Film Category: NEW DOCS

Shorts 4

This compilation of films documents the tragic and enduring imprint of manmade disasters on both the environment and the people they have harmed. Still Standing…

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Shorts 3

This program centers protagonists as they measure personal choice against external pressure. We Were the Scenery No Mean City BAEA La Tierra del Valor (The…

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Shorts 2

strength. The silence of pomegranates Food for Everyone: Deities, Nature and Humans Mother Lidia Failure Is a River of Mine

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Shorts 1

The four films in this program offer poignant reflections on the power of familial connection. KITE Buckskin Gatorville The Grandfather Puzzle

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Barbara Forever
Brydie O'Connor

An archive-driven exploration of the life, work, and legacy of iconic, pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer.

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American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
David Alvarado

Against political resistance and industry skepticism, Luis Valdez pushes Chicano storytelling from the fields to the film screen with Zoot Suit and La Bamba, crafting iconic works that challenge, celebrate, and expand America’s story.

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Whispers in May
Dongnan Chen

In the remote Liangshan Mountains, 14-year-old Qihuo and her friends set out to find a skirt for her rite of passage. What begins as a small quest drifts into a suspended space of childhood, where time slows and the world is vast.

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We Were The Scenery
Christopher Radcliff

The story of Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che, who, in 1975, after fleeing the Vietnam War by boat and docking in the Philippines, were utilized as background extras in the filming of Apocalypse Now.

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True North
Michèle Stephenson

This propulsive cinematic confrontation of Canada’s anti-Black racism explores the pivotal, yet often overlooked, Canadian civil rights movement. Filmmaker Michèle Stephenson artfully weaves a haunting…

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To Hold a Mountain
Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić

In the remote highlands of Montenegro, a shepherd mother and daughter proudly defend their ancestral mountain from the threat of becoming a NATO military training ground, stirring memories of the violence that shattered their family.

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