SPIRIT GAME: Pride Of A Nation
Directed by Peter Spirer and Peter Baxter
2017
Lacrosse originated with the Iroquois, which they call their "medicine game," and is the lifeblood of their Nation. The Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team is not only among the world's best, but ambassadors for their Nation's sovereignty and recognition. In 2015, the Iroquois hosted the World Championships on Native soil for the first time ever, in which history, politics and culture all collided on the playing field before the eyes of the world.
FEEL RICH: HEALTH IS THE NEW WEALTH
Directed by Peter Spirer
2017
Feel Rich: Health Is The New Wealth documents the nascent self-love revolution emerging in urban communities. Narrated by Quincy Jones III, the film features interviews with iconic artists, producers, urban farmers and meditators who have made dramatic changes in their lives by opening themselves up to new ideas about what it means to be rich. Our audience will embark on a journey led by Common, The Game, Crystal Wall, Paul Wall, Fat Joe, Russell Simmons, Stic.Man, Afya Ibomu, Jermaine Dupri, Slim Thug, Styles P and the legendary Quincy Jones that provides unique context to the global health crisis in urban communities by offering a backstage pass into the hearts and minds of the hip hop elite.
BURLESQUE: HEART OF THE GLITTER TRIBE
Directed by Jon Manning
2017
Twelve of today's hottest performers reveal the naked truth about an exotic world where artifice is a route to authenticity and pretending to be someone else is the ultimate journey to become yourself. These burlesquers put it all on the line in performances that are sexy, funny, elegant and outrageous - and they bare more than just their bodies as they discuss their artistic vision, their financial struggles, the misconceptions that infuriate them and the community that sustains them.
THE GIANT KILLER
Directed by David Yuzuk
2017
What started out as a documentary about a homeless Vietnam veteran and decorated hero turned into something far more complex when Richard Flaherty was killed in a suspicious hit-and-run accident. Dubbed "The Giant Killer," he was only 4' 9" tall, the littlest person ever to serve in the US military. He rose in rank and was much awarded, but his post-war life was shrouded in mystery and danger.
WHO THE F*CK IS THAT GUY? :
THE FABULOUS JOURNEY OF MICHAEL ALAGO
Directed by Drew Stone
2017
Discover the incredible life of Michael Alago, a gay Puerto Rican kid from Brooklyn who went on to shape and reinvent the world’s musical landscape — first as a 19 —year-old talent booker at the legendary Ritz nightclub in New York City and then as a 24-year-old A&R exec who signed Metallica, White Zombie and other bands.
QUEEN MIMI
Directed by Yaniv Rokah
2015
Forced onto the streets in her 50s, Marie found "home" at a Santa Monica laundromat. Taking shelter there for 20 years, Mimi's passion for pink, and living without looking back, has taken her from homelessness to Hollywood's red carpet.
THE ART OF 16 BARS: Get Ya Bars Up
Directed by Peter Spirer
2006
It's raw, blistering talent that defines the legendary MCs. But going from hungry amateur to rich professional takes more... much more! From the filmmakers who brought you The MC: Why We Do It, Beef, Beef II, The Freshest Kids and Rhyme and Reason, learn from the biggest MCs of our time exactly how they achieved success. They share their approach to live performances and how they put together a demo tape, got signed and dealt with labels as well as their hard-won behind-the-scenes knowledge about how the industry really works.
THE MC: WHY WE DO IT
Directed by Peter Spirer
2005
The MC: Why We Do It explores the art of the MC from the unique point of view of todays top rap artists.
BEEF III
Directed by Peter Spirer
2005
Beef III is about the high-profile Beefs in the hip-hop culture. Beefs are started when one rapper disses another for whatever reason, usually to get the upper hand with the fans or to show their machismo. This program features Beefs between 50 Cent and Game, Lil Flip and TI, Nelly and Chingy, Twista and Bone Thugz, Lil Scrappy and the Orlando Police and many more.
BLACK AND BLUE: Legends Of The Hip Hop Cop
Directed by Peter Spirer
2005
It's been whispered about for years in the Hip Hop community. Now learn the shocking truth and see the irrefutable evidence -- top Hip Hop artists are being targeted by one of the most powerful police departments in the country. Unlike performers in any other musical genre, respected Hip Hop artists such as Jay-Z, Ja Rule, 50 Cent, The Game, Cuban Link, Damon Dash, Snoop Dogg, Nas, Lil' Kim and more are constantly followed, questioned and harassed without probable cause by New York City's finest. The NYPD maintains that there's no profiling of Hip Hop artists and their crews. But in this program, retired police detective Derrick Parker reveals that he created an NYPD rap unit after the murder of Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, then saw his unit become officially sanctioned three years later. With actual law enforcement rapper surveillance footage and a rare peek at the infamous "Rap Binder" used in law enforcement training, Black And Blue tells the compelling story of Detective Derrick Parker, the unit he created and the controversy it has spawned. This is one of the secret stories of Hip Hop, a culture that continues to be exploited by corporate America and condemned by mainstream society.
BEEF II
Directed by Peter Spirer
2004
Beef II exposes the business of hip hop battles.
BEEF
Directed by Peter Spirer
2003
A documentary on the evolution of MC battles from verbal one-upmanship to street warfare.
THUG ANGEL
Directed by Peter Spirer
2002
Documentary examining the politics, music, and life of Tupac Shakur.
FROM RUSSIA TO HOLLYWOOD:
THE 100 YEAR ODYSSEY OF CHEKHOV and SHDANOFF
Produced by Peter Spirer
2002
Two Russian acting coaches, Michael Chekhov and George Shdanoff, bring their revolutionary acting system to the A-list legendary stars and directors of Hollywood.
BLOOD TIES: THE LIFE AND WORK OF SALLY MANN
Directed by Steven Cantor and Peter Spirer
1994
Follows the controversy surrounding photographer Sally Mann's controversial book Immediate Family in this Academy Award-nominated documentary film that first debuted at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival. While many critics praised the intimacy of Mann's work, some members of the religious right accused her of producing child pornography due to the fact that Immediate Family contained numerous photographs of her nude and half-clothed pre-adolescent children.