SB Doc Faves

Richard Hambleton was a founder of the street art movement before succumbing to drugs and homelessness. Rediscovered 20 years later, he gets a second chance. But will he take it?

Paul Goodman, whose best-selling 'Growing Up Absurd' made him the philosopher of the New Left in the 1960s, was also a brilliant poet, out queer (and family man) in the 1940s, radical pacifist and visionary. His ideas and stubborn integrity helped many find a moral compass in the '60's -- and can do so again today.

Director Agnes Varda and photographer/muralist J.R. journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.

In Examined Life, filmmaker Astra Taylor accompanies some of today's most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas.

Confined in an apartment from a New York housing project, the six Angulo brothers learned everything they know about the world through watching films and spend their time reenacting their favorite movies with intricate homemade costumes.

The life and times of major league pitcher Dock Ellis are explored in this revealing documentary.

An in-depth look at legendary punk band The Stooges.

A documentary on the life and career of revered heavy-metal musician Lemmy Kilmister.

A couple embarks on a journey home for Chinese new year along with 130 million other migrant workers, to reunite with their children and struggle for a future. Their unseen story plays out as China soars towards being a world superpower.

An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining (1980).

A look at the making of the film Troll 2 (1990) and its journey from being crowned the "worst film of all time" to a cherished cult classic.

Amish teenagers experience and embrace the modern world as a rite-of-passage before deciding which life they will choose.

A look into the lives of the descendants of the top Nazi officials who worked under Hitler's command.

A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan.

The bizarre true story of Linda Riss and Burt Pugach.

A collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on the relationship between nature, humanity, and technology.

Follow the Manhattan-based Beavan family as they abandon their high consumption 5th Avenue lifestyle and try to live a year while making no net environmental impact.

This uniquely telling film takes an entertaining and unsettling look into Chinese rehabilitation centers treating internet addiction, which the Chinese government has classified as a serious clinical disorder.

Filmmakers discuss how Francois Truffaut's 1966 book "Cinema According to Hitchcock" influenced their work.

Life and work of the founder of the Cinémathèque Française.

The life of the great American lawyer and advocate for the political underdog, William Kunstler.

Amidst financial crises and unprecedented public school budget cuts, Brooklyn Castle takes an intimate look at the challenges and triumphs facing members of a junior high school's champion chess team.

What starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of Nice on the French Cote d'Azur, especially its wealthy inhabitants.

Jean Vigo films the talents of great swimming champion Jean Taris performing different acts. Vigo film technique allied with Taris swimming style are intertwined with grace and effect.

A documentary shot over a decade with unprecedented access to photographer Gregory Crewdson that bares the artist's process.