Films
In this poetic and patiently photographed film, a handful of residents stay their ground after a flood leaves their Mexican village semi-submerged.
MORE ›Concocting all manner of sweet delights, from gold foil-bedecked chocolates to towering sculptures of blown sugar, sixteen chefs compete for the French pastry world’s highest honor–the Meilleur Ouvrier de France–in a contest of unbelievable artistry and tension.
MORE ›Concocting all manner of sweet delights, from gold foil-bedecked chocolates to towering sculptures of blown sugar, sixteen chefs compete for the French pastry world’s highest honor–the Meilleur Ouvrier de France–in a contest of unbelievable artistry and tension.
MORE ›This sensory film spirits us through the frenzied preparations and primal beats of an annual fair in Sonepur, India.
MORE ›As Alan Runfeldt opens the door to the barn in his backyard, we are transported into his world as one of the few remaining artisans…
MORE ›Panos, now grown, returns to a childhood ritual—flying a kite with his father, a tradition marking the start of Lent in Greece. But memories are never simple. Sounds and images, fragments of the past, weave together to reconstruct their bond. A documentary about the fragile father-son relationship and the restless power of memory.
MORE ›As rising seas levels and coastal erosion encroach unpon their Arctic community, the Iñupiat Eskimos of a tiny Alaskan island fight to hold on to their homeland and their culture.
MORE ›Josh Osborne loves farm work. With his father’s permission he leaves school in sixth grade to learn everything he can about running the family dairy…
MORE ›Following the campaigns of four political newcomers, all women, Knock Down the House charts their course in the runup to the 2018 congressional midterms as the neophytes challenge powerful incumbents in the Democratic primary.
MORE ›A short and lyrical ode to Kodachrome film stock that reflects on family, loss, and the end of an era.
MORE ›In this experimental short film, dark landscapes provide a mysterious counterpoint to words torn from letters as the filmmaker traces the movements of her grandfather, a sailor from Estonia, in her journey to connect with the past.
MORE ›Koyaanisqatsi is a ravishing visual symphony that explores the reaches of modern decay. Glorious cinematography that captures the beauty of uninhabited landscapes before plunging into the frenetic constructions of contemporary life is set to an original score by Philip Glass.
MORE ›A sweet, vivid portrait of a 97-year-old Texas barbecue spot that takes simplicity to extremes. Kreuz Market is a paean to local identity, Texas tradition,…
MORE ›This ode to the vine evokes mythic textures of the South through images of kudzu-covered forms radiating with the luminance of early cinema.
MORE ›In the streets and countryside of India, a Bombay film director returns to his father’s old cinema to discover what cinema means to people in…
MORE ›Lyrical landscapes of the Pacific Northwest and haunting audio recordings based on previously unheard interviews comprise this highly personal portrait. An intimate and moving meditation…
MORE ›This first fully authorized account of the late Nirvana frontman’s life reveals Kurt Cobain’s personal archive of journals and recordings, unseen and unheard until now.
MORE ›The 1960’s Spaghetti Westerns celebrated the classic American Western genre with flattering mimicry—whether through dubbed Eastwood pictures or recreations using Italian actors. Director Pannone recalls…
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