Film Category: Invited

The Look of Silence
Joshua Oppenheimer

In this arresting companion piece to The Act of Killing, an Indonesian optometrist confronts the men who murdered his brother and demands accountability ina society silenced by fear.

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Love is All
Kim Longinotto

This romantic whirl through the British film archives captures love and courtship in the 20th century through a kaleidoscopic montage of clips.

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MERU
Jimmy Chin, E. Chai Vasarhelyi

An elite climbing team tries to ascend the treacherous Shark’s Fin on Mount Meru. Remarkably photographed by the climbers themselves, their journey tests the boundaries of endurance, trust, and friendship.

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Sunshine Superman
Marah Strauch

This portrat of the “father of BASE jumping,” Carl Boenish, weaves recollections from friends and family through and astounding array of his own daring 16mm documentation.

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The Case Against 8
Ben Cotner, Ryan White

This behindthe-scenes film, shot over five years, follows the unlikely team who fought to overturn California’s ban on same-sex marriage.

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E-Team
Katy Chevigny, Ross Kauffman

Four fearless activists from the Human Rights Watch’s Emergency Team take us to the frontlines of Syria and Libya as they investigate and document war crimes.

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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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Last Days in Vietnam
Rory Kennedy

Historical footage and personal reflections transport us to Saigon in April 1975 and reveal the moral quandaries surrounding the order to evacuate American citizens only.

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The Missing Picture
Rithy Panh

This deeply poetic and personal document uses hundreds of clay figurines to recreate events and validate memories of the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.

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My Prairie Home
Chelsea McMullan

Transgender singer-songwriter Rae Spoon tours Canada in this impressionistic merging of dreamy music videos and intimate interviews.

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