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When I Last Saw Jesse

2019

When I Last Saw Jesse

2019
6
In 2006 Jesse Ross traveled to Chicago to attend a conference. He did not return, and has not been seen since. This film is his story.
Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly

2019

Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly

2019
8.8
Ai Weiwei, famous for his large-scale installation work and his dogged social justice advocacy, created a career-defining work in 2015 with @Large, mounted at Alcatraz, the emblematic site associated with egregious incarceration conditions and radical Native American protest. At the core of @Large were portraits of prisoners of conscience coupled with the opportunity to write letters of solidarity to the imprisoned. In her impassioned and powerful film, exhibition curator Cheryl Haines visits several current and former prisoners, including American whistleblower Chelsea Manning, and learns how these letters were vital to their survival. “The misconception of totalitarianism is that freedom can be imprisoned. This is not the case. When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight and land on a windowsill.” — Ai Weiwei
Crossroads

2019

Crossroads

2019
Crossroads explores the ever changing face of South Korea since the Sewol ferry disaster that tragically killed 304 people, mainly schoolchildren, in April 2014. The film takes us on a journey through Korean modern history exploring the changes the country has gone through since April 16th 2014, encompassing emotional re-enactment narrations from survivors, interviews with family members, activists, historians and the general public, as we go in search of how Korea came to yet another crossroad in its history.
Foosballers

2019

Foosballers

2019
7.1
Most people know foosball as the game they used to play in their parent's basement, but for some die-hard fans, foosball isn't just a game... it's a way of life. Enter the underground world of professional foosball, a sport that's been around for over 40 years but no one knows exists. Through an ensemble cast, FOOSBALLERS not only uncovers a forgotten piece of sports history, it follows 6 of the best table soccer players in the world as they prepare for the sport's most prestigious event, The Tornado World Championships.
The Seer and the Unseen

2019

The Seer and the Unseen

2019
7.7
A magic realist fable about invisible elves, financial collapse and the surprising power of belief, told through the story of an Icelandic woman - a real life Lorax who speaks on behalf of nature under threat.
Hurdle

2019

Hurdle

2019
1
Hurdle provides an inspiring and visceral look at the next generation of Palestinian youth living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The characters, separated from one another and living in the shadow of the Israeli separation wall, are united in their pursuit for self-determination. In an unexpected turn, the characters utilize the sport of parkour and the documentation of daily as tools to attain personal and political freedom. In a world with towering walls and constrictive checkpoints, the characters must bury self-doubt in order to lead their communities through a dramatic year of political and violent conflict.
A Deal With The Universe

2019

A Deal With The Universe

2019
4.9
In his debut film, assembled entirely from home video footage which he and his partner Tracey shot over the course of a decade, Barker tells the fascinating story behind their journey to conceive.
Do You Think God Loves Immigrant Kids, Mom?

2019

Do You Think God Loves Immigrant Kids, Mom?

2019
5.5
This film tells the struggle of Armenian families migrated to Turkey/Istanbul who try to provide education for their children despite all the circumstances. In the core of this struggle, which started in 2003, there stands a dining hall centered school, located in a basement of a church where migrant children receive education from volunteer educators. During the film, the struggle of children living in a foreign land, their daily lives, their former habits and longings are told through the eyes of migrant children.
Time Well Spent

2019

Time Well Spent

2019
Four young surfers who have endured poverty, abandonment, abuse, and death find refuge in the ocean on a journey to not let their pasts define who they will become.
Louis Kahn's Tiger City

2019

Louis Kahn's Tiger City

2019
10
Art historian and filmmaker Sundaram Tagore travels in the footsteps of Louis Kahn to discover how the famed American architect built a daringly modern and monumental parliamentary complex in war-torn Bangladesh.
The Divided Brain

2019

The Divided Brain

2019
7
A film which explores a radical new idea - is there an imbalance between our brain hemispheres that is affecting how we live in our modern society?
Imagraphy

2019

Imagraphy

2019
Step inside the minds of 16 international masters of photography. They share stories behind their most iconic images and techniques whilst learning their impressions of our world as seen through their lenses.
Ozone Hole: How We Saved the Planet

2019

Ozone Hole: How We Saved the Planet

2019
8.3
Discover the forgotten story of the hole in the ozone layer and how the world came together to fix it. Hear from the scientists and politicians who persuaded Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher to take action and solve the planetary problem.
In Search of the Port Chatham Hairy Man

2019

In Search of the Port Chatham Hairy Man

2019
An investigation team explores the Northwest Bigfoot legend surrounding a haunted Alaskan port town.
RIAFN

2019

RIAFN

2019
5
Since the dawn of time, the inhabitants of the Alps have used their own language to overcome the distance imposed by the mountainous orography. Riafn is a sort of dialect based on the different forms used by the shepherds and farmers of this area to call their beasts. The inhabitants of the mountains have thus cadenced their day-to-day life on calls to animals, the mooing of the cows, songs and the echo of the mountain. A sort of Alpine orchestra that helped them to cope with isolation.
Insula

2019

Insula

2019
An anthropology student and her companion, a film student, want to direct a documentary about a community of hunter-gatherers in Argentina. The difference between the well-off young urbanites and the filmed subjects appears in the first shooting moments already: the sound recorder obsessed with the loss of his Swiss Army knife, incongruous yoga sessions in the middle of a miserable village, tedious explanations causing perplexity and quiet irony on the part of the Wichi, whose full collaboration is still required for this project that intends to ‘increase the visibility’ of a traditional way of life threatened by land disputes...
Wind and Water Balloons

2019

Wind and Water Balloons

2019
Imagine finding out that your small hometown is the only place in the world with an annual bizarre tradition. An investigation into its origin uncovers claims of discrimination and racism in the wake of disaster in 2011. This inspiring story is proof that it takes more than a couple of tornadoes to destroy the fierce loyalty and relentless pride of the balloon-flinging Blue Devils of Cordova, AL.
Mossville: When Great Trees Fall

2019

Mossville: When Great Trees Fall

2019
5
As a centuries-old black community, contaminated and uprooted by petrochemical plants, comes to terms with the loss of its ancestral home, one man standing in the way of a plant's expansion refuses to give up.
Unstoppable: Sean Scully and the Art of Everything

2019

Unstoppable: Sean Scully and the Art of Everything

2019
A year in the life of abstract artist Sean Scully, one of the world’s richest painters. Little known at home but a superstar abroad, Sean flies around the world to open 15 major museum exhibitions - a journey that also reveals his extraordinary life story. Now, at the age of 73, Scully opens up about his unique experiences spanning 55 years in an often hostile art world - how he built a reputation from nothing, having grown up penniless on the streets of Dublin and London, often homeless as a child and running with street gangs as a teenager, to turn his striped paintings into the huge success they are today.
The Pretender

2019

The Pretender

2019
8
Mike Kunda is the world's #1 Rocky fan, he has spent the last 40 years of his life focusing on every aspect of the Rocky films and on his fictional hero Rocky Balboa. This film documents Mike's life as he struggles to find meaning in his Rocky obsession and become the person he really wants to be.