Albert Maysles Movies

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Young Cassidy (1965), a film about Irish author Sean O'Casey.

This Oscar-nominated documentary follows Christo and Jeanne-Claude as they conceive and execute Valley Curtain, an immense orange fabric installation...

Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to...

Orson Welles presents a proposed film project to prospective investors in Spain. Speaking to an audience of wealthy arts patrons, Welles outlines his...

The Empire Builder is America’s busiest long-distance train route, running from Chicago to Seattle. Throughout these corridors sit runaways,...

A documentary about the making of the film "The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit"

That's Me is a 1963 American short comedy film directed by Walker Stuart. It's written by and stars Alan Arkin and Andrew Duncan. The film was...

The life of Anastasia Stevens, an American dancer at the Bolshoi Ballet, at the height of the Cold War. An early work by the Maysles brothers for the...

13-year-old inventor Aidan has discovered that trees use a mathematical formula to gather sunlight in crowded forests. Now he wonders why we don't...

Born to Fly pushes the boundaries between action and art, daring us to join choreographer Elizabeth Streb and her dancers in pursuit of human flight.

Short documentary on the life and work of photographer and filmmaker Morris Engel

Canadian singer Rufus Wainwright performs live on August 27, 2007 at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in support of his studio album,...

A documentary on New York City’s biggest public art project ever, an installation called “The Gates” by Christo and Jeanne Claude.

A direct-cinema portrait of Indianapolis 500 driver Eddie Sachs, filmed before, during, and after the 1960 race as he competes from pole position....

The American documentary makers - The Maysles Brothers, were given exclusive access to almost every minute of The Beatles first American visit. The...

A stimulating study which features concert footage and interviews with the master pianist. Includes many of his favorite pieces.

A documentary on the life and work of artist Jeff Koons, told through the perspective of Koons himself, curators, gallerists, and fellow artists...

A documentary about artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude's 1991 grand-scale environmental art project in Japan and California.

Filmed with an intimate three camera shoot by Antonio Ferrera, a close friend of John Zorn and a long time cameraman for the documentary masters the...

The life of the world’s top model Jean Shrimpton and her svengali photographer David Bailey.