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    A.K. 1985 POSTER

    A.K.

    1985

    French

    3

    Biography

    cinema on cinema

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    filmmaking

    History

    making of

    movie business

    portrait of an artist

    Chris Marker Chris Marker Director Teruyo Nogami Teruyo Nogami as Self Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa as Self Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai as Self Ishirô Honda Ishirô Honda as Self
    An intimate chronicle of the shooting of Ran (1985), a film directed by the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.
    Selena y Los Dinos 2025 POSTER

    Selena y Los Dinos

    2025

    English

    4

    Biography

    Documentary

    Family

    Music

    music documentary

    portrait of an artist

    women singer

    Never-before-seen footage and intimate interviews celebrate the life and legacy of iconic Mexican American singer Selena Quintanilla and her family band.
    Pavarotti 2019 POSTER

    Pavarotti

    2019

    English

    7.5

    21

    87%

    97%

    Action

    archive footage

    artists' life

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    interview

    Music

    opera singer

    portrait of an artist

    Ron Howard Ron Howard Director Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder as Himself Sting Sting as Himself Zucchero Zucchero as Himself Bob Geldof Bob Geldof as Self
    Featuring never-before-seen footage, concert performances and intimate interviews, filmmaker Ron Howard examines the life and career of famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
    Banksy and the Rise of Outlaw Art 2020 POSTER

    Banksy and the Rise of Outlaw Art

    2020

    English

    7.0

    20

    50%

    50%

    Action

    banksy

    Documentary

    faceless man

    graffiti

    portrait of an artist

    street art

    street artist

    Elio Espana Elio Espana Director Banksy Banksy as Self Richard Jones Richard Jones as Self Alan Ket Alan Ket as Self Will Ellsworth-Jones Will Ellsworth-Jones as Self
    Banksy is the world's most infamous street artist, whose political art, criminal stunts and daring invasions have outraged the establishment for over two decades. Featuring rare interviews with Banksy, this is the story of how an outlaw artist led a revolutionary new movement and built a multi-million dollar empire, while his identity remained shrouded in mystery.
    21 Years: Richard Linklater 2014 POSTER

    21 Years: Richard Linklater

    2014

    English

    6.6

    3

    40%

    56%

    Action

    animated scene

    austin, texas

    Biography

    Documentary

    movie business

    portrait of a filmmaker

    portrait of an artist

    Tara Wood Tara Wood Director Jack Black Jack Black as Self Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke as Self Keanu Reeves Keanu Reeves as Self Zac Efron Zac Efron as Self
    A journey through the professional life of innovative film director Richard Linklater: 21 years creating films, carving his signature in pop culture; an analysis of his style and motivations, through the funny and moving testimonies of close friends and collaborators, actors and other filmmakers.
    Everybody's Everything 2019 POSTER

    Everybody's Everything

    2019

    English

    7.5

    19

    100%

    99%

    Action

    biography

    candid

    documentary

    Documentary

    drug overdose

    Music

    nostalgic

    portrait of an artist

    Sebastian Jones Sebastian Jones Director Liza Womack Liza Womack as Herself Post Malone Post Malone as Himself Austin Post Austin Post as Himself Riff Raff Riff Raff as Himself
    The story of artist Lil Peep from his birth in Long Island and meteoric rise as a genre blending pop star & style icon, to his death due to an accidental opioid overdose in Arizona at just 21 years of age.
    Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Suspense 2020 POSTER

    Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Suspense

    2020

    English

    7.0

    5

    Action

    agatha christie

    british literature

    Documentary

    female writer

    portrait of an artist

    Sean Davison Sean Davison Director Agatha Christie Agatha Christie as Self Philip Jackson Philip Jackson as Self Samantha Bond Samantha Bond as Self Nigel Havers Nigel Havers as Self - Narrator
    British writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976) published her first novel in 1920, in which the eccentric Belgian private sleuth Hercule Poirot made his debut. Later, in 1927, the first short story starring the gentle spinster Miss Jane Marple appeared. A fascinating journey through popular culture in search of the footprints of two of the most charismatic characters in crime and mystery literature.
    Straight to VHS 2021 POSTER

    Straight to VHS

    2021

    Spanish

    5.8

    2

    Action

    cinema history

    cinema on cinema

    cult film

    Documentary

    portrait of a filmmaker

    portrait of an artist

    semi-documentary

    Emilio Silva Torres Emilio Silva Torres Director Alfonso Tort Alfonso Tort as Roxana Blanco Roxana Blanco as Manuel Lamas Manuel Lamas as Self María Inés Pelfort María Inés Pelfort as Tarotist
    Act of Violence Upon a Young Journalist is a film shot in 1988 and released on VHS in 1989; a mysterious cult work of Uruguayan cinema surrounded by strange theories about Manuel Lamas, its unknown creator. Until now.
    The Universe of Keith Haring 2008 POSTER

    The Universe of Keith Haring

    2008

    English

    7.4

    2

    68%

    69%

    Action

    art documentary

    Documentary

    famous painter

    portrait of an artist

    Christina Clausen Christina Clausen Director David LaChapelle David LaChapelle as Self Madonna Madonna as Self Yoko Ono Yoko Ono as Self Grace Jones Grace Jones as Self
    A portrait of New York artist Keith Haring. The film looks to Haring as an artistic role model for his preternatural talent, of course, but also for his infectious lust for life that had him as committed to social activism and teaching children as to his latest painting.
    The Capote Tapes 2019 POSTER

    The Capote Tapes

    2019

    English

    7.0

    1

    Action

    Biography

    Documentary

    high society

    literature

    manhattan, new york city

    new york city

    portrait of an artist

    writer

    Ebs Burnough Ebs Burnough Director Colm Tóibín Colm Tóibín as Self Truman Capote Truman Capote as Self Lauren Bacall Lauren Bacall as Self George Plimpton George Plimpton as Self - Journalist
    A portrait of the brilliant American writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and the New York high society of his time.
    The Village Detective: A Song Cycle 2021 POSTER

    The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

    2021

    English

    6.3

    92%

    Action

    cinema on cinema

    Documentary

    found footage

    portrait of an artist

    propaganda

    russian history

    soviet union history

    Bill Morrison Bill Morrison Director Mikhail Zharov Mikhail Zharov as (archive footage)
    Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Iceland, July 9, 2016. The surprising discovery of a canister —containing four reels of The Village Detective (Деревенский детектив), a 1969 Soviet film—, caught in the nets of an Icelandic trawler, is the first step in a fascinating journey through the artistic life of film and stage actor Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (1899-1981), icon and star of an entire era of Russian cinema.
    The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 2021 POSTER

    The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

    2021

    Swedish

    6.8

    12

    78%

    80%

    archive footage

    beauty

    Biography

    cult of celebrity

    Documentary

    History

    interview

    life and career

    portrait of an artist

    Kristian Petri Kristian Petri Director Björn Andrésen Björn Andrésen as Melanie Hubert Melanie Hubert as Carmella Dirk Bogarde Dirk Bogarde as Self Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti as Self
    In 1971, due to the world premiere of Death in Venice, Italian director Lucino Visconti proclaimed his Tadzio as the world’s most beautiful boy. A shadow that today, 50 years later, weighs Björn Andrésen’s life.
    Loving Highsmith 2022 POSTER

    Loving Highsmith

    2022

    English

    6.8

    3

    72%

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    female writer

    History

    lesbian relationship

    lgbt

    portrait of an artist

    writer's block

    Eva Vitija Eva Vitija Director Robert Walker Robert Walker as Bruno Antony Cate Blanchett Cate Blanchett as Carol Aird Jude Law Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf Matt Damon Matt Damon as Tom Ripley
    The story of the life, loves and work of US writer Patricia Highsmith (1921-95), told through her unpublished diaries, her own voice and that of those who knew her, both family and close friends.
    Fellinopolis 2020 POSTER

    Fellinopolis

    2020

    Italian

    6.5

    2

    cinecittà studios

    cinema history

    cinema on cinema

    Documentary

    filmmaking

    portrait of an artist

    rome, italy

    Silvia Giulietti Silvia Giulietti Director Federico Fellini Federico Fellini as Self Giulietta Masina Giulietta Masina as Self - Interviewee Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Mastroianni as Self - Interviewee Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn as Self - Interviewee
    Ferruccio Castronuovo was the only authorized eye, between 1976 and 1986, to film the brilliant Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini (1920-1993) in his personal and creative intimacy, to capture the gears of his great circus, his fantastic lies and his crazy inventions.
    Bosch: The Garden of Dreams 2016 POSTER

