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Getting Your Pet a Massage

At a unique training program in Southern California, people heal dogs and dogs heal people. (Source: Vimeo) Director/Producer: Emma D. Miller Producer: Colby Day Editor: Max Mueller Director of Photography: Ora DeKornfeld…

‘TUNE OUT THE NOISE’: An Errol Morris Doc about Big Finance

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris (The Fog of War, The Thin Blue Line) turns his lens to an unlikely cast of upstarts who transformed the investment landscape in the documentary “Tune Out…

The Final Copy of Ilon Specht

From two-time Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot comes THE FINAL COPY OF ILON SPECHT, an intimate deathbed account of the unsung advertising genius who coined L’Oréal’s iconic “Because I’m Worth It” slogan in…

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Nonfiction Shorts

Timewatch: ‘The Oklahoma Outlaw’

Watch out! That mummy covered with orange and red glow paint and strapped to the wall of your local Fun House might be real. From our friends Guildford Ghost and @thecroftonshow, comes a wonderful 48-minute documentary released in 1998 by…

Werner Herzog to Joaquin Phoenix: Don’t Smoke that Cigarette!

In this animated short from the creator of “When Lynch Met Lucas,” famed film director Werner Herzog recounts the time he rescued Joaquin Phoenix from lighting a deadly cigarette. (Source: CultureDrop.com)

WILCO on Austin City Limits

Wilco’s first appearance on Austin City Limits. Jeff Tweedy left Uncle Tupelo years earlier to form Wilco. This performance took place in 1999.

Elliot Smith Interview in 2000

Legendary singer songwriter Elliot Smith, who died from suicide in 2003, talks to former Rolling Stone journalist Damon Hamm about what chords he likes, among other things. This interview gives you a real feel for Smith.

Comedian Katt Williams Unleashed on Club Shay Shay

The legendary Katt Williams, hailed by many as the greatest comedian alive, joins Shannon Sharpe at Club Shay Shay for an explosively candid conversation. Renowned as one of America’s most exceptional entertainers, Katt fearlessly takes shots at fellow comedians like…

Interview: Jack Nicholson in 1982

Iain Johnstone interviews legendary Hollywood actor Jack Nicholson for a BBC Film special. Jack is infamous for only appearing and participating in very few interviews and promotional events, which makes this video all the more important as it gives us…

Radicals: Michael and Eleanora Kennedy

“Radical Love,” directed by William Kirkley, tells the story of Michael and Eleanora Kennedy’s lifelong dedication to radical political movements—from the Black Panthers to the Weather Underground—and to each other. (Source: The New Yorker)

The Life of Vincent Van Gogh

Arguably the world’s most famous artist, what do we actually know about Vincent van Gogh? We’ve all heard about the sunflowers, the ear-cutting, the madness, the suicide. But what is the truth behind the legend? In this BBC art documentary,…

Buzz Osbourne on the Making of Melvins’ ‘Houdini’

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Melvins’ ‘Houdini,’ Revolver caught up with the one and only King Buzzo to look back on the sludge-grunge masterpiece — from writing the nonsensical opening line of “Hooch,” to firing Kurt Cobain as…

Author Chuck Palahniuk

Interview and portrait of Chuck Palahniuk, a novelist from Clark County, Washington. Chuck’s novel Fight Club was adapted into a motion picture in 1999. (Source: Soft White Underbelly)

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