Zeitgeist Films :: Zeitgeist Films

COMING TO THEATERS MAY 28

Made in 1990 and unavailable in the US for almost 20 years, Derek Jarman's late masterpiece is a visually stunning, deeply personal film about homosexuality, Christianity and persecution filmed at Jarman’s coastal home in the shadow of a nuclear power station. Starring a young Tilda Swinton and featuring a sublime score by Simon Fisher Turner.

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Pamela B. Green’s energetic film about pioneer filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché is both a tribute and a detective story, tracing the circumstances by which this extraordinary artist faded from memory and the path toward her reclamation.

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A timely and devastating story about a young mother who experiences sexual harassment when she tries to return to work.

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Astra Taylor’s provocative exploration of the meaning of Democracy features a diverse cast—including celebrated philosophers, trauma surgeons, factory workers, refugees, and politicians.

COMING TO THEATERS SOON

A masterly immersion into life at a Japanese Zen monastery over three seasons. Simple and beautifully filmed, this is Into Great Silence meets Enlightenment Guaranteed, with composer Fred Frith performing the eclectic, elegant score.

NOW ON VOD, DVD AND BLU-RAY

A vivid, glorious portrait of the legendary nightclub that was the place to be seen in Manhattan in the late '70s: a haven of hedonism, tolerance, glitz and glamor that was hard to gain entrance to and impossible to ignore.