Film Category: NEW DOCS

Miss India-Georgia
Daniel Freidman, Sharon Grimberg

First generation Indian-American daughters grab for glory in this hybrid of a beauty pageant, the Miss India-Georgia competition. This freewheeling look at four contestants follows…

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Theme: Murder
Martha Swetzoff

Art dealer Hyman Swetzoff was murdered in Boston in 1968. The murder, rumored to be related to homophobia, remains unsolved. In this lush, personal film,…

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A Letter Without Words
Lisa Lewenz

A Letter Without Words reconstructs the emergence of Nazi rule in Germany along with the story of a family caught in momentous historical change. This…

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City at Peace
Susan Koch

This film documents a year in the life of a unique musical production. The cast of this theater piece is comprised of teenagers—spanning many races—profoundly…

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The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
Aviva Kempner

This film tells the story of Hank Greenberg’s struggle to become the first Jewish man to play Major League Baseball in the 1930’s. Through historical…

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Photographer
Dariusz Jablonski

This film is an extraordinary documentary of life in the Lodz Ghetto during the Nazi occupation of Poland. The film uses a remarkable, recently discovered…

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Genghis Blues
Roko Belic

The mysterious and ancient art of Tuvan throat singing is not immediately associated with American Blues. At once agile and profound, Genghis Blues chronicles the…

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Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
Chris Hegedus, D A Pennebaker

Bessie Schonberg was an icon of the performing arts, a true and good woman and a powerful force in the American dance movement in the…

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L’America a Roma
Gianfranco Pannone

The 1960’s Spaghetti Westerns celebrated the classic American Western genre with flattering mimicry—whether through dubbed Eastwood pictures or recreations using Italian actors. Director Pannone recalls…

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Dutch Harbor — Where the Sea Breaks Its Back
Braden King, Laura Moya

This film explores the essence of an exotic locale—in this case an icy, remote Alaskan fishing town. Beautifully composed black and white Super 8 visuals,…

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