Movies

  • Over My Dead Hobby

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    Few hobbies require the technical skills of railway enthusiasts. Get to know the niche world of Garden Rail Magazine and its impassioned community, who find focus, therapy, and camaraderie in the hobby of running large-scale trains outdoors.

  • Hard Laugh

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    On stage he makes crowds laugh with his hilariously biting musings. Off stage, comedian Gastor Almonte talks about how his comedy is rooted in his immigrant roots, parenthood, and his beloved neighborhood of East New York.

  • Noodle School

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    Welcome to Lanzhou, a city in northwest China that’s famous for its beef noodle soup. In this short documentary, we meet some of the students who flock there to learn the secrets of hand-pulling Lanzhou lamian.

  • Dear Zachary - 10th Anniversary Edition

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    Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne's poignant tribute to his murdered childhood friend, Andrew Bagby, tells the story of a child custody battle between Bagby's grieving parents and Shirley Turner, Bagby's pregnant ex-girlfriend and suspected killer.

  • Nocturama

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    A French terrorism-hipster thriller that follows a group of ethnically diverse adolescents as they prowl the streets of Paris to execute a bombing plot. When they hole up in a shopping mall, they fear they may not survive the night - or each other.

  • Out of Time

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    In this mind-bending horror, a troubled young man whose father has mysteriously disappeared goes to a British mansion, where he gets stuck in a never-ending time loop and discovers astonishing facts about his past.

  • This Town

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    After meeting on a dating app, Sean and Casey are quickly falling in love. There’s only one hitch: he’s being pursued by a dogged sheriff who believes he murdered his whole family. In order to prove his love to Casey, Sean must prove his innocence.

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    Two women named Helen live separate lives, but when foreboding signs appear—a meteor reportedly crashes nearby, people go missing, and inexplicable, life-altering changes—the Helens’ realities spiral into a terrifying journey through unknown terrain.

  • In the Family

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    In this tender film about a father’s love, Joey lives happily with Cody and his 6-year-old son, Chip, but when Cody dies suddenly in a car accident, Joey must fight for custody of a boy he’s grown to love as his own son.

  • The Grief of Others

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    After losing their baby 57 hours after birth, John and Ricky try to resume normal life, but long-suppressed doubts and secrets roil to the surface and their two kids begin acting out. Everything changes with the arrival of a surprise visitor.

  • Meltdown in Dixie

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    When an ice cream shop owner in Orangeburg, SC tries to remove a Confederate flag from his property, he’s met with resistance from the Sons of Confederate Veterans, igniting a fight that reveals the deep-seated racism that the flag still upholds.

  • House of Cardin

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    A rare look at the life and work of legendary fashion designer Pierre Cardin, whose futuristic designs revolutionized fashion for the masses. The film features exclusive archival footage and interviews with Cardin himself at the sunset of his career.

  • Almost Brooklyn

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    When an elderly man gets in a cab and takes his first ride from Manhattan into Brooklyn, the trip becomes more significant than he could have ever imagined. This project was made under the supervision of Iranian film legend Abbas Kiarostami.

  • Tripoli, Quiet

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    Already dealing with a hectic day filled with traffic and demanding passengers, a taxi driver in Tripoli, Lebanon, is confounded when he finds a mysterious little boy in his backseat. Who is he and what does he want? If only he would speak.

  • Short Scenes From A Long Marriage

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    Simple and quiet moments in the life of an elderly Lebanese couple who are following the madness and chaos of the 2011 Egyptian spring revolution through their TV set. Commissioned by the Sharjah Art foundation for the Sharjah Biennial 10.

  • Recommended by Enrique

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    In this neo-noir tale, an aspiring actress and a cowboy arrive in Del Rio, TX, with different pursuits. When their plans fall through, the border town becomes a strange way station where time seems to stand still and things are not what they seem.

  • Under 1000

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    Move over, viral videos. The real gems on YouTube have under 1000 views. Comedians Greg Stone and Anthony DeVito set out to find the best of the undiscovered, kicking off with blindfolded motorcycling, kitchen kung fu, and questionable impressions.

  • OK, Enough, Goodbye

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    In Tripoli, Lebanon, where family bonds run deep, a 40-year-old man is content still living with his mother. But when she suddenly leaves him, he struggles with his newfound independence and turns to the company of the city and its motley characters.

  • Pahokee

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    Set against a rural backdrop in one of Florida’s poorest towns, “Pahokee” paints an unlikely portrait of hope and aspiration through four seniors who happily defy the odds created by their environment to find a place in the world after high school.

