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Film Category: Thematic

The World of Tomorrow
Lance Bird, Tom Johnson

The 1939 World’s Fair was a landmark in the idea of the future and the notions of comfort and speed that were central to that…

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The Smell of Burning Ants
Jay Rosenblatt

The Smell of Burning Ants is a haunting account of the pains and trauma of growing up male. In a layered and non-didactic way, it…

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Matthew’s Murder

In the wake of the brutal killing of Matthew Shepard, young people around the country discuss homophobia and its violent consequences.

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Sarajevo Film Festival Film
Johann van der Keuken

How does one justify holding a film festival in the middle of a major war? Here, bombs fall, shots rattle off, yet people run in…

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Riding the Tiger
John Haptas, Kristine Samuelson

Haunting and lyrical, this film serves as a wistful elegy to the national hubris and the multiple confusions that both engendered and prolonged the war…

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One Survivor Remembers
Kary Antholis

Gerda Weissman, who in spite of having her entire family and all friends killed during the Holocaust, refused to give up. Born in Poland to…

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Luke: A Tribute to Fred
Frank Easts, Jr.

A film about Fred Wolfe, 85-year-old brother of author Thomas Wolfe, whose personality and lifestyle were depicted through the character Luke Gant in his brother’s…

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Two or Three Things but Nothing for Sure
Tina DiFeliciantonio, Jane Wagner

Interweaving evocative imagery with powerful performance footage, this short film explores writer Dorothy Allison’s life, from the oppression of poverty and childhood abuse to a…

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She/Va
Marjorie Keller

A young dancer re-choreographed through film editing. This film was originally made in standard 8mm, from a home movie.

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Untouchable
Thirza Cuthand

“Playing with images of teenage stalkers and innocent little girls, Cuthand explores the sexual struggles and powerlessness felt by the young.” —from the Expo catalogue

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