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The development of the gene-editing technology CRISPR sets off an explosive discussion about opportunity versus ethics within the scientific community and beyond.
MORE ›One of England’s top grossing door-to-door adjustable bed salesman on a series of “house calls” with some older folks who may or may not need…
MORE ›A detailed and intimate portrait of these small shellfish and their cozy relationship with their neighbor, the spirographe worm.
MORE ›In the 1930s, a visionary Iowa farmer had a heretical idea: interbreeding different species of corn into a robust, high-yielding variety never before seen—a hybrid.…
MORE ›As an act of pure creative resilience, Ganja and his friends film a humorous and satirical web series, Bisha TV, starring puppets to combat the violent, genocidal regime of Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir. World Premiere
MORE ›In this inspiring account of the 2018 Armenian Revolution, parliament member and activist Nikol Pashinyan embarks on a two-week cross-country walk to protest the possible election of president Serzh Sargsyan as prime minister—a move to avoid term limits and solidify power. Interviews with Pashinyan, other activists, even Sargsyan, revisit the events of this successful activist uprising (underreported in America).
MORE ›Through the assembly of brilliant 16mm streetscapes, performance footage, and illuminating interviews with those closest to the subject, Peter Sillen offers a portrait of Steven J. Bernstein (aka Jesse Bernstein) as strikingly lyrical as the writings and spoken-word theatrics of the late artist himself.
MORE ›Noted by Time Magazine as one of the world’s one hundred most influential people, Youssou Ndour is beloved around the globe as a musician, vocalist,…
MORE ›Trapped within the interstices of the past and the future, there are present days of hoping, dreaming, and waiting. I Could Have Been Human chronicles…
MORE ›Filmed in and around director Reid Davenport’s apartment in Oakland, California, this documentary is part essay, part travelogue, and part formal observational inquiry, all linked…
MORE ›Forty years ago, Yash Pal Suri left his home and extended family in India to pursue his medical studies in England. He bought two sets…
MORE ›Part enigmatic love letter, part existential exploration, I Send You This Place takes the viewer to and from Iceland in search of clues to a…
MORE ›When Archbishop Carl Bean sang the 1977 disco hit and gay anthem “I Was Born This Way,” it was just the start of his mission to create positive change in the world. He went on to found the Minority AIDS Project and the world’s first LGBTQ+ church for people of color.
MORE ›Serbian accordion player Pekka plots connubial bliss for his village’s surplus of unmarried men. And, it’s a musical!
MORE ›During the 2000 elections, more than 300 new candidates ran against incumbents in political races—only six won. In the tradition of verité campaign films, this…
MORE ›Big, greasy bodies bouncing off of one another on curiously springy mats constitutes most of what the uninitiated know about professional wrestling and the World…
MORE ›After the Soviet invasion of Prague, a young female photographer strives to break free from the constraints of Czechoslovak normalization and embarks on a wild journey toward freedom, capturing her experiences in thousands of subjective photographs.
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