By Gregory Crofton Ever heard of an FBI informant who smokes blunts? Meet Saeed Torres, a Black Panther Party member turned government employee, who, when he’s not smoking weed, works to befriend suspected potential terrorists. His job as a paid…
From Homeless Kid to Skate Mogul
Stevie Williams isn’t just one of the greatest skateboarders of all time, he’s the successful entrepreneur behind Dirty Ghetto Kids and a host of other ventures — but it wasn’t always that way. Stevie ran away from his home in…
Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street
Filmmakers followed the lives of five people over a period of three years to document their heroin addiction, health problems and sex lives.
‘CLAUDE LANZMANN: THE SPECTRES OF THE SHOAH’ with Director Adam Benzine
CLAUDE LANZMANN: SPECTRES OF THE SHOAH is an Academy Award-nominated documentary short film exploring the life, work and creation of SHOAH by French director Claude Lanzmann. Journalist and first time filmmaker Adam Benzine discusses Lanzmann’s 12-year journey to create his…
‘JIM: The James Foley Story’: Heartbreaking But Inspiring Tale of Real Courage
By Gregory Crofton At first JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY seems routine in respect to its genre — well-intentioned photo journalist faces down the realities of war. It certainly feels like we’ve seen that film before (“Which Way Is The…
‘THE CULT OF JT LeROY’: Writer’s Mystery Wrapped in Celebrity Skin
By Gregory Crofton Often even a great documentary can’t be researched enough, well-crafted enough, to answer every question that comes to mind about a subject. But director Marjorie Sturm achieves that very thing in her film THE CULT OF JT…