Film Category: NEW DOCS

From This Day Forward
Sharon Shattuck

In the lead-up to her wedding, filmmaker Sharon Shattuck returns home to better understand the enduring relationship between her mother and transgender father.

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Abandoned Goods
Pia Borg, Edward Lawrenson

A meditation on artwork and experiences connected to the Adamson Collection, some 5,500 paintings, sculptures, and drawings made by patients in Netherne, a psychiatric hospital, between 1946 and 1981.

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Giovanni and the Water Ballet
Astrid Bussink

Giovanni dreams of becoming the first boy to compete in the Dutch synchronized swimming championship. With the support of his girlfriend, Kim, can he pass one final exam?

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BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez
Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon

Rich with spoken word performances and readings by young black artists, this film honors the life and legacy of poet, activist, and teacher Sonia Sanchez.

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Good Things Await
Phie Ambo

An aging farmer runs a biodynamic farm in the Danish countryside, prioritizing spiritual methods over contemporary standards. Will new regulations threaten his way of life?

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BARGE
Ben Powell

A meditative microcosm of the American Dream, BARGEdocuments a hard-working crew’s month-long hitch abord a Mississippi River towboat bound for New Orleans.

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Graminoids
Demelza Kooij, Lars Koens

Changing winds blowing through a field of grass create mesmerizing patterns and otherworldy landscapes in this symphony of sound and movement.

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Bikes vs Cars
Fredrik Gertten

A global look at bicycles as a tool for change in a world overrun b cars, from the frustrations of gridlock in Los Angeles to the fight for sake bike lanes in São Paolo.

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Here Come the Videofreex
Jon Nealon, Jenny Raskin

Using brand-new portable video technology, a pioneering collective of 1970s radicals captures counterculture happenings ignored by TV network news.

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Cairo in One Breath
Anna Kipervaser

A layered examination of soundscapes and sacred spaces as thousands of muezzins in Cairo are replaced by a single radio broadcast of the adhan, the Muslim call to prayer.

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