Films produced by Candescent Films

With the epic dimensions of a Shakespearean tragedy, The Queen of Versailles follows billionaires Jackie and David’s rags-to-riches story to...

The political upheaval in North Africa is responsibility of the Western powers —especially of the United States and France— due to the...

An anonymous body in the Arizona desert sparks the beginning of a real-life human drama. The search for identity leads us back across a continent to...

For Mia, beauty is everything. A trophy, a promise, a ball and chain, a wish upon a star. A life sentence.

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving November 2012, four boys in a red SUV pull into a gas station after spending time at the mall buying...

Over the past 25 years, Lauren Greenfield's documentary photography and film projects have explored youth culture, gender, body image, and affluence....

Forty years before WikiLeaks and the NSA scandal, there was Media, Pennsylvania. In 1971, eight activists plotted an intricate break-in to the local...

Over seven years, three couples involved in the extreme sport of BASE jumping test the limits of love and life itself. Risking everything for the...

This real-life look at FBI counterterrorism operations features access to both sides of a sting: the government informant and the radicalized target.

This in-depth look into the powerhouse industries of big-game hunting, breeding and wildlife conservation in the U.S. and Africa unravels the complex...

Amid the nation’s ongoing debate over health care reform, this bracing new documentary examines the everyday realities of Americans who lack...

An intimate character study of the complex figure Ittetsu Nemoto, an aimless and rebellious former punk rocker-turned-Buddhist priest. He is renowned...

One in four women experience violence in their homes. Have you ever asked, “Why doesn't she just leave?” Private Violence shatters the...

With the epic dimensions of a Shakespearean tragedy, The Queen of Versailles follows billionaires Jackie and David’s rags-to-riches story to...

The political upheaval in North Africa is responsibility of the Western powers —especially of the United States and France— due to the...

An anonymous body in the Arizona desert sparks the beginning of a real-life human drama. The search for identity leads us back across a continent to...

For Mia, beauty is everything. A trophy, a promise, a ball and chain, a wish upon a star. A life sentence.