Jessica Yu Movies
- 2023
Quiz Lady
Quiz Lady6.72023HD
A brilliant but tightly wound, gameshow-obsessed young woman, Anne, and her estranged, train-wreck of a sister Jenny, must work together to help...
- 2004
In the Realms of the Unreal
In the Realms of the Unreal7.12004HD
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...
- 2011
Last Call at the Oasis
Last Call at the Oasis7.22011HD
Participant Media’s Last Call at the Oasis is a new documentary from Jessica Yu & Elise Pearlstein. Think water is an infinite resource?...
- 2008
Ping Pong Playa
Ping Pong Playa5.92008HD
Streetwise swaggering Christopher "C-Dub" Wang is a suburban guy who waxes political on all things Asian American and clings to pro basketball pipe...
- 2017
Maria Bamford: Old Baby
Maria Bamford: Old Baby5.12017HD
She's savagely upbeat. Lovably awkward. And full of surprises. A wildly funny trip through a one-of-a-kind comic mind.
- 2008
Capturing Reality
Capturing Reality6.12008HD
From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the...
- 2007
Protagonist
Protagonist6.82007HD
Jessica Yu's documentary explores the relationship between human life and Euripidean dramatic structure by weaving together the stories of four men:...
- 1996
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien6.61996HD
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...
- 1993
Sour Death Balls
Sour Death Balls51993HD
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...
- 2016
Foreveryone.net
Foreveryone.net02016HD
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...
- 2012
Meet Mr Toilet
Meet Mr Toilet02012HD
- 1998
The Living Museum
The Living Museum01998HD
At the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens, New York, Dr. Janos Martin helps treat patients with severe mental illness by encouraging them to...
- 2014
Misconception
Misconception52014HD
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...
- 1996
Better Late
Better Late11996HD
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...
- 2012
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas02012HD
FOCUS FORWARD - Short Films, Big Ideas is an award-winning series of 30 three-minute stories about innovators—people who are reshaping the...