Most Similar Movies to Shirkers (2018)
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Pop & Me (1999), Tarnation (2003), Put the Camera on Me (2003), Divan (2003), How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It) (2005), Off and Running (2009), Prodigal Sons (2008) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
Pop & Me (1999)
After director Chris Roe's parents divorce, his father, Richard, decides to celebrate his 50th birthday by taking a lengthy international trip. When Chris convinces his father to let him come along, they set off on a six-month journey to interview fathers and sons all over the globe. Their candid interviews with everyone from New Zealand farmers to musician Julian Lennon reveal the deep bond between a father and son, and Chris and Richard find themselves working on their own relationship.
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Tarnation (2003)
Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8 film, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more - culled from nineteen years of his life.
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Put the Camera on Me (2003)
Before he went on to direct Jawbreaker (1999) Sparkler (1997) Darren Stein grew up making videos. Along with his friend 'Adam Shell' and the other neighborhood kids these young film makers touched on such adult subjects as jealousy, cruelty, and sexuality.
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Divan (2003)
In this film, documentarian Pearl Gluck chronicles her Hasidic Jewish upbringing and her subsequent, more secular life as a Manhattanite. Gluck then documents her return trip to her old neighborhood, where she tries to reconcile with her devout father, who hopes that she will move back to Brooklyn. Gluck strikes an on-camera compromise with her dad, and agrees to trek to Hungary in order to find a long-lost family heirloom -- a couch that many notable rabbis have crashed on.
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How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It) (2005)
Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his films, which include "Watermelon Man" and "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." In this documentary, the life of Van Peebles is discussed, including his work not only in film, but also as a novelist, actor, musician, stock trader and even Air Force pilot. Interview subjects include Gil Scott-Heron, Spike lee and Melvin's son and fellow filmmaker, Mario Van Peebles.
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Off and Running (2009)
Avery Klein-Cloud, a teenage African-American girl, lives in Brooklyn with her Caucasian Jewish lesbian mothers and two brothers who are also of other races. When Avery decides to contact her birth mother, this triggers a major identity crisis.
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Prodigal Sons (2008)
Filmmaker Kimberly Reed returns to small-town Montana to reconnect with her adopted brother and to reintroduce herself to her old friends who knew her as a man.
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Another Road Home (2004)
The Personal Story Of An Israeli's Quest To Find Her Palestinian Caregiver
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The Life of Reilly (2006)
If, in 1940, you had a lobotomized aunt, an institutionalized father, a racist mother, and were the only gay kid on the block, what do you think the odds would be that you'd end up a Tony winner, a staple of television, and a generational icon? Enter "The Life Of Reilly". The cliché goes that truth is stranger than fiction. In this case, it is also funnier and more he...Read all
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Stories We Tell (2012)
A film that excavates layers of myth and memory to find the elusive truth at the core of a family of storytellers.
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The Cream Will Rise (1998)
The Cream Will Rise is a documentary that exposes the turbulent and troubling side of singer/songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins' early years when a confrontation with her mother forces her to come to terms with some of the demons and darker moments of her childhood. This moving portrait combines Hawkins' performance footage with intimate moments of revelation.
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And Everything Is Going Fine (2010)
A look at the art of Spalding Gray who drew from real life experience to create a compelling and deeply personal series of monologues.
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All This Panic (2016)
Shot over a three-year period with unparalleled intimacy and access, ALL THIS PANIC is a feature length documentary that takes an intimate look at the interior lives of a group of teenage girls as they come of age in Brooklyn. A potent mix of vivid portraiture and vérité, we follow the girls as they navigate the ephemeral and fleeting transition between childhood and ...Read all
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Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus (2003)
Traveling through the American South, documentarian Andrew Douglas trains his lens on Jim White, an alternative-country musician, as he performs in venues that range in variety from churches to coal mines. During this journey, White shares his experience of growing up in the Deep South, while Douglas interviews a number of other Southern musicians, artists and writers, attempting to gain a perspective on a unique culture that is often overlooked.
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Chain Camera (2001)
Chain Camera is a 2001 American documentary film directed by Kirby Dick about the lives of Los Angeles high school students.
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Uncle Howard (2016)
Director Howard Brookner's body of work is rediscovered 30 years after his death.
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ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2005)
Filmmaker Dori Berinstein charts the creation of four Broadway shows during the 2003-2004 season: "Wicked," "Taboo," "Avenue Q" and "Caroline, or Change."
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Silverlake Life: The View From Here (1993)
Both having been diagnosed with AIDS, UCLA film teacher Tom Joslin and his partner, Mark Massi, resolve to document the most intimate details of their daily lives. As the physical and mental toll of the disease begins to take hold of both men, Joslin's former student, Peter Friedman, takes over the film's production, providing the final, bittersweet postscript on the enduring love between two people who've decided to bravely face their illness together.
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