Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

"How Hong Kong kicked off a cinematic revolution"

The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.

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The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

1896

Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys

Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys

2024

Boundless

Boundless

2013

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

2018

In the Interstices of Reality or The Cinema of António de Macedo

In the Interstices of Reality or The Cinema of António de Macedo

2016

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

2011

Red Devil and Heroine Su

Red Devil and Heroine Su

2020

Martha: A Picture Story

Martha: A Picture Story

2019

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

1991

Forman vs. Forman

Forman vs. Forman

2019

Shine a Light

Shine a Light

2008

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

2008

Here We Come

Here We Come

2006

Score: A Film Music Documentary

Score: A Film Music Documentary

2017

Highly Classified: The World of 007

Highly Classified: The World of 007

1998

Psycho Path

Psycho Path

2000

Chaplin Today: 'Modern Times'

Chaplin Today: 'Modern Times'

2003

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

2002

Hollywood Rated 'R'

Hollywood Rated 'R'

1997

Caligari: When Horror Came to Cinema

Caligari: When Horror Came to Cinema

2014