Before Cinema Novo revolutionized the Brazilian cinematic scenery, a young craftsman and Bahian filmmaker had already paved the way for the beginning of the journey for some of the biggest and most popular films of Brazilian history. The documentary tells fragments of the story of director Roberto Pires, through snippets of his life and a journey through his body of work, interspersing archival footage, scenes of his films and an interview with his son, also a filmmaker, Petrus Pires, followed by a poetic narration and an original soundtrack inspired by his film Abrigo Nuclear.

A documentary looking back on the making of Shunji Iwai's TV play Fireworks, Should We See it from t...

This cinematic portrait shows the Austrian filmmaker Ulrich Seidl at work. The much-discussed ‘Seidl...

Offers audiences a unique window into a bygone era when a thrilling new invention, the motion pictur...

A bare-knuckled critique of corporate America told through the powerful true story of a toxic CEO wh...

With a maddening sensuality, the unforgettable actress of the film "A Special Day" embodies the gold...
Pearl Gluck travels to Hungary to retrieve a turn-of-the-century family heirloom: a couch upon which...

A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

On August 15th, 2006, filmmaker Ryan Dacko set out to get a 30-minute meeting with a major Hollywood...

In 1970, Christian Ghazi and Noureddine Chatti met with a number of Arab political figures, especial...

A comprehensive and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the restoration process of restoring 3-str...

An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style ...

The peaks, the valleys, and all the moments in between. Being a father is an extraordinary privilege...

Fulton and Pepe's 2000 documentary captures Terry Gilliam's attempt to get The Man Who Killed Don Qu...

In 1952, Haanstra made Panta Rhei , another view of Holland through the eyes of a painter and filmma...

A 25-year-old former cult member seeks out his family in a closed world of neon crosses, deadly alco...

Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greec...

Part two of Leni Riefenstahl's monumental examination of the 1938 Olympic Games, the cameras leave t...

In this short film, Ivan Cardoso records Brazilian film director Rogério Sganzerla sending a messag...

Raj Kapoor, the film maker and actor became a legend in his lifetime. Head of one of the last great ...

Explore the life of Flannery O’Connor whose provocative fiction was unlike anything published before...