Van Nuys Blvd.
A small-town kid hears about the wild nights of cruising the boulevard in Van Nuys, California. He drives out there to check it out, and gets involved with drag racers,…
Ellen Foster
After her mother’s death, a young girl is separated from her abusive father and is sent between her various friends and relatives, always longing to find a place to call…
The Demi-Paradise
Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking ships. Naïve about British people…
Visit to a Chief’s Son
An American anthropologist and his son benefit from their experiences with an East African tribe.
The Scarlet Letter
In the seventeenth century, in Massachusetts, a young woman is forced to wear a scarlet “A” on her dress for bearing a child out of wedlock.
Possums
When the town of Nowata votes to cancel its losing high school football team, the Possums, a local radio announcer decides to keep broadcasting imaginary games, team or no team.
My Friend the Traitor
After the end of World War II, a collaborationist seeks redemption.
Within the Whirlwind
During Stalin’s reign of terror, Evgenia Ginzburg, a literature professor, was sent to 10 years hard labor in a gulag in Siberia. Having lost everything, and no longer wishing to…
Evan Almighty
God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.
The Greatest Store in the World
Geraldine and her two daughters, Livvie and Angeline, are living rough on the streets on London. When their van blows up, they must find an alternative place to stay. At…
First Position
A documentary that follows six young dancers from around the world as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world.
Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Lagos
Louis Theroux is in Lagos, following the local gangs and a paramilitary task force.