Alan Berliner – MRQE

Benita

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Two directors’ unexpected joint project explores life, death, imagination and existence, while examining how mental wellness and artistic expression intertwine.

Everywhere at Once

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A symphony of found footage scenes, each shot loosely connected to the one before.

Letter to the Editor

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Independent filmmaker Alan Berliner considers the power of photography and what may be lost as daily newspapers face extinction, in this documentary exploring his near-lifelong obsession with clipping and indexing photos.

First Cousin Once Removed

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Filmmaker Alan Berliner documents his first cousin, the poet-translator Edwin Honig, as he succumbs to Alzheimer’s.

Wide Awake

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Filmmaker Alan Berliner chronicles his lifelong battle with insomnia in this intimate documentary. The cameras roll as he tries to quiet his overly active mind so he can get a decent night’s sleep, capturing the details of what it’s like to suffer from a chronic sleep disorder. As he struggles to find balance, his friends and family — who endure the worst of Berliner’s bouts with insomnia — question whether he really wants to find a cure.

The Sweetest Sound

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Alan Berliner uses the internet to track down 12 men who share his surname, and invites them over for dinner in New York.

Nobody’s Business

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Director Alan Berliner takes on his reclusive father as the reluctant subject of this affecting and graceful study of family history and memory. Ultimately this complex portrait is a meeting of the minds — where the past meets the present, where generations collide and where the boundaries of family life are stretched, torn and surprisingly, at times, also healed. Berliner has transformed a story of a troubled man who has sealed himself off from life’s pain into a work of universal resonance.

Intimate Stranger

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A documentary about the director’s maternal grandfather.