Films
A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Monk. Includes Michael and Christian Blackwood’s extensive 1968 footage of Monk—including the very…
MORE ›Art dealer Hyman Swetzoff was murdered in Boston in 1968. The murder, rumored to be related to homophobia, remains unsolved. In this lush, personal film,…
MORE ›Two aging women on a farm in eastern Bosnia-Herzegovina live a simple but idyllic life of hard work and immense care for each other and for the land. With a combination of pristine landscape shots and sparse dialogue, this richly textured short preserves an irreplaceable heritage.
MORE ›Samuel LeBlanc, a young transgender musician, embarks with his friends on a musical journey through the work of Acadian musician Angèle Arsenault. Does queer Acadia exist?
MORE ›In 2014, 43 students disappeared from a bus traveling in Iguala, Mexico. Their families seek answers as the official investigation comes to a troubling and suspicious halt.
MORE ›A loving and entertaining tribute to an artist’s magnum opus: the creation of a highly personal, hand-made edition of the Bible. The film invites the…
MORE ›A harrowing account of a group of young women struggling to overcome eating disorders at an inpatient rehabilitation facility. Eating disorders such as anorexia and…
MORE ›Errol Morris calls himself a “director-detective,” and The Thin Blue Line uses interviews and official court records to examine the murder of a Dallas police…
MORE ›A man is sent to prison for shooting a Dallas police officer. The documentary questions the veracity of the verdict through interviews with detectives, lawyers, and the alleged murderer, who all paint very different accounts of events, which are represented in stunning reenactments.
MORE ›Generations of artists call Robert A. Nakamura “the godfather of Asian American media,” but filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura calls him Dad. What begins as a documentary about his father’s career takes a turn with a Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis, and evolves into an exploration of art, activism, grief, and fatherhood.
MORE ›Multinational corporations seizing control of water supplies around the world are shocked, shocked by grassroots opposition. “Water for Life, Not for Profit!” shout California community…
MORE ›A true hybrid, Thirteen blends fiction and documentary to get at the heart of an adolescent 13-year-old girl in Virginia who suffers a crisis, withdraws,…
MORE ›These 32 brief sections, each set to a different piece of Gould’s music, serve to illustrate the life of well known Canadian pianist Glenn Gould.…
MORE ›Acclaimed filmmaker Kirby Dick sets out to rip the veil of secrecy right off of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the body that…
MORE ›Gregory Lazzarato to Gregory Gorgeous to Gigi Gorgeous—family members and millions of followers support the makeup and beauty YouTube star before, during, and after her transition.
MORE ›Peer behind the curtain as a cast of neurodivergent teens prepare to come of age and hit the stage in their school’s time-travelling, John Farnham–themed musical.
MORE ›Through brilliant observational filmmaking, This Is Home tells the story of four Syrian families on the path to self-sufficiency, and success, in a resettlement program in Baltimore, Maryland.
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