Movies: Haskell Wexler

  • 1969
    The Reality Trip

    The Reality Trip (1969)

    The Reality Trip

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    Documentary celebrating the centenary of cinema which looks at how technological innovations - from widescreen to 3D, Cinerama to Showscan and IMAX - have shaped our perception of reality. Featuring exclusive footage of the making of Hollywood's firs...

    The Reality Trip
  • 1976
    Underground

    Underground (1976)

    Underground

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    Underground is a 1976 documentary film about the Weathermen, founded as a militant faction of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), who fought to overthrow the U.S. government during the 1960s and 1970s. The film consists of interviews with me...

    Underground
  • 1981
    Second-Hand Hearts

    Second-Hand Hearts (1981)

    Second-Hand Hearts

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    A boozy drifter tries to get to know the widow he married while on a bender....

    Second-Hand Hearts
  • 2005
    Bastards of the Party

    Bastards of the Party (2005)

    Bastards of the Party

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    Surrounded by death and the brutal lifestyle that feeds it, a Los Angeles gangbanger explores the history of Southern California street gangs from the 1950s through the 1990s in an attempt to fully understand his existence. Bastards of the Party huma...

    Bastards of the Party
  • 1980
    No Nukes

    No Nukes (1980)

    No Nukes

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    Filmed account of the five MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy) concerts at Madison Square Garden and an outdoor rally at Battery Park in New York protesting the dangers of nuclear power. Performers include Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Carly...

    No Nukes
  • 1998
    I'm Still Here... Damn It!

    I'm Still Here... Damn It! (1998)

    I'm Still Here... Damn It!

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    Pregnant legendary controversial comedian Sandra Bernhard performs her Off-Broadway show that combines stand up, storytelling and musical performance. She also talks about the female musicians who paved the way for female artists today....

    I'm Still Here... Damn It!
  • 1995
    The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas

    The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas (1995)

    The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas

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    "Just before dawn on New Year's Day 1994, armed Mayan Indians declared war on the government. They immediately seized eight towns in Chiapas and set in motion events that ripped away a facade of prosperity and stability to reveal 'the other Mexico'. ...

    The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas
  • 2019
    Them That Work

    Them That Work (2019)

    Them That Work

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    Documentary about the impact left by John Sayles’ 1987 film Matewan, about a shooting between company gun thugs and union organizers in Southern West Virginia. Along with a lasting legacy of support for union rights, the film inspired many West Virgi...

    Them That Work
  • 1982
    Hail Columbia!

    Hail Columbia! (1982)

    Hail Columbia!

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    The maiden voyage of Columbia, the first space shuttle, is recounted with footage shot on the ground and in space....

    Hail Columbia!
  • 2007
    Women Behind the Camera

    Women Behind the Camera (2007)

    Women Behind the Camera

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    Reveals the courageous lives of pioneer camerawomen from Hollywood to Bollywood, from war zones to children’s laughter, in a way that has never been seen before. Based on a book by Alexis Krasilovsky, the film tells the stories of camerawomen survivi...

    Women Behind the Camera
  • 1961
    The Fisherman and His Soul

    The Fisherman and His Soul (1961)

    The Fisherman and His Soul

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    Set in Brazil, this drama is based on a short story by Oscar Wilde about a fisherman who meets and falls in love with a mermaid, giving up his soul in the process....

    The Fisherman and His Soul
  • 1960
    The Savage Eye

    The Savage Eye (1960)

    The Savage Eye

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    Resentful after an ugly divorce from her unfaithful husband, Judith McGuire moves to Los Angeles. Adrift and detached, she spends her days and nights wandering through her new city, cynically remarking on the hypocrisy, vanity and brutality of the mo...

    The Savage Eye
  • 1960
    Five Bold Women

    Five Bold Women (1960)

    Five Bold Women

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    Marshal Kirk Reed is escorting five female prisoners---killers all--- from one part of Texas to another part of Texas where a new prison has been built. Along the way he has to deal with dissension among the troops, attacks by the Comanches, a buddin...

    Five Bold Women
  • 2013
    Four Days in Chicago

    Four Days in Chicago (2013)

    Four Days in Chicago

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    Oscar-winning filmmaker Haskell Wexler returns to his hometown of Chicago to document the Occupy Movement's demonstrations against the 2012 NATO Summit....

    Four Days in Chicago
  • 1965
    The Bus

    The Bus (1965)

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    The struggle for civil rights has been one of the most important issues of American life for the last fifty years. In August of 1963, groups from all over the country journeyed to Washington D.C. for a massive demonstration, and this film is a fascin...

    The Bus
  • 1961
    The Runaway

    The Runaway (1961)

    The Runaway

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    The adventures of a young boy who runs away from an orphanage on a search to find his father....

    The Runaway
  • 2000
    The Man on Lincoln's Nose

    The Man on Lincoln's Nose (2000)

    The Man on Lincoln's Nose

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    Set design has been one of the most overlooked jobs in film, receiving little critical attention until recently. In this Oscar-nominated documentary short, director Daniel Raim puts the spotlight on one of the best in the field, creating a witty, inf...

    The Man on Lincoln's Nose
  • 1972
    The Trial of the Catonsville Nine

    The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972)

    The Trial of the Catonsville Nine

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    On May 17, 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War, nine men and women entered a Selective Service office outside Baltimore. They removed military draft records, took them outside, and set them afire with napalm....

    The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
  • 1963
    A Face in the Rain

    A Face in the Rain (1963)

    A Face in the Rain

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    An American spy hides in an apartment. But the woman who lives there is herself the mistress of a German Officer....

    A Face in the Rain
  • 2000
    Bus Rider's Union

    Bus Rider's Union (2000)

    Bus Rider's Union

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    A 1998 editorial in Time magazine made the claim that the city of Los Angeles "might just have the most inept public-transport system on the planet earth. . . . The neglected bus system, which still handles 91% of all transit riders,is now roughly as...

    Bus Rider's Union