Gates of Heaven
First screened in April 2005 / Most recently screened in September 2025
Director: Errol Morris. Documentary about the founding of a California pet cemetery, the civic disputes that followed, the evolving ownership, and the deep, wide-ranging relations people have with their pets and families.
In Brief:
Engaging if smallish human interest doc about burying pets spirals out to broader, prismatic reflections on life.
VOR:⑤
Estimation likely boosted by Morris's future arc and Ebert's famous blessing, but this is a unique achievement, all the more so for '78 nonfiction.
