Film Category: NEW DOCS

Containment
Peter Galison, Robb Moss

Issues of waste disposal at three radioactive sites post profound practical and philosophical conundrums for the present and future.

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Kings of Nowhere
Betzabé García

In this poetic and patiently photographed film, a handful of residents stay their ground after a flood leaves their Mexican village semi-submerged.

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Crooked Candy
Andrew Rodgers

A vibrant compilation of colorful plastic, this short captures one man’s fascinating with Kinder Surprise eggs and the intricate collectibles that lie at the core of these milk chocolate ovoids.

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Kings of the Wind & Electric Queens
Cédric Dupire, Gaspard Kuentz

This sensory film spirits us through the frenzied preparations and primal beats of an annual fair in Sonepur, India.

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Curious Worlds: The Art & Imagination of David Beck
Olympia Stone

A portrait of the artist David Beck, who sculpts, carves, paintgs, and welds to make intricate creations as masterfully layered as they are playful and personal.

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The Land
Erin Davis

Children’s empowerment is tied to exploring risk at an “adventure playground” in Norht Wales, where kids are free to use saw,s make fires, and climb tall trees.

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Devil’s Rope
Sophie Bruneau

An ellipitical meditation on barbed wire, from its role in the settling of the American West, to its present-day use by militaries and prisons.

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Monte Adentro
Nicolás Macario Alonso

Two brothers from a Colombian muleteer family personify the contrast between city and country, joining forces for one epic mule-driving expedition through the Andes.

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Last Day of Freedom
Dee Hibbert-Jones, Nomi Talisman

Beautiful animation accompanies poignant testimony in this haunting short about a man who discovers his brother has committed a serious crime.

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Tocando la Luz (Touch the Light)
Jennifer Redfearn

In this quietly arresting film, three blind women in Havana, Cuba, share their heartbreaks and hopes, and navigate their profound desire for independence.

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