الحكيم: بن عودة بن زرجب
The First Physician Martyr of the Algerian Revolution.
An investigative documentary tracing the life of Dr. Benaouda Benzerdjeb from his studies in Europe to his revolutionary medical work in Algeria, while challenging the colonial narrative surrounding his arrest and martyrdom.
Rated 7.0 on TMDB
A documentary about the making of David Fincher's 2008 film THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON. Virtually every element in the evolution of the Fincher's film is documented here, from the project's attachment to numerous other directors during the 1990s, to its shoot in 2006 and 2007 in New Orleans, to its complex, CGI-intensive postproduction process.
Rated 7.8 on TMDB
A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.
Rated 6.4 on TMDB
A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.
Rated 7.0 on TMDB
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
Rated 7.5 on TMDB
In 1977, a book of photographs captured an awakening - women shedding the cultural restrictions of their childhoods and embracing their full humanity. This documentary revisits those photos, those women and those times and takes aim at our culture today that alarmingly shows the need for continued change.
Rated 8.2 on TMDB
A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.
