Films


Slomo
Josh Izenberg

A wealthy neurologist leaves the rat race behind and gracefully skates his way, on one foot, to
spiritual fulfillment.

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Slowerblack
Jessica Edwards

A hand-poke tattoo artist in Brooklyn reflects on her unique style and approach to inking.

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Small Town Secrets
Katherine Leggett

Filmmaker Katherine Leggett deftly weaves together home movies, photographs, phone conversations and web-cam footage to tell this personal story of growing up with closeted gay…

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The Smell of Burning Ants
Jay Rosenblatt

The Smell of Burning Ants is a haunting account of the pains and trauma of growing up male. In a layered and non-didactic way, it…

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Smile ‘Til It Hurts: The Up With People Story
Lee Storey

Ever wondered about Up With People, the preternaturally perky, wholesome singing group who seemed to be everywhere on TV in the sixties and seventies? Morphing…

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Smiling in a War Zone
Simone Aaberg Kærn, Magnus Bejmar

For artist Simone Aaberg Kærn, the sky represents limitless freedom. When the skies are virtually closed down to civil pilots in the wake of the…

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The Smith Family
Tasha Oldham

Kim Smith led a life that was as average as her last name. She and her military husband Steve had two sons. Her family was…

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Smoke and Mirrors
Torrie Rosenzweig

This film gives the straight scoop on the history of the tobacco industry’s rise in America and more importantly, how it maintained its level of…

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Sneakers
Femke Wolting

Explosions of graphic virtuosity bring this morphology of the sneaker to life. The film scrutinizes sneaker obsessions—from break dancing and skateboarding to high-powered shoe designing…

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So Much So Fast
Steven Ascher, Jeanne Jordan

What do you do when you’re diagnosed with ALS, Lou Gherig’s disease? Start a family of course. That’s what 29-year-old Stephen Heywood did, while his…

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So You Want to be a Cowboy
Wendy Greene

When thinking of the archetypal cowboy, one usually envisions the rugged, white outdoorsman. Wendy Greene challenges that image and introduces numerous African-American rodeo participants, from…

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The Socialist, the Architect and the Twisted Tower
Fredrik Gertten

When Johnny Örbäck saw the marble Twisting Torso sculpture in 1999, he knew exactly what he had to have. As CEO of the Swedish co-operative…

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Socotra, the Island of Djinns
Jordi Esteva

In this extraordinary black-and-white account, a group of camel herders travel inland on the island of Socotra to avoid the rainy season while sharing nighttime tales of supernatural djinns.

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Sofia’s Last Ambulance
Ilian Metev

Krassi, Mila, and Plamen staunchly navigate the potholes that pepper Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, in
one of the city’s few remaining ambulances.

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Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa
Abby Ginzberg

Lawyer and freedom fighter Albie Sachs works to overthrow South Africa’s apartheid regime.

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Softie
Sam Soko

Affable and spirited Boniface Mwangi (nicknamed “Softie”) is running for political office in Kenya. Through longitudinal access to the election’s lead-up and Softie’s life at home, this beautifully edited journey engages with what it means for a man of integrity to choose between fighting for country or for family. The film excels in illustrating the joys and pains of an activist’s push for real change.

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Soldat Ahmet
Jannis Lenz

Who is Ahmet Simsek? As indicated by the film’s title, he is a soldier in the Austrian Federal Army who lives in Vienna with his…

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Soldiers in the Army of God
Marc Levin, Daphne Pinkerson

Take a look inside the fringe of the anti-abortion movement. Following nineteen-year-old Jonathan over the course of a year as he searches for a way…

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