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4 seasons · 27 eps

Season 4

S4 · E1 23 min

Soldier of Illusion (1983) (1) Episode 1

Wubly rating 8.0 · You

In the early 1980s, a visionary German filmmaker tries to will his magnum opus into existence while working in the remote, punishing conditions of the Russian Ular mountains. Inspired by the Werner Herzog-focused documentary Burden of Dreams.

S4 · E2 23 min

Soldier of Illusion (1983) (2) Episode 2

Wubly rating 8.2 · You

In the early 1980s, a visionary German filmmaker tries to will his magnum opus into existence while working in the remote, punishing conditions of the Russian Ular mountains. Inspired by the Werner Herzog-focused documentary Burden of Dreams.

S4 · E3 23 min

Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport (1994) Episode 3

Wubly rating 7.8 · You

A fly-on-the-wall portrait of a hair salon in the small coastal town of Bagglyport as they prepare their annual stylebook in an homage to documentaries 3 Salons at the Seaside and The September Issue.

S4 · E4 23 min

How They Threw Rocks (1996) Episode 4

Wubly rating 8.1 · You

A chronicle the Welsh sport of Craig Maes, also known as “Field Rock,” and the iconic 1974 bout dubbed “The Melon vs. The Felon” in the vein of When We Were Kingsand other great explorations of sport.

S4 · E5 22 min

My Monkey Grifter (2020) Episode 5

Wubly rating 7.6 · You

Drawing inspiration from My Octopus Teacher, filmmaker Benjamin Clay forms a deep, emotional, and financially taxing relationship with a monkey who may have ulterior motives.

S4 · E6 23 min

Trouver Frisson (2000) Episode 6

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Celebrated French filmmaker Ida Leos searches for why she no longer experiences “frisson” – the goosebumps that have always been her guide. Inspired by Agnes Varda’s Gleaners and I and Beaches of Agnes.

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