In an unprecedented attempt to heal centuries of racism and antisemitism, and combat the rising racial and ethnic tension in their Brooklyn communities, activist Rabbi Rachel Timoner teams up with Baptist Reverend Robert Waterman to unite their congregations. As their faith is put to the test, both congregations struggle to not let their differences drive them apart.
ALL GOD’S CHILDREN follows their journey, offering a powerful blueprint for how other communities might bridge divides and foster true unity. This compelling narrative lays the foundation for an impact campaign that could ignite transformative change far beyond Brooklyn.
The film has been invited for the perfect premiere as the CENTERPIECE film at Doc NYC, the day after the Visionary Lunch, which draws the entire filmmaking community to Gotham Hall annually and where Ondi Timoner received the Visionary Award for Observational Filmmaking in 2022.
Other Projects
DIG! XX
On January 19th 2024 - 20 years and 1 day after the original premiered and went on to win the grand jury prize of the now cult classic DIG! - an extended, enhanced, reimagined version will premiere at Sundance!
DIG! XX is the 20th anniversary extended edition of the rock documentary DIG!, which adds new narration by The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Joel Gion, features 40+ minutes of never-before-seen footage, and brings this epic tale through to today.
DIG! XX looks at the collision of art and commerce through the star-crossed friendship and bitter rivalry of dueling rock bands — The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Through their loves and obsessions, gigs, arrests and death threats, uppers and downers, and ultimately to their chance at a piece of the profit-driven music business, they stage a self-proclaimed revolution in the music industry.
LAST FLIGHT HOME
Behind a white picket fence, on an unremarkable suburban street, Eli Timoner is about to die. Just as he lived, he will do so surrounded by his loved ones, on his own terms. Lucky enough to live in one of the few states that allows medical aid in dying, the Timoner family embarks on a mission to help their beloved patriarch exit the world with the same grace and dignity with which he lived.
Through stunning verité footage recorded by his middle child, LAST FLIGHT HOME takes audiences on a moving journey through Timoner’s life during his final days, illustrating a modern day success story built on the power of human connection. As the family opens up to provide an enlightening view of a universal experience, this intensely intimate film also offers a lasting legacy of one man’s life and his commitment to both living – and dying – with agency and grace.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker, Ondi Timoner, the critically acclaimed documentary LAST FLIGHT HOME is currently streaming on Paramount+.
“Moving, boundlessly humane… Far more than simply a countdown of those days, but it is that, illuminatingly… An amazingly intimate portrait… At once a memorial to Eli [and] a philosophical argument about how death can be faced well.”
“It’s an inspiring story. It’s a beautiful story. It’s a funny story. It made me see life in a completely different way… You can see why the film is getting Oscar buzz because it’s made so well… You have captured a human being in a way that few films have captured anybody. You’ve told a story that I think millions of people, not just in America but around the world will connect with.”
COMING CLEAN, from 2x Sundance Grand Jury Winner Ondi Timoner, blazes a trail of empathy and action around the deadliest drug epidemic in our nation's history.
The documentary takes a truly cinematic approach, unleashing all that film has to offer as it explores the depths of our urgent opioid crisis. COMING CLEAN weaves together captivating animation and deeply personal stories of loss and recovery in an attempt to demonstrate what's at stake as well as the history, science, and capitalistic systems that underpin it all. COMING CLEAN is a journey into a dark and painful subject but it is also a story - and a fight - that's tied to hope, beauty, and human connection.
MAPPLETHORPE, the first scripted film by award-winning director Ondi Timoner and starring Matt Smith, provides a nuanced portrait of an artist at the height of his craft and of the self-destructive impulses that threaten to undermine it all. Robert Mapplethorpe is arguably one of the most important and controversial artists of the 20th century. The film explores the intersection of his art and his sexuality along with his struggle for mainstream recognition.
JUNGLETOWN
An intimate look at mostly millennials as they leave the comfort of their lives in civilization to come to the jungle and figure out new ways to live, at a time we all must. JUNGLETOWN documents incredibly raw and intriguing characters and the work they are doing to set up farming systems, recycle 100% of their waste, build a stable water system, and document the wildlife to help preserve it. It's also a look at what real community might look like, at a time when we've lost a sense of what that means. Though sustainable living is very challenging, it's possible.
“BRAND: A Second Coming" follows comedian/author Russell Brand’s evolution from addict & Hollywood star to unexpected political disruptor & newfound hero to the underserved. Brand is criticized for egomaniacal self-interest as he calls for revolution but stays the course with an irreverent courage that inspires a new generation of activists.