Our friends over at Indieflix have compiled a list of the top 10 indie films for the weekend at hand. After everyone has stuffed their faces with hot dogs and burgers and plan on settling down in front of their TV, why not choose from the list of independent movies listed below?
“Forgotten Ellis Island”
Visit the abandoned immigrant hospital on Ellis Island, the largest port of entry to the United States. Elliott Gould narrates.
https://indieflix.com/indie-films/forgotten-ellis-island-44189/
“An American Candidate”
In the heart of America, an average Joe decides to run for congress, on a third party ticket. The only problem: he is running against Congressman Dick Gephardt and has no campaign war chest. A satirical look at American democracy from an immigrant’s perspective portrays why third parties have not and will not gain a foothold. And why some people are better off sticking with their day jobs instead of running for office.
https://indieflix.com/indie-films/an-american-candidate-41033/
“Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass Music”
Features interviews and performances by Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys, Emmylou Harris, Paul McCartney, the Osborne Brothers, Dolly Parton, Ricky Skaggs and many more!
https://indieflix.com/indie-films/bill-monroe-father-of-bluegrass-music-34981/
“Government Girls of WWII”
“Government Girls of World War II” the women who changed American attitudes on sex, race and gender. A documentary with host/narrator Cokie Roberts. Spies, code-breakers, strategic analysts, clerks: young women of all races, nearly a million strong by war’s end, streamed into Washington from all over the country, filled with patriotism and enthusiasm to aid the World War II homeland effort. They came for reasons of patriotism, excitement and financial and social independence. The government staged a full-scale propaganda effort to recruit them and by doing so changed the face of women’s employment and racial attitudes for the rest of the century. The the documentary “Government Girls” tells the stories of these women and paints of picture of America during this period. The documentary includes first person narratives by many of the women including former intelligence workers. It also includes rare archival World War II footage.
https://indieflix.com/indie-films/government-girls-of-world-war-ii-2399/
“Corner Store”
Ten years ago during the second Intifada, Yousef Elhaj left his wife and three small children in Bethlehem to start a new life for them in San Francisco. For a decade he has worked day and night to build his business, save for their future, and remain connected from afar, while waiting to become a legal US citizen. Finally, he is permitted to return to his fractured homeland to reunite with his wife and his now grown children. But a lot has changed and Yousef must confront these new realities and decide with his family if a life in America is still what’s best for all of them. In three acts, Yousef’s story reminds all of us that, when it comes to family, there is nothing that can’t be endured.
https://indieflix.com/indie-films/corner-store-34062/
“Maker’s Series”
The story of the birth of the modern Women’s Movement. When Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique came out in 1963, millions of American women felt the constraints of 1950s post-war culture, which confined them to the home or to low-paying, dead end jobs. At the same time, another group of women were emerging from the anti-war and civil rights movement determined to achieve their own revolution.
https://indieflix.com/indie-films/the-makers-part-1-awakening-41327/
“The Carrier”
Filmmakers Steven C Barber and Matthew Hausle along with Executive Producer Tim Shelton and Producer Tamara Henry bring you, The Carrier. This amazing film about the world first basketball game aboard the active nuclear aircraft carrier “USS Carl Vinson” is truly a first. This inaugural event was played on 11/11/11 in front of 10,000 service members and the President of the United Sates, Barack Obama. This 64 minute documentary shows the behind the scenes life of Americas sailors and airmen as the sacrifice 24/7 for the freedoms of everyone in America. Follow the filmmakers as they spend 7 days at sea with these American heroes. There are interviews with the Commanding Officer, Capt. Bruce Lindsey, Magic Johnson, and several of the crew of the Vinson leading up to game time. This film has never before seen footage of this 5 billion dollar war machine and a sequence of the Bin Laden raid, which was carried out from the deck of this amazing vessel. The Carrier is a film of heart and substance that will educate and thoroughly illuminate the viewer, and the story and pacing of this unique film is thoroughly entertaining.
https://indieflix.com/indie-films/the-carrier-42436/
“Until they are Home”
“Until They Are Home” focuses on the search for the remains of U.S. Marines who were killed in the legendary South Pacific World War II Battle of Tarawa, where over 6000 men were killed in 72 hours. Kelsey Grammar narrates. The film is a sequel to “Return to Tarawa: The Leon Cooper Story,” which was narrated by Ed Harris. That documentary centered on Cooper, who at 93 is one of the last remaining survivors of the battle. Tarawa was a fortified Japanese compound in the Pacific (currently part of the Republic of Kiribati). During “Return,” Cooper and the film crew discovered that the island still held the remains of over 500 US soldiers, lost after being quickly buried in the scorching equatorial sun. “Until They Are Home,” naturally, focuses on what comes next. In 2010, through a Congressional mandate prompted by “Return To Tarawa”, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) team went back to Tarawa to recover the remains of Marines and bring them home. This film documents their efforts, and chronicles the battle through the eyes of Norm Hatch, the combat photographer during the battle. Actor Eddie Albert, who won a Bronze Star in the battle, is remembered.
https://indieflix.com/indie-films/until-they-are-home-41247/
“Flag Day”
A soldier travels home to destroy their journal account of time spent in Iraq. Meanwhile, an overzealous patriot reacts to what he believes to be a flag burning.
https://indieflix.com/indie-films/flag-day-18030/
“We the Economy”
Uncle Sam takes a cut of our earnings every April. But what does he spend our hard-earned money on? The answers will truly surprise you in this vérité odyssey.
https://indieflix.com/indie-films/your-tax-dollars-at-work-43768/