    Bosch: The Garden of Dreams

    2016

    Spanish

    6.8

    art history

    arts expert

    Documentary

    hieronymus bosch

    interview

    painter

    portrait of an artist

    José Luis López-Linares José Luis López-Linares Director Salman Rushdie Salman Rushdie as Self William Christie William Christie as Self Renée Fleming Renée Fleming as Self Sílvia Pérez Cruz Sílvia Pérez Cruz as Self
    2016 marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Hieronymus Bosch. It is almost the only information about the artist of The Garden of Earthly Delights that we can put a precise date to. Bosch, the garden of dreams is a film about his most important painting and one of the most iconic paintings in the world: The Garden of Earthly Delights.
    Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth 2019 POSTER

    Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth

    2019

    English

    7.1

    4

    75%

    75%

    child sexual abuse

    crime documentary

    Documentary

    interview

    investigative journalism

    portrait of an artist

    testimony

    Jordan Hill Jordan Hill Director Nancy Reagan Nancy Reagan as Self Michael Jackson Michael Jackson as Self Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela as Self Dan Reed Dan Reed as Self
    Taking an investigative look into the legal battles of the global superstar. Close friends, former staff and researchers paint an intimate portrait of Jackson's complicated world and put allegations of sexual abuse under the microscope. The film defends American singer Michael Jackson against allegations of child sexual abuse made in the documentary Leaving Neverland.
    A Tiger in Paradise 2023 POSTER

    A Tiger in Paradise

    2023

    Swedish

    6.4

    1

    Action

    Biography

    Documentary

    folk music

    musician

    portrait of an artist

    Mikel Cee Karlsson Mikel Cee Karlsson Director José González José González as Daysury Valencia Daysury Valencia as Surviver of the Tiger
    A surreal journey into singer José González’s inner world of thoughts and shadows. Staged with dark humour in the picturesque Swedish countryside around his home with Ruben Östlund’s regular creative partners behind the camera.
    Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang 2016 POSTER

    Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang

    2016

    English

    7.3

    2

    100%

    85%

    Documentary

    fireworks

    portrait of an artist

    Kevin Macdonald Kevin Macdonald Director Yimou Zhang Yimou Zhang as Self Tatsumi Masatoshi Tatsumi Masatoshi as Self Orville Schell Orville Schell as Self Phil Grucci Phil Grucci as Self
    Known for his spectacular pyrotechnic displays, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang creates his most ambitious project yet: Sky Ladder, a visionary, explosive event that he pulls off in his hometown in China after 20 years of failed attempts.
    Stan Lee 2023 POSTER

    Stan Lee

    2023

    English

    6.9

    17

    80%

    83%

    Action

    archival footage

    archive footage

    Biography

    comic book art

    comic book artist

    comic book industry

    Documentary

    portrait of an artist

    David Gelb David Gelb Director Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson as Self Robert Downey Jr. Robert Downey Jr. as Self Chris Evans Chris Evans as Self Tom Holland Tom Holland as Self
    Celebrate the legacy of Stan Lee as the co-creator of such legendary characters as Fantastic Four, Iron Man, the X-Men, The Avengers, and hundreds more.
    A Revolution on Canvas 2023 POSTER

    A Revolution on Canvas

    2023

    English

    7.4

    91%

    89%

    Action

    Documentary

    iranian cinema

    iranian regime

    modern art

    painter as artist

    political thriller

    portrait of an artist

    Thriller

    Till Schauder Till Schauder Director Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as Self Ayatollah Khomeini Ayatollah Khomeini as Self Till Schauder Till Schauder as Self Farah Pahlavi Farah Pahlavi as Self
    In this hybrid political thriller and verité portrait documentary, Sara Nodjoumi, working with co-director and husband, Till Schauder, makes her directorial debut with this personal film, diving into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of more than 100 “treasonous” paintings by her father, seminal Iranian modern artist Nickzad Nodjoumi.
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