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...
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,...
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".
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
Direction Fenton Bailey · Randy Barbato
Cast Monica Lewinsky · Bill Clinton · Pat Kilbane
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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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