The Act of Reading
A retired high school English teacher is confronted by a former student who failed her class 15 years prior. He then involves her in a feature-length presentation on Moby-Dick and the science of reading.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Mark Blumberg
Actors: Alissa Blumberg, Kristofer Blumberg, Mark Blumberg, Peter Bergman
Lust for Gold: A Race Against Time
A team of modern adventurers is on a quest for gold in the mountains of eastern Arizona.
Not Carol
NOT CAROL examines the scourge of postpartum psychosis through the tragic prism of the Carol Coronado murder case. In a judicial system riddled with archaic laws and chronic misunderstanding, Carol’s…
Mama/M.A.M.A.
Mama/M.A.M.A.: Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy is the provocative investigation of Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy, a perplexing psychological disorder where a mother secretly but deliberately harms her child in order to…
Delphine and Carole
In the 70s, actress Delphine Seyrig and director Carole Roussopoulos, both militant feminists, were the pioneers of video activism in France. They documented the demonstrations of French feminists and used…
The Booksellers
What once seemed like an esoteric world now seems essential to our culture: the community of rare book dealers and collectors who, in their love of the delicacy and tactility…
Piazza Vittorio
Vivid mosaic/portrait of Rome’s biggest public square, Piazza Vittorio, featuring talks with African musicians and restaurant workers, Chinese barkeeps and relocated eastern Europeans, homeless men and women, artists, actors, and…
Emicida: AmarElo – It’s All for Yesterday
Between scenes from his concert in São Paulo’s oft-inaccessible Theatro Municipal, rapper and activist Emicida celebrates the rich legacy of Black Brazilian culture.
The Dread
The villagers of El Dorado, Argentina, shy away from doctors. Then again, they hardly need one. They have almost as many cures for ailments and illnesses as there are residents…
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
A documentary about Peanuts and its creator, Charles M. Schulz. Famous fans—including Drew Barrymore, Kevin Smith, and Al Roker—share its influence on them, and a new animated story finds Charlie…
Circle of Poison
A global look at communities impacted by the export of toxic pesticides made in America and how they are fighting back.
All This Mayhem
A searing account of what happens when raw talent and extreme personalities collide. In this unflinching, never-before-seen account of drugs and the dark side of professional skateboarding, brothers Tas and…
The Culture High
The Culture High tears into the very fibre of the modern day marijuana debate to reveal the truth behind the arguments and motives governing both those who support and oppose…