Genre: Documentary
Alaskan Native Wisdom: The People of the Caribou
Directed by Lawrence Johnson
Athabascans have inhabited Alaska for over 14,500 years. Also known as the Caribou People, there are 12 distinct linguistic groups …
Big Sonia
Directed by Leah Warshawski
Big Sonia explores what it means to be a survivor and how this affects families and generations. One of the …
I’m Still
Directed by Javier Corcuera
Corcuera’s documentary is more than a celebration of Peru’s rich musical heritage. Through these diverse musicians’ personal stories (some of …
Sunshine Superman
Directed by Marah Strauch
After graduating from USC and a stint as an engineer, Carl Boenish devoted himself to “freefall cinematography” (John Frankenheimer’s The …
Tim’s Vermeer
Directed by Teller
In 2001, in his book Secret Knowledge, artist David Hockney argued that some classical painters—Johannes Vermeer (“Girl with the Pearl Earring”) …
Beauty & The Sea
Directed by Ivy Lin
Sensitively filmed and edited, this portrayal follows an elderly woman and her daily wanderings, from getting a haircut to buying …
Diamond Box
Directed by Rodrigo Valenzuela
Valenzuela lived three years without documentation and hired day laborers from the parking lots he used to haunt for this …
SF Hitch
Directed by Vanessa Renwick
Renwick reflects on a 1981 trip she took with her wolf dog to San Francisco “where even the bums were …
Burden of Dreams
Directed by Les Blank, Maureen Gosling
Werner Herzog spent four years in the jungles of Peru making FITZCARRALDO, the chronicle of a mad Irish dreamer who …
500 Years
Directed by Pamela Yates
Completing her epic trilogy about Guatemala, which launched with When the Mountains Tremble (1983), a film that contributed to the …
Vestibular Matching Soundtrack
Directed by McKenzie Blake
Advances in technology also create linguistic rifts. Having been born largely deaf, a cochlear implant has provided the director access …
Straight into a Storm—Deer Tick
Directed by William Miller
Straight Into A Storm centers on Deer Tick's 10th anniversary run in New York City. It is a portrait of a …