Geraldine Ferraro: Paving The Way

With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr. Dick Johnson’s last years by staging fantasies of death and beyond. Together, dad and daughter confront the great inevitability awaiting us all.

Runtime

1h 29m

Cast

Richard Johnson, Kirsten Johnson, Isla Sierck

In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’ homeland of Hong Kong to complete four iconic films. Charting his struggles between two worlds, this portrait explores questions of identity and representation through the use of rare archival footage, interviews with loved ones and Bruce’s own writings.

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

Bao Nguyen

Cast

Bruce Lee, Linda Lee Cadwell, Shannon Lee

Follows the story of "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in his attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.

Runtime

1h 43m

Director

Werner Herzog

Cast

Timothy Treadwell, Warren Queeney, Willy Fulton

Part documentary, part drama, this film presents the life and work of Jack Kerouac, an American writer with Québec roots who became one of the most important spokesmen for his generation. Intercut with archival footage, photographs and interviews, this film takes apart the heroic myth and even returns to the childhood of the author who...

Runtime

55m

Cast

Albert Belzile, Bertholet Charron, Mance Émond

A retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and interviews with his friends and co-workers.

Runtime

59m

Cast

Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy, Ingrid Bergman