The Backward Class
Teens from the ‘untouchable’ caste study to take India’s national exams.
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Director: Madeleine Grant
Distance Between Dreams
In Distance Between Dreams, the most historic year in big wave surfing comes to life through the eyes of iconic surfer Ian Walsh, as he sets mind and body in…
Decasia
A meditation on the human quest to transcend physicality, constructed from decaying archival footage and set to an original symphonic score.
Reopening Night
This documentary follows the cast, crew and staff of the world-famous Public Theater as they prepare to mount an all-black adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Merry Wives,” at the open-air Delacorte Theater…
Betty White: First Lady of Television
The definitive look at Betty White’s life and career. As the only authorized documentary on Betty ever made, this film is packed with hilarious clips from her long career. Plus…
Cat Wars: Lion vs. Cheetah
After filming one of the most unusual attacks ever seen in the African savannah – four cheetahs being brutally attacked by two male lions – filmmaker Reinhard “Leo” Kuenkel joins…
Mayor
David Osit’s thought-provoking documentary is a real-life political saga following Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second term in office.
The Colonial Institute
When Hamburg University was founded in 1919, it was proud to be the first university of a new, democratic Germany. But the university didn’t come from nothing.
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…
Circus of Books
For decades, a nice Jewish couple ran Circus of Books, a porn shop and epicenter for gay LA. Their director daughter documents their life and times.
Stash House
An investigative look into the life of the boy-king, his environment and his death.
Stray
The Cleaners
A deep dive into the hidden industry of digital cleaning, which rids the Internet of unwanted violence, porn and political content.