Douglas Tirola

Six men who were sexually abused by Catholic clergy as boys find empowerment by creating short films inspired by their trauma.

An enlightening, complex look at one of the greatest figures in 20th century classical music whose passion and creativity guided him well beyond the concert hall.

An enlightening, complex look at one of the greatest figures in 20th century classical music whose passion and creativity guided him well beyond the concert hall.

Douglas Tirola’s latest documentary traces the evolution of feminism through the lives of two exceptional women, Noel and Selma, who came of age in the ’50s when women were relegated to the roles of wives and mothers. During the height of the women’s movement, Noel, a former teen model and Playboy bunny, meets and falls in love with Selma, a tough, outspoken radical feminist. Both women choose to leave their comfortable, yet unsatisfying marriages and children to come out as lesbians. The two share a love of cooking and gardening and, in the ’70s, open Bloodroot, the first vegetarian collective restaurant and bookstore in Bridgeport, Connecticut. By interspersing archival footage and clips from The Stepford Wives, Tirola affectionately chronicles the cultural shifts of the last 40 years as Noel and Selma attempt to keep Bloodroot open as an indispensable gathering spot for progressive women.

It’s 2017 in Bisbee, Arizona, an old copper-mining town just miles from the Mexican border. The town’s close-knit community prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Bisbee’s darkest hour: the infamous Bisbee Deportation of 1917, during which 1,200 striking miners were violently taken from their homes, banished to the middle of the desert, and left to die. Townspeople confront this violent, misunderstood past by staging dramatic recreations of the escalating strike. These dramatized scenes are based on subjective versions of the story and “directed,” in a sense, by residents with conflicting views of the event. Deeply personal segments torn from family history build toward a massive restaging of the deportation itself on the exact day of its 100th anniversary.

Douglas Tirola details the rise of craft beer's popularity and follows two enthusiasts chasing their American brewing dreams.

Follow actress Kate Lyn Sheil as she prepares for her next role: playing Christine Chubbuck, a Florida newscaster who committed suicide live on-air in 1974. As Kate investigates Chubbuck’s story, uncovering new clues and information, she becomes increasingly obsessed with her subject.

A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never before seen footage, this is the mind boggling story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. A humour empire like no other, the impact of the magazines irreverent, often shocking, sensibility was nothing short of seismic: this is an institution whose (drunk stoned brilliant) alumni left their fingerprints all over popular culture. Both insanely great and breathtakingly innovative, The National Lampoon created the foundation of modern comic sensibility by setting the bar in comedy impossibly high.

Two bartenders try to achieve their dreams through bartending. An injured Marine turns his goals to becoming a principal bartender at the best cocktail bar in the world. A young man leaves his white collar job to buy the corner bar in his hometown, and years later he struggles to keep it afloat. Featuring the world's most renowned bartenders and access to the most exclusive bars in New York, this is the story of the comeback of the cocktail and the rebirth of the bartender.

Dive head-first into the world of independent pro wrestling as we follow a group in Lincolnton, North Carolina over the week leading up to a big show.

A documentary focusing on why one of America's oldest games has had a renaissance in the past few years and why, for so many, poker is the way to chase the American Dream.

A documentary focusing on why one of America's oldest games has had a renaissance in the past few years and why, for so many, poker is the way to chase the American Dream.

.An incarcerated gang member sneaks a video camera into prison in order to document the use of excessive force and corruption among the institution's guards.

.An incarcerated gang member sneaks a video camera into prison in order to document the use of excessive force and corruption among the institution's guards.

Three Candidates, Two blind Politicians, One Race. Anytown USA follows a tightly run race in the small town of Bogota, New Jersey and resonates as an all-too-familiar look at partisan politics in our increasingly polarized nation.

リサ・ウォーカーは重役に抜擢され、将来を嘱望されるビジネス・ウーマン。仕事中毒なほど仕事熱心な彼女は、しかし心にはいつも孤独な影があった。そんな彼女のもとにただ1人の身内であった男性の訃報が届いた人生最悪の日の朝、オフィスに突然、差出人不明の美しい花束が届いた。気になった彼女がその差出人を捜し出すと、その人物は悲しげな彼女の姿を偶然見かけたという花の配達人の青年。そんな事がきっかけで2人は付き合い始め、リサは次第に彼に魅かれてゆくが…

Sorority gal Charlotte's innocence is lost after she is raped during a frat party. Confused, terrified and shunned by her peers, she finds solace and the courage to confront her attacker after she is befriended by the leader of a campus women's group.

Sorority gal Charlotte's innocence is lost after she is raped during a frat party. Confused, terrified and shunned by her peers, she finds solace and the courage to confront her attacker after she is befriended by the leader of a campus women's group.

ニューヨーク、クイーンズ区のパトロール警官、チャーリ ー・ラングは、下町の人気者である。仕事熱心で気の優しい彼は、住民たちに親しまれている平凡な生活に満足していた。イヴォンヌ・ビアジは下町のコーヒーショップで働く、心根のいいウエイトレス。だが、別居中の夫エディの不始末を被って破産宣告を受けている身であった。 ある日、イヴォンヌの店に立ち寄ったチャーリーは、チップの持ち合わせがなく、「持っていた宝くじが当たったら、賞金の半分を君にあげる」と約束する。なんと、そのくじが400万ドルという大金に当たった。200万ドルの贈り物に、ことのほか喜ぶイヴォンヌ。おとぎ話のような逸話に、マスコミがさっそく飛びついたのだった…。