Genre: Documentary
For Dear Life
Directed by Carmen Pollard
With all the flair of a seasoned theatre producer, terminal cancer patient and director Carmen Pollard’s cousin James Pollard rallies …
12 Days
Directed by Raymond Depardon
In France over 90,000 people a year are placed under psychiatric care without their consent. These people must appear before …
Faces Places
Directed by Agnès Varda, JR
Much as she did with her much-loved classic The Gleaners and I (2000), this whimsical yet profound road trip through …
Brimstone & Glory
Directed by Viktor Jakovleski
Every year, residents of the Mexican city of Tultepec – “the fireworks capital of the world”—hold a pair of events …
Wattstax
Directed by Mel Stuart
The legendary Memphis record label Stax produced a benefit concert in 1972 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the …
Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
Directed by Arwen Curry
US Theatrical Premiere! Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018) is one of America’s finest writers. Early in her career, she sought to …
Baghdad to Boise
Directed by Erin Westfall
Saeed worked with the U.S. military for years in his home country of Iraq. When things became too dangerous for …
The Rest I Make Up
Directed by Michelle Memran
Filmmaker Memran’s directorial debut focuses on the legendary New York City-based, Cuban-born playwright María Irene Fornés, an iconoclastic figure who …
Native Wisdom: The People of the Oregon Coast
Directed by Lawrence Johnson
Native American elders, indigenous scientists, and cultural leaders from the Pacific Coast–including the Confederated Tribes of Siletz, Confederated Tribes of …
Aida’s Secrets
Directed by Alon Schwarz, Shaul Schwarz
In this sweeping international story that begins in World War II and concludes in an emotional family reunion seven decades …
In a Foreign Land
Directed by Icíar Bollaín
The current financial crisis in Spain has forced an estimated 700,000 young people to emigrate in the hope of a …
Waiting For August
Directed by Teodorah Mihai
Georgiana Halmac is about to turn 15. She lives with her six brothers and sisters in a social housing condo …