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Martin Scorsese: Documentary vs. Narrative

Martin Scorsese compares documentaries and narratives at the AFI Silver Theatre.

‘TALES OF A GRIM SLEEPER’: Serial Killer Documentary Discussed by Director Nick Broomfield

TALES OF THE GRIM SLEEPER documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield discusses his film about South Central Los Angeles’ notorious serial killer of women, and his other films including AILEEN: LIFE AND DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER. BYOD looks at clips and…

‘DEVIL’S PLAYGROUND’: Amish Teenager Rites of Passage

When Amish children turn sixteen, they are given the opportunity to embark on a coming-of-age ritual known as rumspringa (literally “running around”). During this period, they are allowed to indulge in smoking, drinking, drugs and other 21st-century pleasures. It ends…

‘HUEY’: Agnes Varda’s Black Panthers Documentary

[vimeo id=”28062577″] Acclaimed Belgian documentary filmmaker Agnes Varda directed this film about Huey Newton, a leader of the Black Panther movement, which started in 1966 in Oakland, Calif.

Dolly Parton on Getting Dirty

“Mama just always said, ‘you be what you are and you don’t have to worry about nothing’” — Dolly Parton as told to Lawrence Grobel on March 13, 1978

The Bull Rider

This short documentary profiles the champion bull rider Gary Leffew, whose insights on rodeos apply far beyond the sport.

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