Iwájú: A Day Ahead

Babylon

July 2012 •Arabic

After the insurrection erupted in Libya in the spring of 2012, more than a million people flocked to neighboring Tunisia in search of a safe haven from the escalating violence. When a massive refugee camp was hastily constructed near the Ras Jdir border checkpoint in Tunisia, a trio of filmmakers carried their cameras in and began filming with no agenda. This on-the-fly chronicle of the camp's installation, operation, and dismantling captures a postmodern Babel complete with a multinational population of displaced folk, a regime of humanitarian aid workers, and international media that broadcasts its “image” to the world. Visually stunning and refreshingly undogmatic, Babylon reveals a rarely seen aspect of the Arab Spring.

Faceless Heroes

July 2012 •English

Brussels, Béguinage church. Migrants organize a hunger strike to obtain papers. A man dies. Tunisia, Libya. A border camp of Choucha refugees tell the horror of crossing the Sahara to the north. Liège. In a refugee center, a man narrates his Mediterranean crossing in a chamber of air. Three moments of a battle for survival.

A Labor of Love

January 1976 •English

In 1975, Chicago filmmakers Flaxman and Goldman got carte blanche to film the shooting of a local film called THE LAST AFFAIR. Neither AFFAIR's director (who envisioned the film as "a combination of Fellini and Bergman") nor its cast (which included then-unknowns Betty Thomas and Ron Dean) had ever worked in the industry before. Made in the classic cinema-verité style of Drew and Leacock, A LABOR OF LOVE is a revealing and often hilarious exposé of the hidden side of adult film: onscreen partners despise each other offscreen, male performers can't "get wood," an actress has her period, Ivory Liquid is substituted for semen, and the director declares, "I really dislike every minute of this!" (Gene Siskel Film Center)

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

November 2006 •English

Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong (2005). This documentary follows him, and the immense project from start to finish. It turns out that this one film may actually be a larger task to complete than all 3 of the Lord of the Rings films together.

Lumumba: Death of a Prophet

November 1991 •French

Documentary about African political leader Patrice Lumumba, who was Prime Minister of Zaire (now Congo) when he was assassinated in 1961.

Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man

September 2006 •French

Thomas Sankara, former president of Burkina Faso, was known as "the African Che", and became famous in Africa due to his innovative ideas, his devastating humor, his spirit and his altruism. More than a classic biography, this film sheds light on the impact that this man and his politic made on Burkina Faso and Africa in general.

Making of Cutie Honey

May 2004 •Japanese

Behind the scenes of the 2004 film "Cutie Honey". Extra on Blu-ray Box.

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

August 2000 •English

Documentary featured on the Classic Monster Collection and Monster Legacy Collection for The Mummy (1932).

Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema

September 2011 •English

Documentary interview the director Ted Kotcheff on his film 'Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?'

Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines

Invalid date •German

Argentina Animated

October 2018 •Spanish

A 3D dragon has become a 2D character. In his quest to recover, he discovers fragments of Argentine animation, new friends and teachings.

It Came from... Baltimore!!

July 2005 •English

Documentary about the making of John Waters' 1990 film Cry-Baby.

The Making of Back to the Future

October 1986 •English

The Making of 'Back to the Future'

Searching for Cannibal Holocaust

October 2021 •English

Italian horror fan and academic Calum Waddell speaks with some of the original makers of the controversial horror classic "Cannibal Holocaust" before venturing into the Amazon jungle and surrounding city port, Leticia, to uncover some of the local stories behind the making of the motion picture. What is uncovered, however, leads to a wider and unexpected "true crime" story.

Carte Blanche

August 2011 •German

Guerre aux images en Algérie

September 1985 •French

Inside The Institute

January 2010 •English

Docimentary about the work of the Qway Brothers for their film Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

The Subliminal Rabbit Presents: Behind the Scenes

March 2011 •English

Behind the scenes of the production of The Subliminal Rabbit Presents!

Art Dealers

October 2023 •English

The rapturous, sweaty live experience of Philly rock band Low Cut Connie — fronted by charismatic leader Adam Weiner — is celebrated in all its beer-soaked, piano slamming glory in this rousing documentary.

The Making of 'Jaws'

November 1995 •English

A documentary on the making of one of the greatest films ever made, filled with trivia, interviews from cast and crew and never-before-seen footage.