Past Films
BLOOD TRAIL (TIFF 2008)
Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Thom Powers:
Though war photographers have often been captured onscreen, no film has followed a career trajectory as closely as Blood Trail. Director Richard Parry has been intermittently checking in with ...
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YOUSSOU N’DOUR: I BRING WHAT I LOVE (TIFF 2008)
Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Thom Powers:
One of Africa’s most prominent musical exports, Youssou Ndour’s distinctive tenor voice became known internationally through a string of popular tracks, including collaborations with Peter Gabriel ...
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EVERY LITTLE STEP (TIFF 2008)
Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Thom Powers:
Broadway has produced many legendary productions, but A Chorus Line and the story behind it remain special. Every Little Step captures the magic of the show by following the process of casting the ...
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MORE THAN A GAME (TIFF 2008)
Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Thom Powers:
Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Several years ago, first-time director Kristopher Belman decided to follow a high-school basketball team in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. Its ...
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AMERICAN SWING (TIFF 2008)
Q&A with directors Mathew Kaufman & Jon Hart
MARCH 17 SHOW SOLD OUT Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Colin Geddes: In 1977, New York City was scorched by stifling heat waves, enervated by energy crunches and inflation and hurtling toward social unrest. But its citizens partied on. ...More info »
HARVARD BEATS YALE 29-29 (TIFF 2008)
Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Thom Powers:
Director Kevin Rafferty is renowned for his wit and fresh perspectives on American culture. He previously re-purposed Cold War archival footage for The Atomic Café, served as a cameraman to ...
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IT MIGHT GET LOUD (TIFF 2008)
Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Thom Powers:
The electric guitar has dominated popular music for the last half century. Anyone who has ever plugged into an amp understands its power. So does the average stadium crowd. But if you have too ...
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SOUL POWER (TIFF 2008)
Description from TIFF 2008 catalog by Thom Powers:
Zaire ‘74 was the brainchild of South African musician Hugh Masekela and American record producer Stewart Levine, a three-day music festival that took place in Kinshasa in 1974. The event ...
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SHOWMAN (SPRING 2008)
Q&A with director Albert Maysles
The name Maysles is almost synonymous with documentary film. Albert and his later brother David were pioneers of the modern form in classic films such as SALESMAN, GIMME SHELTER and GREY GARDENS. This special evening showcases two of Albert’s ...More info »
THE AGRONOMIST (SPRING 2008)
Q&A with director Jonathan Demme, Jean Dominique's widow Michele Montas, producer Peter Saraf & executive producer Daniel Wolff (co-presented with the Woodstock Film Festival)
Jonathan Demme has always had a thing for Haiti. With THE AGRONOMIST, the Oscar winning director of THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS takes his Haitian passion for a serious and considerably more personal turn in a documentary profiling journalist and radio ...More info »
WHEN WE WERE KINGS (SPRING 2008)
Q&A with director Leon Gast, producer David Sonenberg & editor Jeffrey Levy-Hinte (co-presented by the Woodstock Film Festival)
“Nothing short of inspired” - Time Out In 1974, boxers Muhammad Ali and George Foreman came to the still-emerging and politically unstable African nation of Zaire for what Ali called the “Rumble in the Jungle,” a highly publicized world ...More info »
MY GENERATION (SPRING 2008)
Q&A with director Barbara Kopple and Woodstock music festival event planners Michael Lang and Lee Blumer in conversation with Woodstock Film Fest programmer Meira Blaustein (co-presented by Woodstock Film Festival and Ciroc Vodka)
“This extraordinary film…far surpasses whatever presuppositions you may bring to the theater” - Geoffrey Gilmore, Sundance Film Festival Barbara Kopple is a documentary virtuoso. She won two Academy Awards for her films Harlan County, USA and ...More info »
THE SELLING OF THE PENTAGON (SPRING 2008)
Q&A with director Peter Davis
Before director Peter Davis won the Academy Award for his Vietnam doc HEARTS AND MINDS, he explored the points of Senator William Fulbright’s book The Pentagon Propaganda Machine in this 1971 documentary for CBS Reports. They don’t make ‘em like ...More info »
THE BURGER AND THE KING: THE LIFE AND CUISINE OF ELVIS PRESLEY (SPRING 2008)
Q&A with director James Marsh
Director James Marsh has a distinguised documentary career, making several films for the BBC that are rarely screened in the U.S. A few of his titles have achieved cult status, including WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP and HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED (highly praised ...More info »
VERY YOUNG GIRLS (SPRING 2008)
Q&A with director David Schisgall, co-director Nina Alvarez and film participants Rachel Lloyd and Caroline Cruz
From the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival catalogue: Prostitution is not only the oldest profession but also the easiest story gimmick, giving rise to tales of hookers with hearts of gold and roguish but lovable pimps. Documentaries tend ...More info »
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Upcoming Screenings
May 22: SALESMAN
by Albert Maysles and David Maysles“I was spellbound. I’ve seen Salesman three times and each time I’ve been more impressed. Fascinating, very funny, unforgettable.” - Vincent Canby, NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1969 “One of the most ...
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May 29: DELTA BOYS
by Andrew BerendsWORLD PREMIERE An American documentary filmmaker crosses the lines of Nigeria’s oil conflict in order to bear witness to the lives of the militants engaged in the struggle, and the civilians caught ...
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