Film Category: NEW DOCS

A Ticket to the Bath House
Dider Cros

Habitués of a municipal bath house in Paris, in their distinctive styles, shave, shower, comb their hair, and dress. Naturally, they philosophize about existence, their…

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Westray
Paul Cowan

In the late 1980s, itinerant coal miners flocked to Nova Scotia, lured by the sweet promise of 15 years guaranteed work in a state of…

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You See Me Laughin’
Mandy Stein

At one point in this documentary, record executive Andy Kauklin states that “blues and punk rock ain’t all that much different”—the musicians are “highly individualized…

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Albert Wong
Gerrie McCall

“I’m not nervous since I’m prepared.” Meet Albert Wong. He’s nine years old, he’s a piano prodigy, and he wears those shoes with the little…

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Auntie
Kathy Desmond

How long is a life of 80-plus years? How long does it take to get ready for bed? Could the answer to those questions be…

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Schooling Jewel
Nick Doob, Molly O'Brien

A rigged homecoming queen and a rich older man conspire to turn 18-year-old Jewel Offer from a little girl to a woman. All part of…

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The Smith Family
Tasha Oldham

Kim Smith led a life that was as average as her last name. She and her military husband Steve had two sons. Her family was…

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Songs of Youth
Konstantin Selezen

A filmmaker’s journey in search of things past takes an unexpected turn when he meets Kostia Bedik, a blind man who possesses a remarkable way…

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La Tropical
David Turnley

The music plays, the rhythms are electrifying, the bodies move, all drawn into the dance hall, La Tropical. This is where the working class Cubans…

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Last Dance
Mirra Bank

What happens when the talents of Maurice Sendak and the groundbreaking Pilobolus Dance Company are combined? A host of things can happen, bruised egos, creative…

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