Category: Documentary
Dear Audrey (2021)
Martin Duckworth is a staunch defender of peace and justice and one of Quebec’s most important documentary filmmakers. Helped by his 47-year-old daughter, who is on the autism spectrum, the octogenarian supports his wife, photographer and activist Audrey Schirmer, through the final stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Characterized by captivating resilience and strength, this moving biography soberly directed by Jeremiah Hayes allows Duckworth to reflect candidly on the key personal and professional moments of the couple’s lives. Dear Audrey tells a…
That Rhythm, Those Blues (1988)
A documentary covering the R&B (rhythm and blues) field from the 1940s to the early 1950s. Included is footage of…
Le Plat de sardines – ou la première fois que j’ai entendu parler d’Israël (1998)
A man recollects the conflict in the middle east through his personal memory. In this short documentary, Omar Amiralay reflects…
Harb El Khalij… wa baad (1993) AKA The Gulf War… What Next?
In the early 1990s, five leading Arab film directors were asked to create a short work that expressed their thoughts…
Takis Unlimited (1969)
This BBC2-screened film is a look at the European art world of the late 1960s, and a meditation on the…
Altman on His Own Terms (2000)
A look at director Robert Altman’s legendary film career that spans five decades. Includes film clips and commentary from friends,…
He’s Not the Walking Kind (1973)
A story from Victoria, British Columbia, of one young man who, despite a crippling malady, is determined to experience as…
Piaget on Piaget: The Epistemology of Jean Piaget (1977)
The work of child psychologist Jean Piaget has been influential in the areas of child development and education. In this…
Balegari (1982)
With the help of special lenses we enter a world where Sisyphus in miniature fights stubbornly to fulfill his life’s…
