Contemporary Photography in America

A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach movies, H.G. Lewis' gore-fests, William Castle's schlocky theatrical gimmicks, to 1970s blaxploitation, pre-"Deep Throat" sex tease films, Russ Meyer's bosom-heavy masterpieces, etc, etc. O...

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Dominique Cazenave, Doug Headline

Cast

Forrest J. Ackerman, John Landis, David F. Friedman

Investigating the infamous Abu Ghraib scandal, Errol Morris interviews American guards and Iraqi prisoners who were at the military jail before images of prisoner torture emerged in 2004. One female guard, who posed alongside fallen Iraqis in notorious images, tells Morris that her crimes were inspired by her love for another soldier, ...

Runtime

1h 57m

Director

Errol Morris

Cast

Javal Davis, Ken Davis, Tony Diaz

A documentary that examines the relationship between celebrity and society.

Runtime

1h 31m

Director

Adrian Grenier

Cast

Austin Visschedyk, Paris Hilton, Kevin Connolly

National Geographic Magazine's Top 10 Photos of the Year presents a countdown to the magazine’s best image from 2009. The photos cover a broad range of subject matter, from unexplored caves and endangered freshwater dolphins to the global food crisis and vanishing cultures.

Runtime

41m

Cast

Chris Johns

Part activist and part globe trekking photographer, Sebastião Salgado is most famous for recording the migration of people and culture around the world. In this extensive conversation, Sebastiao Salgado revisits his adventurous career via the breathtaking images he captured.

Runtime

1h 15m

Director

Betse de Paula

Cast

Sebastião Salgado