Birth and Death

No Loitering

An intimate portrait of teenagers trying to understand their world and their possibilities. The film weaves together video shot by teens and by the fi

2002

Entangling Shadows

Documentary that celebrates 100 years of cinema in Latin America and talks about the origins and the development of cinema in this subcontinent. Its s

1998

Alma Anciana

Three juxtaposing stories taking place in Portugal, Austria and Cuba create an intimate and poetic portrait of the daily lives and struggles of the el

2024

Far from the Tree

Parents of children who have Down syndrome, dwarfism or autism share intimate stories of the challenges they face. Tracing their joys, challenges, tra

2019

As the Crow Flies

Royal Canadian Air Cadets at the top of their class undergo seven weeks of training to get their pilot’s license in an intense program that normally t

2017

Cat Food

A cat eats its methodical way through a polymorphous fish.

1967

Not Black Enough

A deep look at the class warfare and the contradictions that African-Americans face within their own community when many of them are ostracized becaus

2017

Natascha: The Girl in the Cellar

This extraordinary interview reveals the ordeal of Nat­­ascha Kampusch, imprisoned in a cellar for eight years by Wolfgang Priklopil.

2010

Welcome to This House

Welcome To This House, a feature documentary film on the homes and loves of poet Elizabeth Bishop, is about life in the shadows, and the anxiety of ar

2015

Desire Inc.

Four "seduction ads" placed on cable TV stations invite unexpected responses. This short film is about fantasy and desire in a mediated world.

1990

The Electronic Diaries

A woman's personal life unfolds over twelve years in a video diary that simultaneously parallels and reflects global history. Personal fears and obses

2019

Bakelite

This underwater ballet is an ecological story depicting our paradoxical relationship with plastic. Bakelite launched the #SickOfPlastic campaign from

2023

From This Day Forward

When director Sharon Shattuck's father came out as transgender, Sharon was in the awkward throes of middle school. As the Shattucks reunite to plan Sh

2015

Deep Run

A young transgender Christian man in rural North Carolina and his girlfriend face significant challenges.

2015

Broken Stones

Beautiful documentary about a community who refuse to abandon the cathedral of Port-au-Prince, Haiti after the earthquake in Haiti. "An outlook on th

2012

Sweet Bananas

“Sweet Bananas traces the contrasting lives of some working class and upper class women, who end up all getting along.” -- E. Ann Kaplan

1973

SURVIVA

A narrative constructed in the wishful-filmmaking, or “fanumentary”, genre. Rural women artists unite via CR to support one another’s work and to show

1980

Los Andes Symphony Orchestra

The North of Cauca is the region of Colombia most affected by the internal armed conflict since 1940. There is an orchestra of ancestral music compose

2020

The Last Laugh

Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, an

2016

Drowned Out

An Indian family decide to stay at home and drown rather than make way for the Narmada dam Three choices. Move to the slums in the city, accept a plac

2002