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Rewind | Trailer
May 11, 2020
Made up of home video footage that reveals a long-kept secret, Sasha Joseph Neulinger’s Rewind is a brave and wrenching look at his childhood and his journey to reconcile his past. By probing the gap between image and reality, the film depicts both how little and how much a camera can capture.
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Pipe Dreams
June 22, 2020
Talented young musicians compete in the world's most prestigious pipe organ competition.
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
June 15, 2020
Reclusive activist Marion Stokes videotaped TV 24/7 for decades in the name of truth.
Rewind
May 11, 2020
Rewind paints a vivid but hopeful portrait of a family plagued by a cycle of abuse.
Jim Allison: Breakthrough
April 27, 2020
The story of one warmhearted, stubborn mans visionary quest to find a cure for cancer.
The Hottest August
April 20, 2020
Ordinary New Yorkers share their anxieties about the future while bracing for record heat....
Always in Season
February 24, 2020
Always in Season is a haunting exploration of lynching and racial violence in America.
We Believe In Dinosaurs
February 17, 2020
The Bible and science collide amid the battleground of a Kentucky creationism museum.
Leftover Women
February 10, 2020
Modern Chinese women juggle love life with careers in a society that frowns on singlehood....
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
February 3, 2020
Were the 739 deaths from Chicago's 1995 heatwave a one-time tragedy or appalling trend?
The First Rainbow Coalition
January 27, 2020
Across lines of race and ethnicity, alliances formed among Chicago activists in the '60s.
Decade of Fire
November 4, 2019
Decade of Fire covers the shocking story of when the South Bronx was on fire in the '70s.
Clips and Previews
Pipe Dreams | Trailer
June 22, 2020
Talented young musicians compete in the world's most prestigious pipe organ competition.
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project | Trailer
June 15, 2020
Reclusive activist Marion Stokes videotaped TV 24/7 for decades in the name of truth.
Eating Up Easter | Trailer
May 11, 2020
The challenge to protect remote Rapa Nui culture and environment from modernization.
Trailer | Jim Allison: Breakthrough
April 27, 2020
The story of one warmhearted, stubborn mans visionary quest to find a cure for cancer.
The Hottest August | Trailer
April 20, 2020
Ordinary New Yorkers share their anxieties about the future while bracing for record heat....
Bedlam
April 13, 2020
The stories of people with mental illness are explored with immediacy and urgency.
One Child Nation | Trailer
March 30, 2020
Filmmaker Nanfu Wang explores the devastating impacts of Chinas one-child policy.
I Am Another You | Trailer
March 16, 2020
Join Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang and Dylan, a charismatic young homeless drifter who left...
Always in Season | Trailer
February 24, 2020
Always in Season is a haunting exploration of lynching and racial violence in America.
We Believe In Dinosaurs | Trailer
February 17, 2020
The Bible and science collide amid the battleground of a Kentucky creationism museum.
Trailer | Leftover Women
February 10, 2020
Modern Chinese women juggle love life with careers in a society that frowns on singlehood....
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code | Trailer
February 3, 2020
Were the 739 deaths from Chicago's 1995 heatwave a one-time tragedy or appalling trend?
The First Rainbow Coalition | Trailer
January 27, 2020
Across lines of race and ethnicity, alliances formed among Chicago activists in the '60s.
Accept the Call | Trailer
January 20, 2020
An anguished Minnesota father tries to find out what led his son to attempt to join ISIS.
Supergirl | Trailer
December 17, 2019
When Naomi Kutin, an Orthodox Jewish girl from New Jersey, broke a world powerlifting record...
ATTLA | Trailer
December 16, 2019
The gripping story of legendary Alaska Native dogsled racer George Attla.
Conscience Point | Trailer
November 18, 2019
A Native American woman fights to protect her tribe from development in the Hamptons.
The Interpreters | Trailer
November 11, 2019
Afghan and Iraqi interpreters risked their lives aiding US troops. Were they left behind?
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