Haskell Wexler

To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine

Haskell Wexler

Ian Ruskin, Elliott Gould

This is the story of one of the most extraordinary men in history, who ignited the American Revolution, defined the French and championed the use of Reason, all with his pen.

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Mark Cousins

Mark Cousins, Jean-Michel Frodon

Эпическое путешествие по мировыми столицам от Болливуда до Голливуда, это «золотой век» 20-х годов и появление звука. Это истории секса и мелодрамы в 50-е и великие кинозвезды 50-х и 60-х, масштаба Федерико Феллини. Это американский кинематограф 60-х и 70-х, когда режиссеры пытались изменить мир, появление картин «Звездные войны», «Челюсти» и «Изгоняющий дьявола». Это 80-е, время протеста в кино, новый «золотой век» 90-х и появление новых звезд на небосклоне в наше время.

Women Behind the Camera

Alexis Krasilovsky

Shakiba Adill, Marie Ayub

Reveals the courageous lives of pioneer camerawomen from Hollywood to Bollywood, from war zones to children’s laughter, in a way that has never been seen before. Based on a book by Alexis Krasilovsky, the film tells the stories of camerawomen surviving the odds in Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Mexico, the U.S. and other countries, as well as exploring their individual visions.

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

Randal Kleiser, Walter Murch

A Biography of George Lucas.

Visions of Light

Stuart Samuels, Arnold Glassman

Vilmos Zsigmond, Sven Nykvist

Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing. Themes: the DP tells people where to look; changes in movies (the arrival of sound, color, and wide screens) required creative responses from DPs; and, these artisans constantly invent new equipment and try new things, with wonderful results. The narration takes us through the identifiable studio styles of the 30s, the emergence of noir, the New York look, and the impact of Europeans. Citizen Kane, The Conformist, and Gordon Willis get special attention.

The Moving Picture Co. 1914

Mark Kirkland

"Weird Al" Yankovic, Adam Celentano

In the early 1900s, Ellen, an aspiring actress, tries to find her lucky break in a studio where everything goes wrong.

Brazil: A Report on Torture

Saul Landau, Haskell Wexler

Maria Auxiliadora Lara Barcelos

The filmmakers spoke to ex-political prisoners who had been tortured by the military government who were at that point supported by the US government.

A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

Conrad L. Hall, Haskell Wexler

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

Laurent Bouzereau

George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola

Documentary that features many interviews and other footage of the cast and crew for the film American Graffiti (1973)

“Look out Haskell, it’s real!”: The Making of 'Medium Cool'

Paul Cronin

Haskell Wexler

“Look out Haskell, it’s real!” details the production of Haskell Wexler‘s 1969 feature Medium Cool. It features interviews with members of the film’s cast and crew alongside critics, commentators and historical figures, and includes outtakes of Medium Cool. A 55-minute version premiered at the 2001 Edinburgh Film Festival alongside a new theatrical print of Medium Cool and with Wexler in attendance, and was broadcast on the BBC, PBS and the Sundance Channel. A version of the film appears on the 2013 Criterion Collection DVD release of Medium Cool. The documentary, which has become more an educational project than anything else and remains a work-in-progress, was expanded in 2015 and now runs approximately six and half hours (in six parts).

Medium Cool

Haskell Wexler

Robert Forster, Verna Bloom

John Cassellis is the toughest TV news reporter around. After extensively reporting about violence and racial tensions in poor communities, he discovers that his network is helping the FBI by granting them access to his footage to find suspects.

Something's Gonna Live

Daniel Raim

Robert F. Boyle, Henry Bumstead

The Los Angeles Times Critics' Pick Something’s Gonna Live is an intimate portrait of life, death, friendship and the movies, as recalled by some of Hollywood's greatest cinema artists. Academy Award®-nominated director Daniel Raim (The Man on Lincoln’s Nose), captures the late life coming together of renowned art directors Robert Boyle (North by Northwest, The Birds), Henry Bumstead (To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sting) and Albert Nozaki (The War of the Worlds, The Ten Commandments), storyboard illustrator Harold Michelson (The Graduate, Star Trek: The Motion Picture), and master cinematographers Haskell Wexler (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Medium Cool) and Conrad Hall (In Cold Blood, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). These prolific artists have worked on a total of 400 films, garnering 25 Academy Award® nominations and 8 wins.

Hal

Amy Scott

Hal Ashby, Jane Fonda

Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as contemporaries Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg rose to blockbuster stardom in the 1980s, Ashby's uncompromising nature played out as a cautionary tale of art versus commerce.

Oscar Micheaux - The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

Francesco Zippel

Gian Luca Farinelli, Chuck D

A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.

Who Needs Sleep?

Haskell Wexler

David Agus, Netta Bank

A documentary that highlights the deadly combination of sleep deprivation and long days of work.

The Bus

Haskell Wexler

Martin Luther King

The struggle for civil rights has been one of the most important issues of American life for the last fifty years. In August of 1963, groups from all over the country journeyed to Washington D.C. for a massive demonstration, and this film is a fascinating document of this event. Celebrated filmmaker Haskell Wexler ("Medium Cool") traveled with the San Francisco delegation, photographing and conversing candidly with the participants. He has succeeded admirably in capturing the significance and drama of this historic trip.