Dark Star Pictures (Firm)

Follow 90-year-old Janey as she writes and directs her latest original, socially relevant community theater production for the small town in which she lives. Battling through the current recession, the colorful troupe of faithful townspeople cope with their own struggles by telling their story on stage. Nominated for Best Documentary at the **Atlanta Film Festival** and **Newport Beach Film Festival**. "*Funny and heartwarming*" - ***San Diego Magazine***...

This film documents Canada's journey into the furthest ethical frontier - a place where doctors are allowed to take a life and society must decide on the circumstances under which they can. Through the stories of patients who seek medically assisted death and the committed physicians who agree to help them, the film chronicles Canada's first legal doctor-assisted deaths and peers into the extreme boundaries of this practice. "*Powerful, provocative,...

When the pandemic hit, everyone went back to the drive-in, but behind the scenes it's been a struggle for the resilient owners determined to keep their unique drive-ins alive.

Documentary about the practice of exorcism and people's issues of everyday life: the contrasts between ancient traditions and modern habits. Winner of the Venice Horizons Award for Best Film at the **Venice Film Festival**. "*Di Giacomo listens patiently to people who earnestly believe that they're plagued by a supernatural evil. In a way, their calm certitude is as scary as any actual demon.*" - Noel Murray, ***The Los Angeles Times***

Follows actor, adventurer and urbanite David Moscow on his adventure of making meals from scratch. He teams up with various friends to hunt, gather, forage, fish, grow and then prepare and cook a meal.

This documentary explores the ongoing debate about the authorship of the works attributed to Shakespeare. Writers and critics, actors and scholars, including Mark Twain, Sigmund Freud, Charlie Chaplin, and many others have struggled to reconcile England's "Star of Poets" with the grain dealer from Stratford. Why?

After a chance meeting with Lucille Ball, Stu's life is dramatically changed as he's asked to work for her personally. Stu's passion for show business and several close friendships to Hollywood legends help save the love of Stu's life.

After years in hiding and struggling to control his demons, an eccentric drifter returns home and discovers that his childhood abuser, the center of his pain, is still alive. Armed with this knowledge, the drifter plots his revenge, all the while navigating the perilous land of masculine fragility in modern-day America. Nominated for Best Film at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. Official Selection at the **San Francisco International Film...

Subversive satirist Mads Brugger's latest is an odd-couple comedy about the pitfalls of striking out into the economic frontier; it charts two hapless Danes' scheme to sell Saint Bernards to China's middle class. Winner of Best Screenplay and Best Actor in the International Narrative Competition at **Tribeca Film Festival**. *"A wily left turn into narrative filmmaking for celebrated docmaker Mads Brügger, "St. Bernard Syndicate" deftly extends...

This inspiring documentary profiles two lesbian bar owners in Mississippi battling to host local Pride events in the wake of fresh ignorance and hatred stirred up by the election of Donald Trump.