FilmRise (Firm)

Narrated by Golden Globe winning actor, Colin Farrell, IT'S NOT YET DARK tells the incredible story of a young Irish filmmaker who becomes completely paralyzed from Motor Neurone Disease, but goes on to direct an award winning feature film through the use of his eyes.. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema - Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.. “The very definition of a documentary crowd-pleaser.” – Variety. “Remarkably...

When Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang (Hooligan Sparrow) first came to America, Florida seemed like an exotic frontier full of theme parks, prehistoric swamp creatures, and sunburned denizens. As she travels wide-eyed from one city to another, she eventually encounters a charismatic young drifter named Dylan.. Fascinated by his rejection of society’s rules and unsure of his past, Nanfu follows Dylan with her camera on a journey that spans years, takes...

This award-winning documentary follows the lives and careers of four Asian-American rappers trying to break into hip-hop culture, which often treats them as outsiders. Sharing dynamic live performance footage and revealing interviews, these artists are driven to make the most skeptical critics into believers.. Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival. Winner of Best Documentary Feature at the San Diego Asian Film Festival and at the Los Angeles...

Three friends dream up the Compaq portable computer at a Texas diner in 1981, and soon find themselves battling mighty IBM for PC supremacy. Their improbable journey altered the future of computing and shaped the world we now know.. Winner of the Special Jury Prize - New Jersey Films Competition for Archival Filmmaking at the Montclair Film Festival.. "A fascinating account of maverick innovators during the Wild West era of personal computing." -...

When a traveling soap salesman arrives in a desolate Chinese town, a crime occurs, and sets the strange residents against each other with tragicomic results in this darkly funny and absurdist gem of contemporary Chinese Cinema.. Winner of the Special Jury Prize for World Cinema - Dramatic Feature at the and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Nominated for Best Director and Best Feature Film at the Golden Horse Film Festival.....

A real-life Breaking Bad for the psychedelic set, THE SUNSHINE MAKERS reveals the untold story of Nicholas Sand and Tim Scully, the unlikely duo at the heart of the 1960s American drug counterculture. United in a utopian mission to save the planet through the consciousness-raising power of LSD called orange sunshine, this film documents their story as they tried to stay one step ahead of the feds.

From Executive Producers Wim Wenders and Errol Morris, NATIONAL BIRD follows three U.S. military veteran whistleblowers determined to break the silence on America’s secret drone war. These veterans offer an unprecedented look inside the secret program to reveal the cost of America’s global drone strikes. Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival**. Nominated for the Amnesty International Film Prize at the **Berlin International Film Festival**...

In a never-before-seen interview filmed in 2008, three years before his death, filmmaker Sidney Lumet discusses his life and career.

A meticulously crafted exploration of Lance Letscher’s life and work, which allows audiences an unprecedented look into the mind of one of the contemporary art world’s most captivating figures. Featuring more than one hundred of Letscher’s collages, sculptures, and installations, the documentary provides a visual feast while offering intimate access into Letscher’s method and brilliant mind. Nominated for the Chicken & Egg Award and the Grand...

This documentary series celebrates incredible women who are defying the odds, shattering glass ceilings and making a difference in their careers and in the world. These women are educators, businesswomen, nonprofit leaders, media personalities and everyone in between. MODERN HERO proves that role models come from all walks of life.