Vino Vérité Film Series
by tommy-822-695115 | created - 14 Aug 2017 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicA new series high-lighting the best new and innovative work in the vérité genre. The series highlights talented new voices and established masters of vérité filmmaking in person to present their thought-provoking, chance-taking, and visually-arresting films. Co-Creators – Tommy Haines & Andrew Sherburne Location – FilmScene, Iowa City
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1. Minding the Gap (2018)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Sport
Filmmaker Bing Liu searches for correlations between his skateboarder friends' turbulent upbringings and the complexities of modern masculinity.
Director: Bing Liu | Stars: Kent Abernathy, Mengyue Bolen, Nina Bowgren, Keire Johnson
Votes: 10,471 | Gross: $0.01M
2. Fire of Love (2022)
PG | 98 min | Documentary, Biography
Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded.
Director: Sara Dosa | Stars: Miranda July, Katia Krafft, Maurice Krafft, Roland Haas
Votes: 14,451
3. Ascension (III) (2021)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary
The absorbingly cinematic Ascension explores the pursuit of the "Chinese Dream." This observational documentary presents a contemporary vision of China that prioritizes productivity and innovation above all.
Director: Jessica Kingdon
Votes: 4,111
4. The Mole Agent (2020)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
A private investigator in Chile hires someone to work as a mole at a retirement home where a client of his suspects the caretakers of elder abuse.
Director: Maite Alberdi | Stars: Sergio Chamy, Romulo Aitken, Marta Olivares, Berta Ureta
Votes: 9,506
5. Quest (II) (2017)
104 min | Documentary, Family, Music
A husband and wife live in an impoverished neighborhood in north Philadelphia while they raise their daughter and run a recording studio in their basement.
Director: Jonathan Olshefski | Stars: Christopher Rainey, Christine'a Rainey, P.J. Rainey, William Withers
Votes: 359 | Gross: $0.05M
6. Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
A kaleidoscopic and humanistic view of the Black community in Hale County, Alabama.
Director: RaMell Ross | Stars: Latrenda 'Boosie' Ash, Karmyn Bryant, Korbyn Bryant, Kyrie Bryant
Votes: 2,127 | Gross: $0.11M
7. Bobi Wine: The People's President (2022)
PG-13 | 113 min | Documentary
Follows Ugandan opposition leader, activist and musical star Bobi Wine. He used his music to fight the regime led by Yoweri Museveni, the person who led the country for 35 years.
Directors: Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp | Stars: Barbie Kyagulanyi, Bobi Wine
Votes: 1,621
8. The Sensitives (2017)
TV-14 | 83 min | Documentary
This film documents three families struggling with extreme sensitivities to everyday elements of our surroundings. Perfumes, pesticides, even cell phones can trigger debilitating symptoms in these sufferers of environmental illnesses.
Director: Drew Xanthopoulos
Votes: 66
9. Spartacus & Cassandra (2014)
80 min | Documentary
Spartacus and Cassandra, the children of two homeless Roma, have been taken in by the young street worker Camille. In her little community she helps homeless and poor children and performs ... See full summary »
Director: Ioanis Nuguet | Stars: Cassandra Dumitru, Spartacus Ursu, Camille Brisson, Lamina Dumitru
Votes: 114
10. The Cinema Travellers (2016)
96 min | Documentary
Showmen riding cinema lorries have brought the wonder of the movies to faraway villages in India once every year. Seven decades on, as their cinema projectors crumble and film reels become ... See full summary »
Directors: Shirley Abraham, Amit Madheshiya
Votes: 107
11. No Man's Land (I) (2017)
TV-MA | 81 min | Documentary
From inception to deadly conclusion, director David Byars immerses audiences in the 2016 Malheur rebellion with exclusive access into the Oregon compound. No Man's Land is a portrait of the fringe and doesn't flinch when the bullets fly.
Director: David Byars
Votes: 115
12. Brimstone & Glory (2017)
67 min | Documentary
Ecstatic ritual, danger and the absolute beauty of fireworks.
Director: Viktor Jakovleski
Votes: 904 | Gross: $0.03M
13. For Ahkeem (2017)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
A junior high school student sees her chances of a better future jeopardized after she gets in a fight and is expelled.
Directors: Jeremy S. Levine, Landon Van Soest | Star: Daje Shelton
Votes: 174 | Gross: $0.02M
14. Bobbi Jene (2017)
95 min | Documentary, Drama, Romance
A love story portraying the dilemmas and inevitable consequences of ambition. It is a film about a woman's fight for independence, trying to succeed with her own art in the extremely competitive world of dance.
Director: Elvira Lind | Stars: Laura Dern, Ohad Naharin, Or Schraiber, Bobbi Jene Smith
Votes: 489 | Gross: $0.02M
15. 42 Grams (2017)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
42 Grams is an intimate portrait of how chef Jake Bickelhaupt evolved from running an illegal restaurant out of his home to being a culinary celebrity in less than a year and the toll it takes on his personal life.
Director: Jack C. Newell | Stars: Jacob Bickelhaupt, Alexa Welsh
Votes: 426
16. Midnight Family (2019)
Unrated | 81 min | Documentary, Action, Crime
In Mexico City's wealthiest neighborhoods, the Ochoa family runs a private ambulance, competing with other for-profit EMTs for patients in need of urgent help.
