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This vivid portrayal of Chile from the 1973 military coup shows terror, demonstrations, repression by the military and police, marches, a state of siege, and…
MORE ›Using the 18 chapters of Ulysses as a thematic model of departure, director David Blake Knox weaves in and out of fictional narratives, epic stories…
MORE ›In 1994, a thirteen-year-old boy mysteriously goes missing in Texas. His mother and sister hold out hope for his return, but years pass without word…
MORE ›Over the last thirty years, artist Isaiah Zagar has covered forty thousand square feet of Philadelphia with grand-scale mosaics. When Zagar’s son Jeremiah picks up…
MORE ›Mixing elements of reality and fiction, In Cold Blood delves into the real-life murders of the Clutter family at the hands of Perry Smith and Dick Hickock in this scripted true-crime cinematic narrative based on Truman Capote’s novel.
MORE ›The lines between what’s real and what’s pretend blur as members of a platoon of Vietnam War reenactors go to battle, each for their own complicated reasons.
MORE ›In Harm’s Way is an intensely personal documentary that explores the concept of safety within the context of a society that sometimes gives rise to…
MORE ›An affecting portrait of the filmmaker’s own life story, told through striking contemporary images and excerpts from the “safety first” films shown in school classrooms during the 1950s and 60s. Festival Year: 1998
MORE ›In a 2006 interview, St. Clair Bourne professed his admiration for those who fight against the forces of social and economic oppression. Amiri Baraka, the…
MORE ›Trainers at the Bronxchester Boxing Club offer neighborhood kids respite from the mean streets with their rigorous but loving instruction. Conversation following screening with filmmakers and guest Angel Alejandro.
MORE ›In My Corner is an intimate and explosive portrait of what it means for young men to come of age within the world of a…
MORE ›A wonderful autobiography showing one woman’s rebellion against her very traditional Moroccan family. Full of surprises and lyrical beauty, the film undermines the rules the…
MORE ›Prodigy composer Jason Moran revisits bebop jazz great Thelonious Monk’s historic 1959 Town Hall big band concert in this sizzling film.
MORE ›Challenging Western society’s most basic preconceptions about the nature of silence, this film conjures up innovative ways to help us hear what we’ve been missing.
MORE ›This film is a deeply satisfying gift to the viewer in honor of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 250th birthday. The composer’s personal life and music are…
MORE ›In 1981 when Marco Williams is a senior in college, he places a call to his estranged father, hoping to arrange a first meeting. It’s…
MORE ›This intensely revealing biography of writer Lucy Daniels expands the documentary form with
its imaginative visualization of the stresses of her early life.
This exquisite black-and-white portrait cpatures the choreography of coexistence, revealing simple details of a longstanding couple’s day-to-day life in rural Sweden.
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