The space of the junkyard allows various ‘crash’ narratives to unfold, with the stories of actual crashes and the remnants and afterlife of these machines becoming metaphors for economic decline. This is an investigation of planes as they are parked during the economic downturn, stored and recycled, revealing unexpected connections between economy, violence and spectacle, finding perfect example in the form of the Boeing 4X-JYI, an aircraft first acquired by film director Howard Hughes for TWA, which was subsequently flown by the Israeli Airforce before finding its way to the Californian desert to be blown up for the Hollywood blockbuster Speed. Through intertwined narratives of people, planes and places Steyerl reveals cycles of capitalism incorporating and adapting to the changing status of the commodity, but also points at a horizon beyond this endless repetition.
After giving birth, Joyce attempts to regain her position as a filmmaker while also caring for her n...
A night flight through hysteria and police surveillance in suburban America.
In the summer of 2000, federal fishery officers appeared to wage war on the Mi'gmaq fishermen of Bur...
A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.
Reporter Clay Pigeon interviews New Yorkers in October, 2008.
When filmmaker Will Lautzenheiser's limbs are amputated, his life is derailed and he turns to stand-...
"One Last Hug" chronicles a three day summer camp for children learning to cope with the death of a ...
The story of Pixar's early short films illuminates not only the evolution of the company but also th...
When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed ...
Documentary about red-bereted Jimmy Mirikitani, a feisty painter working and living on the street, n...
Through rare and precious footages and gigs with great artists such as Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Herm...
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational mod...
Jesus Camp is a Christian summer camp where children hone their "prophetic gifts" and are schooled i...
This investigation into the layers of mass incarceration and its shaping of the modern black America...
Amanda is a divorced woman who makes a living as a photographer. During the Fall of the year Amanda ...
Short about the daily life of the Apaches, including their ceremonies.
A research-based essay film, but also a very personal perspective on the history of socialist Yugosl...
Germany in Autumn does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard mov...
Director Mirjam Leuze’s The Whale and The Raven illuminates the many issues that have drawn whale re...
The “Prophecy of the 7th Fire” says a “black snake” will bring destruction to the earth. For Winona ...