20 Feet From Stardom (2013)
Backing singers tell their stories.
Best Of Enemies (2015)
A behind-the-scenes account of the explosive 1968 televised debates between the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F Buckley Jr, and their rancorous disagreements about politics, God, and sex.
The Cool School (2008)
A look back at the birth of L.A.'s modern art movement and the famous Ferus gallery.
The Music Of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble (2015)
Ma and his musical collaborators discuss their work and the importance of cultural dialogue.
Troubadours (2011)
A documentary about the singer/songwriter boom in late Sixties Los Angeles.
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)
Documentary about Orson Welles unfinished film, The Other Side Of The Wind.
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
Documentary about the US public TV children's show host who had a lasting influence.
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