Jim Jarmusch

The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

Nan Goldin

Nan Goldin, Kenny Angelico

Nan Goldin's slide show “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency” converted, mixed and screened as a film by the artist, portraying the American underground culture, the no wave scene, post-Stonewall gay subculture, among others.

Sling Blade

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam

Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly institutionalized, he is deemed fit to be released into the outside world.

Storytelling Giant

David Byrne, Ted Bafaloukos

David Byrne, Tina Weymouth

A compilation of ten music videos produced by Talking Heads during the 1980s. The videos are linked by apparently real people (not actors) telling stories from their lives.

Stranger Than Paradise

Jim Jarmusch

30-minute short subject film that would become Stranger Than Paradise. This short was released as a standalone film in 1982, and shown as "Stranger Than Paradise" at the 1983 International Film Festival Rotterdam. When it was later expanded into a three-act feature, that name was appropriated for the feature itself, and the initial segment was renamed "The New World".

The Ravenite

Morgan Schmidt-Feng, Dennis Mohr

Jim Jarmusch

1980s New York was a very different place to the bustling cosmopolitan tourist magnet we know now, and the neighborhood that housed the Ravenite Social Club was a far cry from the gentrified boutique strip that exists today. Yet this series of interviews with the then-young artist clique who lived alongside one of the most prolific mafia networks offers a vivid insight into a city's colorful past.

The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera

Adam Simon

Samuel Fuller, Tim Robbins

In a documentary about Samuel Fuller, the spectator gets different impressions about the Hollywood director and his films. The film is divided into the three sections: The Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera. The first segment covers Fuller's past as a newsman where he began as a copy boy and ended as a reporter. Part two describes Fuller's experiences in World War II, in which he participated as a soldier. The last section focuses on Fuller as director. Tim Robbins interviews Samuel Fuller revealing the director's own memories and impressions. Beside the interview, Jim Jarmusch, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino accompany the documentary with their comments.

Divine Trash

Steve Yeager

John Waters, Divine

The life and times of Baltimore film maker and midnight movie pioneer, John Waters.

R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman

Robert-Adrian Pejo

Joe Coleman, Jim Jarmusch

R.I.P Rest in Pieces is an intimate portrait of artist Joe Coleman, who is known around the world as a shamanic, moral voice diagnosing the ills of 21st century America. Coleman holds nothing back, telling us of a world wracked with tumorous cities, perversion, divorce, violence, atomic bombs, and a human race destroying itself simply because we are born.

Night on Earth

Jim Jarmusch

Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands

An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Mandy Stein

Dicky Barrett, Michael Bloomberg

An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down. Some of the most iconic figures in music have performed here.

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Xan Cassavetes

Quentin Tarantino, Robert Altman

A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.

Ramones: We're Outta Here!

Kevin Kerslake

Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone

Documentary covering The Ramones' long and eventful history, with footage from their final ever show at the Palace in Hollywood, 6th August 1996. Interviews with Joey, Johnny and drummer Marky, tributes from other rock icons including Richard Hell, Debbie Harry and Lemmy.

Coffee and Cigarettes III

Jim Jarmusch

Iggy Pop, Tom Waits

This shortcut repeats the structure of Coffee and Cigarettes. This time, Iggy Pop and Tom Waits meet in a bar. But, again, we don't know why they agreed to do that in the first place, because they don't seem to know each other very well and they don't have much to talk about, so the conversation wanders idly and hilariously as they sip their coffee and smoke cigarettes.

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

John Boorman

Lee Marvin, William Hurt

John Boorman met Lee Marvin in London when the latter was making The Dirty Dozen and immediately they struck up a friendship. Shortly afterwards they made two films together, the first of which was Point Blank, during which Boorman found that he learnt a lot about screen acting and how to direct from the contributions and support from Marvin. Later they worked together on Hell in the Pacific. With his friendship providing an insightful collection of memories of Marvin, Boorman leads this intimate documentary on the life of Lee Marvin.

Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me

Nicholas Triandafyllidis

Arthur Brown, Eric Burdon

Portrait of an important American musician through the testimonies of fellow musicians and people from his environment, but also through archival material and documents from various stages of his life and career.

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

Julien Temple

Joe Strummer, Topper Headon

As the front man of the Clash from 1977 onwards, Joe Strummer changed people's lives forever. Four years after his death, his influence reaches out around the world, more strongly now than ever before. In "The Future Is Unwritten", from British film director Julien Temple, Joe Strummer is revealed not just as a legend or musician, but as a true communicator of our times. Drawing on both a shared punk history and the close personal friendship which developed over the last years of Joe's life, Julien Temple's film is a celebration of Joe Strummer - before, during and after the Clash.