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Documentary films about cinema

Exposing Muybridge

Dir.: Marc Shaffer
| 88 minutes

Nineteenth century photographer Eadweard Muybridge lived a dozen lives before his breakthrough photographs of running horses set the stage for the development of cinema. But hiding in Muybridge's work are clues that provoke an enduring question: Can we believe what we see in a photograph?

Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen

Dir.: Daniel Raim
| 88 minutes

This documentary captures director Norman Jewison’s quest to recreate the lost world of Jewish life in Tsarist Russia and re-envision the beloved stage hit as a wide-screen epic. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Daniel Raim puts us in the director’s chair, drawing on behind-the-scenes footage, never-before-seen stills, and original interviews.

Lynch/Oz

Dir.: Alexandre O. Philippe
| 108 minutes

Victor Fleming's 1939 film, THE WIZARD OF OZ, is one of David Lynch's most enduring obsessions. A new documentary that goes over the rainbow to explore this Technicolor theme throughout Lynch's work.

Romy: A Free Woman

Dir.: Lucie Cariès
| 91 minutes

Filmmaker Lucie Cariès traces Romy Schneider's career in the light of her professional and romantic choices. In this documentary, abound with archival footage of the iconic actress telling her own story, the director paints a portrait of an independent, determined, and radiant woman.

The Taking

Dir.: Alexandre O. Philippe
| 76 minutes

An examination of Monument Valley's representation in cinema and advertising since John Ford's STAGECOACH (1939), THE TAKING scrutinizes how a site located on sovereign Navajo land came to embody the fantasy of the “Old West,” replete with self-perpetuating falsehoods, and why it continues to hold mythic significance in the global psyche.