Film Category: NEW DOCS

Unfinished Spaces
Alysa Nahmias, Benjamin Murray

In the wake of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro called on ambitious Cuban architects to create five National Art Schools on the site of a…

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Violated Letters
Maciej Drygas

After World War II, Eastern European states attempted to maintain state control over personal expression. In the case of Poland, a special office intercepted, opened,…

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The Waiting Room
Peter Nicks

Peter Nicks’s rigorous verité film spends twenty-four hours in an Oakland Emergency Room, his camera evenly maneuvering through the complex environment. A stoic nurse intercepts…

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Without a Fight
Jason Arthurs

Nairobi is home to Kenya’s largest slum. Comprised of thirteen villages that are divided along religious and ethnic lines, Kibera suffers from continual outbreaks of…

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Reportero
Bernardo Ruiz

At some point every war reporter questions how far he or she is willing to go for a story and whether death is worth the…

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The Lifeguard
Maite Alberdo

Meet Mauricio, a lifeguard on a popular Chilean beach. Driven by fierce dedication to safety rules and regulations, Mauricio frustrates beachgoers and his seemingly lackadaisical…

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Mr. Cao Goes to Washington
S. Leo Chiang

This sobering political documentary follows Joseph Cao, the first Vietnamese American elected to Congress, during his 2010 long-shot reelection bid to represent Louisiana’s predominantly African…

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Nation
Homer Etminani

A young man in Catalonia tirelessly trains amidst a sprawling landscape in this meditation on extensive preparation towards a mysterious end. Jesus Navarro is the…

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Peak
Hannes Lang

The Alps are the backdrop for this wry and captivating take on climate change and how idiosyncratic responses to its effects impact natives and tourists…

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A People Uncounted
Aaron Yeger

Holocaust documentaries such as this one remind us that the Allied victory in World War II did not eradicate genocide. This deeply moving film unearths…

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