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This black-and-white short captures a series of children’s and adult’s attempts to consume an extremely unpalatable candy.
MORE ›In 1998, James Byrd, Jr. was dragged to death in Jasper, TX. This racially motivated killing shook the country, reminding it of the anger that…
MORE ›The French filmmaker takes us under the skin of Jasper, Texas, the scene of the brutal slaying of James Byrd, Jr. This experimental approach to…
MORE ›A young girl rides her bicycle through a littered landscape; two teenage boys arrive at a beach house with only three walls; a woman searches…
MORE ›Southern Comfort tells the story of Robert Eads, a 52-year-old female-to-male transgendered person and his family of choice in their rural Georgia community. Eads, his…
MORE ›“Southern Comfort” tells the story of Robert Eads, a 52-year-old trans man who lives in the back hills of Georgia. “A hillbilly and proud of it,” he says, tobacco pipe in hand. But Robert was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and turned away by more than two dozen doctors for treatment. As his health declines, Robert falls in love with Lola, a trans-woman, and the film becomes a tale of love in the face of transphobia as it unfolds before the camera.
MORE ›A somber look into the lives of three parents whose children have gone missing, this short film strikes a strong emotional chord.
MORE ›Biosphere 2, conceived as a self-sustaining laboratory mimicking Earth’s ecology and resources, was a massive geodesic enclosure built in the Arizona desert. In 1991, an eight-person crew of “biospherians” undertook a two-year experiment to live inside the dome. Part science-fiction, part co-op—and inadvertent precursor to reality television—the experiment yielded unexpected results both inside and outside the bubble.
MORE ›Kim and Billy work at carnivals. Over the summer, Kim procrastinates. He plans to leave this family of colleagues to devote himself to his passion, the search for precious stones. The layoff of Billy, his best friend, accelerates his disenchantment.
MORE ›Five top-ranked high school oratory students spend a year crafting spellbinding spoken word performances with the dream of winning one of the world’s largest and most intense public speaking competitions.
MORE ›While the documentary editor’s job is to achieve seamlessness for the audience, the road to get there isn’t set in stone. Join editors in discussing how collaboration in…
MORE ›Doc filmmakers, we never “talk amongst ourselves.” The documentary ground is shifting under our feet, and we keep hearing that the “golden age” of documentary…
MORE ›The festival is honored to celebrate D. A. Pennebaker with the 2024 Full Frame Tribute. In this intimate panel discussion friends and collaborators share stories…
MORE ›Many documentary filmmakers have embraced the political, social, and cultural change that powerful nonfiction stories can create, but what does it take to balance artistic…
MORE ›2016 Speakeasy 4: Is the documentary field more diverse than Hollywood? Directors address questions of representation and opportunity. Leo Chiang, Out Run Sabrina Schmidt Gordon,…
MORE ›2013 Speakeasy 1: How documentaries become narrative features.
MORE ›2014 Speakeasy 3: What happens to the creative process in a film when the director is also the cinematographer? Panelists: Doug Block, filmmaker (112 Weddings)…
MORE ›2016 Speakeasy 1: How do docs with a message reach the unconverted? Filmmakers discuss targeting their work for audiences with a wide range of views.…
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