Payback
An adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s book examining the metaphor of indebtedness.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Jennifer Baichwal
Actors: Casi Callaway, Conrad Black, Eric Schlosser, Florence Barran, Francis Dolan, Gerardo Reyes, Gjin Marku, Gregorio Venegas, Ilir Prenaga, Jon Esformes
Tongues Untied
Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act. The film intercuts footage of Hemphill reciting…
MURPH: The Protector
A documentary based on the honor, courage and commitment of Navy SEAL LT Michael P. Murphy, who gave his life for his men in 2005 and was posthumously awarded the…
Crazy Creatures
Animals shock us with the most bizarre appearances – some even look like they’ve been dressing up. But the weird and wonderful shapes and colours of nature are vital to…
Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
Filmmaker Jia Zhangke chronicles his local literature festival in Shanxi, China which includes a multi-generational roster of the country’s most esteemed writers.
Ballast
A single mother and her embattled son struggle to subsist in a small Mississippi Delta township. An act of violence thrusts them into the world of an emotionally devastated highway…
Priest 2.0
The unsolved rape, mutilation and murder of young G.I. Darlene Krashoc has haunted Joe Kenda in the years since he turned in his gun and badge. Until a crack team…
The Iceman
George Gervin was a scoring machine for basketball’s San Antonio Spurs in the early 1980s. Plucked out of obscurity by an astute agent, Gervin was overshadowed by bigger names in…
Woodstock
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits…
American Addict
Riveting look at the politics, big business and the medical industry that has made America the most prescription-addicted society in the world. America is less than 5% of the World’s…
The Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes
Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes follows the story of the Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew, specifically Christa McAuliffe, the first civilian to be launched into space. The events of the…
Earth Emergency
This revealing film examines how human activity is setting off dangerous warming loops that are pushing the climate to a point of no return – and what we need to…
The Joys and Sorrows of Young Yuguo
16-year-old Yuguo, who has a passion for Eastern European romantic poetry, makes a pilgrimage from his home in China to the foothills of Romania’s Carpathian Mountains.