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Inspired by the geometry of nature—from the cracks in dried mud to the structure of pine cones to the scales on armadillos—Wiggs’s artistic process reveals the intriguing interplay between mathematics and art. World Premiere
MORE ›Amateur detective and dance fanatic Rajesh Ji races around Kolkata solving crimes with his ragtag crew of friends.
MORE ›In this deeply intimate and haunting documentary, Alan Berliner posthumously collaborates with his friend and colleague, experimental New York City filmmaker Benita Raphan, who died by suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic. The film is an unflinching, lyrical, and ultimately moving study of an artist’s mind, offering profound insights into the intersections of mental health, creativity, loneliness, and human resilience.
MORE ›Benjamin Smoke is a haunting portrait of Robert Dickerson, known as Benjamin, lead singer of the Atlanta-based band Smoke. Made with a filmmaking approach as distinctive as…
MORE ›A portrait of the band Smoke’s lead singer unfolds through a patchwork of still images, rehearsal and performance footage, black-and-white collages, and interviews with Benjamin himself. Festival Year: 2001
MORE ›Charles E. Guggenheim dedicated the last six months of his life to finishing this film. This is a story about his fellow American infantrymen, who…
MORE ›A significant part of artist Gay Block’s creative existence has been devoted to painstakingly documenting the actions, words, and bodily transfigurations of her mother Bertha…
MORE ›Bessie Schonberg was an icon of the performing arts, a true and good woman and a powerful force in the American dance movement in the…
MORE ›Those of us who loved Ira Wohl’s Best Boy, especially Philly, the subject of that documentary Memoir, will be enthralled by the continuation of his…
MORE ›In 1968, a series of national televised debates matched conservative William F. Buckley against liberal Gore Vidal: intellectual argument quickly gave way to verbal blood sport.
MORE ›During the Vietnam War, more bombs were dropped on Laos than were deployed during World War I and World War II combined. Famed cinematographer Ellen…
MORE ›In this compelling legal thriller, two young Texans stand trial for plotting to terrorize the 2008 Republican National Convention.
MORE ›A woman sits in a chair before the camera. At the urging of the filmmaker, she describes a past event. Years ago, she was invited…
MORE ›A train heads out of a rundown station as night falls; passengers in the third-class sleeping car fall in and out of wakefulness. As the…
MORE ›The inimitable 93-year-old artist Betye Saar—known for such electrifying and boundary-pushing pieces as The Liberation of Aunt Jemima—assembles found objects into profound sculptural collages. This short but astute character film captures Saar’s influence in the art world and her passionate philosophy surrounding craft.
MORE ›Former college football quarterback Byron Hurt gives a first person account of his disenchantment with hip-hop’s thug-centered, misogynist, and homophobic culture. Compelling interviews with hip-hop…
MORE ›While framed around a nostalgic return visit by Professor Vincenzo Tusa, who first saw Selinunte in 1949 and later supervised the archaeological work, this film…
MORE ›Frederick Gertten did not set out to make this film. Originally, it was an entirely different film that was making headlines. Bananas!*, released in 2009,…
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