A new feature documentary takes a candid look at the outspoken founder of the Playboy empire.

Since starting Playboy in 1953, Hugh Hefner has been a champion for every movement he’s ever felt strongly about — for better or for worse. Brigitte Berman’s new documentary, Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel, paints a portrait of a self-made man who, despite his well-known hedonistic persona, was a driven publisher, social activist and avid film co...

Director Tamra Davis delivers an intimate portrait of one of the 20th century’s most influential artists, Jean-Michel Basquiat.

From the rare footage of Basquiat that Davis possesses, and the featured interview subjects, we are painted a telltale portrait of a truly talented young man beyond his years. Racism, addiction and the allure of fame takes a toll on his life, and the tragedies that Basquiat paints become his reality. It is a familiar pictu...

In her exceptional documentary, Great Directors, Angela Ismailos interviews ten renowned film directors.

Great Directors is an intimate look into the spirit, mind and work of ten of the world’s most acclaimed film directors. Angela Ismailos, director and producer of the documentary and founder of Anisma Films, interviews Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Stephen Frears, Agnes Varda, Ken Loach, Liliana Cavani, Todd Haynes, Catherine Breillat, Richar...

This summer indie hit takes us into the lives of the modern family.

Director Lisa Cholodenko, known for her previous films Laurel Canyon and High Art, has once again created an overwhelming realistic story that leaves us wondering if we should be crying or laughing. The Kids Are Alright, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, is an unusual comedic depiction of the modern family.

Nic (Annette Bening) and Jules (Julianne Moore) are lesbia...

As we celebrate gay pride this month it is important to pay a pilgrimage to the place where the gay rights movement was born: New York City.

In the new documentary Stonewall Uprising, directed by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner, we revisit the landmark mafia-owned bar on Christopher Street in NYC where the first riots of the gay revolution transpired.

Stonewall Uprising is an informative documentary that accurately depicts the vio...