Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Murder on a Sunday Morning
(2001)
2001 French documentary about the murder trial of a 15 year old black teen accused of murder in Jacksonville, Florida. Winner of 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary. (more)
2001 French documentary about the murder trial of a 15 year old black teen accused of murder in Jacksonville, Florida. Winner of 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary. (more)
Welcome Home (2008)
Julien, 28, returns to his home town after spending the past 13 years in prison. Out on probation, he's obsessed with a girl... Emilie. And one day, he reaches for her: "it's me". She turns around, looks at him and starts to scream. (more)
Julien, 28, returns to his home town after spending the past 13 years in prison. Out on probation, he's obsessed with a girl... Emilie. And one day, he reaches for her: "it's me". She turns around, looks at him and starts to scream. (more)
Capturing Reality
(2008)
From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the world's best documentarians reflect upon the unique power of their genre. Capturing Reality explores the complex ... (more)
From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the world's best documentarians reflect upon the unique power of their genre. Capturing Reality explores the complex ... (more)
The Staircase II: The Last Chance (2012)
Explosive developments - implicating both the forensics laboratory of the police department of North Carolina, and Duane Deaver, its chief - shed new light on the case of murder suspect Michael Peterson. (more)
Explosive developments - implicating both the forensics laboratory of the police department of North Carolina, and Duane Deaver, its chief - shed new light on the case of murder suspect Michael Peterson. (more)
Vanished (2012)
A mother of two mysteriously disappears one morning. Her husband isn't worried as they've had rough patches; his wife just wanted to give him a scare and will come home soon. But her lover is convinced she has been murdered by her husband. (more)
A mother of two mysteriously disappears one morning. Her husband isn't worried as they've had rough patches; his wife just wanted to give him a scare and will come home soon. But her lover is convinced she has been murdered by her husband. (more)
Parcours meurtrier d'une mère ordinaire: L'affaire Courjault (2009)