Movies Similar to Degrees of Blindness

Africa Light / Gray Zone(2010)

"Africa Light" - as white local citizens call Namibia. The name suggests romance, the beauty of nature and promises a life without any problems in a country where the difference between rich and poor could hardly be greater. Namibia does not give that impression of it. If you look at its surface it seems like Africa in its most innocent and civilized form. It is a country that is so inviting to dream by its spectacular landscape, stunning scenery and fascinating wildlife. It has a very strong tourism structure and the government gets a lot of money with its magical attraction. But despite its grandiose splendor it is an endless gray zone as well. It oscillates between tradition and modernity, between the cattle in the country and the slums in the city. It shuttles from colonial times, land property reform to minimum wage for everyone. It fluctuates between socialism and cold calculated market economy.

5.5

T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness: Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s(2013)

The 1920s saw a revolution in technology, the advent of the recording industry, that created the first class of African-American women to sing their way to fame and fortune. Blues divas such as Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Alberta Hunter created and promoted a working-class vision of blues life that provided an alternative to the Victorian gentility of middle-class manners. In their lives and music, blues women presented themselves as strong, independent women who lived hard lives and were unapologetic about their unconventional choices in clothes, recreational activities, and bed partners. Blues singers disseminated a Black feminism that celebrated emotional resilience and sexual pleasure, no matter the source.

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Eno(1973)

About the English musician, composer, record producer, singer, writer, and visual artist, Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno, made shortly after his departure from Roxy Music. Featuring the recording sessions for Eno's record "Here Come the Warm Jets". A long lost documentary.

5.0

Statues Also Die(1953)

Short documentary commissioned by the magazine Présence Africaine. From the question "Why is the African in the anthropology museum while Greek or Egyptian art are in the Louvre?", the directors expose and criticize the lack of consideration for African art. The film was censored in France for eight years because of its anti-colonial perspective.

6.7

Breakdowns of 1942(1942)

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1942.

6.0

Blow-Ups of 1946(1946)

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1946.

6.0

Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me(2000)

A unique look at the making of Stand by Me including interviews from Stephen King, Rob Reiner, Kiefer Sutherland, Richard Dreyfuss, Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell.

7.5

Strange Parallel(1998)

Strange Parallel is a documentary/short film revolving around the American singer/songwriter Elliott Smith. The film features interviews with Elliott himself as well as fans, friends and other acquaintances of his (including Gus Van Sant, Larry Crane, and the members of Quasi). The film also includes snippets of Elliott Smith performing as well as footage of him recording an unreleased song, "Brand New Game". The film sometimes moves out of reality, with acted-out, metaphorical sequences that involve Elliott considering purchasing a mechanical hand (a "robot hand" ) to improve his music.

5.9

Breakdowns of 1938(1938)

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.

4.7

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Translating History to Screen(2008)

Translating History to Screen (2008) Video Short - 10 June 2008 (USA)

5.0

Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley(2007)

This film features unreleased concert footage of Elvis Presley's afternoon performance at the 'Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show' held at the Fairgrounds in Tupelo, Mississippi on September 26, 1956. The professionally filmed black and white newsreel footage was synchronized with an amateur audio recording of the concert that had previously appeared on the 'Elvis Presley: A Golden Celebration' LP/CD box set.

6.6

Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle(2000)

Documentary about the making of and legacy of The Creature from the Black Lagoon included in The Legacy Collection box set.

7.3

La marche gaie(1980)

A short documentary about the October 14 1979 March For Lesbian And Gay Rights in Washington D.C.

4.3

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Hundertwasser's Rainy Day(1971)

In 1972, the camera eye observes Friedensreich Hundertwasser in the ambiance he has created for himself and presents a wide selection of his beautifully coloured pictures, which are owned by collectors all over the world, while the artist himself speaks about his life, his work, his ideas, and his manifestoes.

6.1

Remembrance(2008)

Jia Zhangke’s short for Modern Weekly’s special tenth anniversary issue.

8.0

Breakdowns of 1940(1940)

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1940.

4.0

In Search of Avery Willard(2012)

In Search of Avery Willard iIlluminates the life and work of the groundbreaking, and mostly forgotten, artist Avery Willard — photographer, filmmaker, writer, publisher, leatherman, pornographer.

4.0

Boys Beware(1961)

This anti-homosexual social "scare" short film focuses on the dangers of young boys talking to strangers.

3.3

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Foo-Foo Dust(2003)

This less-than-feature-length documentary chronicles the endless cycle of addiction perpetrated by a mother and son living in a squalid tenement in San Francisco. 22-year-old Ryan and his mother Stephanie are both drug addicts: Although he'll take whatever comes along, her substance of choice is crack cocaine, and she demands that her son provide her with some. As they navigate their respective addictions, each comes close to overdosing just before they're evicted from their apartment.

5.4

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Transformator(2003)

On the road between Moscow and Saint Petersburg, two lorry drivers are waiting for help after an accident. But the wait proves to be a long one.

4.5