Spotlight

First Person was an exquisitely produced television series created by Errol Morris with unforgettable interview subjects. In a rare theatrical presentation, this screening showcases three of Morris’ favorite episodes the series: The Killer Inside Me, about a woman who falls in love with serial killers; Stairway To Heaven, about a woman who’s designed one third […]

In the book Herzog on Herzog, the director says, “Land of Silence and Darkness is a film particularly close to my heart. If I had not have made it there would be a great gap in my existence.” The film follows Fini Straubinger, a fifty-six-year-old deaf and blind woman, who leads an inspiring life helping […]

In 1971, a plane came apart over the Peruvian jungle close to where Werner Herzog was filming Aguirre, the Wrath of God. The only survivor from nearly 100 passengers was Juliane Kopcke, a 17-year-old German girl, who escaped from the jungle after the search was called off. Years later, Herzog tracked down the woman to […]

In this personal essay film, Werner Herzog reflects on his friendship with the tempestuous actor Klaus Kinski whose memorable collaborations with the director include Aguirre, Nosferatu, Woyzeck and Fitzcarraldo. “He was such an intense man,” said Herzog, “something that naturally frightens most people. But often he was a joy and…he was one of the few […]

Errol Morris’ debut film Gates of Heaven is an eccentric portrait of the American dream, focusing on two California pet cemeteries. One enterprise is set up by Floyd McClure at the intersection of two superhighways; the other is run by the Harbert family, who apply the latest marketing concepts to the profession. Morris flouted the […]

The Thin Blue Line is the fascinating, controversial true story of the arrest and conviction of Randall Adams for the murder of a Dallas policeman in 1976. Billed as “the first movie mystery to actually solve a murder,” the film is credited with overturning the conviction of Randall Dale Adams for the murder of Dallas […]

ERROL MORRIS IN PERSON! Rarely screened since its original release, A Brief History of Time examines the life and work of Stephen Hawking, the physicist who has spent much of his life in a wheelchair, yet managed feats of the intellect often compared to Einstein’s. In this adaptation of Hawking’s book about the origins of […]

Werner Herzog is one of the great storytellers of our time, not only in films such as Grizzly Man and Encounters at the End of the World, but in general conversation. Resisting categorization, he once said, “For me, the boundary between fiction and ‘documentary’ simply does not exist; they are all just films.” This talk […]