Through travel and performance, a Brazilian trans-indigenous artist works towards bring more knowledge of the environment, of traditions and helps youths fight transphobia and racism however they can.
Tag Archives: Documentary
The Bootleg Files: Chagall
BOOTLEG FILES 805: “Chagall” (1963 Oscar-winning documentary short narrated by Vincent Price).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: It fell through the cracks.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Probably not.
If you’re the type of a movie fan who feels the need to see every film that won an Academy Award, you probably experienced a frustrated pursuit of “Chagall,” which won the 1963 Best Documentary Short Subject. For many years, the film was very difficult to locate – there has never been a home entertainment release and it was absent from YouTube until last August when an unauthorized posting based on a McGraw-Hill Films educational market video popped up.
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Out in the Ring (2022)
Through interviews and archival footage, Out in the Ring looks at the presence of LGBTQIA+ performers in wrestling through its history and current rosters.
Lisa Hurwitz’s Documentary ‘The Automat’
On this episode of “The Online Movie Show,” filmmaker Lisa Hurwitz discusses her award-winning documentary “The Automat,” which features interviews with Mel Brooks (pictured here), Carl Reiner, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Colin Powell.
Women of the White Buffalo (2022)
In Pine Ridge, the Lakota Nation women are doing everything they can to let their situation known, including how the past, history, drugs in their town, and abuse are affecting them and their people. These ladies are rising up, speaking up, and fighting to get life better for themselves and their people.
City of a Million Dreams (2022)
In New Orleans, Louisiana, funeral parades and celebrations are common and expected. These are steeped in tradition going back to the early days of settlers and slaves. This film explores these and other traditions in New Orleans through the eyes of multiple people with different backgrounds.
Jane by Charlotte (2021)
Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg takes a look at her famous mother through her own camera.