in theaters on my screens

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

U.S. 2022. Documentary by Nancy Buirski. The circumstances surrounding the production of John Schlesinger's film "Midnight Cowboy", and its public reception in late 1960s America.

Runtime: 101 min.

in theaters on my screens

A Crime on the Bayou

U.S. 2020. Documentary by Nancy Buirski. A Black teenager bravely challenges the most powerful white supremacist in 1960s Louisiana, with the help of a young Jewish attorney.

Runtime: 91 min.

in theaters on my screens

The Rape of Recy Taylor

U.S. 2017. Documentary by Nancy Buirski. In 1944, a young black mother in Alabama helps spark the civil rights movement by filing a lawsuit against the five white teenagers who raped her.

Runtime: 91 min.

in theaters on my screens

Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq

U.S. 2013. Documentary by Nancy Buirski. A muse to choreographers George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, French ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq had to end her brilliant career in 1956 due to poliomyelitis.

Runtime: 91 min.

in theaters on my screens

The Loving Story

U.S. 2011. Documentary by Nancy Buirski.