This documentary captures the sounds and images of a nearly forgotten era in film history when African American filmmakers and studios created “race movies” exclusively for black audiences. The best of these films attempted to counter the demeaning stereotypes of black Americans prevalent in the popular culture of the day. About 500 films were produced, yet only about 100 still exist. Filmmaking pioneers like Oscar Micheaux, the Noble brothers, and Spencer Williams, Jr. left a lasting influence on black filmmakers, and inspired generations of audiences who finally saw their own lives reflected on the silver screen.
This documentary is featured on the DVD for Captain Blood (1935), released in 2005.

A documentary incorporating footage of Montgomery Clift’s most memorable films; interviews with fami...
Four lives that could not be more different and a single passion that unites them: the unconditional...

A look at legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki following his retirement in 2013.

A documentary on the life and career of filmmaker Edward D. Wood Jr., with clips from his films and ...

When looking at Pedro Almodóvar’s filmography, it becomes evident that women are everywhere; in fact...

A tribute to the late, great French director Francois Truffaut, this documentary was undoubtedly nam...

This short travelogue depicts snippets of locations in Hollywood, California, most of them as seen f...

From her precocious status as a sex symbol to her consecration as a filmmaker, Jodie Foster's story ...

Cinecitta is today known as the center of the Italian film industry. But there is a dark past. The f...

Released two years after James Dean's death, this documentary chronicles his short life and career v...
A short documentary exploring the ongoing relevance and power of 'Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma'.

When Francois Truffaut approached Alfred Hitchcock in 1962 with the idea of having a long conversati...

Dinosaurs Vs. Apes: DINOSAUR MOVIES and HOLLYWOOD GOES APE! have been hailed as the definitive docum...

A cheerful road movie all about Belgian films at Cannes over the past 70 years. Filmmakers from the ...

Martin Scorsese is among those paying tribute to Gene Tierney, the Academy Award-nominated American ...
This documentary tells the story of the making of Irving Berlin's Easter Parade.
Tells the story of Tucson and the legendary movies that were shot there.