Films


Robert Kennedy Remembered
Charles E. Guggenheim

Shown simultaneously on all television networks and at the Democratic National Convention in August 1968, this film biography evokes the spirit, quality and commitment Robert…

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Robert, Mary and Katrina
Marjoleine Boonstra

In this minimalist masterpiece, New Orleans residents Robert and Mary Manuel face the camera shortly after Hurricane Katrina. There is no editing, no news footage,…

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Robodog
Tim Bieber

Does an electronic dog make a better pet than a live, breathing animal? Is this man’s new best friend? Find out how one local man…

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Rodents of Unusual Size
Quinn Costello, Chris Metzler, Jeff Springer

Kill them as invasive pests destroying coastal wetlands or keep them as part of the region’s culture? In this quirky account, citizens are divided on what to do about nutria, the giant 20-pound rodents with protruding orange teeth who have made southern Louisiana their home for decades.

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Roger & Me
Michael Moore

A hilarious and dogged spokesman for the working class attempts to talk to the man at the top of the GM food chain. With his…

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Ronald
John Dower

One man, one sueprsized pair of red shoes, over 99 billion served.

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A Room Nearby
Paul Fierlinger, Sandra Fierlinger

Five people muse on how the experience of loneliness gave them the life-changing gift of introspection. Domino gets rich in the shipping business but blows…

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Rosalie’s Journey
Warwick Thornton

In 1995, Australian filmmaker Charles Chauvel debuted Jedda, his story of an Arrernte girl raised by a white Australian family. His star was a young…

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Rough Aunties
Kim Longinotto

With extraordinary empathy and grace, this film portrays a group of women in Durban, South Africa, who are dedicated to bringing child abusers and rapists…

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The Rough South of Harry Crews
Gary Hawkins

From a series on contemporary southern writers, The Rough South of Harry Crews travels a long road of stories following the life of acclaimed author…

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The Rough South of Larry Brown
Gary Hawkins

Gary Hawkins’s beautiful Rough South series interweaves documentary footage with fictional adaptations of authors’ work, establishing an innovative approach to the documentary genre. After his…

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The Rough South of Larry Brown
Gary Hawkins

Gary Hawkins’s beautiful Rough South series interweaves documentary footage with fictional adaptations of authors’ work, establishing an innovative approach to the documentary genre. After his…

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Run Granny Run
Marlo Poras

At 90, Doris “Granny D” Haddock inspired thousands as she walked across the country to lobby for campaign finance reform. Welcomed into small towns and…

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Running from Crazy
Barbara Kopple

In light of her family’s history of suicide, Mariel Hemingway refuses to let mental illness
overwhelm her own life: “control is everything.”

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Running with Beto
David Modigliani

In 2018, Democrat Beto O’Rourke ran a remarkable grassroots campaign, traversing red-state Texas in a quest to unseat Republican Senator Ted Cruz. This intimate document details the candidate’s innovative approach as it reveals the toll his run for office takes on his family.

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Sacco and Vanzetti
Peter Miller

Two immigrants are accused of murder and electrocuted after a trial widely recognized as pervaded by intolerance and prejudice. The xenophobia and flagrant abuse of…

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Sacrificio — Who Betrayed Che Guevara?
Erik Gandini, Tarik Saleh

A modern-day whodunit that seeks to unravel the decade of history, legend, and lore surrounding the murder of Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara. After more…

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Sad Songs of Happiness
Constanze Knoche

When their voice teacher enters them in a prestigious European music competition, three Palestinian schoolgirls learn lessons about dreams and dashed hopes.

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