SilverDocs | AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival

June 21 - 27, 2010

2008 Film Guide

GARDEN, THE
GARDEN, THE

Rising up from the ashes of 1992’s devastating L.A. riots is a 14-acre oasis in one of the country’s most blighted neighborhoods. The South Central Farmers created the garden to provide fresh produce for low-income people. Now, as bulldozers are poised to level it, the farmers won’t give up without a fight. More...

GENERATION 68
GENERATION 68

Student protests, political art, actor activists, sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll—1968 was the year everything changed. Featuring Milos Forman, Václav Havel, Dennis Hopper, Mary Quant and others, GENERATION 68 explores the cultural moment from a European perspective, adding to our understanding of what Newsweek called “the year that made us who we are.” More...

GENTLE CREATURES
GENTLE CREATURES

A beautifully restrained tale of two California cowgirls who trade in their shady pasts for a pair of well-worn boots. Leaving behind broken hearts and lives, they find acceptance, redemption and restoration in their trusty mares, who accompany them without judgment through their sordid pasts and towards their hopes for the future. More...

GIMME SHELTER
GIMME SHELTER

When the Maysles set out to document the Rolling Stones’ 1969 U.S. tour—a mere four months after Woodstock had defined the Love Generation—they couldn’t anticipate the violence that would plague the concert at Altamont. The Maysles captured what began as a flower-power love-in and degenerated into a near-riot. More...

GOING ON 13
GOING ON 13

Over the course of four years, the filmmakers documented the growth and challenges of four pre-teen girls of color in Oakland. As the girls reach the cusp of adolescence, common pressures unite them. More...

GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON
GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON

Oscar-winner Alex Gibney (ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM, TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE) cuts through the larger-than-life mythology of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson to present an intimate, illuminating and highly entertaining look at the man who chronicled and personified the rebellious spirit of the 1960s and 1970s. More...

GROUND FLOOR RIGHT
GROUND FLOOR RIGHT

Exquisite shots of birds contrast sharply with equally exquisite shots of their droppings in this brief but poignant peek into the lifestyle of Fang, a bird hoarder. Narrated by Fang as an amused and unashamed confession, GROUND FLOOR RIGHT navigates his cramped apartment to show us how a hobby can consume a life. More...

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