David Brower Center

SHOOTER

January 2024 •Italian

A short audiovisual portrait of Giulio Nick Piacentini, a young sound engineer with a hobby for nature photography. Realized for the Filmmaking Laboratory at DAMS RomaTre with Antonietta De Lillo.

Black Pénélope

September 1991 •French

A discovery of the pictorial art that Ndebele women traditionally practice in South Africa: painting the walls of their houses.

Unraveled: Experts on Trial

November 2021 •English

Billy and Alexis expose serious problems with forensic experts’ testimony in the U.S. court system, citing multiple cases in which people were charged with murders they didn’t commit, based largely on an expert’s opinion.

L'Europe à la reconquête de la biodiversité

May 2019 •French

Malcom is Missing

January 2023 •English

A single mother of two from small town Canada looks for her missing father in Mexico and ends up taking on one of the most corrupt justice systems in the world.

Mr. Christmas

Invalid date •English

Every Christmas, Bruce Mertz lights up the neighborhood with the 50,000 lights covering his house. For decades he's obsessively added to his display, creating beautiful, towering fixtures that people travel across the country to see. In this offbeat, touching portrait, we learn what drives him, and discover how a kid who grew up on a farm with no electricity became Mr. Christmas.

The Numbers Start with the River

January 1971 •English

The Numbers Start with the River is a 1971 American short documentary film about small-town life in Iowa. Produced by Donald Wrye for the United States Information Agency, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

Sala de Roteiristas

August 2019 •Portuguese

What is the difference between a story and a good story? In this short documentary, ten of the greatest screenwriters in Brazil answer this and other questions, guiding us through the universe of creative writing and all its possibilities.

Breaking Habits

April 2019 •English

A former corporate executive fleeing a bad marriage becomes a cannabis farmer, forms a company called Sisters of the Valley and takes on the persona of a nun, Sister Kate.

The Atlantis Mussels

January 2024 •Indonesian

This film narrates the story of a community on the coast of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, experiencing the direct impact of land subsidence and global climate change that jeopardize their area. In an effort to face this crisis, they come up with a unique solution by using green mussels shells for raising the ground to prevent the disaster from engulfing their homes.

The Elephant Will Never Forget

January 1953 •English

A fond farewell to London's trams - whose peculiarly endearing qualities were discovered only at the threat of their disappearance.

Tokio - Die Stadtkultur von morgen

July 2021 •German

Belgrade

August 1945 •Serbian

Documentary, black and white.

Le Paris des mannequins

October 1963 •French

A photoshoot on the roofs and in the streets of Paris, under the astonished eyes of the inhabitants.

The Profanity Peak Pack: Set Up & Sold Out

July 2017 •English

This in-depth documentary short exposes how an irresponsible rancher in Washington State set up a pack of wolves living on public land in a remote forest to attack his cattle.

Sundowners - A Conversation with the Author

February 2024 •English

A conversation with an author.

We Can Be Heroes

March 2024 •English

Sometimes, finding your tribe requires a bit of magic. For attendees of a live action role-playing (LARP) camp in upstate New York, the deeply accepting environment has given neurodivergent, queer, and self-proclaimed "nerdy" teenagers the space and community for self-discovery that they have never found anywhere else. As the campers immerse themselves in this imaginative world, they discover inner strength, heal from past traumas, and emerge as the heroes they are meant to be, both in the fantasy realm and in real life.

The Beach Boys - California Surfin

January 2004 •English

Look at Life: Change at the Tower

January 1967 •English

A look at the day-to-day running of the historic Tower of London and coping with up to 16,000 visitors each day. A stunning display of the Crown Jewels.

An Inconvenient Truth

May 2006 •English

A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.