  • Poppie Nongena

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    Based on the award-winning novel of the same name, Poppie Nongena tells the true story of a mother’s desperate fight to protect her family during the bitter years of Apartheid in South Africa, when Black women were ripped away from their homes.

  • Murder On a Sunday Morning

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    Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Film, the story follows the murder of a white woman and the Black teen that everyone—from officers to journalists—was ready to condemn. When his defense lawyer joins the case, everything changes.

  • The Letter Room

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    Nominated for an Oscar® in the Live Action Short Film category, The Letter Room follows an empathetic corrections officer (Oscar Isaac) who finds escape in the deeply personal letters written to an inmate on death row. Co-starring Alia Shawkat.

  • Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa

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    The Hyde Amendment denies low-income individuals abortion access. Following an abortion helpline in Philadelphia where every phone counselor goes by Lisa, the film gives voice to women and teens affected by the explicitly discriminatory legislation.

  • Call Center Blues

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    From ex-gang members to military veterans, the call centers of Tijuana are filled with English-speaking deportees who have been forced to trade the American Dream for a new life wedged between home and displacement.

  • Abuelos

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    In this quiet and moving short, an abuelita living alone in Mexico has the reunion of a lifetime. Thanks to a government program, she’s able to visit her undocumented family in the US, meet her granddaughter, and finally be an abuelita again.

  • King Bibi

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    Benjamin Netanyahu knew how to manipulate the media long before Trump. The film explores Netanyahu’s rise to power, from popular TV guest to controversial world leader, reflected through four decades of public appearances that changed Israel forever.

  • Once Upon a Time in Venezuela

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    Once prosperous, the village of Congo Mirador is now rotting away. At the center are two women on opposing sides of Venezuelan politics. As national elections approach, can the village survive corruption, pollution, and economic decay?

  • Penny Slinger: Out of the Shadows

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    The untold story of feminist surrealist artist Penny Slinger and the traumatic events that led to her masterpiece, “An Exorcism.” Inspired by 1960s counterculture, Slinger embraced personal freedom and sexual liberation in her groundbreaking art.

  • The Last Fisherman

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    A lone Vietnamese fisherman trying to survive in an apocalyptic future encounters an android he hoped would have remained in his dark past. Sci-fi and nature collide in this dystopian story set against the lush and expansive South China Sea.

  • Kimchi

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    A story about life, death, and kimchi. Ken, a Japanese man meeting his Korean girlfriend’s family for the first time, makes an unlikely connection with her grandfather when he asks to take his photo and gets him to smile by saying, “Kimchiiiiii.”

  • Gionatan with a G

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    A young boy caught in an abusive household uses his street smarts to take matters into his own hands. When his plan to enlist a local tough guy goes awry, he ends up in even more trouble. But will it bring him closer to his mother?

  • Noemí Gold

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    Friends, parties, new romance. Some people dive headfirst into their 20s. For Noemí Goldberg, who has unreliable friends, overbearing relatives, and an unwanted pregnancy, her 20s feel more like choppy waters she must wade through.

  • Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

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    While she awaits her death sentence, notorious female serial killer Aileen Wuornos explores her tortured childhood and her subsequent years on the road as a hitch-hiking sex worker which culminated in the murders that inspired the film Monster.

  • Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World

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    Corrupt governments hate them. The future of journalism needs them. Bellingcat’s independent collective of citizen journalists uses groundbreaking investigation tactics to uncover earthshaking truths about everything from war zones to drug cartels.

  • Dog Pound

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    In this gritty psychological thriller, three teenage boys have a rude awakening when they end up in a juvenile detention center. Facing attacks by hardened criminals and ruthless guards, they are forced to do whatever it takes to survive.

  • Far From Men

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    Set in French Colonial Algeria, the film follows Daru, a reclusive, pacifist teacher (Viggo Mortensen) tasked with delivering Mohammad, a docile Algerian murder suspect into the hands of French authorities as the Algerian War of Independence ignites.

  • Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

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    America’s democracy is threatened. Narrated by Jeffrey Wright, Rigged tells the story of how the principle of "one person, one vote" is being compromised and how American citizens are fighting back.

  • You Are Good at Things

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    What are you good at? Choosing a doughnut? Spying on other people’s text messages? Touching your toes? Even though you might not have the kind of achievements you believe are worth bragging about, these bright spots are still worth celebrating.

