Behind every powerful documentary lies an intricate tapestry of extensive research, relationship-building, ethical dilemmas, resourceful storytelling, meticulous editing, and strenuous promotion efforts.
Beyond introducing Western audiences to a rich and ancient musical tradition they may not have experienced before, the film Song of Lahore presents a more nuanced story about Pakistani people than is typically depicted in the media.
Painter Walter Keane had reached success beyond belief, revolutionizing the commercialization of popular art with his enigmatic paintings of waifs with big eyes. The bizarre and shocking truth would eventually be discovered though: Walter’s works were actually not created by him at all, but by his wife Margaret.
Inspired by actual events, The Iceman follows notorious contract killer Richard Kuklinski (Michael Shannon) from his early days in the mob until his arrest for the murder of more than 100 men
The Imposter is a classic American Gothic mystery revolving around crime, family, deceit and the slippery nature of truth – but it also really happened. That is why this riveting story inspired British filmmaker Bart Layton to push the non-fiction film into fresh territory
With his documentary MARLEY, which was made with the full cooperation of the Marley family and embraced a variety of sources and speakers who have previously gone unheard, Macdonald brings the legacy into a new generation and lends an often exuberant and moving perspective to a legend.
The People vs. George Lucas is a 2010 documentary/comedy film which uses a courtroom debate approach to explore the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism around two of the industry’s most famous franchises, Star Wars, and its creator, George Lucas.
The Last Exorcism is told from the perspective of a disillusioned evangelical minister, who after years of performing exorcisms decides to participate in a documentary chronicling his last exorcism while exposing the fraud of his ministry.