Inc Kino Lorber
1) Burt's buzz
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Shapiro takes us into the reclusive backwoods world of beekeeper Shavitz, still committed to living off the land in Maine, as he has since the 1970s, in a renovated turkey coop with no running water. Shapiro explores Shavitz's peculiar relationship with the company he co-founded with Roxanne Quimby. The birth of Burt's Bees and its emergence as a lucrative brand may be the stuff of legend, but it's also contentious: Shavitz sold his shares decades...
2) Taxi
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Persian
Description
"Jafar Panahi drives a yellow cab through the vibrant streets of Tehran, picking up a diverse group of passengers in a single day. Each man, woman, and child candidly expresses his or her own view of the world while being interviewed by the curious and gracious driver." --
3) Tower
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
On August first, 1966, a sniper rode the elevator to the top floor of the iconic University of Texas Tower and opened fire, holding the campus hostage for 96 minutes in what was a previously unimaginable event. This documentary combines archival footage with animated re-enactments of the dramatic day, based entirely on first person testimonies from witnesses, heroes, and survivors, in a seamless and suspenseful retelling of the unfolding tragedy.
4) The phantom
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The Phantom tells the story of one of the darkest episodes in the long history of American justice. A story of how the State of Texas knowingly sent an innocent man to his death and left a serial killer at large. A case in which for the first time it can be conclusively proven that the US courts executed a blameless man. This film uncovers the shocking truth behind a tale of murder, corruption and lies that unfolded in the dusty, desperate streets...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Tibetan
Description
"Viewers will see the female experience of Tibetan Buddhist nuns as full individuals beyond their monastic vows and religious practices, and how gender and modernity are molding contemporary spiritual practices in Nepal."--
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
עברית
Description
"Winner of the Best Documentary Prize at the Haifa International Film Festival, director Yael Reuveny's Farewell Herr Schwarz is a cinematic journey about buried family secrets, the Holocaust (from a third generation perspective) and how it is never too late to reclaim your heritage. Siblings Michla and Feiv'ke Schwarz survived the Holocaust but never reunited after the war. Michla moved to the soon-to-be-founded Jewish state in the Middle East and...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The brilliant work, personal struggles, and cultural impact of iconic American writers Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams explodes onto the screen in this innovative dual-portrait documentary. Filmmaker Lisa Immordino Vreeland (Love, Cecil, and Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel) masterfully collages a wealth of archival material, including dishy talk show appearances with David Frost and Dick Cavett, with clips from some of the duo's most memorable...
8) Codegirl
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Join high school-aged girls from around the world as they try to better their communities through technology and collaboration. The Technovation Challenge aims to empower girls worldwide to develop apps for an international competition."--
9) Subject
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In the golden age of documentaries, who benefits? Subject reveals the unintended consequences--good, bad, and complicated--of having your life shared on screen"--
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When a Chinese-American police officer kills an innocent, unarmed Black man in a darkened stairwell of a New York City housing project, it sets off a firestorm of emotion and calls for accountability. When he becomes the first NYPD officer convicted of an on-duty shooting in over a decade, the fight for justice becomes complicated, igniting one of the largest Asian-American protests in history, disrupting a legacy of solidarity, and putting an uneven...
11) Apocalypse '45
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Recounts the end of World War II. With never-before-seen restored footage and the voices of 24 men who lived through these events, this timely documentary highlights the experiences of the last of the Greatest Generation." --
12) Headshot
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Thai
Description
After a straight-laced detective is shot in the head while on assignment, he wakes up after a three-month coma to find that he sees everything upside down, literally. Hell bent on revenge, he becomes an assassin working for a group seeking to eliminate all those who deem themselves above the law.
13) Regina
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Diana Groó's poetic documentary tells the story of Regina Jonas (1902-1944), who made history by becoming the first officially ordained woman rabbi in the world. Through graceful use of archival footage, and sensitive voiceover from Rachel Weisz as Regina, scenes from Jewish life in Berlin during the early twentieth century come to life." --
14) Colliding dreams
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Colliding Dreams is a feature-length documentary on one of today s most explosive issues the question of Zionism and the Israel-Palestine conflict. The film is a searching and dramatic exploration of the dream of a Jewish state and its impact on both Jews and Arabs, unfolding across the broad canvas of one hundred fifty years of history from 19th century Europe to the modern Middle East. Told through the remarkable lives and voices of Jews and Palestinians...
15) The pearl button
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
"Documentary that masterfully explores the significance of water in Chile's vast history and culture, examining the indigenous tribes of the western Patagonian waterways and the tragic journey of Jemmy Button, who in 1830 was bought by the English navy for the price of a mother of pearl button."--
16) Party time!
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Emma, Anthony, Simon, and Lachy are planning to have a party, and all are invited! Enter the perfectly playful Master of the Australian Ballet, Mr. Paul Knobloch. Immaculate and classically impeccable, Paul the Party Planner helps the Wiggles create this interactive and entertaining release. Children will love to play and have fun with a collection of the most popular party songs, including Hokey Pokey; What's the Time, Mr Wolf?; Happy Birthday;...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The Wiggles are having a Halloween Party and everyone is invited! Get ready for a spooktacular celebration. There's dress-ups aplenty, a Halloween feast, thirsty little vampires wanting cranberry juice, and, of course, lots of dancing including colorful skeletons doing the skeleton scat! Wiggle Town is decorated like never seen before with cobwebs, pumpkins, bats, and spiders. All the wiggly friends are there to join the party and sing and dance...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island and directed by world-renowned photographer Bert Stern, this documentary features intimate performances by an all-star line-up of musical legends including Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O'Day, Chuck Berry, Dinah Washington, and closes with a beautiful rendition of The Lord's Prayer by Mahalia Jackson at midnight to usher in Sunday morning." --
19) Underdog
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Doug Butler is a hardscrabble Vermont dairy farmer with an offbeat passion for dog mushing. A local folk hero, Doug's ease with cows, dogs, and people is a joy to behold. And when he trains his team of mutts on the family farm with a dream to compete at the world championships in Alaska, his teenage exuberance seems to erase the tired lines on his sixty-five-year-old face.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A month after receiving a fatal diagnosis in January 2015, Oliver Sacks sat down for a series of filmed interviews in his apartment in New York City. For eighty hours, surrounded by family, friends, and notebooks from six decades of thinking and writing about the brain, he talked about his life and work, his abiding sense of wonder at the natural world, and the place of human beings within it. Drawing on these deeply personal reflections, as well...