
Portrait of Jason (1967)
Interview with Jason Holliday aka Aaron Payne. House-boy, would-be cabaret performer, and self-proclaimed hustler giving one man’s gin-soaked, pill-popped view of what it was like to be black and gay in 1960s United States. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Milestone Films in 2013.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Shirley Clarke
Actors: Carl Lee, Jason Holliday, Shirley Clarke
Country: United States of America
Persecution Blues: the Battle for the Tote! (2011)
In 2010, the iconic Tote Hotel – last bastion of Melbourne’s vibrant music counterculture – was forced to close by unfair laws. Filmed over 7 years, “Persecution Blues” depicts the…
Accelerated Under-Development: In the Idiom of Santiago Alvarez (1999)
A portrait of the great radical Cuban film maker Santiago Alvarez.
In Search of Chopin (2014)
The latest in British documentary filmmaker Phil Grabsky’s In Search Of series, looking at the life of Polish pianist and composer: Frédéric François Chopin, whose grave in Paris remains a…
Inside Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer (2023)
A look behind the scenes of Christopher Nolan’s film “Oppenheimer” about an American scientist and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Finding Michael (2023)
In 1999, Michael Matthews became the youngest Briton to summit Mount Everest. But three hours after he reached the top of the world, aged just 22, he disappeared into blinding…
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)
Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are immersed into Frank Zappa’s world while experiencing two distinct facets of his complex character. At once…
Call Me Miss Cleo (2022)
Follow the rise, fall, and reinvention of controversial and revered ’90s television psychic Miss Cleo. Featuring interviews with celebrities and those closest to the self-proclaimed voodoo priestess, this documentary explores…
Blowout: Inside America’s Energy Gamble (2018)
Investigative journalists, scientists, and citizens trace the fallout of a new American fossil fuel boom. From the oil fields of West Texas to tanker traffic busting the Panama Canal at…
The Search for the Palace Letters (2024)
This remarkable documentary tells the story of Professor Jenny Hocking, the historian who took on the Australian Government and HM Queen Elizabeth II in a landmark legal battle – and…
Missing 411 (2017)
Based on the book series by David Paulides, an investigation into the many disappearances that have occurred in National Parks and Forests of the United States and elsewhere over several…
Arcimboldo – Portrait Of An Audacious Man (2022)
Documentary about the Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish and books.
Kukerpillide rapsoodia (2022)
A journey with Estonia’s oldest and most popular band.