Ernest Hemingway: Wrestling with Life

Documentary recounting the story of the Cuban Revolution and its impact on the young people of Cuba.

The chronic shortage of housing in Central Havana has pushed the city upwards, where life spills out onto the rooftops. Resilient and remarkable, thes...

Michael Hutchence was flying high as the lead singer of the legendary rock band INXS until his untimely death in 1997. Richard Lowenstein’s documentar...

In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their...

The dramatic untold story of 420,000 Cubans– soldiers and teachers, doctors and nurses– who gave everything to end colonial rule and apartheid in Sout...

Afro-Cubans played a leading role in the fight to free Cuba from Spanish domination; as part of that struggle, slavery was abolished. Nevertheless, as...

An unparalleled portrait of Arthur Miller (1915-2005),a major writer who left an indelible mark on the world. Miller's life is intimately connected w...

Italian-born Laura Huxley, a teenage violin virtuoso, played for European royalty and made her American debut at Carnegie Hall before leaving the conc...

A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV-material to home-made super-8 movies. The common factor is death by some means.

When filmmaker Kathy Leichter moved back into her childhood home after her mother's suicide, she discovered a hidden box of audiotapes. Sixteen years...

The thrilling story of an elite group of Cuban spies sent undercover to the US in the 1990s. From their recruitment, training and eventual capture on...

Narrated by Linda Hunt, this documentary examines the life of the late author and gay rights activist Paul Monette. Born in 1945 to a well-off Massach...

A documentary on the "Slovak Solzhenitsyn" Rudolf Dobiáš (*1934),political prisoner during the Communist era.

A dive into the intimate and creative universe of writer, screenwriter, and presenter Fernanda Young. The documentary takes an unconventional approach...

The American writer Stephen King has been one of the world's best-selling authors for decades. How can the overwhelming success of his numerous works...