Lionel Rogosin Movies

An epic portrait of the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60s.

Come Back, Africa chronicles the life of Zachariah, a black South African living under the rule of the harsh apartheid government in 1959.

A documentary overview and ideological critique of the South African film industry and cinema's historical relationship with apartheid.

10-part epic documentary on the life, work and times of filmmaker Lionel Rogosin, the radical director of ON THE BOWERY, COME BACK AFRICA, GOOD TIMES...

A mix of documentary and scripted footage on the Bowery, New York City's skid row. Against a backdrop of men (and a few women) drinking in bars,...

Black Roots is the fourth feature-length film produced and directed by American independent filmmaker Lionel Rogosin. The film gathers a number of...

Lionel Rogosin's plea for humanity and against war and fascism. For two years, Rogosin traveled to twelve countries to collect footage of war...

A BAFTA award nominated documentary studying Hungarian refugee problems after the October 1956 revolution. Shot on the Austro-Hungarian frontier and...

A clergyman seeks a donation from a banker in this short slapstick comedy.

Oysters Are in Season feautures the improvised humor of Swede Sorenson, Dean Preece and Molly Parkin as they play out sharply satiric situations....

A documentary about the making of Good Times Wonderful Times.

The passionate final documentary from Lionel Rogosin, in which Palestinian poet Rashed Hussein and Israeli writer Amos Kenan seek dialogue toward a...

Filmmaker Michael Rogosin's fascinating exploration of the production history behind his father Lionel's groundbreaking documentary, On the Bowery.

Film on the refugee situation in Austria as a result of Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

The sixth and final feature-length film produced and directed by American independent filmmaker Lionel Rogosin. The film looks at workers who...

Reel 13 of Gérard Courant's on-going Cinematon series.

The documentary looks at interracial marriage between black men and white women and the problems and issues associated with it. Featured are black...

Interwoven with clips from the original film "Come Back Africa", the late Lionel Rogosin tells the story of how he penetrated Sophiatown,...