
Monk in Europe (1968)
Part two of a two-part portrait of the great Jazz composer and pianist. On his European tour his quartet was joined by Ray Copeland, Clark Terry, Phil Woods, and Johnny Griffin. They traveled as part of George Wein’s Newport Jazz Festival road company to London, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Mainz, and Rotterdam.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Director: Christian Blackwood, Michael Blackwood
Actors: Jimmy Cleveland, Larry Gales, Ray Copeland, Thelonious Monk
Everything Everywhere Again Alive (1975)
In the early 1970s, Toronto filmmaker Keith Lock moved to Buck Lake, where members of the Toronto art scene were undertaking an experiment in communal living. Lock filmed the achievements…
Our NHS: A Hidden History (2021)
As we emerge from a global pandemic that has turned our world upside down, David Olusoga explores the hidden history of the nurses, doctors and health workers who, for more…
Coming Back to the Hoop (2014)
43 years ago Jane Pittman, a promising basketball star at her small town High School, ran off the court never to return … until now. When Jane stumbles across the…
Reopening Night (2021)
This documentary follows the cast, crew and staff of the world-famous Public Theater as they prepare to mount an all-black adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Merry Wives,” at the open-air Delacorte Theater…
Notes for Jerome (1978)
During the summer of 1966 Jonas Mekas spent two months in Cassis, as a guest of Jerome Hill. Mekas visited him briefly again in 1967, with P. Adams Sitney. The…
Reinventing Elvis: The 68′ Comeback (2023)
The making of Elvis Presley’s famous live TV concert and the chaotic behind the scenes. It was the most-watched television event of the year with nearly half of the audience…
Takedown: The DNA of GSP (2014)
A look at the life and career of Ultimate Fighting Champion’s welterweight world champ Georges St-Pierre, also known as “GSP”.
On Yoga: The Architecture of Peace (2017)
Based on Michael O’Neill’s book of the same name, this documentary tells the story of the ten years the author spent photographing yoga’s great masters. Created as a deep extension…
Vernon Florida (1981)
Early Errol Morris documentary intersplices random chatter he captured on film of the genuinely eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida. A few examples? The preacher giving a sermon on the definition…
Accept the Call (2019)
Accept the Call charts a Muslim American family’s struggle against Islamic radicalisation. Through a series of calls from federal prison, Yusuf and his son examine and rebuild their understanding of…
Ascension (2021)
The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the “Chinese Dream.” Driven by mesmerizing—and sometimes humorous—imagery, this observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China that prioritizes productivity and innovation…
Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World (2011)
This ninety-minute film takes audiences on an epic journey across nine countries and over 1,400 years of history. It explores themes such as the Word, Space, Ornament, Color and Water…