Documentary
This Is Cinerama
2012
In celebration of the 60th Anniversary of its premiere, Flicker Alley is proud to present THIS IS CINERAMA, exactly as seen by over 20,000,000 viewers in its original roadshow version. You will travel around the world with Cinerama, from Venice to Madrid, from Edinburgh Castle to the La Scala opera house in Milan, and concluding with a flight across America in the nose of a B-25 bomber. .
Windjammer
2012
Come onboard the magnificent Norwegian square-rigger as it sails its spectacular 17,000 mile journey, manned by a crew of young sailors-in-training with all photographed in the widescreen splendor of Cinemiracle, Cinerama's only true competitor to thrill 1950's audiences by sheer size and clarity.
The Dolls of Lisbon
2012
This film re-examines the notion of the struggling artist, and initiates a cultural exchange among artists from The United States, Ecuador, Portugal, and fellow Antagonist Artists across Europe.
Occupation Has No Future
2012
Occupation Has No Future studies Israeli militarism, examines the occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, and explores the work of Israelis and Palestinians organizing against militarism and occupation through conversations with Israeli conscientious objectors, former soldiers, and Palestinians living under occupation.
Down But Not Out / Dos Americas
2012
Both films give an inside account of what is really happening in the Gulf Coast through interviews with those most affected. Down But Not Out explores survivors’ stories of evacuation and their thoughts on reconstruction one year following the disaster, and Dos Americas examines the Latino migrant laborers who are rebuilding New Orleans and the issues that community faces.
The Media Insurgente Compilation
2012
Media Insurgente’s hard-to-find compilation features four short documentaries produced by the group: Trying Days, Producing Just Garments, When Capital Flies We Remain, and Estamos Aquí.
A Trip to the Moon
Extraordinary Voyage
2012
Blu-ray / DVD
The original hand-painted color version of Georges Méliès’ masterpiece, A Trip to the Moon (1902), and The Extraordinary Voyage (2011), a fascinating documentary directed by Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange about the life of Georges Méliès and the magic of film history and preservation.
The Judge, The Hunter,
The Thief and
The Black Orchid
2012
Gaze into the seductive stare of an orchid at your own risk.
Many who do, quickly fall under its captive spell.
In the orchid world it’s known simply as orchid fever..
Wild Horses
In Winds of Change
2012
2011 Telly Award
"Wild Horses In Winds of Change is a Telly Award winning documentary that calls upon it’s audience to be guardians of the natural world yet remains above all a meaningful and informative journey into the ever changing circumstances for america’s mustangs."Wild Horses In Winds of Change is beautifully rendered and very persuasive….."
- Library Journal
Heart & Soil
2012
Heart & Soil is a lively and charming family documentary that clips along to the pace of barefoot children and happy livestock. Charismatic characters engage the audience while inspiring the audience to dig and grow their own food or support the efforts of those that do."Heart & Soil is a gently told, ever-green film” - Al Gore
Four More Films
by Tom Palazzolo
Chicago '60s
2011
2012 Telly Award
"The love of events that bring people together, revealing at once the absurdities and tenderness of the human comedy, plus a sharp eye for Americana, characterize and permeate the Palazzolo films."
- Kevin Thomas, The Los Angeles Times
Haiti
The Triumph, Sorrow, and
the Struggle of a People
2011
2011 Associated Press Award
Best Documentary
Haitian-born film maker Jonas Nosile put together a small team and traveled to Haiti to film Haitian history from its early successful struggles for independence through to its contemporary – less victorious - battles with poverty. Nosile poses tough questions about the degree of Haitian’s responsibility for their dilemma. Will this island nation find a way to break with the legacy of its tragic past? Will the resilient spirit of her people be enough to overcome the obstacles and catastrophes facing the country today? The answers may surprise it's audience.
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
Blu-ray/DVD Combo
2010
2010 Cesar
Best Documentary Feature
One of the great, unfinished works in film history, Inferno, by Henri-Georges Clouzot was an audaciously experimental film with a virtually unlimited budget that was stopped only three weeks into production. Working closely with Clouzot's widow, Inès, Serge Bromberg and Ruxandra Medrea reconstructs Clouzot's original vision, filling and explaining the gaps with new interviews, re-enactments and Clouzot's own notes and storyboards, delivering an in-depth look at the masterpiece that might have been.
Hi-8
The Short Documentaries of Courtney Fathom Sell
2009
"Much of his work is shot on Hi8 video, and while it might be a choice dictated by practicality, the resulting raw aesthics are definitely no accident. Luckily, the subject matter Courtney is drawn to perfectly compliments this style."
- The Documentary Blog
Anything Boys Can Do....
Mark Of The Ninja
2009
The underground music world has been characteristically male dominated, both the bands and the audiences. With the upsurge of women involvement in the scene, female bands and musicians are all too often regarded as novelty acts, regularly shrugged off as militant feminist or cutely entertaining.
Vicktory
To The Underdog
2009
Best Social Commentary
"Vicktory To The Underdog" takes an in depth look at world renowned tattoo artist "Brandon Bond" and his dog rescue efforts - particularly rescuing the infamous Michael Vick fighting dogs.
This Is Berlin
Not New York
2009
An inspiring look at New York underground artists making art and friends on the other side of the world.
Left Behind
Without A Choice
2009
The physical and emotional conditions of the animals are told by the very people who cared for them and nurtured them back to health as they recount their journey with Hurricane Katrina animal rescue.
No Place Like Home
2008
Filmed in roughly one month between the end of October and the beginning of December 2005, Courtney Sell's film is an honest portrayal of Jac Currie’s life after Katrina and one of his first trips back to the Gulf Coast after being stranded in New York.
Discovering Cinema
2007
This two-disc DVD is comprised of Learning to Talk and Movies Dream in Color, produced by Lobster Films/Histoire, 2003-2004.
With over two and a half hours of bonus materials
Chicago Filmmakers
on the Chicago River
2006
Using the city’s famous river as a location, filmmaker D. P. Carlson places the directors in a variety of boats and interviews them as they explore the river and share stories of how Chicago has influenced their careers.
Four Films
by Tom Palazzolo
2006
"The love of events that bring people together, revealing at once the absurdities and tenderness of the human comedy, plus a sharp eye for Americana, characterize and permeate the Palazzolo films."
- Kevin Thomas, The Los Angeles Times
The Restoration of
Frank Lloyd Wright's
Heurtley House
2003
This video follows the five-year restoration process, showing the discoveries, obstacles, and state–of–the–art techniques used to bring this tarnished gem back to its former grandeur.
