Dance of Hope
Academy Award winning filmmaker Deborah Shaffer directs this documentary of the aftermath of the political repression of General Augusto Pinochet. The wives, mothers and sisters of the disappeared courageously struggle for the truth and justice in Chile.
A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China
Director Philip Haas and artist David Hockney bring the bustling streets of three-hundred-year-old China to life through their analysis of the 72-foot-long seventh scroll of "The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour" by Wang Hui.
Fire From the Mountain
Nicaraguan author Omar Cabezas’ personal memoir of revolution and reconstruction.
From the Ashes - 10 Artists
Artists in downtown Manhattan pick up the shattered pieces of their lives and reconsider their work after September 11.
From the Ashes: Epilogue
One year later in the aftermath of September 11, downtown Manhattan artists are in their studios.
The Giant Woman and the Lightning Man
Philip Haas’s eye-popping film covering Australian Aboriginal artwork takes viewers through the stunning, painstaking step-by-step processes of preparing paintings by desert tribesmen.
Kings of the Water
In KINGS OF THE WATER, director Philip Haas follows a painter of sacred temples in Benin, exploring West African art, religion, and passion for one man's craftsmanship.
Money Man
Is a dollar worth anything on paper, or is it simply in the eye of the beholder… or the spender? Filmed by director Philip Haas, Money Man followed artist J.S.G. Boggs as he created drawings dangerously close to legal currency.
Seni's Children
SENI'S CHILDREN is a powerful ode to pride and ingenuity, following a Senegalese woman's process of crafting clay sculptures of otherwordly animals.
The Singing Sculpture
Captured by director Philip Haas, THE SINGING SCULPTURE offers contemporary audiences a glimpse into the wild and hilarious night that spawned Gilbert & George's cult following.
Stones and Flies: Richard Long in the Sahara
Director Philip Haas follows land artist Richard Long on his walk across Algeria’s Hoggar, a volcanic region of the Sahara Desert.
To Be Heard
Three Bronx teens search for their voices and an answer to the question: Can language change lives? Karina, Pearl, and Anthony are precariously balanced on the edge. Inspired by three teachers in a radical poetry workshop, can they write their own life stories, imagining a future where fathers aren'…
The Wobblies
“Solidarity! All for One and One for All!” Deborah Shaffer and Stewart Bird’s impassioned documentary is a history of the radical labor union the Industrial Workers of the World, whose members are better known as Wobblies, through a combination of rare archival footage and ill…
A Young Man's Dream and a Woman's Secret
Filmmaker Philip Haas travels to two distinct ends of the Earth – the island nations of Madagascar and Papua New Guinea – for his next set of documentaries on diverse artforms around the globe.