The Whirl of Life

Bank of Dave

March 2023 •English

The true story of how Dave Fishwick, a working class man and self-made millionaire, fought to set up a community bank so that he could help the local businesses of Burnley not only survive, but thrive. In his bid to help his beloved community, he has to take on the elitist financial institutions of London and fight to receive the first, new banking license to be issued in over 100 years.

Little Old New York

February 1940 •English

Inventor Robert Fulton receives support from a tavern owner and a shipyard worker to help realize his dream of a high-powered steamboat.

Meu amigo que trabalhou com Manoel de Oliveira, que fez 100 anos

July 2012 •Portuguese

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

September 2016 •Czech

The film tells the life story of its director, Jan Nemec, one of the most known and important filmmakers of Czech New Wave.

Emo Kev

December 2013 •English

Who was Kevin Smith before he was Kevin Smith? Well, he was THIS guy...no seriously, this is based on a true story.

Spanglish

December 2004 •English

Mexican immigrant and single mother Flor Moreno finds housekeeping work with Deborah and John Clasky, a well-off couple with two children of their own. When Flor admits she can't handle the schedule because of her daughter, Cristina, Deborah decides they should move into the Clasky home. Cultures clash and tensions run high as Flor and the Claskys struggle to share space while raising their children on their own, and very different, terms.

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

December 2002 •English

Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.

Gangsta Granny

December 2013 •English

A young boy is bored spending time with his dull grandma until he discovers she's an international Jewel thief.

My Son Hunter

September 2022 •English

Hunter Biden lives a lifestyle of parties and corruption when he meets stripper Grace Anderson, who learns more about American politics as she gets closer and closer to the president's son.

American Splendor

August 2003 •English

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Meaning of Robots

March 2012 •English

This short film profiles the benevolent Mike Sullivan, who has been in the process of shooting a stop-motion robot sex film in his New York City apartment for the last ten years. Obsessed with the meticulous construction of the miniature robot porn stars, his apartment now overflows with thousands, leaving him only tiny paths to navigate and no place to film his epic.

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

October 2018 •English

When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.

Secret Lives: L. Ron Hubbard

November 1997 •English

Documentary about the creator of Dianetics and Scientology, featuring some of the people who knew him intimately.

Where the Buffalo Roam

April 1980 •English

Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

The Madness of King George

December 1994 •English

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confusion and near-violent outbursts of temper, his hapless doctors attempt the ineffectual cures of the day. Meanwhile, Queen Charlotte and Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger attempt to prevent the king's political enemies, led by the Prince of Wales, from usurping the throne.

Per caso

January 1999 •Italian

The film tells the life of telemarketer Roberto Da Crema who plays himself.

Riding in Cars with Boys

October 2001 •English

In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

October 2004 •English

The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings as a comic performer on BBC Radio to his huge success as one of the greatest film comedians of all time; an obsessive artist so dedicated to his work that neglected his loved ones and sacrificed part of his own personality to convincingly create that of his many memorable characters.

The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

May 1995 •English

When an English cartographer arrives in Wales to tell the residents of the Welsh village of Ffynnon Garw that their 'mountain' is only a hill, the offended community sets out to remedy the situation.

My Mother's Castle

October 1990 •French

To his chagrin, young Marcel Pagnol and his family move back to their home in Marseilles, France, far from their pastoral holiday cottage in the hills. Determined, Marcel makes the long voyage back to the cottage on foot and lands himself in trouble. One day Marcel's father discovers a shortcut to the cottage, but it requires trespassing. Despite their trepidations, Marcel and his family begin using the secret trail to reach their cottage.