux-exotic buildings, its crowded beaches, its trees and…

Bardot
An intimate look at the life of international icon Brigitte Bardot. With exclusive access and the full support of Brigitte Bardot and her team, we will uncover her life, with…

Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
Best known for their megahit ’80s anthem “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”—made famous in John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club—Simple Minds is one of the most iconic and influential Scottish bands…

The Thin Blue Line
This unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer’s murder in Dallas.

D.O.A.
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.