Funny Ladies: A Portrait of Women Cartoonists

Profiles on the creative processes of Dale Messick, Cathy Guisewite, Nicole Hollander, and Lynda Barry, preceded by a brief overview of early female comic strip artists.

The Marquesa: Portrait of a Dominatrix

This documentary sets the focus sharply on the often maligned and misunderstood world of sadomasochism. It gives us a glimpse into the life of The Marquesa, a dominatrix who guides us through the S&M community and its ri

Aram Khachaturian. A Creative Portrait

Portrait of Christiane Diop

Sarah Maldoror reports on Christiane Diop, editor of the publishing house Présence africaine, which includes an interview with illustrator Sophie Mondesir, about her work as the first black woman to run a major publishin

Grace, a Portrait of Grace DeCarlton Ross

Documentary chronicling the career of Grace DeCarlton Ross (1890-1983) from her days acting in silent movies to the 1980s when she was living in Portland, Maine and still dancing in her nineties.

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

Finding herself unable to cope with the divorce of her parents and the stress of daily life, 15-year-old Sarah Travis starts drinking in secret. At first, alcohol provides comfort and release. Then it sends her life spir

Portrait of a 21 Year Old Woman

A few moments in the life of a young woman, torn between her daily boredom, her secret torments, and her memories of the past.

A Portrait of Esbjörn Svensson

About world renowned jazz pianist Esbjörn Svensson. He became one of Europe's most successful jazz musicians at the turn of the 21st century before dying at the age of 44 in a scuba diving accident.

Self-Portrait With Nanny

Self-portrait with Nanny (2004) is a gem from last year. The faded images of Kaganof as a baby put to retro burlesque music are a reference to the silent films of long ago. Once again, Kaganof pays homage to popular cine

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation of rock 'n' roll in the '50s. The scales, chords, and progressions of blues as a musical form can be found in styles fr

(Commissioned) Portrait of Las Vegas

I’ve been to Las Vegas many times and have always experienced a familiar roller coaster of reactions to the city, from being fascinated and seeing it as a profound expression of grand historical forces and liberatory imp

Self-Portrait with a Lover

JUDAT's portrait

A strange interview with JUDAT about the new generation of underground cinema.

Portrait of a Woman

A woman exists as an incomplete form of herself. She goes unknowingly through various stages of life. Suddenly, her real self wakes up and forces her to fight for liberation.

Self-Portrait (with Fish)

"I bought a children's fishing set and inside there was a red fish. Using real-time analog with digital montage, I created this video just as I would practice my favourite hobby : fishing. A dense work, yet one which is

A Portrait on the Search for Happiness

Documentary about the former diamond-diving village of Port Nolloth in South Africa.

A Portrait - The Choreographer Sasha Waltz

Portrait of Mademoiselle Targi

A musical vaudeville based on the play of the same name in verse by I. Elagin. The action takes place in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century. It is about young people, journalist Jacques and artist Claude, who fin

Jacqueline du Pré in Portrait

A re-release of two of Christopher Nupen's most cherished Jacqueline du Pré films. The first is a portrait film which was epoch-making when it premiered; the second is a performance film which was described by the French

A Portrait of A. L. Lloyd

A. L. Lloyd