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The Thief Collector and All That Breathes
1341 Frames Of Love And War
(Country: Israel, US, UK; Year: 2022; Director: Ran Tal; Writer: Ran Tal; Stars: Barak Bar-Am, Micha Bar-Am, Nimrod Bar-Am, Orna Bar-Am)
Israeli photographer Micha Bar-Am recalls his journey from Berlin to Palestine, the birth of the state of Israel and its subsequent history.
All That Breathes
(Country: UK, India; Year: 2022; Director: Shaunak Sen; Stars: Mohammad Saud, Nadeem Shehzad)
Against the darkening backdrop of Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protect one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the black kite.
Anxious Nation
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Laura Morton, Vanessa Roth; Writer: Laura Morton, Vanessa Roth; Stars: Jonah Burns, Meredith Burns, Nicole Cochrane, GC Coris, Dave Cummings)
An investigation of the soaring rates of mental health disorders in the US.
Bella
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Bridget Murnane; Writer: Alex Bushe, Pat Verducci; Stars: Carmen De Lavallade, Jeff Rona, Bella Lewitzky, Larry Attaway, Sean Greene)
A feature-length film about the life, work, influences and impact of California-based choreographer Bella Lewitzky.
Body Parts
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Kristy Guevara-Flanagan)
Investigation into the making of Hollywood sex scenes, shedding light on the real-life experiences behind classic scenes of cinema and tracing the legacy of exploitation of women in the entertainment industry.
To Kill A Tiger and Subject
Born In Chicago
(Country: US; Year: 2020; Director: John Anderson, Bob Sarles; Writer: Christina Keating, Joel Selvin; Stars: Dan Aykroyd, Elvin Bishop, Mike Bloomfield, Eric Burdon, Paul Butterfield, Marshall Duncan)
In 1960, a group of white teenage Chicago musicians travelled to the city's southside music clubs to learn the blues from the original masters. This is their story.
Butterfly In The Sky
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb; Stars: LeVar Burton, Alisa Reyes, Dean Parisot, Kenny Blank, Larry Lancit, Twila Liggett, Cecily Lancit)
For over 25 years, Reading Rainbow set the standard for literary children’s television in the US. This documentary tells its story.
The Caviar Connection
(Country: France; Year: 2021; Director: Benoit Bringer; Writer: Benoit Bringer, Laurent Richard; Stars: Sunna Aevarsdóttir, Heydar Aliyev, Ilham Aliyev, Khadija Ismayilova)
How do dictatorships launder their reputations from despotic to democratic?
Crows Are White
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Ahsen Nadeem; Writer: Ahsen Nadeem, Matt H. Mayes, Dawn Blackman)
The filmmaker travels to a Japanese monastery in search of guidance but things don't go as expected.
Desperate Souls, Dark City And The Legend Of Midnight Cowboy
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Nancy Buirski; Writer: Nancy Buirski; Stars: Bob Balaban, Ian Buruma, Michael Childers, Brian De Palma)
A look at the behind-the-scenes odyssey to get Midnight Cowboy produced, as well as the tumultuous era in which the movie was released and embraced.
Desperate Souls, Dark City And The Legend Of Midnight Cowboy and Split At The Root
The Grab
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite; Writer: Nathan Halverson)
An investigative journalist uncovers the money, influence, and alarming rationale behind covert efforts to control the most vital resource on the planet.
I Like It Here
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Ralph Arlyck; Writer: Ralph Arlyck)
A filmmaker reflects on ageing and looking back over the course of life.
Lakota Nation Vs United States
(Country: United States; Year: 2022; Director: Jesse Short Bull, Laura Tomaselli; Writer: Layli Long Soldier; Stars: Nick Tilsen, Phyllis Young, Henry Red Cloud, Krystal Two Bulls, Nick Estes, Candi Brings Plenty)
Poet Layli Long Soldier crafts a searing portrait of her Oyate’s connection to the Black Hills, through first contact and broken treaties to the promise of the Land Back movement.
Lift
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: David Peterson)
The New York Theatre Ballet’s LIFT program offers scholarships to children experiencing homelessness, helping them develop untapped skills as classical dancers. Spanning 10 years, this film follows their turbulent journeys from shelter to stage.
Liquor Store Dreams
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: So Yun Um; Writer: Christina Sun Kim, So Yun Um; Stars: Mark Burton, Danny Park, May Park, Hae Sup Um, So Yun Um)
A portrait of two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconciling their dreams with those of their immigrant parents, against the backdrop of struggles for racial equity in Los Angeles.
Liquor Store Dreams and Turn Every Page – The Adventures Of Robert Caro And Robert Gottlieb
Of Medicine And Miracles
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Ross Kauffman)
Chronicles the monumental task of curing cancer, as seen through the harrowing experiences of one young girl, her family, and a doctor on a mission.
Roberta
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Antonino D'Ambrosio; Stars: Roberta Flack)
Profile of Roberta Flack and her career.
Shot In The Arm
(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Scott Hamilton Kennedy; Writer: Scott Hamilton Kennedy; Stars: Paul Offit, Peter Hotez, Blima Marcus, Karen Hirsch-Ernst)
Exploring the anti-vax movement both historically and in the angry political present, this vital account probes the divides and disinformation that threaten our future.
Split At The Root
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Linda Goldstein Knowlton)
When a Guatemalan mother seeking asylum was separated from her kids under Zero Tolerance Policy, a Facebook post by a mother in Queens coalesced into a movement as thousands of like-minded women across the US refused to stand by quietly.
Subject
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Camilla Hall, Jennifer Tiexiera; Writer: Camilla Hall, Lauren Saffa, Jennifer Tiexiera; Stars: Arthur Agee, Mukunda Angulo, Elaine Friedman, Jesse Friedman, Ahmed Hassan, Michael Peterson, Margaret Ratliff, Susanne Reisenbichler, Lisa Walsh)
Unpacks the ethics and responsibility inherent in documentary filmmaking by examining well-known documentaries of the past decade and revealing the impact their commercial success has had on the lives of the onscreen subjects.
Lakota Nation Vs United States and Crows Are White
The Thief Collector
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Allison Otto; Writer: Mark Monroe, Nick Andert; Stars: Glenn Howerton, Sarah Minnich, Brandon Z Ruiz, Eric Banks, Hailee Cruzen)
A documentary exploring the mystery behind the infamous 1985 heist of Willem de Kooning’s seminal painting, Woman-Ochre.
To Kill A Tiger
(Country: Canada; Year: 2022; Director: Nisha Pahuja; Writer: Nisha Pahuja)
Ranjit, a farmer in India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of a brutal gang rape. His decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of, and his journey unprecedented.
Turn Every Page – The Adventures Of Robert Caro And Robert Gottlieb
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Lizzie Gottlieb)
The intersecting stories of the iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Caro and his editor, the literary giant Robert Gottlieb, in this chronicle of a unique 50-year professional relationship.
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