Far from the Tree
Parents of children who have Down syndrome, dwarfism or autism share intimate stories of the challenges they face. Tracing their joys, challenges, tragedies, and triumphs.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Jamila Ephron, Rachel Dretzin
Actors: Amy Allnutt, Andrew Solomon, Emily Perl Kingsley, Harry Burdick, Jack Allnutt, Jason Kingsley, Joseph A. Stramondo, Leah Smith, Loini Vivao
Of Sheep and Men
Algiers, Bab el Oued, 2016. 16-year-old Habib dreams of becoming a veterinary. But as he didn’t study, he decided to train a ram named ‘El Bouq’ to become a sheep…
Heartworn Highways
The music speaks for itself in this performance documentary that highlights some of the biggest names within the country-folk scene in Texas and Tennessee during the last weeks of 1975…
I Got A Monster
In March of 2017, Baltimore was rocked by one of the nation’s largest Police corruption scandals when seven members of the elite Gun Trace Task Force unit were federally indicted…
WITCH: We Intend to Cause Havoc
The film follows the 21st Century formation of WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc), Zambia’s most popular rock band of the 1970s, and documents the life of its lead singer,…
Cusp
In a Texas military town, three teenage girls confront the dark corners of adolescence at the end of a fever dream summer.
Holbein: Eye of the Tudors
A survey of Hans Holbein’s career from his beginnings as a religious painter to his work for Henry VIII and beyond. The program also includes a close analysis of “The…
Alive Inside
Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia—many of them alone in nursing homes. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease…
China Love
A fascinating exploration of contemporary China through the pre-wedding photography industry – a billion-dollar fantasy world.
You’re So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
An extensive look at the making of Fright Night (1985) and Fright Night Part 2 (1988) featuring exclusive interviews with cast and crew members, rare photographs, behind-the-scenes footage and more.
State of Play
A feature documentary about the world of South-Korean professional gamers. Every year thousands of South-Koreans flock to the game stadiums in Seoul to watch the Pro League, a live sports…
Into Eternity: A Film for the Future
Every day, the world over, large amounts of high-level radioactive waste created by nuclear power plants is placed in interim storage, which is vulnerable to natural disasters, man-made disasters, and…
Alone
This investigation into the layers of mass incarceration and its shaping of the modern black American family is seen through the eyes of a single mother in New Orleans, Louisiana.