Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

Laurent Duvernay Tardif - LDT : toujours plus loin

2019

No synopsis available.

The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone

2003 · ★ 6.5

An attempt to create a bridge between the different political positions that coexist, sometimes violently, in the Basque Country, in northern Spain.

The Red Elvis

2007 · ★ 7.2

A documentary on the late American entertainer Dean Reed, who became a huge star in East Germany after settling there in 1973.

I'm a Porn Star: Gay 4 Pay

2016 · ★ 6.9

Welcome to the curious, surprising and always outspoken world of straight men who go Gay4Pay. Curiously, there is a disproportionate percentage of men working in gay porn who identify as straight. Why would a straight man do gay porn? What motivates him to try this or make a career of it? Why is there such keen interest and debate into the sexuality and personal lives of these men? And what does it say about us, the viewer that so much of gay porn is dominated by images of straight men?

The Lost Apple

1962

An anti-Communist propaganda film produced by the United States Information Agency for the indoctrination of the children separated by Operation Peter Pan into the United States. The short film follows the life of Roberto and two other young children inside the Florida City Camp that was one of the main offloading sites for children.

Hafu

2013 · ★ 6.8

A journey into the intricacies of mixed-race Japanese and their multicultural experiences in modern day Japan. For some hafus, Japan is the only home they know, for some living in Japan is an entirely new experience, and the others are caught somewhere between two different worlds.

In Defense of Justice in Denver

The only people charged over the brutal police murder of Elijah McClain are community activists who organized mass peaceful demonstrations calling for justice. They are facing up to 48 years in prison - among the highest charges for peaceful political protest in recent history.

Mr. Nobody Against Putin

2025 · ★ 7.3

As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.

LA 92

2017 · ★ 7.7

Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage.

Benito Mussolini: Anatomy of a Dictator

1962 · ★ 6.4

No synopsis available.

Wounded at Kew

1915

Battered, bandaged and playing croquet on crutches, wounded First World War soldiers get a break from the Western Front.

L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

2017 · ★ 7.5

Documentary film exploring the lives of the people at the flashpoint of the LA riots, 25 years after the uprising made national headlines and highlighted the racial divide in America.