Documentaries and Book Recommendations

Bookshop has partnered with Magnolia Pictures on an expansion of their successful virtual cinema program, now with a portion of the proceeds going to support local bookstores. They believe this partnership is a great way for our customers to safely watch some great documentaries from the comfort of their living rooms while being able to show their support for our store.

Each title will have its own Event Page and link on Facebook.

Once you rent the film, you have 30 days to open it.

Once opened, you’ll have 72 hours to finish watching.

The following titles are available now:

I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO. In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, REMEMBER THIS HOUSE. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends—Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.

At the time of Baldwin’s death in 1987, he left behind only thirty completed pages of his manuscript.

Now, in his incendiary new documentary, master filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin’s original words and flood of rich archival material. I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO is a journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter. It is a film that questions black representation in Hollywood and beyond. And, ultimately, by confronting the deeper connections between the lives and assassination of these three leaders, Baldwin and Peck have produced a work that challenges the very definition of what America stands for.—$3.99

Official Trailer for I Am Not Your Negro

TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM. This artful and intimate meditation on legendary storyteller Toni Morrison examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career. Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and colleagues on an exploration of race, history, America and the human condition.—$4.99

Official Trailer for Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON. From Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney and producer Graydon Carter comes a probing look into the uncanny life of national treasure and gonzo journalism inventor Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. A fast moving, wildly entertaining documentary with an iconic soundtrack, the film addresses the major touchstones in Thompson’s life—his intense and ill fated relationship with the Hell’s Angels, his near-successful bid for the office of sheriff in Aspen in 1970, the notorious story behind the landmark FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, his deep involvement in Senator George McGovern’s 1972 presidential campaign, and much more. Narrated by Johnny Depp.—$3.99

Recommended Read : Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson

Official Trailer for Gonzo: The Life & Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

RAISE HELL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS tells the story of media firebrand Molly Ivins, six feet of Texas trouble who took on the Good Old Boy corruption wherever she found it. Her razor sharp wit left both sides of the aisle laughing, and craving ink in her columns. She knew the Bill of Rights was in peril, and said “Polarizing people is a good way to win an election and a good way to wreck a country.” Molly’s words have proved prescient. Now it’s up to us to raise hell!—$4.99

Official Trailer for Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins

Documentaries and Book Recommendations

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