Jessica Yu Movies

  • 2023
    Quiz Lady

    Quiz Lady

    Quiz Lady

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    A brilliant but tightly wound, gameshow-obsessed young woman, Anne, and her estranged, train-wreck of a sister Jenny, must work together to help...

    Quiz Lady
  • 2004
    In the Realms of the Unreal

    In the Realms of the Unreal

    In the Realms of the Unreal

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    In the Realms of the Unreal is a documentary about the reclusive Chicago-based artist Henry Darger. Henry Darger was so reclusive that when he died...

    In the Realms of the Unreal
  • 2011
    Last Call at the Oasis

    Last Call at the Oasis

    Last Call at the Oasis

    7.22011HD

    Participant Media’s Last Call at the Oasis is a new documentary from Jessica Yu & Elise Pearlstein. Think water is an infinite resource?...

    Last Call at the Oasis
  • 2008
    Ping Pong Playa

    Ping Pong Playa

    Ping Pong Playa

    5.92008HD

    Streetwise swaggering Christopher "C-Dub" Wang is a suburban guy who waxes political on all things Asian American and clings to pro basketball pipe...

    Ping Pong Playa
  • 2017
    Maria Bamford: Old Baby

    Maria Bamford: Old Baby

    Maria Bamford: Old Baby

    5.12017HD

    She's savagely upbeat. Lovably awkward. And full of surprises. A wildly funny trip through a one-of-a-kind comic mind.

    Maria Bamford: Old Baby
  • 2008
    Capturing Reality

    Capturing Reality

    Capturing Reality

    6.12008HD

    From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the...

    Capturing Reality
  • 2007
    Protagonist

    Protagonist

    Protagonist

    6.82007HD

    Jessica Yu's documentary explores the relationship between human life and Euripidean dramatic structure by weaving together the stories of four men:...

    Protagonist
  • 1996
    Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien

    Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien

    Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien

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    Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien is a 1996 American short documentary film directed by Jessica Yu. Mark O'Brien was a journalist...

    Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
  • 1993
    Sour Death Balls

    Sour Death Balls

    Sour Death Balls

    51993HD

    People (mostly children) try to keep a very nasty candy in their mouths for as long as possible. For some it's simply an interesting experience; for...

    Sour Death Balls
  • 2016
    Foreveryone.net

    Foreveryone.net

    Foreveryone.net

    02016HD

    Foreveryone.net connects the future of the web with the little-known story of its birth. In 1989, 33-year-old computer programmer Tim Berners-Lee...

    Foreveryone.net
  • 2012
    Meet Mr Toilet

    Meet Mr Toilet

    Meet Mr Toilet

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    Meet Mr Toilet
  • 1998
    The Living Museum

    The Living Museum

    The Living Museum

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    At the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens, New York, Dr. Janos Martin helps treat patients with severe mental illness by encouraging them to...

    The Living Museum
  • 2014
    Misconception

    Misconception

    Misconception

    52014HD

    For almost 50 years, the world's population has grown at an alarming rate, raising fears about strains on the Earth's resources. But how true are...

    Misconception
  • 1996
    Better Late

    Better Late

    Better Late

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    A middle-aged man sets the table for two. His sister drops by to give him their late mother's wedding ring, and flowers for the table for this...

    Better Late
  • 2012
    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

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    FOCUS FORWARD - Short Films, Big Ideas is an award-winning series of 30 three-minute stories about innovators—people who are reshaping the...

    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas