Unmarked graves, found at a British Columbia boarding school that Indigenous children were forced to attend, expose the school’s horrific abuses. The filmmakers investigate the 1959 trial of a student accused of abandoning her newborn, and the generational trauma the incident caused for members of the nearby Sugarcane Reserve. A landmark for its sensitive insistence […]
WORLD PREMIERE The Bibi Files is an urgent journalistic exposé, based on never-before-seen leaked footage and new interviews with key Israeli figures. The film details the corruption cases that resulted in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu being indicted for charges of breach of trust, bribery, and fraud in 2019. Many Israelis believe that Netanyahu’s attempts […]
Confined to a wheelchair and suffering from a degenerative muscular disease, a young Norwegian man was believed to be living in relative isolation in a physically limited world. Yet as Ibelin, his alter ego inside the World of Warcraft online game, Mats Steen created a full universe for himself, where he lived, loved, strove and […]
Against incredible odds and immense opposition, a group of current and former Amazon workers form a labor union and petition the formidable corporate behemoth for more dignified and humane treatment at the company’s Staten Island warehouse. Steve Maing and Brett Story provide stunning moments of observation of the union group as they stumble through early […]
Will & Harper follows comedian Will Ferrell and his friend Harper Steele taking a road trip across America. Harper, a former Saturday Night Live writer, recently came out as a woman and wonders how her transition might affect her friendships. On their journey, Harper experiences moments of acceptance in unexpected places, but also acts of […]
Ravish Kumar is an award-winning journalist hosting one of India’s leading prime-time news shows. His courage and objectivity have remained unswayed by government changes. As we witness the financial, organizational and emotional risks journalists navigate, the challenges Kumar faces resonate far beyond India. The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Vinay […]
Feminist sexologist Shere Hite helped change public perception toward masturbation, clitorial orgasm and more with her groundbreaking research in the 1970s and 80s. Her books rank among the biggest best-selling nonfiction titles of all time. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Nicole Newnham (Crip Camp) explores Hite’s rise and fall from prominence. The film uncovers a treasure trove of […]
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro) chronicles the way real estate developers work in blatant and subtle ways to divest Black families from inherited property. He focuses on the case of the Reels family in North Carolina who resisted intimidation tactics and dubious legal maneuvers over several decades. The film draws upon […]
Journalist Augusto Góngora and actress Paulina Urrutia form the unforgettable couple at the heart of this film about love, politics, and loss. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Maite Alberdi (The Mole Agent) profiles the pair as Góngora copes with Alzheimer’s disease and Urrutia adapts to this new phase of their relationship with resilience. “Alberdi’s beautiful meditation has the […]
US Premiere A poetic, riveting, and cathartic exploration of the lies and misrememberings of director Asmae El Moudir’s family, surrounding the Casablanca Bread Riots of 1981. The period of repression known in Morocco as the “Years of Lead” is hardly ever discussed. Narratives of trauma, loss, and love are recovered here through exquisite re-enactments played […]