Jorge Semprún, la plume au poing

This Beggar's Description

2006

It's a sensitive, moving doc chronicling the life of Tétrault's brother Philip , a Montreal poet, musician and diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. A promising athlete as a child, Philip began experiencing mood swings in his early 20s. His extended family, including his daughter, share their conflicted feelings love, guilt, shame, anger with the camera. They want to make sure he's safe, but how much can they take?

Hail Yourself, America!

2019

In 2017, podcaster and comedian Ben Kissel ran for Brooklyn Borough President to stand up for his neighborhood. Facing New York City's political establishment, Ben and his team documented the campaign to show that even in the country's largest city, a "tall man for the small man" can make a big difference!

Apolonia, Apolonia

2023 · ★ 6.7

When Danish filmmaker Lea Glob first portrayed Apolonia Sokol in 2009, she appeared to be leading a storybook life. The talented Apolonia was born in an underground theater in Paris and grew up in an artists’ community—the ultimate bohemian existence. In her 20s, she studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, one of the most prestigious art academies in Europe. Over the years, Lea Glob kept returning to film the charismatic Apolonia and a special bond developed between the two young women.

John Wayne - America at All Costs

2019 · ★ 6.5

This is the story of a man who climbed the Hollywood ladder, one rung at a time, until he reached the top and became the most popular American actor of his era.

Miss Americana

2020 · ★ 7.8

A raw and emotionally revealing look at one of the most iconic artists of our time during a transformational period in her life as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer, but as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice.

Democracy Is ...

2009 · ★ 10

The film is a controversy on democracy. Is our society really democratic? Can everyone be part of it? Or is the act of being part in democracy dependent to the access on technology, progression or any resources of information, as philosophers like Paul Virilio or Jean Baudrillard already claimed?

Anne Rice, An All Saints' Day Celebration Event

2025

Her son Chirstopher Rice honors his mother in this 2025 Event Film recording of the live event, Features Interviews, Musicains and more for people wanting to grieve the dear Anne Rice

Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton

This documentary focuses on the journey of Merton, a bohemian who went from communism to Catholicism before finding his calling as a monk cloistered in eastern Kentucky for 27 years. It also covers his writing career which examined spirituality, the Cold War, the civil rights movement and being an individual in a post-modern world

Khali, La Nouvelle VOIX du Rap Français ! ( documentaire )

2025 · ★ 9

No synopsis available.

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

2017 · ★ 7.7

How the inventor of the detective story became his own greatest mystery.

Jack Kerouac's Road: A Franco-American Odyssey

1987 · ★ 8.5

Part documentary, part drama, this film presents the life and work of Jack Kerouac, an American writer with Québec roots who became one of the most important spokesmen for his generation. Intercut with archival footage, photographs and interviews, this film takes apart the heroic myth and even returns to the childhood of the author whose life and work contributed greatly to the cultural, sexual and social revolution of the 1960s.

Spielberg

2017 · ★ 7.5

A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.