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Zeitgeist Films is an American independent film distributor based in New York City founded in 1988 by co-Presidents Nancy Gerstman and Emily Russo. Films distributed by Zeitgeist are strongly auteur-driven by directors such as Christopher Nolan, Guy Maddin, Atom Egoyan, Todd Haynes, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Abbas Kiarostami, Deepa Mehta, Jan Švankmajer and the Brothers Quay. The expansive Zeitgeist film library includes Trouble the Water, The Corporation, Jellyfish, Examined Life, Into Great Silence, Following and Taste of Cherry. In June 2008, the MoMA honored two decades of Zeitgeist successes with a month-long, twenty film retrospective entitled Zeitgeist: The Films of Our Time, exhibiting the distributor's twenty most critically acclaimed, intellectually stimulating titles.

Best films

Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
(2012) Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
(2001)
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Filmography of Zeitgeist Films (63 films)

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Something Ventured
Something Ventured (2011)
, 1h24
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about computing, Documentary films about business, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about technology

Apple, Intel, Genentech, Atari, Google, Cisco. Des succès stratosphériques avec des enjeux importants tout autour. Derrière certaines des entreprises les plus révolutionnaires du monde se cachent une poignée d'hommes qui (par le temps, la prévoyance, la capacité d'évaluer les autres et beaucoup de chance) ont vu des opportunités là où d'autres ne l'ont pas vu : ce sont les premiers investisseurs de capital-risque. Toutes étaient des entreprises de soutien et de construction avant que le terme "capital-risque" n'ait été inventé : des entreprises qui ont conduit à la naissance de la biotechnologie et à la croissance spectaculaire des microprocesseurs, des ordinateurs personnels et du web. SOMETHING VENTURED révèle les hauts et les bas de la construction de certaines des plus grandes entreprises du XXe siècle, et les drames cachés derrière certains des noms les plus célèbres dans les affaires.
The Oath
The Oath (2010)
, 1h30
Directed by Laura Poitras
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary

The Tree
The Tree (2010)
, 1h40
Directed by Julie Bertuccelli
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Christmas films, Mise en scène d'une plante
Actors Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marton Csokas, Morgana Davies, Christian Byers, Aden Young, Arthur Dignam

Dawn and Peter O’Neil live together with their children (three boys and a girl), on the outskirts of a small country town. Next to their rambling house stands the kids’ favorite playground: a giant Moreton Bay Fig tree (now known in real-life as the Teviotville Tree), whose branches reach high towards the sky and roots stretch far into the ground.
!W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution
!W.A.R.: !Women Art Revolution (2010)
, 1h23
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Feminist films, Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors Miranda July, Yoko Ono, Carolee Schneemann

!Women Art Revolution explores the "secret history" of feminist art, through conversations, observations, archival footage, and works of visionary artists, historians, curators and critics. Starting from its roots in 1960s antiwar and civil rights protests, the film details major developments in feminist art through the 1970s and explores how the tenacity and courage of these pioneering artists resulted in what is now widely regarded as the most significant art movement of the late 20th century.
Queen to Play
Queen to Play (2009)
, 1h36
Directed by Caroline Bottaro
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Jeu, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Films about chess
Actors Sandrine Bonnaire, Kevin Kline, Francis Renaud, Valérie Lagrange, Alexandra Gentil, Alice Pol

The film stars Sandrine Bonnaire as a French chambermaid on the island of Corsica. She develops an interest in chess. She has been cleaning the house of an American doctor (played by Kevin Kline in his first French-speaking role), and he begins helping her practice and improve. She must deal with her growing fascination with the game and with her husband and teenaged daughter.
A Town Called Panic
A Town Called Panic (2009)
, 1h14
Directed by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar
Origin Belgique
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Actors Benoît Poelvoorde, Jeanne Balibar, Bouli Lanners, Vincent Patar, Véronique Dumont, Stéphane Aubier

Three plastic toys named Cowboy, Indian and Horse share a house in a rural town. Cowboy and Indian plan to surprise Horse with a homemade barbecue for his birthday. However, they accidentally order 50 million bricks instead of the 50 they actually require. This sets off a chain of events as the trio travel to the center of the earth, trek across frozen tundra and discover a parallel underwater universe of pointy-headed (and dishonest) creatures.
Tulpan
Tulpan (2009)
, 1h40
Directed by Sergueï Dvortsevoï
Origin Kazakhstan
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance

Une yourte au fin fond des steppes du Kazakhstan. Un jeune homme aux grandes oreilles en tenue de marin évoque l'hippocampe, ce tout petit animal comme un "chameau" des mers : Asa est de retour de Sakhaline où il vient de faire son service militaire dans la marine. La yourte est celle de la belle Tulpan et de ses parents. Asa, venu avec son beau-frère Ondas et son ami Boni, va-t-il les convaincre qu'il peut faire un bon mari pour Tulpan, et ainsi fonder une famille, avec une ferme pour élever de nombreux moutons ?
Afghan Star
Afghan Star (2009)
, 1h27
Directed by Havana Marking
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films

Afghan Star follows the story of Hameed Sakhizada, Setara Hussainzada, Rafi Naabzada, and Lema Sahar, four contestants appearing in the third season of the Afghan reality show Afghan Star. The show's director and host Daoud Sediqi explains that it provides an opportunity for Afghans to enjoy music again after the Taliban's ban. The contestants become national celebrities with people campaigning for votes which are cast via SMS. The show is popular among ordinary Afghan people and fans vote for their favorite contestants even across ethnic lines.
Last Train Home
Last Train Home (2009)
, 1h25
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Documentary films about technology

Every spring, China's 130 million migrant workers travel back to their home villages for the New Year's holiday. This exodus is the world's largest human migration.
Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (2009)
, 1h51
Directed by Margarethe von Trotta
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Barbara Sukowa, Heino Ferch, Hannah Herzsprung, Sunnyi Melles, Lena Stolze, Alexander Held

In Vision, New German Cinema auteur Margarethe von Trotta (Marianne and Julianne, Rosa Luxemburg and Rosentrasse) tells the story of Hildegard of Bingen (Barbara Sukowa) the famed 12th century Benedictine nun, Christian mystic, composer, philosopher, playwright, physician, poet, naturalist, scientist and ecological activist. Hildegard was a multi-talented, fully grounded, highly intelligent woman who was forced to hide her light. The modern world's first female rebel who re-transmitted her visions to the world for the greater glory of God and mankind. Regine Pernoud has called Hildegard “the inspired conscience of the 12th century,” the “Prophetissa Teutonica” and the “Jewel of Bingen.” Pope John Paul II has called her “a light to her people and for her time, she continues to shine even more brightly today.