Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Arts & Artists: 418 Films to Rent
- Whiteley (2016)
- Dir. James Bogle
- A vivid and stimulating chronicle of the life and art of troubled Australian painter Brett Whiteley, who died in 1992 at the age of 53, and helped to…
- Best of Enemies (2015)
- Dir. Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville
- Riveting account of the frequently explosive televised debates between the liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley that transfixed…
- Call My Agent (TV Series) (Dix pour cent) (2015)
- Feat. Camille Cottin, Liliane Rovere, Thibault de Montalembert
- French TV drama set in a talent agency and following the lives of the agents as they combine art with business and juggle their private and…
- Francofonia (2015)
- Dir. Alexandr Sokurov
Feat. Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Benjamin Utzerath
- A richly evocative and insightful historical cine–essay from celebrated dir. Alexander Sokurov (RUSSIAN ARK) that charts the relationship…
- Heart of a Dog (2015)
- Dir. Laurie Anderson
Feat. Laurie Anderson
- Prolific performance artist Laurie Anderson directs this brave but gentle autobiographical cinematic essay, centered around themes of death and love,…
- Miss Sharon Jones! (2015)
- Dir. Barbara Kopple
- Energetic as well as intimate, this portrait of the mighty soul singer by acclaimed documentarian Barbara Kopple bravely chronicles the effect that…
- Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (2015)
- Dir. Lisa Immordino Vreeland
- Luminous portrait of the arts patron extraordinaire who transformed a modest fortune and adventurous taste into one of the premier collections of…
- Reset (Relève: Histoire d'une création) (2015)
- Dir. Thierry Demaizière, Alban Teurlai
- Delightful depiction of renowned choreographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied (best known for choreographing the dance sequences in Black Swan) in his…
- Seymour: An Introduction (2015)
- Dir. Ethan Hawke
- Award–winning documentary on the life and career of classical pianist Seymour Bernstein, who abandoned fame as a performer in favour of a…
- What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
- Dir. Liz Garbus
- Essential biographical documentary about the extraordinary Nina Simone, filled with previously unseen archival footage of the singer, and produced by…