Films
This self-reflexive musical/comedy/documentary imaginatively juxtaposes eye-opening archival material, painterly contemporary footage, and mock interviews to create a breathtaking fusion of Koyaanisqatsi’s hypnotic visual aesthetics and…
MORE ›On November 20, 1983, ABC broadcasted The Day After to 100 million people, setting a record for the highest-rated made-for-TV film. Set in the small…
MORE ›When international forces pull out of Afghanistan in 2014, the ill-equopped troops of the Afghan National Army take over control of the extremely dangerous Helmand Province.
MORE ›A monumental, essential, and compelling survey of the history and cultural significance of HBCUs in America.
MORE ›Part biography, part autobiography, Mark Wexler’s film goes inside his relationship with his father, legendary cinematographer and filmmaker Haskell Wexler. Alternately humorous and tragic, the…
MORE ›On the Croatian island of Vis, a pan-social cast of characters engage in a stormy debate on their future, reminding us of the loss of both storytelling and listening cultures. Fishermen, youth, workers, intellectuals, the mayor, and the wealthy South African owner of the deteriorating cannery “Neptun” build up the main character of the film which is the collective culture of memory and empathy.
MORE ›A small town tucked quietly away in the Italian Alps is chosen to host the 2016 Wikimania conference—an annual meeting of international Wikipedia contributors—and the townspeople unite to welcome the newcomers and the new technological age. North American Premiere
MORE ›Time is not what is appears to be in this masterfully elegant short. A man climbs the steep stairs of a clock tower in New…
MORE ›This chaotic, farcical document of the rising tide of protest against Vladimir Putin’s rule in Russia centers around three young leaders of the opposition movement.
MORE ›In Gibraltar, tensions flare when unruly monkeys intrude upon the domesticated lifestyle of their human neighbors.
MORE ›The Uru-eu–wau-wau people have lived in the Amazonian rainforest for generations, but it wasn’t until 1981 that they had their first contact with the outside…
MORE ›It was a pivotal time in American history: the Brown v. Board of Education decision had been reached, yet segregation still reigned, particularly in Southern…
MORE ›A series of vignettes shows how people live in the desert wildernesses of the American West, and the effect it has on their minds.
MORE ›Steak? Caviar? Blueberry pancakes? Perhaps all three? Golden Corral for the rich and famous? Not exactly. Based on information from the Texas Department of Corrections’…
MORE ›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,…
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