Joan Churchill Movies
- 2006

Who Needs Sleep?
Who Needs Sleep?72006HD
A documentary that highlights the deadly combination of sleep deprivation and long days of work, focusing on the American film industry.
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- 2003

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer6.7032003HD
British documentarian Nick Broomfield creates a follow-up piece to his 1992 documentary of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who...
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- 1989

Comic Book Confidential
Comic Book Confidential6.61989HD
A survey of the artistic history of the comic book medium and some of the major talents associated with it.
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- 2004

Home of the Brave
Home of the Brave102004HD
Documentary on the civil rights activist, Viola Liuzzo, who was murdered in 1965 as she campaigned for black suffrage in Selma, Alabama, and its...
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- 2008

Capturing Reality
Capturing Reality6.12008HD
From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the...
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- 2007

Battle for Haditha
Battle for Haditha6.32007HD
An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a...
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- 1966

Call It Collage '66
Call It Collage '6601966HD
Color UCLA Student Film, the UCLA Film and Television Archive. This documentary short paints a picture of the multidisciplinary and mixed-media art...
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- 1977

Pumping Iron
Pumping Iron7.11977HD
Amateur and professional bodybuilders prepare for the 1975 Mr. Olympia and Mr. Universe contests as five-time champion Arnold Schwarzenegger defends...
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- 1971

Punishment Park
Punishment Park7.31971HD
In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are...
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- 2001

Down from the Mountain
Down from the Mountain7.62001HD
On May 24, 2000, the historic Ryman Auditorium was booked to offer Nashvillians an evening of sublime beauty. Label executives and soundtrack...
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- 2014

Last Days in Vietnam
Last Days in Vietnam7.32014HD
During the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon as the panicked South Vietnamese people desperately...
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- 2003

Concert for George
Concert for George8.12003HD
As a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his passing, The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29...
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- 1980

80 Blocks from Tiffany's
80 Blocks from Tiffany's6.41980HD
This 1979 documentary depicts the daily life of gangs in the South Bronx. It deals primarily with two African American and Puerto Rican gangs known...
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- 1989

Stella Adler: Awake and Dream!
Stella Adler: Awake and Dream!01989HD
This profile of acting coach Stella Adler includes interviews with Adler and with colleagues, students, and friends, along with clips from her own...
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- 1998

Kurt & Courtney
Kurt & Courtney61998HD
After rocker Kurt Cobain's death, ruled a suicide, a film crew arrives in Seattle to make a documentary. Director Nick Broomfield talks to lots of...
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- 2011

Miller's Tale
Miller's Tale7.12011HD
Miller's Tale is a personal journey into the life of playwright and actor Jason Miller and his relationship with his hometown, Scranton,...
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- 2021

Shoot from the Heart
Shoot from the Heart02021HD
Filmmaker Joan Churchill, who is being honored this year with DOC NYC’s Lifetime Achievement Award, collaborates with Alan Barker on this...
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- 2023

Who Tells the Story?
Who Tells the Story?02023HD
This short film centers around a debate between three important activist artists: Haskell Wexler - legendary cinematographer and filmmaker, Hubert...
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- 1974

A Poem Is a Naked Person
A Poem Is a Naked Person7.61974HD
Les Blank's first feature-length documentary captures music and other events at Leon Russell's Oklahoma recording studio during a three-year period...
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- 2002

Biggie & Tupac
Biggie & Tupac6.32002HD
In 1997, rap superstars Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls, The Notorious B.I.G.) were gunned down in separate incidents, the...
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