Gangstresses, a documentary by Harry Davis, tells the story of violence, poverty, and survival in the streets from a female perspective. Over a two-year period, Davis interviews female hustlers, drug dealers, rappers, porn stars, prostitutes, mothers, and daughters. Among them are Champagne, a well-known African American porn star who has a small child; Mama Mayhem, a street hustler; Uneek, a rapper from the Bronx; and Vanessa Del Rio, a famous porn actress. Musicians Lil' Kim, Mary J. Blige, Ice T, and Tupac Shakur also share personal stories of survival. The documentary conducts follow-up research on the women's complicated lives, offering glimpses of both tragic reality and hopeful recovery.
Thomas Haemmerli is about to celebrate his fortieth birthday when he learns of his mother's death. A...
An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extrem...
Megacities is a documentary about the slums of five different metropolitan cities.
James Wong and his female assistant visited various kinds of pleasure-houses, including invisible de...
J and Jacky are good friends who attend the same school. J is from a single-parent family, and will ...
Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most be...
As police and DEA agents battle sophisticated cartels, rural, economically-disadvantaged users and d...
RHINO MAN follows the courageous field rangers who risk their lives every day to protect South Afric...
A documentary about a 78-year-old Indian woman in New York who is the world's most passionate theate...
What if you love your child, but are unhappy in your role as a mother? Spijtmoeders is a documentary...
Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 ...
Terry Wilson is a 70-year-old lifelong resident of Meadowvale Village, Ontario's first heritage dist...
An in-depth look at the artist Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter Jr, proclaimed by many as the "greatest rap...
An in-depth look at the personal life of rapper and singer Nicki Minaj, whose fast-paced rap style a...
The life and career of American rapper Vanilla Ice, showcasing his start as a breakdancer in South D...
One billion people on our planet—one in six—live in shantytowns, slums or squats. Slums: Cities of T...
Shot over the course of 18 months in New York City's Lower East Side, METHADONIA sheds light on the ...
The documentary follows one woman's quest to overcome anxiety, depression, and opioid addiction thro...
In the 1980s, ruthless Colombian cocaine barons invaded Miami with a brand of violence unseen in thi...
Shot over three years, Pariah Dog paints a kaleidoscopic picture of the city of Kolkata, seen throug...