Films


Burma Soldier
Annie Sundberg, Nic Dunlop, Ricki Stern

This dynamic portrait lays bare the unforgettable story of Myo Myint, a former junta member and Burmese soldier turned pro-democracy activist. Conversation following screening with filmmakers and guest Myo Myint.

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Burma VJ — Reporting from a Closed Country
Anders Østergaard

How do you fight a brutal military dictatorship? Over the years, the cold-blooded rulers of Myanmar have fired on their own citizens during non-violent protests,…

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The Bus
Sandra Reina

This round-trip bus ride takes passengers on Friday mornings towards the weekend and picks them up on Sunday afternoons to take them back to the place where they came from.

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Bushman
David Schickele

With Bushman, director David Schickele intended to make a narrative film based on the experiences of his friend Paul Eyam Nzie Okpokam, who had come…

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but, the day came
Eugene Richards

This stirring and beautifully photographed short film tells of the last days of Clarence, a Nebraska farmer and patriarch whose family must face putting him…

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Butterfly Girl
Cary Bell

An unsentimental, deeply moving portrait of a young woman trying to live a “normal life” despite having a rare, often fatal, skin disease.

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Buzkashi!
Najeeb Mirza

A visually stunning film in which a Tajikistani shepherd must confront momentous changes both at home and in his beloved sport of Buzkashi.

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Buzz One Four
Matt McCormick

In 1964, a B-52 long-range bomber crashed on a Maryland mountainside with two thermonuclear bombs on board. This suspenseful account, crafted by the pilot’s grandson, skillfully weaves archival footage with personal recollections.

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By Her Side
Niels van Koevorden

Three fathers-to-be share their hopes, dreams, and anxieties as they anticipate the birth of their
children.

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By Invitation Only
Rebecca Snedeker

Most people have heard of Mardi Gras, but few know that within the festival also exists a very private world of high-society balls. Originated by…

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By Sidney Lumet
Nancy Buirski

Weaving an interview with the renowned director together withr ich selections from his oeuvre, this film highlights Lumet’s career and life through his own recollections.

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Bye Bye Babushka
Rebecca Feig

“Farewell Grandmother” reflects on an age gone by through interviews with female survivors of Russia’s revolutionary era. Some of those portrayed: a wise, uneducated collective…

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Caballerango
Juan Pablo González

As family members describe their memories of the events surrounding a young man’s death, long takes quietly observe, through scenes and sounds, a Mexican village experiencing the gradual loss of its traditional ways of life.

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Cairo in One Breath
Anna Kipervaser

A layered examination of soundscapes and sacred spaces as thousands of muezzins in Cairo are replaced by a single radio broadcast of the adhan, the Muslim call to prayer.

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Calavera Highway
Renee Tajima-Peña

This pitch-perfect road-trip film documents the odyssey of Armando and Carlos Peña as they gather together their five brothers to carry their mother’s ashes to…

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California Company Town
Lee Anne Schmitt

Scotia. Darwin. Calico. Kaweah. Never heard of these towns? That’s because they aren’t there.  The people who once lived in these abandoned company towns peppering…

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Call Me Marianna
Karolina Bielawska

As she embarks on a quest to become herself, Polish transgender woman Marianna must summon inner strength and make immeasurable sacrifices.

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Calling the Ghosts
Mandy Jacobsen, Karmen Jelincic

“It left deep traces on her body and her soul.” This is the mother of Jadranka Cigeli, speaking of her daughter, one of the 36…

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