Director: Luke Lorentzen | Stars: Juan Ochoa, Fer Ochoa, Josue Ochoa, Manuel Hernandez
Votes: 2,018
17. Ceres (I) (2018)
73 min | Documentary
CERES is a poetic and tangible documentary feature film that follows four children as they experience the natural cycle of life on a farm.
Director: Janet Van den Brand | Stars: Koen Brouwer, Daan Rentmeester, Sven Boonman, Jeanine de Bree
Votes: 31
18. Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020)
98 min | Documentary, Drama
A look at the final moments of a Las Vegas dive bar called 'The Roaring 20s'.
Directors: Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross | Stars: Peter Elwell, Michael Martin, Shay Walker
Votes: 1,602
19. Uncertain (I) (2015)
82 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Uncertain is a visually stunning and disarmingly funny portrait of the literal and figurative troubled waters of Uncertain, Texas, a 94-resident town so tucked away "you've got to be lost to find it".
Directors: Ewan McNicol, Anna Sandilands
Votes: 336
20. All This Panic (2016)
TV-14 | 79 min | Documentary
Shot over a three-year period with unparalleled intimacy and access, ALL THIS PANIC is a feature length documentary that takes an intimate look at the interior lives of a group of teenage ... See full summary »
Directors: Jenny Gage, Tom Betterton | Stars: Dusty Rose Ryan, Delia Cunningham, Lena M., Ginger Leigh Ryan
Votes: 424
21. Bob and the Trees (2015)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
It is deep winter in rural Massachusetts. Bob, a fifty-something year old logger with a soft spot for golf and gangsta rap struggles to make ends meet in a changed economy. When a beloved ... See full summary »
Director: Diego Ongaro | Stars: Bob Tarasuk, Philip G. Dunphy, Polly MacIntyre, Matt Gallagher
Votes: 160
22. Funny Bunny (2015)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
A latchkey trust-funder and a hapless anti-childhood-obesity crusader bond as they vie for the heart of a troubled animal activist.
Director: Alison Bagnall | Stars: Olly Alexander, Kentucker Audley, Joslyn Jensen, Albert Birney
Votes: 205
23. In Transit (I) (2015)
76 min | Documentary, News
Journey into the hearts and minds of passengers aboard the Empire Builder, America's busiest long-distance train route.
Directors: Albert Maysles, Lynn True, David Usui, Nelson Walker III, Ben Wu
Votes: 158
24. Do Not Resist (2016)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary
An account of the increasing use of military weapons and tactics by local law enforcement in the United States, counterpointed with civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri following the shooting of Michael Brown in 2014.
Director: Craig Atkinson | Stars: Richard Berk, James Comey, Dave Grossman, Rand Paul
Votes: 1,165 | Gross: $0.07M
25. Bad Press (2023)
98 min | Documentary
When the Muscogee Nation suddenly begins censoring its free press, a rogue reporter fights to expose her government's corruption in a historic battle that will have ramifications for all of Indian country.
Directors: Rebecca Landsberry-Baker, Joe Peeler
Votes: 63
26. Lost Soulz (2023)
95 min | Drama
A young rapper leaves everything behind and embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery, music, and friendship in the heart of Texas.
Director: Katherine Propper | Stars: Sauve Sidle, Alexander Brackney, Malachi Mabson, Micro TDH
Votes: 65
27. Anbessa (2019)
85 min | Documentary, Drama
The simple life in his mother's hut off the grid set against the huge TVs in the apartment blocks where the other children live. Asalif adapts to the changes to his familiar surroundings with growing autonomy. He becomes Anbessa, the lion.
Director: Mo Scarpelli | Stars: Asalif Tewold, Alem Sebisibe Ayitenfsu, Abinet, Aster Biruk Aderi
Votes: 171
28. Hidden Letters (2022)
89 min | Documentary
The story of two Chinese women trying to balance their lives as independent women in modern China while confronting the traditional identity that defines but also oppresses them.
Directors: Violet Du Feng, Qing Zhao | Stars: Xin Hu, Simu Wu, He Yanxin
Votes: 227
29. Naked Gardens (2022)
90 min | Documentary
It tells the story of an isolated nudist community in Florida where residents find a place to feel accepted, deal with their past traumas, and jointly pursue forming a utopian society.
Directors: Patrick Bresnan, Ivete Lucas
Votes: 29
30. Well Groomed (2019)
TV-G | 88 min | Documentary, Sport
A year immersed in the visually-stunning and humorous world of competitive creative dog groomers reveals that, no matter where or how, an innate passion for imaginative expression is universal.
Director: Rebecca Stern | Stars: Nicole Beckman, Angela Kumpe, Catherine Opson, Adriane Pope
Votes: 596
31. Drei Frauen (2022)
85 min | Documentary
In a remote village, whose name roughly means "a cold place", this film looks for warmth in encounters. The Ukrainian village of Stuzhytsya is situated in the Carpathian Mountains in the ... See full summary »
Director: Maksym Melnyk
Votes: 26
32. Underdog (II) (2021)
82 min | Documentary, Sport
The curiously optimistic story of Doug Butler-a hardscrabble Vermont dairy farmer who risks losing the only home he's ever known to chase his dreams of dog mushing in Alaska.
Director: Tommy Hyde | Star: Doug Butler
Votes: 50
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