Utopia (Firm)
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A documentary about fighter pilot Jerry Yellin who flew the last combat mission of World War II over Japan. Jerry returned home a hero but led a dark life of survivor’s guilt and daily thoughts of suicide. Married with four sons, Yellin was forced to face his enemy once again when his youngest son moved to Japan and married the daughter of a Kamikaze pilot.
2) Deprogrammed
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by her stepbrother’s experience of being “deprogrammed” in 1991, director Mia Donovan delves into the little known history of a controversial underground movement led by the notorious anti-cult crusader, Ted Patrick. His practice of "deprogramming", also known as "reverse brainwashing", started in the early 1970s and quickly snowballed into a vast underground movement composed of concerned parents, ex-cultist-turned-deprogrammers and...
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Portuguese
Description
The residents of Rio de Janeiro's largest slum seek justice for a local man they believe has been murdered by the police. In the face of brutal oppression, together they start a protest movement that will change the course of Brazilian history. This project is heavily accoladed, winning best film at the Sydney Film Festival, a Director’s Guild Award and two Australian Academy Awards. Originally released in 2016, the film has fresh interest right...
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Filmmaker Justin Staple offers an eye-opening exploration of the SoundCloud rap phenomenon, a scene of troubled, young, lo-fi rappers that has emerged within the last few years. Exploiting the possibilities of social media to engage with a rabid fan base, a new breed of stars like Lil Peep, XXXtentacion, Smokepurpp, and Bhad Bhabie have disrupted the music industry, sidestepping traditional gatekeepers to shock the world with their rambunctious antics,...
5) Crestone
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In a world that undulates between fact and fiction, digital and physical, a group of SoundCloud rappers lives a solitary, post-societal existence in the desert town of Crestone, Colorado. Once a religious and spiritual mecca for many, Crestone’s endless sand dunes, waterfalls, and dark caves act as a backdrop for images of tattooed bodies, cosplay wardrobes, and clouds of weed smoke. "Crestone" explores the often hidden aspects of collaboration...
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In Minnesota, the winters are long but the jigsaw puzzling is fierce. Join some of the top teams in competitive puzzling as they prepare for the largest contest in the country, the one that crowns the fastest puzzler around, in this quirky documentary from South By Southwest.
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
An immersive archival journey through the explosive New York music scene of the early 2000s. Set against the backdrop of 9/11 and a world unaware of the seismic political, technological and cultural shifts about to occur, MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM tells the story of the last great romantic age of Rock’n’Roll through the prism of a handful of era defining bands; The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Interpol.
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Academy Award winning Director Errol Morris faces off with controversial political strategist and former Donald Trump adviser, Steve Bannon. Official Selection at the **Venice Film Festival**, **Toronto International Film Festival**, and **The New York Film Festival**.
9) Another Body
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Follows a college student’s search for answers and justice after she discovers deepfakes of herself circulating online. Through candid video diaries, synthetic media, and 2D and 3D animation, the film takes you into Taylor's online and offline worlds, humanizing a vast social issue in a compelling personal story.
10) Martha
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Three decades after publishing her debut book, Subway Art, New York photographer Martha Cooper discovers she’s become an unexpected icon of one of the biggest art movements in history.
12) Sexy Baby
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
These days, sex doesn't just sell, it saturates our culture. In the age of runaway social media and "sexting," raunchy rap songs on pop radio and hardcore pornography at the click of a mouse—what's it like to be a woman? A girl? A teenage boy? Their parents? In this feature documentary, the directors follow a trio of characters to reveal the toll all this titillation is taking on America and forces viewers to get comfortable having the uncomfortable...
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Arabic
Description
Filmed over five years, CAPTAINS OF ZAATARI follows two best friends, Mahmoud and Fawzi, refugees from Syria who now live in the Zaatari camp in Jordan. As teeneragers and like many boys their age, they dream of becoming professional football players. Despite being locked in a space that has no facilities or opportunity for training, they remain hopeful and full of dreams. Their stories take an unexpected turn when Aspire Academy, one of the world’s...
14) Inbetween Girl
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
After being blindsided by her parents' sudden divorce, 16-year-old artistic, sardonic Angie Chen turns to secret hookups with popular jock Liam behind the back of his adored social media influencer girlfriend Sheryl. As Angie contends with her parents' divorce and her secret fling with Liam, she comes to discover what she wants and who she wants to be.
15) Lunch Hour
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
LUNCH HOUR explores the National School Lunch Program, childhood obesity, and our addiction to unhealthy foods. It shows what schools, parents, authors, doctors, politicians, celebrities, and chefs are doing to problem solve this issue and help save the children of America.
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
While out apartment hunting, college pals Noelle and Addie stumble upon the deal of a lifetime: a posh duplex on Manhattan's Upper East Side. But soon after moving in, a more sinister picture of the apartment emerges when a mysterious woman arrives and claims the property used to belong to the infamous and recently-deceased Jeffrey Epstein.
17) Vortex
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Français
Description
Presented in split screen, VORTEX tells the story of an aging couple in a Paris apartment. As the mother (Françoise Lebrun) faces advancing dementia, the father (Dario Argento) tries to care for her while dealing with his own declining health, and their son (Alex Lutz) does his best in spite of his own significant personal problems. With this film, Director Gaspar Noé (Enter the Void, Climax, Irreversible) delivers a career best, finding a level...
19) El Planeta
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
EL PLANETA is a dark comedy exploring contemporary poverty, female desire, and the always complicated filial relationships of mothers and daughters. A daughter forced to return home after the death of her father, reconnects with her eccentric mother, hustling to maintain the semblances of their middle-class lifestyle in the face of an impending eviction. Over the course of the week we watch as the daughter's hopes are tested as she attempts to use...
20) Saul at Night
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
As a result of a bizarre experiment, Saul Capgras is forced to become acclimated to a life of isolation at night while the rest of the city is restricted to sleep and a mandated curfew. Saul is the only person left awake at night, and, while still living with his wife and daughter, he must discover inventive ways to experience their lives.
