Back to At Home DOCUMENTARIESA selection of standout non-fiction films from the Metrograph library. Hazan’s narrative-nonfiction hybrid focusing on artist David Hockney is a time capsule of hedonistic gay life in the 1970s as well an invaluable portrait of art history in action.A BIGGER SPLASHJACK HAZAN | 106 min | 1974 A vital record of activist art, following The Free Theater Associates, including performers Donald Sutherland and Jane Fonda, on their anti-Vietnam roadshow.F.T.A.Francine Parker | 103 min | 1972 This Wiseman-esque documentary from Claire Simon observes a process that is highly personal, idiosyncratic, and subject to the vagaries of personal prejudice.THE COMPETITIONCLAIRE SIMON | 121 min | 2016 An intimate look at the life of Leon Vitali, who gave up his dreams of an acting career to dedicate his life to that of Stanley Kubrick’s.FILMWORKERTony Zierra | 94 min | 2018 Klein’s stunningly up-close-and-personal sports documentary, set behind the scenes of the 1981 French Open.THE FRENCHWILLIAM KLEIN | 135 min | 1982 A stunning portrait of the powerful and pansexual glam-pop diva.GRACE JONES: BLOODLIGHT AND BAMISophie Fiennes | 105 min | 2018 Ferrara’s fond, often funny portrait of a NYC independent theater operator, holding out against the corporate chains, in spite of overwhelming odds.THE PROJECTIONISTABEL FERRARA | 81 min | 2019 A sensitive portrait of an African American left-wing activist who was also a tireless media watchdog.RECORDER: THE MARION STOKES PROJECTMatt Wolf | 87 min | 2019 A document of the thin line between science and cultism in the early ’70s and a touching story of female camaraderie.THE RAFTMARCUS LINDEEN | 97 min | 2018 Captured live, the final annual Christmas performance from the McGarrigle Sisters is a stirring, star-studded feast for music lovers.A NOT SO SILENT NIGHTGerard Schmidt | 94 min | 2009 An exuberant and seductive short film that introduces viewers to the unique history of tap dance. Selected by Justice Sanders.ABOUT TAPGEORGE T. NIERENBERG | 28 min | 1985 Lixin Fan’s moving documentary traces the mass phenomenon that is the annual homecoming journeys of Chinese migrant workers to celebrate Lunar New Year.LAST TRAIN HOMELixin Fan | 85 min | 2009
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