20 movies like Brakhage, ordered by similarity : Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny(2016), Steve McQueen: American Icon(2017), One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich(2000), Makala(2017), Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love(1977), Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul(2017), Kabul, City in the Wind(2018), Shirkers(2018), West of Memphis(2012), Lost in La Mancha(2002), Imagine: John Lennon(1988), The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story(2009) ...
Documentary
Canada
1998
73 Minutes
Jerry Aronson Jane Brakhage Marilyn Brakhage Stan Brakhage Philip Solomon James Tenney
filmmaker ex-wife son friend scholar family member fascinating engaging colorado house family filmmaking cancer rise to stardom experiments stan brakhage rise discovery 20th century
Stan Brakhage (1933-2003) was possibly the most important filmmaker of the avant-garde and one of the greatest artists of our time. From 1952, at the age of nineteen, until his death, ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Karen Bernstein Julie Delpy
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A feature documentary on the life and work of filmmaker, Richard Linklater. Produced and Directed by Louis Black (founder of SXSW Festivals and the Austin Chronicle) and Karen Bernstein (... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2017
78 Minutes
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Steve McQueen truly is an American Icon. One of America's most endearing and intriguing movie stars, he "is still the King of Cool" according to Esquire Magazine-50 years after the zenith ... See full summary »
Documentary
2000
55 Minutes
Arseni Tarkovsky Alexandra Stewart Larisa Tarkovskaya Sven Nykvist Chris Marker Valérie Mairesse Michal Leszczylowski Marina Vlady
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Documentary
France
2017
96 Minutes
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Trials tribulation dreams and aspirations of a young farmer earning a living making and selling charcoal in Congo.
Documentary
Canada
1977
90 Minutes
Jean Gascon James Mason Joseph Wiseman
artist wife curator filmmaker fascinating striking nice, france museum marc chagall art inspiration jewish culture family marriage love rise discovery 1970s
Documentary
UK
2017
90 Minutes
blues singer soul singer wife musician singer-songwriter interviewee inspiring fascinating engaging uplifting touching hedonistic america biography blues music rehabilitation substance abuse footage musical performance discovery
The story of singer Joe Cocker is told through archive footage and interviews for close associates.
Documentary
Afghanistan|Germany|Japan|Netherlands
2018
88 Minutes
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A city is an orchestration of its inhabitants. The film portraits the city Kabul through daily details of two kids and a bus driver, set against the background of a city destroyed by politic and religious powers.
Documentary
USA|UK
2018
96 Minutes
teen girl mentor friend filmmaker novelist mysterious man confident creative fascinating engaging emotional intricate singapore united states los angeles street basement car filmmaking mentorship
A woman explores the events surrounding a film she and her friends began making with a mysterious stranger decades ago.
Documentary, Crime, Drama
New Zealand|USA
2012
150 Minutes
Michael Baden Jason Baldwin John Mark Byers Lorri Davis Johnny Depp
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An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.
Documentary
UK|USA
2002
92 Minutes
Louis Pepe
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Terry Gilliam's doomed attempt to get his film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), off the ground.
Documentary
USA
1988
106 Minutes
John Lennon Yoko Ono Sean Lennon Julian Lennon
yoko ono child son musician fascinating engaging new york city england house stage john lennon career music activism success rise discovery 1980s
A biography of the rock music star.
Documentary
USA
2009
101 Minutes
Jeff Sherman Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman Julie Andrews Jim Dale Roy Edward Disney Micky Dolenz
songwriter brother coworker friend musician inspiring fascinating studio movie set career brotherhood music legacy filmmaking rise love rivalry 20th century
In 1981, black journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested for the murder of white Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner and was convicted of it in 1982. More than 25 years later, the ... See full summary »
Biography, Documentary
UK
2019
120 Minutes
Diego Armando Maradona
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Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s.
Documentary
USA
1995
89 Minutes
animator elderly person friend coworker walt disney charming amusing emotional house california studio animation frank thomas friendship collaboration ollie johnston aging adventure rise 1990s
A documentary about two famed Disney animators, Frank and Ollie.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2015
89 Minutes
Mukunda Angulo Narayana Angulo Bhagavan Angulo Govinda Angulo
family child sibling parent fascinating gripping touching manhattan apartment homeschooling curiosity family life film upbringing discovery growing up 2010s
Confined in an apartment from a New York housing project, the six Angulo brothers learned everything they know about the world through watching films and spend their time reenacting their favorite movies with intricate homemade costumes.
Documentary
Canada
2017
90 Minutes
Adrian Buitenhuls
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Friends and family of the late actor Heath Ledger remember his life and career.
Documentary
Sweden|Denmark|USA
2017
80 Minutes
Peter Beard Lee Radziwill Evelyn Kuhn William Vanden Heuvel
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Montauk, East Hampton, New York, 2016. Peter Beard discusses his work as a photographer, artist and diarist before reminiscing about his attempt to make a documentary in the summer of 1972 ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2018
87 Minutes
artist painter son curator interviewee neighbor inspiring creative engaging fascinating moving powerful america artistic purity criticism artistic controversy artistic integrity documentaries discovery rise
WYETH tells the story of one of America's most popular, but least understood, artists. While his exhibitions routinely broke attendance records, art world critics continually assaulted his work.
Documentary
UK
2015
90 Minutes
actor actress extra filmmaker crew member engaging fascinating united states documentaries documentary filmmaking film life career acting biography interview discovery 1970s
Actors and extras reminisce about their time on the set of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and how making the film affected their lives.
Documentary
USA|Turkey|UK|Portugal
2016
99 Minutes
ex-convict writer director turkish man turkish woman composer engaging creative fascinating moving powerful raw turkey documentaries filmmaking cross-cultural relations drug smuggling pop culture prison life discovery
The documentary "Midnight Return" explores the enduring and emotional power of film as seen through the lens of the blockbuster success Midnight Express (1978).