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Peter Beard: Scrapbooks from Africa and Beyond
(1998) [PG]

The most compelling and comprehensive movie ever produced about the life and work of Peter Beard, the photographer & writer who relentlessly fought in defence of Africa's fauna, this is the definitive portrait of the world's greatest adventure photographer. Narrated by Charlotte Rampling, the...  More

First Australians (2 disc set)
(2008) [PG]

First Australians chronicles the birth of contemporary Australia as never told before, from the perspective of its first people. First Australians explores what unfolds when the oldest living culture in the world is overrun by the world?s greatest empire.

Over seven documentaries,...  More

Planet B-Boy
(2007) [M]

Think breakdancing died in the eighties? Think again. PLANET B-BOY is a feature-length, theatrical documentary that re-discovers one of the most incredible dance phenomena the world has ever seen. Originally known as "B-boying", breakdancing was an urban dance form that originated from the...  More

Patti Smith: Dream of Life
(2008) [M]

Steven Sebring's multi-award winning plunge into the philosophy and artistry of cult rocker Patti Smith - legendary singer, artist and poet. Known as the godmother of punk, Patti Smith emerged in the 1970s, galvanizing the music scene with her unique style of poetic rage, music and trademark...  More

Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!
(2008) [MA]

Jam packed full of outrageous anecdotes, lessons in maverick filmmaking, a smattering of international names (including 'Ozploitation' devotee Quentin Tarantino) and a genuine, infectious love of Aussie movies, NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD is a fast moving journey through Australian genre cinema of the...  More

A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory
(2007) [M]

Danny Williams and The Warhol Factory is director Esther Robinson's personal inquiry into the truth behind her Uncle Danny Williams' mysterious 1966 disappearance. Virtually unknown today, Danny was Andy Warhol's lover, and a promising young filmmaker.

In 1965, Danny Williams was...  More

The Times of Harvey Milk
(1984) [PG]

Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Harvey Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone were assassinated by Supervisor Dan White on November 27, 1978. Milk's life leading up to his election, his successful efforts to politically represent San Francisco's gay community, and the city's...  More

Standard Operating Procedure
(2008) [MA]

Witness one of the worst debacles in American military history. Enter Abu Ghraib. You've seen the photographs on the nightly news: the naked prisoners, the pyramid of degraded captives and the infamous thumbs-up grin of the young female corporal standing guard over them all. Now, come inside and...  More

CSNY-Deja Vu
(2008) [M]

Since their debut in the late 'sixties, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young have functioned as the "town criers" of their generation. With songs like "Ohio" and "Find the Cost of Freedom", CSNY were in the forefront of Vietnam-era protest and anti-war sentiment. Though fondly remembered for their...  More

Taxi to the Dark Side
(2007) [MA]

Over one hundred prisoners have died in suspicious circumstances in' U.S. custody during the "war on terror". Taxi to the Dark Side takes an in-depth look at one case: an innocent Afghan taxi driver called Dilawar who was wrongly arrested and sent to Bagram Prison. Five days after his arrest,...  More