The Actor and the Savages

At Bucharest’s famous revue theater “Vox,” director Costică Caratase prepares a bold anti-fascist show despite growing threats from the Iron Guard. As pressure and violence escalate, he and his collaborators face persecu

The Death of an Actor

This is a story about the actor Shchiptsov, a man of robust build, who became famous not so much for his stage talent as for his extraordinary physical strength. He had a quarrel with the theater director during the inte

Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom

Full Blossom: The Life Of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom takes a look at Blossom's work onscreen, as well as the man behind the camera, examining his political and spiritual convictions, his belief in reincarnation (Blossom

The Actor 2

Sequel to 'The Actor'.

The Actor That Got Chased Around the City

Actor Nathan Minors is at the top of his career, and Minors and his fiancé Faith celebrate with a night out in the town. Things take an ugly turn when Minors receives a text message on the ride home that will forever cha

To Kill the Actor

Six years ago he desperately escaped from here, suffocating within the narrow walls of a provincial theater. All he took from his acting past into the new commercial world was the nickname "Daredevil". But the coveted pe

Hamlet: The Actor's View

One of the greatest Hamlets of the 20th century Sir John Gielgud reflects on the play and its title character with which he used to be intimately associated for ever since 1929.

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

A short piece that looks at the 2012 film's ensemble cast and the strengths they brought to the project.

Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me

Called "the first lady of the silent screen," Lillian Gish was the archetypal silent film heroine — the delicate damsel in distress, stranded on a swift-moving ice floe, cowering before a sadistic brute. The film showcas

The Disappearance Of Actor Bendy

Commissioner Bartošek is visited by Dr. Goldberg, who reports the disappearance of his friend, the famous actor Benda. From the flimsy evidence, it appears that Benda left his apartment one night without taking anything

Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door

Anthony Perkins’ face and name remain familiar to a younger 21st century audience, fond of giallo and slashers. But he has long struggled in the shadow of his most famous character, Norman Bates – the young man in Alfred

Haji Agha, the Cinema Actor

A director (Ovanes Ohanian) looks for a subject for his movie and someone suggests that he films Haji Agha secretly. Haji is very rich and frowns upon cinema. Haji's daughter, son-in-law, and servant help the director wi

The Actor's Work

Throughout a year's work, a group of ten actors and a film director will work together on the creation of the characters and on the structure of the plot of a new film to come. Long sessions of discussion, rehearsals and

The Unforgettable Actor of Student Films

Kerem, a young theater graduate, works at a grocery store while acting in student films. One day, he gets an unexpected offer for a role in a TV series.

The Busiest Actor In The World

Kanji Tsuda is one of Japan’s most sought-after character actors, and here he plays himself—an actor whose schedule is packed to the brim, rushing from one role to the next, minute by minute, without a single day off, ne

Mental Health & the Actor’s Life

Actor, director and writer, Dr Daniel Widdowson, explores the highs, lows, benefits and dangers of the entertainment industry's effects on actors and their mental health.

The Private Life of an Actor

Biography of Lucien Guitry, stage comedian, by his son, movie director, and a poetic reflection on the passionate love of both men for their chosen art forms.

The Great Actor M. F. Yakovchenko

About the outstanding Ukrainian theater and film actor Mykola Fedorovych Yakovchenko (1900-1974).

Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor

A documentary on classic character actors

The Diaries of a Theater Actor