Haskell Wexler Movies

This is a documentary about an unfinished movie. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention try to film the sci-fi epic "Uncle Meat."

In the early 1900s, Ellen, an aspiring actress, tries to find her lucky break in a studio where everything goes wrong.

Bringing King to China is a father's "love letter" to his adult daughter, a young American woman struggling to bring Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream...

The Los Angeles Times Critics' Pick Something’s Gonna Live is an intimate portrait of life, death, friendship and the movies, as recalled by...

This film portrays activity in Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, California. Highlighted are vendors that represent the melting pot that is...

The struggle for civil rights has been one of the most important issues of American life for the last fifty years. In August of 1963, groups from all...

The filmmakers spoke to ex-political prisoners who had been tortured by the military government who were at that point supported by the US government.

Documentary about the Jamaican presidential campaign of Michael Manley

Biography based on Rachel Carson's book, "The Silent Spring."

The first officer in the United States Army to refuse deployment to Iraq on moral grounds, and attempts to clarify the issues that prompted Lt....

A unique story of a small urban community of Native Hawaiians and the women who championed for their rights to their land against all odds.

Paul Newman joins ordinary people in the US and the USSR in taking on the military-industrial complex and campaigning for nuclear-war prevention.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Haskell Wexler returns to his hometown of Chicago to document the Occupy Movement's demonstrations against the 2012 NATO...

This short explores the early planning innovations and the subsequent mistakes that resulted in developing urban sprawl, suburbia, and gentrification...

Documentary about the atomic testing done in the desert of Nevada, the health risks it posed to closely involved military personnel, and the lack of...

Documentary portrait of former CIA official John Stockwell, who resigned after becoming disillusioned with the organization's activities.

Journalist Kevin McKiernan's powerful film takes a close look at the Kurds, compelling and controversial subjects whose identities seem to shift...

Set design has been one of the most overlooked jobs in film, receiving little critical attention until recently. In this Oscar-nominated documentary...

“Look out Haskell, it’s real!” details the production of Haskell Wexler‘s 1969 feature Medium Cool. It features interviews...

Laymen as well as celebrities in the sciences and creative arts give their views and values regarding their creative efforts and technological...