Film Category: Invited

EXPRMNTL
Brecht Debackere

This lively overview of the legendary EXPRMNTL film festivals held in Belgium from 1949 to 1974 interweaves archival footage with the recollections of the makers who defined experimental cinema.

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Dina
Dan Sickles, Antonio Santini

At once tender and triumphant, humorous and hard, Dina introduces a woman in love as she navigates complex expectations in the days leading up to her impending nuptials.

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The Challenge
Yuri Ancarani

Miles of barren desert provide the backdrop for this surreal compilation of images: private jets, race cars, exquisite birds, and even a pet cheetah descend on the Qatar dunes to take part in a remote falconry tournament.

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Buzz One Four
Matt McCormick

In 1964, a B-52 long-range bomber crashed on a Maryland mountainside with two thermonuclear bombs on board. This suspenseful account, crafted by the pilot’s grandson, skillfully weaves archival footage with personal recollections.

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Bronx Gothic
Andrew Rossi

With a blend of performance footage and penetrating discussions about her purpose and process, this film follows Okwui Okpokwasili as she tours her powerful one-woman play around the country.

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Austerlitz
Sergei Loznitsa

In vivid black and white, tourists and guides visit concentration camps. In observing their interactions, Austerlitz provides a powerful meditation on the (often imperfect) ways human beings connect, remember, and reflect.

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Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Steve James

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the only U.S. bank accused of mortgage fraud was the family-owned Abacus Federal Savings in Manhattan’s Chinatown. This stunning film chronicles the Sungs’ legal battle as they fight to defend their business and their family name.

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500 Years
Pamela Yates

A sweeping examination of resistance movements in Guatemala, including the recent uprising, and a chronicle of the country’s first trial for war crimes committed against the Mayan people.

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Vault 3
Nicole Triche, Johanna Lee, Nilesh Patel, Jessica Edwards, Yasmin Fedda, Naomi Uman

In honor of our fifteenth anniversary, we have curated a selection of short films from the Full Frame vault, a title from each year of…

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Vault 2
Steven Bognar, Edward P. Davee, Eva Weber, Jem Cohen

Vault Two In honor of our fifteenth anniversary, we have curated a selection of short films from the Full Frame vault, a title from each…

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