Films


Audrie & Daisy
Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk

Through the stories of two teenage girls, this film examines the intersections of sexual assault and social media.

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August Sander
Reiner Holzemer

This film explores the life and times of a renowned documentary photographer whose black and white pictures of townspeople, farmers, and laborers create an indelible…

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Auntie
Kathy Desmond

How long is a life of 80-plus years? How long does it take to get ready for bed? Could the answer to those questions be…

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Austerlitz
Sergei Loznitsa

In vivid black and white, tourists and guides visit concentration camps. In observing their interactions, Austerlitz provides a powerful meditation on the (often imperfect) ways human beings connect, remember, and reflect.

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The Austin Disaster, 1911: A Chronicle of Human Character
Gale Largey

In 1911 Austin, Pennsylvania, was flooded after the collapse of a dam built to serve the town’s large paper mill, killing 72 people, many of…

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Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Jeff Feuerzeig

The twisting, riveting tale of a gender-fluid author with a troubled past, who went on to become a literary sensation.

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The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu
Andrei Ujica

This epic film revisits the state footage of Nicolae Ceausescu, clearly choreographed to favorably represent the Romanian dictator in the years leading up to his assassination.

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The Axe in the Attic
Lucia Small, Ed Pincus

In his first film since 1981’s Diaries (1971-1976), Ed Pincus joins Lucia Small on a sixty-day road trip to meet and document evacuees who have…

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The Baby
Deborah van Dam

As one woman pieces together the fragmented memories of her childhood, she finds herself
linked to a photograph of Anne Frank holding an infant girl.

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BABYBANGZ
Juliana Kasumu

At the intersection of self-expression and communal reflection sits BABYBANGZ, a Black hair salon in Mid–City, New Orleans. Proprietor Anastasia Ebel fills a void through…

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Backseat Bingo
Liz Blazer

In this delightful, life-affirming film, senior citizens talk about what they want in terms of romance, relationships, companionship and sex. Liz Blazer combines audio interviews…

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Backyard
Ross McElwee

During the summer before his second year at film school, Ross McElwee conceived of two separate films. The first was to document his younger brother’s…

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The Bad Kids
Keith Fulton, Lou Pepe

At a Mojave Desert high school, intrepid educators work to connect with at-risk students. Can their commitment help break the shattering effects of poverty and abuse?

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BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez
Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon

Rich with spoken word performances and readings by young black artists, this film honors the life and legacy of poet, activist, and teacher Sonia Sanchez.

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The Ballad of Fred Hersch
Charlotte Lagarde, Carrie Lozano

This portrait of one of today’s greatest jazz pianists illuminates the creative process of a musical genius and the challenges of life as an AIDS survivor.

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Ballets Russes
Dan Geller, Dayna Goldfine

This entertaining film sweeps through the modern history of ballet within the larger story of revolution and world war. The glory years of expatriate Russian…

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Balloonfest
Nathan Truesdell

In 1986, the United Way of Cleveland sets out to break a world record, releasing over a million balloons in the air, but the event has unexpected consequences when the lift off doesn’t go as planned.

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Balseros
Carles Bosch, Josep Maria Domènech

In 1994, thousands of Cubans attempted to float to Miami on flimsy homemade boats. In Balseros, seven of them are accompanied by camera crews who…

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