  • A Conversation With Spring Awakening’s Steven Sater

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    The writer and lyricist looks back on the creation of the musical in the wake of Columbine.

  • Kings

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    A man who grew up without a father finds fulfillment in mentoring another.

  • Phenomena Exotica

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    An animated exploration into the mind-boggling phenomenon that is synchronicity. Featuring events so bizarre you will no longer believe in “just coincidences.”

  • Surveillance Cinema

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    We asked filmmaker Rachel Fleit to reimagine some of the most iconic movie scenes of the 20th century as seen through very 21st century technology, i.e. hidden cameras—transforming the familiar pop culture classics into anything but.

  • Starred Up

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    Condemned to an adult prison, an explosively violent young man is forced to fight for survival as criminal forces attempt to control him for their own good. Help comes from the unlikeliest source: his estranged father (Ben Mendelsohn).

  • Detachment

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    Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden and Christina Hendricks star in this award-winning drama about teachers and students in a troubled high school. From the director of "American History X."

  • How To Make Money Selling Drugs

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    Want to make millions in a $400 billion global industry? Find out why no one is winning the war on drugs in this provocative investigation, featuring Russell Simmons, Susan Sarandon, David Simon (creator of "The Wire"), and 50 Cent.

  • The Zo

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    Referring to the Twilight-Zone-like existence in American prisons, The Zo reveals the arbitrary and inhumane tactics guards use to deliberately torment inmates. Illustrations by Molly Crabapple.

  • Obits

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    Obits explores the unexpected connections between the lives of three strangers who all died on the same day, revealing how much more we have in common than we might think.

  • The Climb

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    A recent breakup fuels two friends during a long slog up a steep hill.

  • Perspective

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    One normal day, three dynamic people with an unusual lens on life in Atlanta, Georgia.

  • The Alchemist Cookbook

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    Young outcast Sean has isolated himself in a trailer in the woods, setting out on alchemic pursuits. But when he turns from chemistry to black magic to crack nature’s secret, things go awry and he awakens something far more sinister and dangerous.

  • Buzzard

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    When con artist Marty’s latest ruse goes awry, mounting paranoia forces him from his small town temp job to the desolate streets of Detroit with nothing more than a pocket full of bogus checks, an altered Nintendo Power Glove and a bad temper.

  • River of Grass

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    In suburban Southern Florida, a disenchanted housewife named Cozy meets an aimless handyman named Lee at a bar. After an accidental shooting, the two decide to go on the run from the law but their personality flaws get in the way.

  • Santoalla

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    Martin Verfondern and Margo Pool had one dream – to live off the land, far from the complicated city. But, when they arrive in the Spanish village of Santoalla, the foreigners ignite a conflict that culminates in Martin's mysterious disappearance.

  • Terribly Happy

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    Robert Hanson (Jakob Cedergren) is a Copenhagen police officer who, following a nervous breakdown, is transferred to a provincial town to take on the mysteriously vacated Marshall position and subsequently gets mixed up with a married femme fatale.

  • Art and Craft

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    Mark Landis, a prolific art forger, has duped curators with imitations of works for over 30 years. But he’s met his match in Matthew Leininger, a registrar from Cincinnati, who was conned by Landis years ago and has been pursuing him ever since.

  • We Need To Talk About Kevin

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    Eva (Tilda Swinton) and her husband (John C. Reilly) contend with the increasing malevolence of her first-born child, Kevin (Ezra Miller). A gripping psychological thriller that explores the fractious relationship between a mother and her evil son.

  • The Road Movie

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    A stunning compilation of video footage shot exclusively via dashboard cameras that populate Russian roads. The epitome of a you-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it documentary, it captures a wide range of spectacles through the windshield.

  • The Fits

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    Eleven-year-old tomboy Toni is bewitched by the dance team she sees practicing in the same Cincinnati gym where she boxes. But when a mysterious outbreak of fainting spells plagues the team, Toni’s desire for acceptance becomes more complicated.

  • The Messenger

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    Will Montgomery (Ben Foster) is a U.S. Army officer who has just been assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service where he’s partnered with a fellow officer (Woody Harrelson). Will finds himself drawn to the grieving Olivia (Samantha Morton)

  • Beauty and the Dogs

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    When Mariam, a young Tunisian woman, is raped by police officers after leaving a party, she is propelled into a harrowing night in which she must fight for her rights even though justice lies on the side of her tormentors. A rare, startling film.