Fashion, sports, philosophy — we have ten fascinating and multi-faceted new non-fiction films on our rental shelves this month. Read our roundup below to find out what’s new:
Apocalypse How (2008) – This Discovery Channel production explores the frightening and very real scientific possibilities of doomsday. [imdb]
Crude (2009) – Director Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost) travels to South America, to investigate the mammoth “Amazon Chernobyl” case, which pitted tens of thousands of Ecuadorans against Chevron. [imdb]
Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker (2005) – A look at the struggles of the black rock musician and the stigma they face in the black community and the music industry. [imdb]
Eleven Minutes (2008) – A chronicle of Project Runway winner Jay McCarroll’s year-long journey designing and preparing his first independent runway show for New York’s Fashion Week in Bryant Park. – [imdb]
Examined Life (2008) – Filmmaker Astra Taylor accompanies some of today’s most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas. – [imdb]
Good Hair (2009) – Chris Rock takes a comedic look at the way hairstyles impact the black community. [imdb]
Hoop Reality (2007) – This sequel to the 1995 documentary Hoop Dreams explores what has happened to the film’s subject during the last decade from where Hoop Dreams left off. [imdb]
Maybe God is Ill (2007) – Award winning writer Walter Veltroni takes us on a stirring, unforgettable journey across the vast continent of Africa to witness controversial stories of tragedy, turmoil and hope. – [allmovie]
More Than a Game (2008) – Five talented young basketball players from Akron, Ohio star in this remarkable true-life coming of age story about uncommon friendship in the face all too common adversities. – [imdb]
The September Issue (2009) – A chronicle of legendary Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour‘s preparations for the 2007 fall-fashion issue. – [imdb] – click here to read our review!
(Thanks to IMDB, RottenTomatoes, and Metacritic for help with parts of these synopses)