The Lonesome Crowded West
by
Modest Mouse
A brief history of John Baldessari, narrated by Tom Waits.
A short documentary questioning the location, not motives, of the Occupy movement in New York City.
1992
An Academy Award winning film on the actual reasons for the United States’ Invasion of Panama in December 1989.
Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986)
Enough said.
Ah, what a gem from the archives.
In 1980, Stanley Kubrick shot The Shining, the classic horror film based on Stephen King’s novel. During production, the director allowed his daughter Vivian, then 17 years old, to shoot a documentary called Making The Shining, which lets you spend 33 minutes being a fly on the wall.
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The Revolution Will Be Animated
Directed by Marine Lormant
2010
A short documentary about an animator’s success using Creative Commons and Copyleft licenses for her film. Animator Nina Paley details her experiences working on the widely shared and open-source animated film “Sita Sings The Blues”. The motion picture has received praise for its message that art and culture belongs to all of us. Creativity should not be restricted. The revolution will be animated.
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