David E. Simpson Movie Trailers

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code Trailer (2019)

12 July 2019

Filmmaker Judith Helfand's searing investigation into the politics of “disaster” – by way of the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave, in which 739 residents perished (mostly Black and living in the city’s poorest neighborhoods).

Life Itself Trailer (2014)

04 July 2014

The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.

In the Family Trailer (2008)

01 October 2008

At 31, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick faces an impossible decision: remove her breasts and ovaries or risk incredible odds of developing cancer.

The Rose: Come Back to Me Trailer (2026)

12 February 2026

An intimate documentary chronicling the remarkable journey of The Rose — from their humble beginnings as a South Korean indie band to their rise as a global sensation.

Refrigerator Mothers Trailer (2003)

28 March 2003

It is America of the 1950s and 1960s, when a woman's most important contribution to society is generally considered to be her ability to raise happy, well-adjusted children.

Messwood Trailer (2021)

12 November 2021

Declining participation leads two Milwaukee area high schools—one black and urban, the other white and suburban—to combine their football programs.

Head Games Trailer (2012)

21 September 2012

Former football player and wrestler Chris Nowinski's quest to publicize recent findings about the often dire consequences of head concussions sustained by athletes in contact sports — injuries that have previously been considered momentary setbacks and ignored in the name of toughness and dedication to the team.

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail Trailer (2017)

06 January 2017

The incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York.

The Horror of Party Beach Trailer (1964)

01 June 1964

Radioactive waste dumped off the coastline creates mutant monsters. The beasts attack slumber parties, beaches, tourists, and terrorize a waterfront community as a scientist, his daughter, her boyfriend and the local police try to find a way to stop them.

Milking the Rhino Trailer (2009)

16 February 2009

The documentary examines the relationship between the indigenous African wildlife, the villagers who live amongst this wildlife and conservationists who look to keep tourism dollars coming in.

Forgiving Dr. Mengele Trailer (2006)

24 February 2006

Eva Mozes Kor, who survived Josef Mengele's cruel twin experiments in the Auschwitz concentration camp, shocks other Holocaust survivors when she decides to forgive the perpetrators as a way of self-healing.

Halsted Street, USA Trailer (1998)

15 May 1998

This documentary takes the viewer on a journey along Halsted Street, from the southern tip of Illinois, north through various Chicago neighborhoods, to the end of the road at Broadway in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood.