Toby Shimin

Most Popular Toby Shimin Trailers

Total trailers found: 28

Miss America Trailer (2002)

27 January 2002

Tracking the country’s oldest beauty contest—from its inception in 1921 as a local seaside pageant to its heyday as one of the country’s most popular events—Miss America paints a vivid picture of an institution that has come to reveal much about a changing nation.

32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide Trailer (2017)

29 November 2017

Traces the life and mental illness of New York artist and photographer Ruth Litoff, and her sister's struggle to come to terms with her tragic suicide.

This Is Home: A Refugee Story Trailer (2018)

20 January 2018

The lives of four Syrian families, resettled in Baltimore and under a deadline to become self-sufficient in eight months.

Three of Hearts: A Postmodern Family Trailer (2005)

19 October 2005

In his early twenties, Sam Cagnina, oldest son of a Mafia hit man, meets Steven, a handsome 19-year old college student and they fall in love.

Pay or Die Trailer (2023)

01 November 2023

Today, nearly two million Americans are being held for ransom. Without insulin, they'll be dead in days.

The Return of Tanya Tucker Featuring Brandi Carlile Trailer (2022)

21 October 2022

Trailblazing, hell-raising country music legend Tanya Tucker defied the standards of how a woman in country music was supposed to behave.

Little White Lie Trailer (2014)

21 November 2014

Lacey Schwartz grew up in a typical upper-middle-class Jewish household in Woodstock, NY, with loving parents and a strong sense of her Jewish identity - despite the open questions from those around her about how a white girl could have such dark skin.

Working Girls Trailer (1987)

27 February 1987

A lesbian college graduate, trying to bankroll her own photography business, works as a high-priced New York City escort.

Blue Vinyl Trailer (2002)

10 January 2002

With humor, chutzpah and a piece of vinyl siding firmly in hand, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director and award-winning cinematographer Daniel B.

Mothers of Bedford Trailer (2011)

30 April 2011

Eighty percent of women in US prisons today are mothers of school-age children. Filmmaker Jenifer McShane spent four years visiting Bedford Hills and following the women and their families.

Ernie & Joe Trailer (2019)

09 March 2019

Ernie & Joe follows two officers with the San Antonio Police Department mental health unit who are diverting people away from jail and into mental health treatment — one 911 call at a time.

Jimmy & The Demons Trailer (2026)

03 April 2026

In this charming and profound portrait of artistic devotion, celebrated sculptor James Grashow embarks, at age 79, on a four year odyssey to complete his magnum opus: a gigantic, intricate wooden sculpture dubbed "The Cathedral.

How to Dance in Ohio Trailer (2015)

25 January 2015

In Columbus, Ohio, a group of autistic teenagers and young adults role-play this transition by going through the deceptively complex social interactions of preparing for a spring formal.

Buck Trailer (2011)

17 June 2011

An examination of the life of acclaimed 'horse whisperer' Buck Brannaman, who recovered from years of child abuse to become a well-known expert in the interactions between horses and people.

The Dog Doc Trailer (2019)

28 April 2019

Called a maverick, a miracle-worker, and a quack, Dr. Marty Goldstein is a pioneer of integrative veterinary medicine.

Baby God Trailer (2020)

23 June 2020

A shocking examination into Las Vegas fertility specialist, Dr. Quincy Fortier, who assisted hundreds of couples struggling with conceiving.

High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music Trailer (1992)

01 April 1992

Longtime fans of bluegrass music and those only recently discovering it will appreciate this documentary on the genre, which was born of a combination of African and Celtic sounds and is the base of American country music.

Little Miss Westie Trailer (2019)

10 November 2019

A year in the life of two transgender siblings as they navigate puberty, a local beauty pageant, and transitioning in the Trump era.

A Leap of Faith Trailer (1996)

29 November 1996

A Leap of Faith is a deeply affecting and scrupulously balanced documentary about the efforts to establish an integrated grade school -- one that accepts both Catholic and Protestant children -- in Belfast during the year before the recent cease-fire.

The Quilters Trailer (2024)

15 June 2024

Follow the daily lives of several quilters inside the sewing room at South Central Correctional Center, a Level 5 maximum-security prison in a small town two hours south of St.

Everything's Cool Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

In this documentary, filmmakers Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand (Blue Vinyl) follow a troupe of self-proclaimed global warming "warriors" on a mission to get the world to care about rising temperatures and melting polar ice caps.

Eat Your Catfish Trailer (2021)

20 November 2021

New Yorker Kathryn has the deadly disease ALS and is completely paralyzed. She can only communicate by pointing out letters with her eyes on a special keyboard and she needs 24-hour care.

Keeper Trailer (2024)

13 November 2024

For Flynn, a single father and empty nester in the Bronx, beekeeping is a source of calm, wisdom, and healing.

Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue Trailer (2024)

18 October 2024

In the 1960s, Jule Campbell shattered glass ceilings, transforming a struggling sports magazine into a media empire: the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

Facing the Wind Trailer (2024)

20 November 2024

Linda and Carla each care for their beloved spouses who are living with Lewy body dementia. Eager to learn and share information with others, Linda starts a podcast with Curry, who has the disease, and a community of support groups begins to grow.

Voices from the Attic Trailer (1988)

16 December 1988

Jewish family history is reconstructed in this documentary about the traces of German terror in Eastern Europe during World War II where in which is about the attic of a peasant's home where her family's parents and relatives hid in squalor during the war for two frightening years hid, and then spent most of their lives afterwards trying to forget what happened.

My So-Called Enemy Trailer (2010)

01 January 2010

In July 2002, 22 Palestinian and Israeli teenage girls came to the U.S. to participate in a women's leadership program called Building Bridges for Peace.

The Wizard of the Strings Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

Profiles Roy Smeck, a former vaudeville star known as "The Wizard of the Strings" because of his virtuoso talents on the guitar, banjo, ukelele and Hawaiian guitar, and who is shown to be still active, in his mid-80s, teaching students and giving occasional public performances.