James Schamus Movies
- 1999

Lola and Billy the Kid
Lola and Billy the Kid6.41999HD
Lola is part of “The Migrant Workers”, a Turkish drag queen troupe who perform to great acclaim. Lola’s gay little brother Murat,...
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- 2019

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing5.32019HD
Over 30 filmmakers and friends of Strand Releasing have come together to honor the company’s indelible contribution to independent cinema over...
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- 2013

Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery82013HD
A documentary about the influential independent film production company The Shooting Gallery.
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- 2017

Dayveon
Dayveon6.72017HD
In the wake of his big brother’s violent death, 13-year-old Dayveon struggles to find his way in an economically depressed Arkansas town. With...
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- 2006

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema5.42006HD
A chronological look at films by, for, or about gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to "Brokeback...
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- 1991

Keep It for Yourself
Keep It for Yourself6.41991HD
Sophie comes to New York from France with the intention of joining a man she met a few months before. She finds herself alone in the apartment of the...
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- 2003

The Incredible Ang Lee
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A look at director Ang Lee's work on 'Hulk' (2003).
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- 1994

What Happened Was...
What Happened Was...7.1731994HD
Jackie and Michael are coworkers at a large law firm. They decide to meet at Jackie's for dinner one night.
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- 2024

McVeigh
McVeigh5.22024HD
A haunting psychological thriller based on one of America's most infamous figures. After the Waco siege, a chilling plan brews in the mind of army...
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- 2017

Casting JonBenet
Casting JonBenet5.72017HD
Twenty years after the modern world's most notorious child murder, the legacy of the crime and its impact are explored.
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- 1991

I Was on Mars
I Was on Mars7.51991HD
Silva fulfills herself a dream: from Poland she flies to USA. With only a few hundred dollars she arrives in New York, incapable of the language. Not...
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- 1995

Roy Cohn/Jack Smith
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When Jill Godmilow’s movie Roy Cohn/Jack Smith premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival, the number of AIDS-related deaths was...
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- 2016

Junction 48
Junction 485.82016HD
Set against a backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian rapper Kareem and his singer girlfriend Manar struggle, love and make music...
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- 2002

A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei
A Feast for the Eyes: Ang Lee in Taipei02002HD
Documentary featuring interviews with director Ang Lee and co-writer/producer James Schamus. Produced for the "Eat Drink Man Woman" DVD Special...
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- 2003

The Making of 'Hulk'
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Documentary on the cast and crew, stunts, special effects, and score of 'Hulk' (2003).
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- 2009

A Very Quiet Man
A Very Quiet Man02009HD
Documentary on Ang Lee and his direction of the 1995 film 'Sense and Sensibility'.
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- 2009

A Sense of Character
A Sense of Character02009HD
Documentary on the characters and themes of the 1995 film 'Sense and Sensibility'.
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- 2011

Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation52011HD
This documentary short takes you inside the fascinating world of film preservation and restoration.
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- 1991

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier101991HD
An intimate exploration of the circumstances surrounding the incarceration of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of murder in 1977,...
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- 1992

Ambition
Ambition5.81992HD
Follows a day in the life of a young artist who longs for professional success and the attention of beautiful women, but who encounters only...
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