Remembering Dolly: A Rhinestone Life

Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.

Runtime

3h 1m

Director

Kevin Costner

Cast

Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant

Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new...

Runtime

2h

Director

Matt Williams

Cast

Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing

In its first 25 years only 10 people have finished The Barkley Marathons. Based on a historic prison escape, this cult like race tempts people from around the world to test their limits of physical and mental endurance in this documentary that contemplates the value of pain.

Runtime

1h 30m

Cast

Lazarus Lake, Jared Campbell

In March 2014, Nazoranai, an experimental improvisation trio came together for their U.S. premiere, at the Big Ears festival in Knoxville, Tennessee. This documentary, part of Sam Stephenson and Ivan Weiss’s Big, Bent Ears: A Serial in Documentary Uncertainty series on The Paris Reviews, goes behind the scenes, spending time with membe...

Runtime

53m

Director

Sam Stephenson, Ivan Weiss

Cast

Keiji Haino, Stephen O'Malley, Oren Ambarchi

Filmed in the city of Memphis, Tennessee, this documentary tells the stories of four twentysomethings who are living their lives under the scrutiny and judgment often faced by those who clash with mainstream gender norms. Lizzy G, Kyta, and Yella Man are lesbian studs, and Ashton is an out trans man. While Lizzy G struggles to overcome...

Runtime

3h 3m

Cast

Tori Evans, Ashton Brock Allen, Kyta Sihanpanya