Jon Alpert – MRQE

Dirty Driving: Thundercars of Indiana (TV)

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Auto racing is an obsession in Anderson, Indiana. Even with local auto factories closing down and jobs being lost, the town’s residents continue to flock to the local speedway every Friday night–and its drivers continue to pour their dwindling resources into their Thundercars. Emmy(R)-winning filmmaker Jon Alpert presents this look at this passion for racing in rust-belt America. Since the closing of a GM plant and the loss of 33,000 jobs, the once-thriving town of Anderson now stands witness to empty factories, shuttered stores and abandoned home–but also to packed houses at Anderson Speedway where people put their troubles on hold to watch the cacophony of screeching tires and crashing metal as drivers vie for Thundercar supremacy.

Life of Crime 2 (TV)

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

This follow-up to the 1989 documentary ONE YEAR IN A LIFE OF CRIME revisits three of the original subjects in New Jersey during a five-year period in the 1990s. We share in their triumphs and setbacks as they navigate lives of poverty, drug abuse, AIDS, and petty crime.

Latin Kings: A Street Gang Story (TV)

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Documentary on Antonio “King Tone” Fernandez and his gang, the Latin Kings, whose main target was to protect Latin people.

Cuba and the Cameraman

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

This revealing portrait of Cuba follows the lives of Fidel Castro and three Cuban families affected by his policies over the last four decades.

Life of Crime 1984-2020

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An intimate documentary that looks at the vicious cycles of drug addiction and street crime in one of the roughest parts of New Jersey.