Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
★ 7.3 · 2017 · 92m · Documentary
Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.
More Like This
The Capote Tapes
2021 · ★ 5.9
A portrait of the brilliant American writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and the New York high society of his time.
More info →
Prosa y verso de una identidad
2020
A group of writers from Hidalgo get together to generate their works and create a community around literature.
More info →
The Afterlife
2023
A young adult's first-hand account of "accidentally becoming human again" after, and with, trauma induced depression. Lo-fi, vulnerable, and uniquely youthful, "The Afterlife" is a melancholic affirmation of life after death.
More info →
Henry Miller Is Not Dead
1996
In this artistic exploration of the life and work of writer Henry Miller, filmmaker Joe Kishton skillfully weaves clips of films and interviews of Miller with the music of Laurie Anderson. From Miller himself we hear of his difficult relationship with his parents, and of his need to create, even (or especially) when his message abrades social mores.
More info →
This Is It
2009 · ★ 7.4
A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.
More info →
Émile Zola
1954 · ★ 7
Through the portrait of Emile Zola, the story of his literary and political journey, and in particular the Dreyfus affair, this documentary evokes the streets and society of late nineteenth-century Paris. Photographs and archival documents show how much the writer's work and existence fit into the life of his time.
More info →
Ekerwald - Education and Lust
2016
The author Carl-Göran Ekerwald has written more than 50 books. At the age of 87, a new chapter in his life begins when he meets the journalist and author Sigrid Kahle. Ekerwald is a man of eductation and lust.
More info →
Merton: A Film Biography
1984 · ★ 8.7
In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27 years he was a monk of the austere Trappist order, where he became an eloquent spiritual writer and mystic as well as an anti-war advocate and witness to peace. Merton: A Film Biography provides the first comprehensive look at this remarkable 20th century religious philosopher who wrote, in addition to his immensely popular autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain, over 60 books on some of the most pressing social issues of our time, some of which are excerpted here. Merton offers an engaging profile of a man whose presence in the world touched millions of people and whose words and thoughts continue to have a profound impact and relevance today.
More info →
Wish You Were Here
2023 · ★ 7
Phone and video camera footage of Jane's lonely family trip to Europe. Takes place months before certain events take place.
More info →
Echt Herman Koch
2017
A portrait about the Dutch writer Herman Koch. Koch started his career with the popular TV-show 'Jiskefet' and went on to become the best selling and most translated writer from the Netherlands
More info →
Memorias de Borges
2015 · ★ 6
Documentary about the life and work of Jorge Luis Borges, from his own memories and reflections.
More info →