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In this poetic essay about race, class, and gentrification in London, a fictional letter from a woman to her mother is interwoven with interviews with journalists and historians to reveal a city where people live alongside one another but in very different worlds.
MORE ›In striking black and white, this exquisitely shot film tells the story of a Muslim casket maker and ritual body washer in Newark, NJ. As he mentors two young men in his community, seeking to set them on paths towards better lives, he works to come to terms with decisions he made in the past.
MORE ›Nathaniel Kahn, maker of My Architect, has made a short film with a fascinating subject: pianist Leon Fleisher, known for his decades-long career as a…
MORE ›Dexter Romweber and the Flat Duo Jets performed on and off stage with an unprecedented level of intensity and dynamism. This film helps the audience…
MORE ›Interweaving evocative imagery with powerful performance footage, this short film explores writer Dorothy Allison’s life, from the oppression of poverty and childhood abuse to a…
MORE ›Interweaving evocative images with powerful performance footage, this short film explores Southern writer Dorothy Allison’s life, from the oppression of poverty and childhood abuse to…
MORE ›After the murder of a black man makes national headlines, the filmmakers dispatch two crews to Jasper, Texas—one black, one white—to get at the truth of what life in the town is really about. Festival Year: 2002
MORE ›In 1998, when three white men in Jasper, Texas, took it into their heads to drag a black man, James Byrd Jr., behind a truck…
MORE ›Featuring animation and performances by Gary Clark Jr. and Lucina Williams, this story of the search for two forgotten blues singers takes us to Mississippi during the civil rights movement.
MORE ›In this expressive study of family relationships, a daughter helps her two deaf parents navigate the world—as she has since she was three—and balances life between school, home, and self.
MORE ›This film chronicles a student’s hopelessly ineffectual campaign to remove or renovate the worst eyesore on his (or any) campus. The film is droll, wry,…
MORE ›The women of FEMEN, the provocative topless feminist movement in the Ukraine, confront the power structure fueling their organization.
MORE ›This is a delightful film about a warm and affectionate connection between the artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954) and his artistic muse, Sister Jaques Marie. At…
MORE ›The gripping and vital stories of three DACA students unfold as they work for immigrant rights, and the future of their families, after being banned from attending Georgia’s top universities or receiving in-state tuition. World Premiere
MORE ›Paul Simon is arguably one of America’s most beloved singer-songwriters, but in the early 1980s his career was sagging. His last few solo efforts had…
MORE ›Approaching scientific and industrial facts with a stylized science fiction lens, this formally stunning film examines the design and culture of German nuclear power plants…
MORE ›Although quite young, Russia’s capitalistic system already has an all-too-familiar hallmark: the effort of extreme poverty on those not fortunate enough to share the wealth.…
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