Titicut Follies is Frederick Wiseman's controversial survey of the conditions that existed during the mid-'60s at the State Prison for the Criminally Insane in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.  It was banned until the early 90s and is considered by many as one of the greatest documentaries ever made. The cinematography is stunning ...

There have been dozens of documentaries on Iraq and prisoner torture in particular.  Taxi to the Dark Side is particularly compelling.  I'm convinced that history will judge us harshly for many of the choices surrounding the capture and interrogation of terror suspects.

In 1977, Roman Polanski was arrested in Los Angeles on charges he gave drugs and had sex with a 13-year-old girl he was photographing for Vogue.   Eleven months later, having pled guilty to one count, he fled to Europe before sentencing.  He has been in Europe ever since. This film examines ...

Premiering at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival, The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia documents a year in the life of the outrageous White family.  Produced by Johnny Knoxville and directed by Julien Nitzberg, this documentary seems to be what you might expect from the Jackass crew, complete with ...

An investigation of the wrongful death of Carlos DeLuna, who was executed in Texas on December 7, 1989, after prosecutors ignored evidence inculpating a man, who bragged to friends about committing the crimes of which DeLuna was convicted.  The story is told from the perspective of Carroll Pickett a retired ...

This is the story of Andrew Bagby, a man who was murdered, leaving behind a newborn son.  The film was made by the man's good friend Kurt Kuenne.  An intense experience, the film is inherently political yet at the same time a beautiful memorial to a friend.  Dear Zachary was ...

You may be surprised to know that every August hundreds of families go to McAlester OK to see a rodeo. A rodeo behind the walls of a prison. A rodeo in which all the participants are inmates. A rodeo in which woman compete against men. Brad ...

In 1974 Philippe Petit goes to the top of the World Trade Center (1,350 feet).  He plans to string a wire between the buildings and walk across it.  With Philippe explaining, it makes perfect sense really.

Burt Pagach loved Linda Riss so much that he may or may not have thrown acid in her face.  Do not confuse with Van Morrison's Crazy Love (this is a slightly different story).