I Hope Thi

During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the entertainer’s life through his personal archives and clips from his classic films.

Mandarin interpretation of Wither with footage shot on an iPod touch in New York City's Chinatown

As a diplomat, Andrei Sannikov was instrumental in Belarus' nuclear disarmament in the 1990s. Under dictator Lukashenko, he resigned from the civil service and began the fight for a democratic Belarus, which cost the lives of companions and landed him in prison for a time.

Morgan Jay's first live comedy special filmed in 2020.

An experimental narrative comprised of over-the-phone and in-person interviews with Craiglist posters whose missed connections happened on the subway. Using the website’s iconic interface to display the transcript, the visuals highlight the yearning, humor, and emotion that are behind a post on the internet’s beloved semi-anonymous noticeboard. Created during a residency at Union Docs.

A filmmaker evaluates his role while making an animation about nightclubs and men.

Beau Riley is a recovering alcoholic. His lover, David, was born a paraplegic. Through Riley's poetry, paintings, and interviews we discover a portrait of grief and healing between two people, each disabled in his own way.

Daniel Freed is convinced that artificial intelligence is going to destroy humanity. He attempts to finance, recruit, and train an army to defeat A.I. in the coming human-machine war. Ironically, he uses A.I. to help him do all this.

Tropical Recife. A Dutch architect is there to study colonial past - or is she looking for erotic freedom? An actress who wants more professional opportunities than Recife can offer. A musician, who revels in melancholy self-flagellation and hatred for the city he can't do without. A tragic love triangle of romantic young people.

Lei Ming, a former lecturer, and Sang Xia, a psychology teacher, runs a special class to help under-performing students. They guide students like Li Ran, who plans to drop out due to his grandmother’s illness, to overcome challenges and aim for university. Their combined efforts help students realize their potential and prepare for the next phase of their lives.

A couple wakes up and talks about a dream.

I really hope this is well-received. I really hope there's some sort of reprieve.

The kids living in a village with an incineration plant start collecting marbles coming from nowhere. They think those mysterious things would make their wishes come true. Maybe because they all were hungry for something. But the desires lead them to unexpected consequences. The parents of the kids are into the long dark night.

This film is a good example of 'wrong' picture/sound juxtapositions. Uncanny collisions and combinations of sound and picture make this film one of my favorite films that I have made. –H. M.