Films
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.…
MORE ›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…
MORE ›JFK handles a scandal over some pricey bedroom furniture in the last summer of his presidency.
MORE ›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…
MORE ›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.
MORE ›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,…
MORE ›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,…
MORE ›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.
MORE ›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
MORE ›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…
MORE ›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…
MORE ›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…
MORE ›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…
MORE ›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,…
MORE ›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.
MORE ›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…
MORE ›Skateboarding comes to Kabul, Afghanistan, offering a group of kids an escape from the desolation and violence in their war-torn country.
MORE ›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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