Films


The Silent Shore
Nathalie Giraud, Timothée Corteggiani

In a house and garden full of memories, Aline and Pierre Dubois move through spaces—both visible and invisible—filled with traces of their long life together.…

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Silent Springs
Erin Espelie

Taking a cue from the work of biologist and conservationist Rachel Carson, this experimental film reveals the apparatus of how life on earth is threatened…

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The Silly Bastard Next to the Bed
Scott Calonico

JFK handles a scandal over some pricey bedroom furniture in the last summer of his presidency.

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Sing Faster
Jon Else

Jon Else brings the “high art” of opera to a more populist level in this presentation of Wagner’s ring cycle told from the point of…

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Sing Me a Song
Thomas Balmès

A young monk in the remote mountain village of Laya, Bhutan, the last place in the country to receive access to the internet and television, finds himself addicted to his smartphone and in a virtual relationship with a singer in Thimphu, the capital city. In this moving and nuanced portrayal of technology infiltrating tradition, Sing Me a Song balances its message about the greater ramifications of these new influences with tender portraits of personal growth.

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SING!
Freida Lee Mock

SING! hints at what stands to be lost when budget cuts threaten school and community art programs. Known for its dedicated teachers and talented students,…

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A Singing Stream: A Black Family Chronicle
Tom Davenport, Daniel W. Patterson, Allen Tullos

Centered on the Landis family of Granville County, North Carolina, A Singing Stream chronicles the remarkable strength of one rural family through their music, stories,…

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Singing Wings
Hemen Khaledi

Through the intertwined destinies of a wounded stork and an elderly Kurdish woman, whose daughter contemplates migrating to the UK, Singing Wings weaves a poetic parallel between animal and human migration.

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A Singular Garden
Monica Klemz

This experimental documentary blends old and new images of the garden next to the presidential palace in Rio de Janeiro and incorporates natural sound as a way to connect past and present. World Premiere

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Sir! No Sir!
David Zeiger

Prison, boycotts, rock ’n’ roll, hard labor, propaganda leaflets dropped from airplanes onto wide-open army bases, mutiny, riots, underground newspapers, coffeehouses, concerts, and demonstrations, small…

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Sister Rose’s Passion
Oren Jacoby

Sister Rose Thering, an elderly Dominican nun, loves her vocation, her religion and her God, but she hates the tide of anti-Semitism that has permeated…

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Sisters in Resistance
Maia Wechsler

Here is a celebration of four memorable women who fought in the French resistance during WWII. They talk about their resistance, arrest, imprisonment, deportation, concentration…

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Site Specific_Las Vegas 05
Olivo Barbieri

Is the Oasis of Sin part of the American landscape or merely a grand illusion embedded in our collective imagination? Consisting of sweeping aerial shots…

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Sivan
Zohar Elefant

This minimalist experimental short is the opposite of a sports documentary. Instead of photographing the field or the athletes, filmmaker Zohar Elefant inverts our gaze,…

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The Sixth Section
Alex Rivera

A weekly Saturday night gathering of fellow immigrants in chilly upstate New York turns into an exercise in serious philanthropy and the chance to make a significant difference in their hometown in Mexico.

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Skate Dreams
Jessica Edwards

Solo sports are highly competitive in nature, especially those that join the ranks of the Olympics. Jessica Edwards’s Skate Dreams is a refreshing take on…

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Skateistan: To Live and Skate Kabul
Orlando von Einsiedel

Skateboarding comes to Kabul, Afghanistan, offering a group of kids an escape from the desolation and violence in their war-torn country.

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Sketches of Frank Gehry
Sydney Pollack

A portrait of one of the most daring architects of the 20th century, this film goes far beyond a biographical picture, delving into the relationship…

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