AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains

Spielberg

A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

Biancaneve e i sette nani: la realizzazione dell’impossibile

In 1934, Walt Disney set out to do what no one had dared before: transform animation, until then confined to short, rhythmic gags, into a feature-length film. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs forced his studio to reinvent techniques, working methods, and even the art of visual storytelling itself. Amid delays, runaway budgets, and hundreds of artists at work, what seemed like madness turned into an unprecedented challenge. This is the story of making the impossible a reality.

Yours Sincerely, Lois Weber

The achievements of Lois Weber - the highest paid film director at Universal Studios in 1916, virtually unknown today - as seen through the eyes of a young magazine photographer hoping to impress her.

Behind the Planet of the Apes

Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet of the Apes ever created, this fascinating 127-minute documentary explores one of the most imaginative and influential series in movie history.

Memorias Encuadradas

One hundred years of the cinematic memory of a small country told through motion graphics. A brief tour of previously unseen images and forgotten fragments of Costa Rican cinema, which, amid state efforts and industrial ambitions, prevailed throughout the 20th century.

Mer än bara en Biograf

One of Sweden’s oldest cinemas—Röda Kvarn in Orsa. The building originated as a Good Templar lodge, established to reduce alcohol consumption and support the residents of Orsa. When cinema arrived in the town, the building became a gathering place for the local population—and a lifeline for many. It offered a destination where people could escape to experience other worlds on the silver screen.

Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another

A behind-the-scenes documentary filmed during the production of Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, featuring candid moments from the cast and crew.

The Magic Lantern

The Magic Lantern is a non-narrated celebration of early cinema and silent-film imagination, exploring the early work of pioneers such as Georges Méliès, Eadweard Muybridge, Segundo de Chomón, and Émile Cohl.

Out of the Mist: An Alternate History of New Zealand Cinema

Two decades on from Sam Neill’s Cinema of Unease, Tim Wong’s essay film contemplates the prevailing image of a national cinema while privileging some of the images and image-makers displaced by the popular view of filmmaking in Aotearoa. Free to view at: lumiere.net.nz/films

Rising Phoenix

Elite athletes and insiders reflect on the Paralympic Games and examine how they impact a global understanding of disability, diversity and excellence.

WHEN CINEMA SPEAKS...

Zineb Sedira pays tribute to the history of African Cinema and the filmmakers who had inspired her.

Life After Flash

A look at the roller coaster life of Sam J. Jones since his role as Flash Gordon, his struggles and successes, and the aftermath of when he went up against one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood.

Suffragettes in the Silent Cinema

This documentary examines issues related to the struggle for gender equity and the portrayal of suffragettes in the early days of the silver screen. It contains footage from many suffrage-era silent films, including A Lively Affair (1912); A Busy Day (1914), and the pro-suffrage film, What 80 Million Women Want (1913).

Azzedine Alaïa

Ellen von Unwerth, a legendary fashion photographer, was able to slip backstage at the Azzedine Alaïa Fall Winter 1990 show. Supermodels such as Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen play and reveal themselves under the photographer’s lens.

Un p'tit truc en plus, bien plus qu'un film

Most Hated: How Kevin Durant Became the NBA’s Villain

An original documentary about how Kevin Durant became one of the most hated players in the NBA...in just one summer.

The Making of Star Wars

Learn the incredible behind-the-scenes story of how the original Star Wars movie was brought to the big screen in this fascinating documentary hosted by C-3PO and R2-D2 which includes interviews with George Lucas and appearances by Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.