Cinematography: Derek Wiesehahn
The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Derek Wiesehahn. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.
God Loves Uganda
2013 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States
Direction Roger Ross Williams
Plot A powerful exploration of the evangelical campaign to infuse African culture with values imported from America’s Christian Right. The film follows American and Ugandan religious leaders fighting “sexual immorality” and...
7.3
58 votes
7.3
58 votes
Welcome to Chechnya
2020 · Documentary · 107 min. · United States
Direction David France
Plot This searing investigative work shadows a group of activists risking unimaginable peril to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ pogrom raging in the repressive and closed Russian republic. Since 2016, Chechnya’s tyrannical...
7.3
245 votes
7.3
245 votes
How to Survive a Plague
2012 · Documentary · 109 min. · United States
Direction David France
Cast Peter Staley · Garance Franke-Ruta · Mark Harrington · Iris Long
Plot The story of two coalitions -- ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) -- whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition.
7.0
225 votes
7.0
225 votes
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023 · Documentary · 104 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Stephen Kijak
Cast Rock Hudson
Plot The biography of renowned actor Rock Hudson is examined in this investigation of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity, from his public 'ladies' man' character to his private life as a gay...
6.3
68 votes
6.3
68 votes
Notes from Dunblane: Lessons from a School Shooting (S)
2018 · Documentary · 22 min. · United States
Direction Kim A. Snyder
Plot In the wake of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre that took the lives of 20 first graders and their teachers, local clergymen Father Bob Weiss receives a letter...
5.4
59 votes
5.4
59 votes
Shot in the Arm
2023 · Documentary · 89 min. · United States
Direction Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Cast Karen Hirsch-Ernst · Peter Hotez · Blima Marcus · Paul Offit
Plot Exploring the 'anti-vax' movement both historically and in the angry political present, this account probes the divides and disinformation that threaten our future.
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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023 · Documentary · 96 min. · United States
Direction Joe Brewster · Michèle Stephenson
Plot A look at the life of poet, Nikki Giovanni and the revolutionary historical periods through which she lived, from the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter.
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Let Me Be Me
2022 · Documentary · 75 min. · United States
Direction Dan Crane · Katie Taber
Cast Kyle Westphal
Plot A family connects to their autistic son through a radical treatment program.
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Us Kids
2020 · Documentary · 98 min. · United States
Direction Kim A. Snyder
Plot After a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School claims 17 lives, a number of students rally themselves around the tragedy as an opportunity to speak out against the...
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The Destruction of Memory
2016 · Documentary · 84 min. · United States
Direction Tim Slade
Plot The purposeful demolishment of buildings, books and art as part of war has wrought catastrophic results on every continent. Leading up to the destruction of historical cities such as Aleppo...
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Music by Prudence
2010 · Documentary · 33 min. · United States
Direction Roger Ross Williams
Cast Prudence Mabhena
Plot Sunrise over the bush. A fresh morning star spilling vitality over scrambling, dry rocks. The African plain: supple and green. Clouds (celestial rapids) racing over an otherwise halcyon sky. Against...
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If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd
2018 · Documentary · min. · United States
Direction Stephen Kijak
Cast Ronnie Van Zant · Johnny Van Zant · Gary Rossington
Plot This authorized documentary will explore the music and backstory of the legendary American band. With the songs from the first six Skynyrd albums driving the narration, the film focuses on...
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The Reception
2005 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Direction John G. Young
Cast Maggie Burkwit · Chris Burmester · Darien Sills-Evans · Wayne Lamont Sims
Plot The complex relationship between a wealthy French woman and her best friend a, gay black American, is thrown into turmoil when her estranged daughter comes to visit them with her...
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