Nancy Baker

Filmmaker Martin Bell reconnects with Rat, one of the subjects of his 1984 documentary STREETWISE.

From inside Bolivia's craziest prison a cocaine worker, a drug mule and his little sister reveal the countries relationship with cocaine.

Join the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity for an awe-inspiring journey to the surface of the mysterious red planet.

양아치 무리들과 어울려 놀던 여고생 앨리슨과 에밀리가 마약을 판매하는 갱단 헥터를 만나게 되고, 그들의 모습에 흥미를 느낀 앨리슨은 그들의 파티에 참석하게 된다. 자신들의 무리에 끼고 싶다면 주사위를 던져 나온 숫자만큼의 사람과 섹스를 해야 하는 주사위 게임을 제안 하는데...

A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame. Instead, he bears witness to Lisa's continued, humorous, struggles as an actress, as well as the conflict that arises when Lisa's best friend Tate hits it big with an off-Broadway one-man show.

Set against the backdrop of the true story of the largest cash robbery in the history of the USA.

The story of three young boxers and their coach who is determined to guide them in a positive direction in and out of the ring.

Story of a man whose pride in being the head of his family won't let him accept help from his sick daughters doctor. He has to prove to his kids that even with the death of his wife and the loss of his job that they can and will survive. After hitting brick wall after brick wall comes a glimmer of hope.

Between 1989 and 1990, photographer Mary Ellen Mark went to India to document the lives of circus performers—a journey that resulted in her book “Indian Circus,” published in 1993. In 1992, Mark and director Martin Bell returned to India to film many of the same performers. The resulting short, THE AMAZING PLASTIC LADY (1995), focuses on Pinky, a ten-year-old acrobat who, like the children in STREETWISE, lives on society’s margins. The film also continued Bell’s work with editor Nancy Baker.

An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 1899 play "Uncle Vanya" played out by a company of actors. The setting is their run down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props and scenery is soon forgotten.

An ex-convict is tracked down by his estranged teenage son, and the pair try to build a relationship and life together in Seattle.

A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing of a white racist, whom one of their members has shot. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands alone in her daring defense of this group of men, provoking racial tension that makes a compelling drama.

Elizabeth defies her wealthy parents by running off and marrying a young man of humble prospects, and her parents have not spoken to her since - even though the couple lives in a rooming house nearby, they are struggling financially, and she is pregnant. The story of unselfish love between a man and a woman and the abiding love within a family, this American classic explores the enduring themes of human existence.

In 1986, Louis Malle (himself a transplant to the United States) set out to investigate the ever-widening range of immigrant experience in America. Interviewing a variety of newcomers — from teachers to astronauts to doctors — in communities from coast to coast, Malle paints a humane portrait of their individual struggles in an increasingly polyglot nation.

This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling, prostitution, and petty theft.

The film tells the story of a young farmgirl moving to Reykjavík after the second world war, and her attempts to adapt to the city life.

현대 자본주의 문명의 요람이자 부의 상징인 미국 한가운데에 불과 삼십년 전까지만 해도 하수도 시설조차 제대로 갖추어지지 않은 열악한 환경의 마을이 있었다고 한다면 과연 믿을 사람이 얼마나 될까? 이 거짓말 같은 사실은 미국 켄터키주의 탄광지역 할란 카운티에서 실재했던 상황으로, 이는 근 1세기 이상 광산자원과 노동시장의 독점을 통해 일방적인 노동관계를 행사해온 거대 광산자본과 광부들간의 불균형적인 고용관계의 불가피한 결과였다. 1970년대에 들어서면서 할란 카운티의 광부들은 부당한 노동과 주거환경을 타파하고자 전미광업노조에 가입을 결정하게 되고 고용주는 이를 저지하기 위해 무자비한 방해공작을 펼치는데, 이 과정에서 벌어진 광부들의 파업은 현대 미국 노동운동의 이정표적인 사건이 되었다. 그리고 바버라 코플의 기념비적인 다큐멘터리 를 통해 오늘날까지 생생한 연대기로 남았다. 바버라 코플은 이 작품을 통해 광부들의 파업이 노동과 주거환경을 개선하고자 하는 단순한 노동운동의 차원을 넘어 수세기간 이어져온 미국 광산산업의 역사적 모순과 탄광촌 사회의 문화가 투영된 상징적 사건임을 기록영화의 내러티브를 통해 과감히 정리해낸다. 수년간의 근접 참여를 통해 얻어낸 냉정하고 정확한 촬영기록과 세밀하고 공고한 편집에 광부들의 전통 음악인 블루그래스를 배경음악으로 더해 휴머니즘의 시선을 유지한 기록영상물로서의 치열한 방법론을 완성해낸 는 곧바로 미국 아카데미 장편다큐멘터리 부문에서 수상했고, 오늘날 기록영화의 현대적 전범으로 평가받고 있다. 발표 30주년을 맞아 복원작업을 거친 는 크라이테리언 컬렉션을 통해 DVD로 발매되었다. 지난날 열악한 화질로 감상할 수밖에 없었던 것을 보상이라도 하듯, 아나모픽으로 깔끔하게 처리된 화면은 발표 당시의 생생함을 느낄 정도로 기록영상의 생동감을 가감없이 전달하고 있다.

First Edition is a 1977 American short documentary film about the Baltimore Sun directed by Helen Whitney. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

For three days in 1971, former US soldiers who were in Vietnam testify in Detroit about their war experiences. Nearly 30 speak, describing atrocities personally committed or witnessed, telling of inaccurate body counts, and recounting the process of destroying a village.

For three days in 1971, former US soldiers who were in Vietnam testify in Detroit about their war experiences. Nearly 30 speak, describing atrocities personally committed or witnessed, telling of inaccurate body counts, and recounting the process of destroying a village.