Illuminated Texts
“Breathtaking in its techniques, rhapsodic in its passion, and encyclopedic in its scope, the film traces the long fall from paradise into modern barbarism.” – Art Gallery of Ontario
Genre: Documentary
Director: R. Bruce Elder
Actors: Anna Pafomow, Henry Jesionka, James D. Smith, R. Bruce Elder
The Price of Freedom
The NRA has become an increasing force of political influence, challenging gun control legislation as a direct attack on personal freedom. This deep dive into American gun culture is a…
Mimaroğlu: The Robinson of Manhattan Island
At the beginning of the 1960s, İlhan and Güngör Mimaroğlu moved from İstanbul to New York to start a new life. With a keen interest in avant-garde music, İlhan Mimaroğlu…
VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media
This lively documentary explores the rise and fall of physical media from the origin of film all the way through the video store era into digital media, focusing on B-movie…
Out & Around
Inspired to seek out stories of hope, a lesbian couple decides to leave behind their successful careers and life in San Francisco to embark on a year-long journey to find…
The Russian Five
The story of the five Russian hockey stars who helped propel the Detroit Red Wings to two Stanley Cup championships and created one of the most memorable chapters in Motor…
ABC Africa
Abbas Kiarostami shoots a documentary about the AIDS crisis in Uganda.
Momentum Generation
In the 1990s, a motley band of teen surfers from the north shore of Oahu brought professional surfing to new heights. But as their stars rose, the competition threatened to…
The Hustle of @617MikeBiv
The Hustle of @617MikeBiv details the life of Michael L. Bivins. A kid from Roxbury’s Orchard Park Projects who dreamed of playing in the NBA, but due to his popularity…
The Carbon Rush
Around the world, multinationals are taking advantage of carbon credits to allow them to burn their waste. Beneath the system’s environment-friendly veneer, entire ecosystems are under siege, human populations are…
Gods of Molenbeek
The district of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in Brussels has become world-famous as a center of jihadism, but for six-year-old Aatos and his friend Amine, it is a familiar home. Here, they listen…
Print the Legend
3D printing is changing the world – from printing guns and human organs to dismantling the world’s industrial infrastructure by enabling home manufacturing. The 3D Printing revolution has begun. Who…
I Am Richard Pryor
The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his honest, irreverent and biting humor.