Zeitgeist Films :: Zeitgeist Films

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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 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.

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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.

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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.