Films
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.
MORE ›In the dead of winter, at a wildlife rescue center on the pacific coast of so-called Canada, a team of rehabbers treat Bald Eagles suffering from lead poisoning so that they can be released back to their environment.
MORE ›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.
MORE ›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…
MORE ›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.
MORE ›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…
MORE ›This rarely seen “engaging comedy” about con-artists who cheat a millionaire out of his money was Marcel Ophüls’s first feature film, and perhaps, in hindsight,…
MORE ›Michele, a Sardinian shepherd wrongly suspected of theft and murder, is forced to hide out in the scrub. In the long flight through impervious and…
MORE ›A group of people are forcibly removed from their homeland. This isn’t the Middle East or ethnic cleansing in Eastern Europe, but good old racism…
MORE ›It’s been a while since Marek or Piotrek have held a steady job. Almost 30 and still living with their families in a small Polish…
MORE ›An archive-driven exploration of the life, work, and legacy of iconic, pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer.
MORE ›A meditative microcosm of the American Dream, BARGEdocuments a hard-working crew’s month-long hitch abord a Mississippi River towboat bound for New Orleans.
MORE ›The Hoeks are united in name but severed by history: Ethiopian-born Daniel and his estranged Dutch father, Joop, each tell their story, but who can be trusted in this tangled tale of regret and misdeed?
MORE ›Soulful Danish centenarian Micky bathes in the sea over the course of a year, reminiscing about life, love, and family.
MORE ›Letizia Battaglia is a photographer, deputy council member and grandmother who risked her life to challenge the reign of the Mafia in Sicily during the…
MORE ›The story of the Portland Mavericks, who joined the minor leagues in 1973 as the lone single-A team without a major-league affiliation.
MORE ›“Electricity has no friends but me.” The story of a (super)man who can withstand, and control, up to 20,000 volts of electricity.
MORE ›The Iraq war as viewed by staff at a British Army Hospital. Director Olly Lambert skillfully outlines a quiet and stark documentation of the lives…
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