Film Category: NEW DOCS

Gatorville
Freddie Gluck

As childhood memories are made and fade in the same instant, siblings Lily and Bodhi diverge at the dawn of life beyond their home, a Colorado alligator sanctuary. Their bond, forged by the exotic nature of their remote landscape, begins to change as Lily enters her teenage years. Bodhi contemplates friendship and family beyond his reptilian counterparts.

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A Fox Under a Pink Moon
Mehrdad Oskouei, Soraya Akhlaghi

A subtly textured self-portrait of Soraya—an Afghan free-spirited 16-year-old artist in Iran who has been trying for five years to make her way to Europe—who chillingly captures everything on her phone while pouring all her fears and worries into extraordinary works of art.

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Food for Everyone: Deities, Nature and Humans
Prin Rodriguez

On an equal footing, voices enter into dialogue with nature. They speak of sustenance, emotional bonds and of how there is no future without a past.

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Failure Is a River of Mine
Julia Mendoza Friedman

Mari is a former rural midwife, Maricielo is a hairdresser, and Iker is a six-year-old boy. Though they appear to share little in common, a gossamer web quietly binds their lives through heartbreak, failure, and unexpected moments of respite.

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The Cloud Factory
Hannes Lang

“The Cloud Factory” is an cinematic exploration of the sky above the Rhenish coal mining region, where emission-enriched air masses ascend into the atmosphere to transform the climate. What can these human-made clouds tell us about our future? And what kind of castles can we build in this air?

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Buckskin
Mars Verrone

An experimental portrait of the filmmaker’s grandfather, Carroll B. Williams Jr., a ground-breaking African-American forester, that reflects on his work and legacy in the twilight of his life.

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BAEA
Terra Long

In the dead of winter, at a wildlife rescue center on the pacific coast of so-called Canada, a team of rehabbers treat Bald Eagles suffering from lead poisoning so that they can be released back to their environment.

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American Doctor
Poh Si Teng

When three American doctors–Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian–enter Gaza to save lives, they find themselves caught between medicine and politics, risking everything to expose the truth.

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SHORTS 3

This compilation of films features creative assembly in their portrayal of varied perspectives: Confessions of Undecided Women, Mail Myself to You, Mama Micra, The Spectacle, and Your Opinion, Please.

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SHORTS 2

This program offers vivid explorations of women’s relationships to self and others: Constructing an Island, The Devil Is Busy, Hold Me Close, A Move, and Tiger.

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