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In the narrowest of streets, amongst the largest of crowds, a 30-foot human spire ascends above balconies. Swarms of spectators surround the tower’s foundation, and…
MORE ›Ever wonder what your pet does all day? After adopting a stray cat Jürgen Perthold did, but he also had what most animal lovers don’t—a…
MORE ›In 2012, unorthodox GOP candidates navigate the Iowa caucuses—an endless series of public events and uncomfortable questions—in hopes of securing their party’s nomination.
MORE ›Underneath the town of Centralia, PA, a fire has been burning for over 35 years. When gas from the decades-old coal mine conflagration seeped into…
MORE ›What happens when someone dies with no next of kin? Who takes responsibility for identifying the person, preparing the body, determining funeral and burial arrangements,…
MORE ›Spend time with Dewey Thompson as he transforms a tree into a rocking chair while sharing stories about a lifetime spent in Appalachia.
MORE ›Miles of barren desert provide the backdrop for this surreal compilation of images: private jets, race cars, exquisite birds, and even a pet cheetah descend on the Qatar dunes to take part in a remote falconry tournament.
MORE ›Set in the clinical austerity of St. Vincent Hospital’s Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit, A Chance to Grow follows three prematurely born infants and their families…
MORE ›What began as a desire to help save endangered turtles becomes an all-consuming passion for New Yorker Richard Ogust, who eventually shares his apartment with…
MORE ›What begins as a desire to help save endangered turtles becomes an all-consuming passion for New Yorker Richard Ogust, who eventually shares his apartment with 1,200 tortoises from around the globe. Festival Year: 2006
MORE ›To publicly confront the horrific history of his hometown, Marianna, Florida, Lamar Wilson runs the same 13-mile trek that ended in the 1934 lynching of Claude Neal.
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MORE ›McElwee’s first film and his thesis film for the graduate program at MIT. In Charleen, McElwee captures his dear and vivacious friend with extraordinary subtlety…
MORE ›Can photography change the world? James Balog, a National Geographic nature photographer, hopes so. Smitten with the glittering, translucent beauty of arctic landscapes, Balog uses…
MORE ›Scientific fact and aesthetic beauty merge in monumental and dramatic time-lapse photos
illustrating global warming’s chilling ravages.
Gifted Italian mortician Karine spends her days among the dead and her evenings among the living, approaching both worlds with contemplation and calm.
MORE ›In the 1940s, the Los Angeles neighborhood of Chavez Ravine was home to 300 Latino families. As in many American cities in the 1950s, these…
MORE ›Meet Joe Cheek: folk musician, retro-fashion plate and dedicated son of two paranoid schizophrenic fundamentalists. Constantly berated by a father who blames him for every…
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