Movies
Genre: Documentary
The Hidden Life of Trees (Final Screening)
When Peter Wohlleben published his book “The Hidden Life of Trees” in 2015, he quickly entered bestseller lists. The forester wrote vividly about his experience that trees are able to communicate with each other, a thesis explored here. “‘The Hidden Life of Trees’ uses the sensorial capacities of cinema to
The Happy Film
A special Vancouver screening of THE HAPPY FILM, hosted by co-director Stefan Sagmeister and presented in association with RGD. Q&A with Stefan Sagmeister to follow. Doors 5:30 pm | Film 6:30 pm *Please note: This event is SOLD OUT. Please arrive early / on time in order
The Final Year
THE FINAL YEAR is a unique, insiders’ account of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy team during their last year in office. Director Greg Barker’s acclaimed documentary is a remarkable achievement, as the team were given unprecedented access inside the White House and State Department, offering viewers an uncompromising look at
The Donn Of Tiki
THE DONN OF TIKI is a documentary film about Donn Beach, also known as Don the Beachcomber, creator of the tiki bar. But his story goes much deeper than that. He was an American maverick, constantly creating his own opportunities, reinventing himself many times over, and was well known for embellishing the details of
The Death Tour
“If you want to be a wrestler, The Death Tour is a definite way to prove to yourself and to others that you have what it takes. The problem is, to get there, it’s not easy.” Each winter, when the lakes freeze over, a motley gang of professional wrestlers leaves
THE DAMNED: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead
This is the story of the long-ignored pioneers of punk: The Damned, the first U.K. punks on wax and the first to cross the Atlantic. This authorized film includes appearances from Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jones (The Clash), Lemmy and members of Pink Floyd, Black Flag, GNR, the Sex Pistols, Blondie,
The Cannon
After learning that a worsening illness will soon make it impossible to continue with the only career he has ever known, aging hardcore porn legend Colton “The Cannon” Clemens becomes set on creating a legacy his adolescent daughter can be proud of before she discovers what he really does
The Blues Under the Skin (New Restoration!)
In the early 1970s, during a resurgence of interest in the Delta blues, music documentarian Roviros Manthoulis traveled to the Mississippi Delta to capture on film the remnants of the authentic American blues. Traveling throughout the deep South, Manthoulis filmed candid interviews and intimate performances by such legends B.B.
The Biggest Little Farm
A testament to the immense complexity of nature, THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM follows two dreamers and a dog on an odyssey to bring harmony to both their lives and the land. When the barking of their beloved dog Todd leads to an eviction notice from their tiny LA apartment, John
The Amazing Nina Simone
She was left out of Civil Rights history, erased by jazz critics, and forgotten by most Americans because no one knew how to categorize her greatness. But throughout the 1960s, Nina Simone was both loved and feared for her outspoken vision of Black Freedom. Her musical proclamations like Mississippi