Films


Irma
Charles Fairbanks

A moving portrait of former professional wrestling champion Irma Gonzalez.

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Island Soldier
Nathan Fitch

Through the intimate stories of two soldiers, this film explores the high cost of opportunity. In the Federated States of Micronesia—an “associated state” of the U.S.—a high proportion of residents serve in the American military, with few resources to support their lives after duty ends.

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The Issue of Mr. O’Dell
Rami Katz

The work of Jack O’Dell, who once worked alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., is revealed through a conversation with the 94-year-old activist, who delves into his historical involvement in the civil rights struggle as well as the movement’s contemporary incarnation under the stewardship of groups like Black Lives Matter. World Premiere

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It Happens to Us
Amalie R. Rothschild

It Happens to Us features women of different ages, races, and economic backgrounds who boldly speak about having had an abortion. This diverse collection of…

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It Is Not Over Yet
Louise Detlefsen

Tucked away on the edges of a Danish forest, Dagmarsminde is a small nursing home for patients with severe dementia. Founded by nurse May Bjerre…

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It’s Going To Be Beautiful
Luis Gutiérrez Arias, John Henry Theisen

On the U.S.-Mexico border, military officers and border agents do everything they can to test the strength of eight border wall prototypes in order to select a winning design.

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It’s My Life
Brian Tilley

More than 4.5 million South Africans are living with HIV/AIDS. Zackie Achmat is one of them. As the leader of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC),…

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Italianamerican
Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese’s first documentary film is a touching, funny portrait of his beloved late parents, Catherine and Charles, in cinema-verité style. Beginning with a demonstration…

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ITALY LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT
Gustav Hofer, Luca Ragazzi

Luca and Gustav, a young couple living in Rome, leave their apartment and debate deserting Italy altogether. Wouldn’t life be better in Berlin? In a…

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Ito — A Diary of an Urban Priest
Pirjo Honkasalo

Follow Fujioka, boxing-champion-turned-Buddhist-monk, as he takes a hypnotic journey through Tokyo’s underbelly, hearing confession from all quarters.

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Ivory Tower
Andrew Rossi

Is a college degree worth the price? This sweeping examination of higher education questions the value of college in an era of rising tuition costs and staggering student debt.

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Iwo Jima: Memories in Sand
Beret E. Strong, John Tweedy

In 1945, the United States wanted an emergency air base for its coming bombing campaign against Japan. It was decided that base would be Iwo…

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I’M OKAY
Pia Lenz

Adult themes unfold through the perspective of young protagonists in this beautifully photographed feature that captures the experiences of two refugee families struggling to rebuild their lives in Germany.

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Jackson Pollock
Paul Falkenberg, Hans Namuth

“It was during the act of painting that Pollock engaged in the act of communicating,” noted Namuth, who convinced the artist to be filmed while…

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Jaffa, The Orange’s Clockwork
Eyal Sivan

This layered examination of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict unfolds through the history of the Jaffa orange. A small fruit with sizeable significance, the orange originated in Palestine and later became an Israeli brand name.

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Jaripeo
Efraín Mojica, Rebecca Zweig

Jaripeo journeys to Michoacán’s hypermasculine rodeos. What starts as a celebration of tradition descends into the subconscious of memory, queer desire, and longing—a reckoning with the wounds and beauty of a home left behind.

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Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet
Jesse Vile

In the 1980s, Jason Becker was on the fast track to become speed metal’s reigning guitar god. His acrobatic fingers once tapped out swirling licks…

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Jay Myself
Stephen Wilkes

The life and art of photographer Jay Maisel radiates from this intimate character piece that follows Maisel as he moves out of his longtime Manhattan studio and home, the graffitied Germania Bank building on the Bowery.

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