Direction: Randy Barbato

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Randy Barbato. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Every Brilliant Thing (TV)

2016 · Documentary · 62 min. · United States

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato

Plot Jonny Donahoe performs in a one-person play about a man who came of age with a suicidal mother but, at various stages of his life, set about compiling a long...

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7.2

88 votes

7.2

88 votes

Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures

2016 · Documentary · 108 min. · United States

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato

Cast Deborah Harry · Fran Lebowitz · Brooke Shields

Plot An examination of the life and work of the revered and controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.

7.0

174 votes

7.0

174 votes

Wishful Drinking (TV)

2010 · Documentary · 76 min. · United States

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato

Cast Carrie Fisher

Plot Carrie Fisher, forever immortalized by her role as Princess Leia in Star Wars, reveals her turbulent life, from her superficial Hollywood upbringing to her addiction to alcohol. With scathing humor,...

6.7

252 votes

6.7

252 votes

Inside Deep Throat

2005 · Documentary · 92 min. · United States

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato

Cast John Waters · Larry Flynt · Erica Jong · Ruth Westheimer

Plot Inside Deep Throat examines the unanticipated lasting cultural impact generated by Deep Throat, a sexually explicit film first shown in a midtown Manhattan adult theater in June 1972 that quickly...

6.6

2K votes

6.6

2K votes

In Vogue: The Editor's Eye (TV)

2012 · Documentary · 60 min. · United States

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato

Cast Hamish Bowles · Grace Coddington · Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele · Alber Elbaz

Plot Documentary film takes a look at some of the world's most influential fashion images as conceived by the magazine's iconic fashion editors.

6.2

46 votes

6.2

46 votes

When I Knew (TV)

2008 · Documentary · 45 min. · United States

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato

Cast Jeffrey Patrick Olson · Ashley Arnold · Melissa M. Gibson · James Evans

Plot Alternately candid, funny, poignant and heartbreaking, this documentary focuses on a cross-section of men and women of all ages who invoke the exact moment in their lives--whether as toddlers, grade-schoolers,...

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6.0

37 votes

6.0

37 votes

Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes (TV Miniseries)

2021 · Documentary · 30 min. · United States

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato

Cast Ronan Farrow

Plot 6 episodes. Ronan Farrow's intimate, revealing interviews with whistleblowers, journalists, private investigators and other sources for his book "Catch & Kill".

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5.9

33 votes

5.9

33 votes

Party Monster

1998 · Documentary · 57 min. · United States

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato

Cast Michael Alig

Plot Party Monster: The Shockumentary is a 1998 documentary film detailing the rise of the club kid phenomenon in New York City, the life of club kid and party promoter Michael...

5.9

76 votes

5.9

76 votes

Party Monster

2003 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato

Cast Macaulay Culkin · Seth Green · Manny Perez · Chloë Sevigny

Plot Set in the New York club scene of the late 1980's thru the 1990's, a tale which chronicles the rise and fall of club-kid promoter Michael Alig, a party organizer,...

5.7

1K votes

5.7

1K votes

Menendez: Blood Brothers (TV)

2017 · Movie · min. · United States

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato

Cast Nico Tortorella · Courtney Love · Benito Martinez · Myko Olivier

Plot It explores the inner lives and motivation behind the murders of entertainment executive Jose Menendez and his wife Kitty at the hands of their sons Lyle and Erik in 1989.

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I Am Britney Jean (TV)

2013 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato

Cast Britney Spears · Adam Leber · Larry Rudolph · Baz Halpin

Plot An intimate look at one of the most overexposed yet under-revealed stars of today as she faces one of her biggest challenges ever while finishing her album, shooting videos, doing...

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Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump (TV Miniseries)

2021 · Documentary · 27 min. · United States

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato

Plot Pulls back the curtain on life at a privately owned TV station in the small desert town of Pahrump, Nevada, revealing a colorful cast of characters in front of and...

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Monica in Black and White (TV)

2002 · Documentary · min. · United States

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Becoming Chaz

2011 · Documentary · 80 min. · United States

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato

Cast Cher · Chaz Bono · Jimm Giannini · Jennifer Elia

Plot Documentary following Chaz (formerly Chastity) Bono's gender transition. Includes interviews with family members and friends as the transition is followed.

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The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

2011 · Documentary · 85 min. · United States

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato

Cast Carl Levin · Robert Gates · Mike Mullen · John McCain

Plot The strange history of the now abandoned American 1993-bill, «Don't ask, don't tell» where sexual orientation was a "non-talk" policy in the American forces, leading to 13.368 getting kicked out...

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101 Rent Boys

2000 · Documentary · 78 min. · United States

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato

Plot 101 Rent Boys is shot on location in various motel rooms situated on the length of the Santa Monica Boulevard, and features 101 different hustlers. Although the film features 101...

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Liberty: Mother of Exiles

2019 · Documentary · 82 min. · United States

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato

Plot The most photographed statue in the world, the statue of liberty's meaning is universal and represents freedom, hope and protest to people throughout the world. Liberty: Mother of Exiles casts...

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Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal (TV)

2008 · Documentary · 70 min. · United States

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato

Cast Heidi Fleiss · Anthony Brooklier · Larry King · Tom Sizemore

Plot A look at the creation of former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss' latest venture, a Nevada-based male brothel called Heidi's Stud Farm, which caters to female clientèle.

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The Hidden Führer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality

2004 · Documentary · 81 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato · Gabriel Rotello

Cast Marlene Sanders · Adolf Hitler · Lothar Machtan · Michael Bronski

Plot German historian Lothar Machtan proposed in his book that Hitler may have been gay and his desire to keep it a secret motivated many of his actions. This film details...

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30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing

2019 · Movie · 63 min. · United States

Direction Andrew Ahn · Fatih Akin · Gregg Araki · Karim Aïnouz

Cast Arthur Alfaia · Jackie Boyce · Amy Davis · Drew Droege

Plot An omnibus film celebrating the 30th anniversary of iconic independent distributor Strand Releasing.

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