Joan Churchill Movies

  • 2007
    Battle for Haditha

    Battle for Haditha

    Battle for Haditha

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    An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a...

    Battle for Haditha
  • 1966
    Call It Collage '66

    Call It Collage '66

    Call It Collage '66

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    Color UCLA Student Film, the UCLA Film and Television Archive. This documentary short paints a picture of the multidisciplinary and mixed-media art...

    Call It Collage '66
  • 1998
    Kurt & Courtney

    Kurt & Courtney

    Kurt & Courtney

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    After rocker Kurt Cobain's death, ruled a suicide, a film crew arrives in Seattle to make a documentary. Director Nick Broomfield talks to lots of...

    Kurt & Courtney
  • 2008
    Capturing Reality

    Capturing Reality

    Capturing Reality

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    From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the...

    Capturing Reality
  • 1979
    Tattooed Tears

    Tattooed Tears

    Tattooed Tears

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    An intimate, hands on encounter with a maximum security juvenile correctional facility in Chino California.

    Tattooed Tears
  • 1976
    Juvenile Liaison

    Juvenile Liaison

    Juvenile Liaison

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    Juvenile Liaison is about the day-to-day assignments of the juvenile liaison section of the Blackburn, Lancashire police force. The documentary...

    Juvenile Liaison
  • 2006
    Who Needs Sleep?

    Who Needs Sleep?

    Who Needs Sleep?

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    A documentary that highlights the deadly combination of sleep deprivation and long days of work, focusing on the American film industry.

    Who Needs Sleep?
  • 2000
    Twilight: Los Angeles

    Twilight: Los Angeles

    Twilight: Los Angeles

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    Anna Deavere Smith transforms herself into scores of individuals -- using only their words and duplicating their speech patterns, mannerisms, dress,...

    Twilight: Los Angeles
  • 2011
    Miller's Tale

    Miller's Tale

    Miller's Tale

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    Miller's Tale is a personal journey into the life of playwright and actor Jason Miller and his relationship with his hometown, Scranton,...

    Miller's Tale
  • 1983
    Anarchism in America

    Anarchism in America

    Anarchism in America

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    A colorful and provocative survey of anarchism in America, the film attempts to dispel popular misconceptions and trace the historical development of...

    Anarchism in America
  • 2006
    His Big White Self

    His Big White Self

    His Big White Self

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    A follow-up to "The Leader, His Driver, and the Driver's Wife", about the history of the far-right group AWB and its leader Eugene Terre'Blanche.

    His Big White Self
  • 2023
    Who Tells the Story?

    Who Tells the Story?

    Who Tells the Story?

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    This short film centers around a debate between three important activist artists: Haskell Wexler - legendary cinematographer and filmmaker, Hubert...

    Who Tells the Story?
  • 1989
    Stella Adler: Awake and Dream!

    Stella Adler: Awake and Dream!

    Stella Adler: Awake and Dream!

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    This profile of acting coach Stella Adler includes interviews with Adler and with colleagues, students, and friends, along with clips from her own...

    Stella Adler: Awake and Dream!
  • 2021
    Shoot from the Heart

    Shoot from the Heart

    Shoot from the Heart

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    Filmmaker Joan Churchill, who is being honored this year with DOC NYC’s Lifetime Achievement Award, collaborates with Alan Barker on this...

    Shoot from the Heart
  • 2020
    Medicating Normal

    Medicating Normal

    Medicating Normal

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    One in five Americans is taking a psychiatric drug, including millions of children. Pharmaceutical companies have over-hyped the benefits of these...

    Medicating Normal
  • 1999
    Tripping

    Tripping

    Tripping

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    A look at the life and influence of acclaimed sixties writer Ken Kesey. Features archive footage of his 1964 Magic Bus Tour with The Merry Pranksters.

    Tripping
  • 1970
    Sylvia, Fran and Joy

    Sylvia, Fran and Joy

    Sylvia, Fran and Joy

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    A 1973 portrait of three women.

    Sylvia, Fran and Joy
  • 1990
    Juvenile Liaison 2

    Juvenile Liaison 2

    Juvenile Liaison 2

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    Nick Bloomfield's sequel documentary reacquaints us with the lives of the children and officers and examines the scars left by the stark events of...

    Juvenile Liaison 2
  • 2019
    Bedlam

    Bedlam

    Bedlam

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    A psychiatrist makes rounds in ERs, jails, and homeless camps to tell the intimate stories behind one of the greatest social crises of our time. A...

    Bedlam