Bleeding Black & Yellow: The UltraViolent Dream

Fake It So Real

January 2012 •English

Dive head-first into the world of independent pro wrestling as we follow a group in Lincolnton, North Carolina over the week leading up to a big show.

Obaida

April 2019 •English

OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military arrest. Each year, some 700 Palestinian children undergo military detention in a system where ill-treatment is widespread and institutionalized. For these young detainees, few rights are guaranteed, even on paper. After release, the experience of detention continues to shape and mark former child prisoners’ path forward.

The Other Side of the Ring

May 2021 •English

4 amazing women take us behind the scenes of the mostly male dominated world of professional wrestling.

The Wrestling Road Diaries

September 2009 •English

Colt Cabana, Sal Rinauro & Bryan Danielson are "independent" professional wrestlers. Each week they travel the roads of not only America, but the whole world. In 2009, a camera followed them for 10 consecutive days. They don't fly first class. They don't stay in classy hotels and they aren't rich and/or famous. What they do have is a passion for professional wrestling. The story is a positive depiction of a never ending journey of the wrestling road... and these are their video diaries.

Conflict

November 2015 •English

Six conflict photographers reflect on their experiences capturing the atrocities of war and other manifestations of violence on film.

WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

July 2012 •English

Walk the dark and hallowed path of he who cannot be buried. The Apocalyptic Warrior who has denied salvation to twenty souls to forge an eternal streak. The dynasty of The Deadman becomes immortal in Undertaker: The Streak. Hear the tales of Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Batista, Big Show, Randy Orton and other victims who have dared to stare across the ring into the cold eyes of The Phenom. From Undertaker's WrestleMania VII debut vs. Jimmy Superfly Snuka to his agonising war with Triple H and the illustrious opponents in between, every chilling encounter is presented here from bell-to-bell.

Warrior Boyz

January 2008 •English

To date, more than a hundred young men from the South Asian community have died in gang-related violence in Metro Vancouver. Gangs are a reality of urban life, yet behind the body count and the headlines, a far different battle is being waged. Educators and parents are taking action against gang violence. Director Baljit Sangra's documentary Warrior Boyz takes an unflinching look at the root causes of gang violence, and offers real solutions and a hard-fought hope for the future.

Charm City

April 2018 •English

During three years of unparalleled violence in Baltimore, Charm City delivers an unexpectedly candid, observational portrait of those left on the frontlines. With grit, fury, and compassion, a group of police, citizens, and government officials grapple with the consequences of violence and try to reclaim their future.

Carte Blanche

August 2011 •German

This Is Gold

November 2021 •German

Crimson Mask

March 2012 •English

Crimson Mask is a documentary film by Marco Eisenbarth, that follows German 'Ultra Violence Wrestler' Thumbtack Jack a.k.a. Alexander Bedranowsky in and outside of the wrestling ring. Being much more than a simple career review, the film gives a deep insight beyond the mask of this seemingly violent and insane character that is Thumbtack Jack, who mutilates his opponents with thumbtacks, barbed wire, syringes and even fire. Crimson Mask shows the man on the other side. From his career high in the USA to his feud with arch enemy Drake Younger all the way to his very last 'Death-Match' against long time friend and mentor 'Hate', the filmmaker never leaves Thumbtack Jack's side. But then fate strikes and changes Alexander Bedranowsky's life forever...

STRONGHOLD: In the Grip of Wrestling

October 2009 •English

Adult men grapple with social stigmas to pursue their passion for wrestling. Includes an in-depth look at wrestling homoeroticism and homophobia.

Changing Perceptions: Profile of an Openly Gay Pro Wrestler

August 2006 •English

Openly gay pro wrestler, Simon Sermon, defies flamboyant gay stereotypes in professional wrestling and talks about his career in this no-questions-barred documentary. Featuring an interview with the legendary flamboyant pro wrestler, Exotic Adrian Street.

Guinea Pig: Slaughter Special

October 1991 •Japanese

A compilation of scenes from Sai Enterprise's Guinea Pig, Ginî piggu 2: Chiniku no hana, Ginî piggu 3: Senritsu! Shinanai otoko, and Ginî piggu 4: Pîtâ no akuma no joi-san.

The Journey

March 2015 •English

Follow teenager Rob Dimension Jr. as he begins his journey into the world of Professional Wrestling.

MOVE

December 2017 •English

This documentary explores the aftermath of a 2015 mass shooting that took place during an anti-violence community basketball tournament at the Boys and Girls Club in Rochester, New York. Members of the Community along with family members of the victims join together to speak out against the needless violence that took the lives of multiple children and young adults and injured many others.

Rubble Kings

June 2015 •English

Through archival footage Nicholson tells the story of the real Warriors that walked the streets of New York City in the 1970s and the harsh reality of gang life in a city that seemed to be falling apart.

Eternal Champion

December 2011 •English

Eternal Champion is a tribute to the hard work that accounted for a woman of humble extract to become the best wrestler in the history of wrestling in Mexico. Made with extracts of videos available on line, is a digital impressionistic portrait of moments of pain, glory and triumph of Lola Dinamita Gonzalez.

The Last of McGuinness

December 2012 •English

After finally achieving his childhood dream, being one of the top professional wrestlers in the world, Nigel McGuinness painfully travels the world for one last tour, battling to understand his place in the business he spent his life pursuing, after his career was cut mysteriously short.

The Raft

February 2019 •Swedish

In 1973, five men and six women drifted across the Atlantic on a raft as part of a scientific experiment exploring the origins of violence and sexual attraction. Nobody expected what ultimately took place on that 3-month journey. Through archive material and a reunion of the surviving members of the expedition, this film tells the hidden story of the project.