Documentary
Since he was 18 years old, Blake Eckard has written and directed six feature length films in his hometown of Stanberry, Missouri (population 1186). Aside from a short distribution deal in Canada and a few festival screenings, his movies have largely gone unseen.
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SECULAR | Aa'La'Ma'Ni
Audience of One
Making The Worst Person in the World
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
Making Wicked
Full Tilt Boogie
20 years after Caméra Café
8mm Boys
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'
A Box of Film
The Jodorowsky Constellation
Do Útero Ao Túmulo
The Brothers Warner
La corte de Ana
3 Still Standing
The Main Stream
Making Filmmakers
Summer Stock: Get Happy!
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SECULAR | Aa'La'Ma'Ni
IMDB 9 | Jan , 2025
How is secularism depicted in films? The term "Aa'La'Ma'Ni" means worldly in Arabic. It's significant in the Middle East, where secularism is controversial since the majority often link secularism with atheism and anti-religious sentiment. SECULAR | Aa'La'Ma'Ni, a documentary based on academic research, explores the depiction of secularism in Middle Eastern cinema and TV channels. Filmmakers and regional producers openly discuss religion, sectarianism, authorities, minorities, and industry challenges.Audience of One
IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 2007
The film follows the story of a San Francisco Pentecostal minister Richard Gazowsky on his quest to shoot a groundbreaking fantasy film called Gravity: The Shadow of Joseph (described by him as "Star Wars meets The Ten Commandments"). The film follows him and members of his church as they go through pre-production and fly to Alberobello, Italy, for initial shooting that turns out to be marred with difficulties.Making The Worst Person in the World
IMDB 5.3 | Jun , 2022
In this new program, director Joachim Trier, actors Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, and Herbert Nordrum, screenwriter Eskil Vogt, and sound designer Gisle Tveito discuss their passion for cinema and the conception and production of The Worst Person in the World. The interviews were shot in New York and Oslo in 2022. In English, not subtitled. (51 min). Part of the Criterion Collection home video release for THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD.Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
IMDB 6.3 | Jun , 2006
From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.Making Wicked
IMDB 8 | Dec , 2024
Return to Oz for a fantastic behind-the-scenes journey with this expansive look inside the characters, choreography, and creativity that make up the movie's unforgettable world.Full Tilt Boogie
IMDB 6.4 | Jul , 1998
A documentary about the production of From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and the people who made it.20 years after Caméra Café
IMDB 6.5 | Jan , 2023
To celebrate the release of a new movie for their 20th anniversary, this documentary offers some behind-the-scenes footages.8mm Boys
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2024
This coming-of-age memoir takes a candid look back on a group of struggling creatives isolated in the Appalachian Mountains. Three generations of perseverance is expressed through voice and creativity as families labor through mortality and heartbreak in this raw insight into the importance of community.Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
IMDB 6 | Sep , 2021
One-man armies, meet-cutes, casual strolls away from huge explosions — stars and industry insiders toast and roast these cinematic chestnuts and more.From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 1983
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is a 1983 television documentary special that originally aired on PBS. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the original Star Wars trilogy, with particular emphasis on the final film, Return of the Jedi. Narrated by actor Mark Hamill, the documentary was written by Richard Schickel who had written the previous television documentaries The Making of Star Wars (1977) and SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980).Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'
IMDB 6.5 | Jan , 2001
Exploring the edits to receive an R rating from the MPAA.A Box of Film
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1958
A film about filmmaking.The Jodorowsky Constellation
IMDB 6.2 | Oct , 1994
This documentary depicts the filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky talking about his life, his loves, his career as a filmmaker, graphic novelist, and workshop leader, and his eccentricities including tarot reader and theatrical director during The Panic Movement. Directed by Louis Mouchet, La Constellation Jodorowsky includes a lengthy on-camera interview with Jodorowsky in Spanish with subtitles. Marcel Marceau, Fernando Arrabal, Peter Gabriel, Jean "Moebius" Giraud, and Jean Pierre Vignau make appearances discussing their various projects with the director. In addition to the interview and film clips, Mouchet features some bizarre footage from Jodorowsky’s absurdist plays in which topless women splattered with paint writhe around the stage in a theatrical production meant to represent The Panic Movement, i.e., an artistic expression in which reason cannot fully express the human experience.Do Útero Ao Túmulo
IMDB 9.3 | Dec , 2022
The Brothers Warner
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 2008
An intimate portrait and saga of four film pioneers--Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies persevering to create a major studio with a social conscience.La corte de Ana
IMDB 8 | Mar , 2020
She appeared when Spain was waking up from a long post-war period and crying with melodramas starring children, a child prodigy unlike any other; a girl who, in time, would become a symbol of freedom and a total artist. Actress, singer, friend, lover. This is the story of Ana Belén.3 Still Standing
IMDB 6 | Oct , 2014
Three stand-up comedians seek fame and fortune in the hottest comedy scene in the world: San Francisco in the 1980s.The Main Stream
IMDB 4 | Dec , 2002
Humorist Roy Blount Jr. takes viewers on a journey down the Mississippi River, showcasing everything from areas with spectacularly beautiful scenery to ugly and dangerously polluted stretches bordered by industrial development.Making Filmmakers
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2018
College film major JP Dalton goes back home to talk with his friends about the past, present, and future.Summer Stock: Get Happy!
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2006
Discussion of the making of the film Summer Stock (1950).