This live concert by stand-up comedian Tom Wilson offers witty, family friendly commentary and humorous musical performances.
Comic veteran Willie Barcena lays the truth down in his new special, “The Truth Hurts". Filmed live in El Paso, Willie requests you question everything in life. From God & dating to ladies with big feet, he tells it like it is.
This recently restored early short by French New Wave director Alain Resnais (perhaps best known for Hiroshima Mon Amour), pays homage to the National Library of France. For centuries, the library has served as a repository for all the country’s publications, and more: Maps, prints, comic books,…
Classic French New Wave director Alain Resnais’ early film, VAN GOGH won an Oscar for best short documentary film. Recently restored, this 1948 boundary-pushing short brilliantly evokes the life of Vincent Van Gogh, using only his paintings as visuals. VAN GOGH traces the great painter’s…
El humanismo renacentista y los debates que proclamaban los derechos de los indios, propician la creación de comunidades casi utópicas entre guaranies y jesuitas. 150 años después el esplendor de estas sociedades igualitarias acabarían colisionando con el absolutismo…
LONG FOR THE CITY (Super 8 film, 10 min., 2008) Directed, Shot, Edited by Jem Cohen A portrait of Patti Smith in the city where she lives. Patti recites the very first poem-song she ever wrote, and then a later poem, “Prayer,” from the early 70’s. We take a walk in her changing…
Des standards, un son naturel, et un profond bonheur de jouer. Longtemps après Prysm, suite aux étapes successives du projet ilium, parallèlement au Médium Ensemble, et tout en poursuivant une intense activité de sideman, Pierre de Bethmann se remet au trio. Principalement…
Director Johanna Lunn guides viewers on a personal journey to find answers by, exploring stories of near-death experiences, deathbed visions and more. She speaks with the leading clinicians and researcher who have spent their careers studying these experiences and the nature of consciousness. Their stories…
Directed by Adam Van Doren, "James Thurber: The Life and Hard Times" is the first major documentary on the life and work of one of America's greatest humorists. Known for his classic short story, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," Thurber was a legendary contributor of prose…
Robe zébrée, port princier : voici Alsarah et sa rétro-pop nubienne - version âge d’or à la Ali Hassan Kuban et son célèbre “Walk Like Nubians”, dont la nostalgie dépasse de loin le simple vintage esthétique. Née au Soudan de parents activistes, replantée à Brooklyn,…
Trompettiste surdouée, Airelle Besson est à la croisée des chemins : après des années à multiplier les projets, elle accède enfin à la reconnaissance mondiale. Nous la rencontrons à un moment‐clé de sa carrière, et dans une…
Directed by Adam Van Doren, "Top Hat & Tales: Harold Ross and the Making of The New Yorker" chronicles the early years of The New Yorker, from its fledging beginnings under its legendary creator and editor Harold Ross, to its rise as an indispensable American institution. Interviews…
