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In the aftermath of the Meggido Junction suicide bombing in Israel, a film crew researches the identity of a seventeenth, unidentified victim. This sublime view…
MORE ›In Islam, the Ashura Festival commemorates annually the triumph of Iman Hussein, son of the prophet Mohammed, over a secular tyrant. As such, it is…
MORE ›Noble Sacrifice explores the nexus between mourning and militancy as expressed by the annual Muslim Shite observance of the Ashura ritual in Lebanon. Entirely narrated…
MORE ›Jerry Bell, a modern day Huck Finn with an infectious spirit, is aching to move beyond small town existence. He sets out to see America in…
MORE ›Johannes was first placed in an orphanage when he was 14 days old, because both of his parents required institutionalized mental care. Told in telling…
MORE ›The poetics of percussive objects serve as the visual anchor to this uniquely nomadic documentary sojourn. Rich in visual texture and commanding in its masterful…
MORE ›The legendary king of 1970s sitcoms reflects on his life, his work, and the profound shift in national consciousness fomented by his groundbreaking shows.
MORE ›This film provides a privileged and captivating view of the process of social organization and indoctrination of North Korean citizens. Daily rituals of family, school,…
MORE ›Experimental photographer/filmmaker Frampton records burning on camera, on a hotplate, 13 of his photos from an unhappy period in his career, 1959-1966. Each photo is…
MORE ›A meditation on time, memory, and the poetics of science, featuring astronomers, archeologists, and families of the disappeared drawn to Chile’s Atacama Desert.
MORE ›As a high school student, Martha Coolidge was raped by a classmate while they were on a date with friends in New York City. Years…
MORE ›Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were two of the most significant pioneers fighting for women’s rights. Creating a women’s movement where none existed…
MORE ›On May 8, 1945—VE Day—poet and radio man Norman Corwin broadcasts “On a Note of Triumph” and moves a nation. Eric Simonson details Corwin’s radio…
MORE ›Every summer a surprising number of bearded men flock to Key West to take part in the annual Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, imitating a famous author who himself donned the persona of fearless adventurer.
MORE ›With unprecendented access and years of home movies, this multidimensional film points a lens at international arms smuggler and philosophical businessman Viktor Bout.
MORE ›Experience how class operates in gentrification through the youthful eyes of 10-year-old Pam Taylor and her 12-year-old brother Scott in their multiracial Chicago neighborhood. The…
MORE ›Photographer and filmmaker Eugene Richards offers unmediated scrutiny of a Good Samaritan Center in Nebraska; his expressive camera seeks the unexpected to depict elderly residents.…
MORE ›A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.
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