The Cove
8
Sunday 31st January 2010
Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renown dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.
Autism: The Musical
8
Saturday 14th November 2009
Follows five autistic children as they work together to create and perform a live musical production.
In the Shadow of the Moon
8
Saturday 20th December 2008
The surviving crew members from NASA’s Apollo missions tell their story in their own words.
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
8
Wednesday 22nd October 2008
Diehard video game fans compete to break World Records on classic arcade games.
SiCKO
8
Thursday 1st November 2007
A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories.
Super Size Me
7
Thursday 15th October 2009
An irreverent look at obesity in America and one of its sources - fast food corporations.
Man on Wire
7
Wednesday 10th September 2008
A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City’s World Trade Center’s twin towers in 1974, what some consider, “the artistic crime of the century.”
Helvetica
7
Sunday 6th January 2008
A documentary about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture.
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
7
Sunday 23rd September 2007
Kirby Dick’s exposé about the American movie ratings board.
The Bridge
7
Sunday 5th August 2007
People suffer largely unnoticed while the rest of the world goes about its business. This is a documentary exploration of the mythic beauty of the Golden Gate Bridge, the most popular suicide destination in the world, and those drawn by its call….
Jackass Number Two
7
Tuesday 28th November 2006
Chris Pontius, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, and the whole crew return to the screen to raise the stakes higher than ever before.
Koyaanisqatsi
6
Friday 7th May 2010
A movie with no conventional plot: merely a collection of expertly photographed scenes. Subject matter has a highly environmental theme.
Who Killed the Electric Car?
6
Thursday 15th October 2009
A documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future.
Taxi to the Dark Side
6
Saturday 29th August 2009
An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed in 2002.
Grizzly Man
6
Friday 27th February 2009
A devastating and heartrending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzlies in Alaska.
This Is It
5
Saturday 31st October 2009
A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.
An Inconvenient Truth
5
Wednesday 11th October 2006
A documentary on Al Gore’s campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.
The Planet
3
Wednesday 21st March 2007
This Scandinavian production draws on some of the observational strategies of Godfrey Reggio’s Koyaanisqatsi, allowing us to reflect on patterns and phenomena of human and natural existence from both intimate and sweeping viewpoints.
